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Donata Katai is seen after a swimming practice session in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, July 10, 2021. The southern African nation is sending the black swimmer to the Olympics, the first from her country to the Games. Seventeen-year-old Katai won African youth titles and broke youth records once held by two-time Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry, who is not only Zimbabwe's most successful swimmer but also Africa's most decorated Olympian. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe sends its 1st Black swimmer to the Olympics

By Enock Muchinjo Jul. 21, 2021 07:08 AM EDT

This is a Feb. 5, 2019 photo provided by Olympic swimmer Erin Gallagher of her swimming under water in Durban, South Africa. Gallagher got COVID-19 late last year and went from elite Olympic athlete in peak condition to lying flat on a bed concentrating on just breathing. And yet she's one of the lucky ones. She recovered and is going to Tokyo. Other African hopefuls have not been so fortunate as the coronavirus surges again across the continent just as the Olympics approach. (Erin Gallagher via AP)
In Africa, virus ruins Olympic dreams and tests dedication

By Gerald Imray Jul. 08, 2021 03:55 PM EDT

People wait in the stands to receive coronavirus vaccinations at the Kololo airstrip in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, May 31, 2021. As virus cases surge in the world's poorest countries, a sense of dread is growing among millions of the unvaccinated, especially those who toil in the informal, off-the-books economy, live hand-to-mouth and pay cash in health emergencies. (AP Photo/Nicholas Bamulanzeki)
In poorest countries, surges worsen shortages of vaccines

By Rodney Muhumuza And Farai Mutsaka Jun. 17, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

Pakistan bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, right, holds the ball at the end of test cricket match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Pakistan sees PSL in Abu Dhabi as precursor to T20 World Cup

Rizwan Ali Jun. 05, 2021 01:04 AM EDT

Zimbabwe's vice president confirms lockdown in central city

By Farai Mutsaka May. 21, 2021 10:44 AM EDT
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's vice president has announced the government is imposing a two-week lockdown on the central city of Kwekwe because the COVID...

Nuns watch Pope Francis as he recites the Regina Caeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Pope Francis said he is happy to be back greeting the faithful in St. Peter’s Square faithful for his traditional Sunday noon blessing after weeks of lockdown measures. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The Latest: Michigan governor: State's surge may be ending

By The Associated Press Apr. 18, 2021 05:07 AM EDT

A nurse draws up the vaccine of the manufacturer Moderna against the coronavirus with a syringe in a posed situation a the vaccination centre in Bielefeld, Germany, Friday, April 16, 2021. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
The Latest: Minnesotan charged with attacks over mask demand

By The Associated Press Apr. 17, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

Female prsioners wave goodbye to their fellow inmates following their release from Chikurubi prison on the outskirts of Harare, Saturday, April 17, 2021. Zimbabwe began the release of about 3,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty aimed at easing congestion and minimizing the threat of COVID-19 across the country's overcrowded jails. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe frees some inmates to reduce COVID-19 risk in jails

By Farai Mutsaka Apr. 17, 2021 08:50 AM EDT

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

Harare to host 3 T20s and 2 test matches against Pakistan

Mar. 28, 2021 07:16 AM EDT
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Zimbabwe has chosen Harare as the venue for its first international cricket games since the pandemic began with Pakistan due to play three...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, centre, receives his shot of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Victoria Falls, Wednesday March 24, 2021. Mnangagwa got his jab in the resort town of Victoria Falls, in a bid to promote tourism and launch the second phase of the countrys vaccination drive.(AP Photo/STR)
Zimbabwe's president gets shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls

By Farai Mutsaka Mar. 24, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu speaks during a tour of the Tanga region of Tanzania Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Vice President Suluhu announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021 that President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic whose populist rule often cast his country in a harsh international spotlight, has died aged 61 of heart failure. (AP Photo)
Death of Tanzania's Magufuli draws sorrow but ire from some

By Tom Odula Mar. 18, 2021 05:36 AM EDT

Africa-bound Pakistan cricketer tests positive for COVID-19

Mar. 17, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
ISLAMABAD (AP) — One player selected for the cricket tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe has tested positive for COVID-19, the Pakistan Cricket Board said...

A nurse holds a vaccination card given to people who get a shot of China's Sinopharm vaccine, at local hospital in Harare, Thursday, Feb, 18, 2021 Zimbabwean Deputy President Constatino Chiwenga become the first person in the country to receive the jab, marking the first phase of the country's vaccination campaign.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe starts administering China's Sinopharm vaccines

By Farai Mutsaka Feb. 18, 2021 09:17 AM EST

A worker finishes the details on a production line of coffins in his workshop, in Evaton, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Maseko, says the material and cost for making coffins has gone up due to less suppliers due the impact of Covid-19 on most businesses. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa readies to give J&J jabs to health care workers

By Mogomotsi Magome Feb. 16, 2021 12:47 PM EST

South Africa reopens its land borders as virus cases decline

By Mogomotsi Magome Feb. 15, 2021 05:37 AM EST
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has reopened its major land borders with neighboring countries after closing them last month to prevent...

Zimbabwe receives first vaccines from Sinopharm in China

By Farai Mutsaka Feb. 14, 2021 11:25 PM EST
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has received its first COVID-19 vaccines with the arrival early Monday of an Air Zimbabwe jet carrying 200,000 Sinopharm doses...

Zimbabwe to receive delivery of China's Sinopharm vaccines

By Farai Mutsaka Feb. 14, 2021 12:00 PM EST
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is preparing to receive its first delivery of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, saying the shipment will first undergo ...

An AVBOB mortuary employee wearing full PPE checks coffins containing the remains of COVID-19 victims in a refrigerated container in Johannesburg, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, one day after South Africa gave a hero's welcome to the delivery of its first COVID-19 vaccines — 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
African countries scramble to bury virus dead, get vaccines

By Andrew Meldrum And Farai Mutsaka Feb. 02, 2021 12:21 PM EST

Pallbearers stand next to coffins of three top government officials at their burial at the National Heroes acre in Harare, Wednesday, Jan, 27, 2021. Zimbabwe on Wednesday buried three top officials who succumbed to COVID-19, in a single ceremony at a shrine reserved almost exclusively for the ruling elite as a virulent second wave of the coronavirus takes a devastating toll on the country.( AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Zimbabwe holds burial for 3 top leaders who died of COVID-19

By Farai Mutsaka Jan. 27, 2021 09:54 AM EST