Zimbabwe doesn’t have a thriving standup comedy scene tradition. But when Learnmore Jonasi was exposed to the art form in his native Zimbabwe, he knew that making people laugh was what he wanted to do. VOA reporter Keith Baptist caught up with him in Harare and has this story.

Zimbabwean youth are embracing Japanese culture at this year's "Otakukon" festival, with cosplayers like Gabriel Ota spending nearly a month creating costumes of their favorite characters.

Originally from Zimbabwe, 36-year-old Tatenda Mungofa is the co-founder of a car manufacturing company headquartered in South Africa. His company strives to create vehicles made in Africa. Reporter Keith Baptist has this interview with the young entrepreneur.

Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday joined his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa to officially open the Zimbabwe agricultural show in Harare. Nyusi called on Zimbabweans to invest in his country while expressing gratitude to the Zimbabwean leader and his people for their support to fight against terrorism in the north of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province. “I am proud of what we have achieved together,” Nyusi said. Mnangagwa later told the press in an interview that President Nyusi is in his country to also see how Zimbabweans have been working to ensure food security. “He (Filipe Nyusi) admired what our people are doing in agriculture,” he said.

Zimbabwe has been grappling with currency issues for many years, with valueless notes ranging from 1 million to 100 billion, and the country has gone through six different currencies since 2009. However, Canadian entrepreneur Ryan Luke Watson believes he may have found a solution with an accounting software. Reporter Keith Baptist has this story from Harare, Zimbabwe.