{"id":104082,"date":"2026-05-19T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104082"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:46:37","slug":"zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/zimbabwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Zimbabwe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe has begun formal negotiations for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Zimbabwe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>landlocked country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>southern Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares its borders with four countries: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mozambique\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Mozambique<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the northeast and east, <\/span><b>South Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south, <\/span><b>Botswana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the southwest and west, and <\/span><b>Zambia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the northwest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Harare<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical Features of Zimbabwe<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Zimbabwe is <\/span><b>characterized by a high plateau,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as the <\/span><b>highveld, or grassland,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which covers roughly one-quarter of the country&#8217;s area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is completely within the tropics but <\/span><b>enjoys subtropical conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of its high average elevation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Highest Peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Mount Nyangani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, rises to an elevation of <\/span><b>2,592 meters (8,504 feet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Lakes:<\/b> <b>Lake Kariba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sits on the <\/span><b>Zambia-Zimbabwe<\/b> <b>border<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The major rivers of Zimbabwe include the <\/span><b>Zambezi, Limpopo, Sabi, and Runde.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>includes parts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>Kalahari Desert.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of coal, chromium ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/zimbabwe-begins-formal-negotiations-for-membership-to-brics-new-development-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa. 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