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China estimates COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this week,
By Bloomberg News
Dec. 23, 2022
SA has first case of most transmissible Covid-19 variant
The variant was discovered in gene sequencing carried out by researchers at Stellenbosch University from a December 27 sample.
By Bloomberg News
Jan. 7, 2023
South Africa’s biggest cement firm mulls sale of Zimbabwe unit
The PPC unit in Zimbabwe has attracted interest from a local company involved in road construction and home building, the people said.
By Bloomberg News
Feb. 7, 2023
Japan public opinion turns most negative on China in nine years
The survey was carried out just as Japan began a discharge of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
By Bloomberg News
Oct. 23, 2023
China’s grip on Africa's minerals sparks a US response
A Chinese state company later rebuilt a key railway line in Angola at an estimated cost of $2-billion.
By Bloomberg News
Nov. 9, 2023
Zambia delays start of cchool year as cholera deaths rise
Cholera outbreaks have affected 16 African countries over the last two years as severe storms and wars have accelerated the spread of illnesses.
By Bloomberg News
Jan. 4, 2024
Zambia, Zimbabwe to retender $5bn Batoka hydropower plant
Water levels at Kariba, which straddles Zambia and Zimbabwe, are expected to keep receding due to poor rainfall, Munodawafa said, although he ruled out decommissioning the dam.
By Bloomberg News
Mar. 26, 2024
El Niño drives Zimbabwean millers to seek Brazilian corn
The association represents the country’s privately owned grain millers who are authorised to import corn.
By Bloomberg News
Apr. 16, 2024
El Niño to trigger drought insurance payouts in Zimbabwe
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique will receive payments at the end of the harvesting season, according to current projections, African Risk Capacity said in a statement.
By Bloomberg News
Apr. 19, 2024
Zimbabwe’s ZiG weakens to lowest level since launch
Zimbabwe’s gold-backed ZiG currency has weakened to its lowest level against the US dollar since it was launched a month ago.
By Bloomberg News
May. 7, 2024
Worst drought in 4 decades cuts Zim maize crop by 72%
Zimbabwean grain millers plan to import at least 1.4 million tons of maize by July to address the shortfall.
By Bloomberg News
May. 9, 2024
Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Aloof Former President, Dies at 82
Buhari died on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in London, his spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement, citing his family. He didn’t provide further details.
By Bloomberg News
Jul. 13, 2025
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Government to freeze civil service jobs
The halt to hiring will exclude only the health, security and education departments, George Guvamatanga, the secretary for finance and economic development, said in a circular.
By Staff Reporter and Bloomberg News
Sep. 14, 2025
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Temba Mliswa: Zimbabwe’s most accomplished political opportunist or man of principle?
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Nov. 2, 2025
