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'Prophet' charged in Zimbabwe court after police say his reclusive sect used 251 children as workers
NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael was charged in a Zimbabwean court Thursday after police raided the compound where he led a religious sect and found more than 250 children being kept away from school and used as cheap labor. Police also discovered 16...
Zimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labor and find graves in religious sect compound raid
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police on Wednesday said they have arrested a man claiming to be a prophet of an apostolic sect at a shrine where believers stay in a compound and authorities found 16 unregistered graves, including those of infants, and more than 250 children used as cheap labor....
Zimbabwe predicts a sharp decline in tobacco crop as El Niño takes toll, a year after record harvest
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, began its annual tobacco-selling season on Wednesday, with officials and farmers projecting a sharp decline in harvests and quality because of a drought blamed on climate change and worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon....
At the funeral of a slain Zimbabwean activist, clashes and a low turnout mirror opposition decline
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean opposition activist slain nearly two years ago was finally buried Saturday at an event marked by a low turnout and clashes between members of the main opposition party, highlighting its decline. Moreblessing Ali, 46, a member of the opposition...
Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. ...
Zimbabwe starts an emergency polio vaccination drive after detecting cases caused by a rare mutation
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe began an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children against polio on Tuesday after health authorities detected three cases caused by the rare mutation of the weakened virus used in oral vaccines, including a 10-year-old girl who was paralyzed in...
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader quits, claiming his party was hijacked by president's ruling party
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader said Thursday he has quit his party, accusing the country's ruling party of hijacking the organization and causing the removal of dozens of his members of parliament and councilors. Nelson Chamisa, 45, was President...
A Zimbabwe opposition figure seen by supporters as the face of resistance to repression is convicted
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean opposition figure who has spent close to 600 days in pretrial detention was convicted on Wednesday of inciting public violence, while some supporters sobbed at the treatment of a man seen by many as the face of resistance to the government's alleged...
