Zimbabwe
Drought in Zimbabwe leaves 4 mln facing starvation
The worst drought in Zimbabwe in two decades has left up to 4 million people in the African nation facing starvation. Mana Rabiee from Reuters explains. Audio
Petina Gappah: outsiders and authenticity
Charlotte Graham interviews the Zimbabwean lawyer and writer (An Elegy for Easterly, The Book of Memory) who now lives in Geneva, where she provides legal aid on international trade law to developing… Audio
Wins for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in T20 qualifying
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe reaped the benefit of some tight death bowling to both register wins and boost their prospects of making the World Twenty20 main draw.
Jamie Joseph: Battling poaching in Africa
Writer and environmental activist who grew up between South Africa and Zimbabwe, and moved to New Zealand. She is reporting from the frontline of Africa's poaching crisis at savingthewild.com, and has… Audio, Gallery
Minnesota dentist wont face charges
The Minnesota dentist who shot and killed Cecil the Lion, in July, Walter Palmer, won't face charges in the beloved big cat's death. Audio
US airlines ban transport of big-game trophies
Delta and American Airlines have banned the shipment of big-game trophies on flights after the illegal killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.
Cricket tries to boost appeal to Maori
The Black Caps will take the field as Aotearoa, not New Zealand, in their one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare this weekend. Audio
Lion's death raises conservation questions
The killing of a well-known lion by an American dentist has caused an internet storm. Is there ever an argument for shooting endangered animals?
Reaction to Cecil the lion killing
The chair of the Game Animal Council Don Hammond joins the Panel to talk about trophy hunting as outrage about the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe circulates the world. Audio
Jeffrey Smith - Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, won all 16 seats in by-elections this week following a boycott by the main opposition party among allegations of vote rigging. Jeffrey Smith is an advocacy specialist… Audio
Hearing the Hits
This week on One in Five: He describes himself as the world's first Blind Cricket commentator. Katy Gosset talks to Dean Du Plessis who uses the sounds of ball and bat to help report on the sport. Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Tim Finn, Mokoomba
Highlights from Tim Finn's WOMAD performance, where he goes back in time to the first Split Enz album; and Zimbabwe's finest musical export Mokoomba, who deliver an electrifying set that confirm their… Audio
NoViolet Bulawayo 'We Need New Names'
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo on her 2013 Man Booker prize short-listed debut novel 'We Need New Names', which also won the LA Times Book Award for First Fiction and the Hemingway Foundation/PEN… Audio
Womad 2014 Live: Moana and The Tribe, Mokoomba
Live performances from Aotearoa’s Moana and Zimbabwe's The Tribe - an up-and-coming African roots band. Audio
