Zimbabwe

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INFORMATION

Capital: Harare

Government: Unitary Dominant-Party Presidential Republic

Current President: Emmerson Mnangagwa

Economy:

  • Mineral exports, agriculture, and tourism drive the economy.
  • The mining sector remains very lucrative, with some of the world’s largest platinum reserves.

Population: 14,829,988 (July 2021 est.)

Land Size: 390,759 sq km (150,873 sq miles)

Major Ethnic Groups:

  • Shona
  • Ndebele
  • Mixed and Asian: 1%
  • White: < 1%
 Religions:

  • Syncretic (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs): 50%
  • Christian: 25%
  • Indigenous African Religions: 24%
  • Muslim and other: 1%

Language(s):

  • English (official)
  • Shona
  • Sindebele
  • Tonga
  • Venda

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RECENT NEWS

 
  • Fri - Apr 19, 2024: All Set for Inaugural Uhuru Foosball Championship - AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
    [The Herald] Foosball or simply slug has been one of the major entertaining games at various shopping centres across the country since the country got its Independence 44 years ago.
  • Fri - Apr 19, 2024: Zim Open Golf Tournament Launched - AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
    [The Herald] The countdown to the 2024 edition of the FBC Zimbabwe Open Golf Championship is now underway as the flagship tournament was launched in Harare yesterday with an improved purse.
  • Fri - Apr 19, 2024: Simba Bhora Win Inaugural Children's Party Cup - AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
    [The Herald] Tadious Manyepo in MURAMBINDA
  • Fri - Apr 19, 2024: NRSL Secures Two-Year Partnership - AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
    [The Herald] Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) chairman Martin Kweza has hailed LM Auctions for coming on board to partner with the region in a two-year deal.
  • Fri - Apr 19, 2024: We Have Achieved Most of the Liberation War Objectives - Machacha - AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe
    [The Herald] Cde Munyaradzi Machacha, whose Chimurenga name was George Kashiri, was the liaison officer at Foxtrot Assembly Point in Buhera, Manicaland.