Zimbabwe International Film Festival

Annual film festival

Showcases local and international films while promoting Zimbabwe's film industry

On this day in African history

• 1993 The Battle of Mogadishu, pitting U.S. troops against the fighters of Somali warlords,  begins in Somalia’s capital.
• 2007 A broken water pipe damages an elevator and traps about 3,200 miners in a gold mine in South Africa.

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