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‘It’s the only way’: Migrants, army face-off along S Africa-Zimbabwe border

South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings.

Zimbabwe-South Africa border

Grief in Zimbabwe over missing miners as government halts rescue mission

The abandonment of the rescue mission by the Zimbabwe government has angered grieving relatives of the missing miners.

People prepare to bury one of multiple artisanal miners killed when a disused mining shaft collapsed near Chegutu, Zimbabwe

Voting extends into second day in Zimbabwe after multiple delays

President Mnangagwa issues a proclamation to permit voting to continue due to delays in delivering ballot papers.

Zimbabwe votes

Violence in Zimbabwe’s villages imperils hope of smooth elections

Across rural Zimbabwe, there have been reports of violence by supporters of the governing and main opposition parties.

Shepherd Mahove, 48, looks through the ashes of his burnt kitchen at his homestead in Hanke B Village, Zimbabwe

Ruling party, opposition hold last-push rallies for Zimbabwe’s vote

Zimbabwe’s governing party and main opposition candidates are hoping to outdo each other in the August 23 elections.

A ZANU-PF supporter

‘We need power’: Zimbabweans hope for end to blackouts as election nears

For many businesses in Zimbabwe where the economy is in free fall, electricity outages have been the norm for years.

Young men fix a tyre in the dark at an all-night truck stop in Insuza along the highway to Hwange Thermal Power Station, Zimbabwe

Unresolved disappearances, economic misery haunt Zimbabwe at 42

The independence celebrations were held outside Harare to promote inclusion but dredged up memories of repression.

Emmerson Mnangagwa

Young Zambians hope for brighter future as new president elected

Zambia’s youth largely backed the new president-elect, and now they expect him to ease repression and economic crisis.

Those below the age of 40 constituted more than half of the electorate [Tendai Marima/Al Jazeera]

As tension prevails, relatives mourn Eswatini crackdown victims

Africa’s last absolute monarchy has for days been rocked by the largest pro-democracy protests in years.

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a supermarket in Manzini. Demonstrations escalated in Eswatini this week as protesters took to the streets demanding immediate political reforms [AFP]

Hunger spreading as Mozambique crisis reaches tipping point

Thousands of people shelter in displacement camps with limited food supplies across Cabo Delgado following Palma attack.

The majority of the people displaced after the Palma attack are women and children [Emidio Jozine/Reuters]