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GPS-Collared Lion Killed Legally in Zimbabwe Prompts Call for Hunting Reforms https://ground.news/article/trophy-hunter-kills-lion-in-zimbabwe-that-was-part-of-research-project-sparking-anger

"Global wetlands conference results in resolutions for protection & restoration"
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Global wetlands conference results in resolutions for restoration & protection
Wetlands are disappearing at three times the rate of forests, alarming conservationists who highlight the ecosystems’ role in achieving global biodiversity and climate goals. To address these challenges and chart a path toward sustainable conservation, delegates gathered in Zimbabwe for the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) on Wetlands in July. […]

Advancing Conversational AI with Shona Slang: A Dataset and Hybrid Model for Digital Inclusion
Happymore Masoka
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14249 https://ar…

Advancing Conversational AI with Shona Slang: A Dataset and Hybrid Model for Digital Inclusion
African languages remain underrepresented in natural language processing (NLP), with most corpora limited to formal registers that fail to capture the vibrancy of everyday communication. This work addresses this gap for Shona, a Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe and Zambia, by introducing a novel Shona--English slang dataset curated from anonymized social media conversations. The dataset is annotated for intent, sentiment, dialogue acts, code-mixing, and tone, and is publicly available at https…

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Ife Ogunjobi:
🎵 Zimbabwe
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https://open.spotify.com/track/6IJoZAXut7ZuzQKnhJkUM1

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Bob Marley & The Wailers:
🎵 Zimbabwe
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https://tributetobobmarleyandthewailerswiththeithrees.bandcamp.com/track/zimbabwe
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ApfJDLibIoWL0mRZ5uOKu