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Zimbabwe to exhume, rebury Gukurahundi massacre victims
Rights groups say at least 20,000 people, most of them civilians, were killed by the crack unit deployed in the Matabeleland and Midlands provinces between 1983 to 1987 to crush dissidents.
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Zimbabwe to start paying white farmers compensation after April
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government sees the paying of compensation to white farmers as key to mend ties with the West, and set aside $17.5 million in this year’s budget to that end.
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Zimbabwe says rapprochement with West still on despite US sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Monday extended by one year sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government’s policies still posed an 'unusual and extraordinary' threat to US foreign policy.
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OPINION: 5 things Mugabe may have got right
In the aftermath of the former Zimbabwe president's 95th birthday, Oliver Matthews wonders where there was anything Robert Mugabe actually got right?
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[GALLERY] 95 not out! Extraordinary innings by Robert Mugabe
On the 95th birthday of the former Zimbabwean President, EWN goes back in time to key moments in his tenure.
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Robert Mugabe turns 95 today and he’s missed by some
As Zimbabwe economic squeeze gets tighter, some are asking whether life better under the man who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for 37 years.
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Nearly $1m in cash stolen from Robert Mugabe's house, court told
The suspected thieves are accused of spending the money on cars, houses and farm animals.
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3 employees face charges for theft of US$150k from Robert Mugabe
The theft of the money was reported at one of Mugabe’s rural homes.
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Zim govt won’t smile on attempts to embarrass Mugabe family, says minister
Zimbabwe's deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi says the government has noted the arrest warrant against the former first lady.
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Man accused of insulting Mugabe 5 years ago to stand trial
The controversial anti-insult law remains in force, even though critics say it’s in breach of the Constitution and should be repealed.
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[OPINION] Liberation hero Mugabe evokes polarised emotions among Zimbabweans
Robert Mugabe’s name is synonymous with both Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle and its post-colonial politics. His role has been central to the country’s dynamics since the early 1960s – and could well set the tone for the foreseeable future.
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Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment, unable to walk
President Emmerson Mnangagwa told ruling Zanu-PF supporters at a rally his predecessor had been due to return on 15 October but that his poor health had delayed the journey.
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Zimbabwe to cut govt salaries to curb spending: minister
Ncube's budget also set out plans for the biometric registration of civil servants to weed out "ghost" workers who appear on the payroll without actually turning up to work.
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One year after the fall of Mugabe: Is the new dawn in Zimbabwe real?
Eyewitness News looks back at significant things that have happened in Zimbabwe a year after Robert Mugabe's fall.
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Tortured Zimbabwe activist awarded $150,000 damages
Jestina Mukoko sought damages after she was abducted, beaten, tortured and held in solitary confinement for weeks by state agents after elections in 2008.
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US leans on Zimbabwe over media, security laws - US diplomat
Some the laws Tibor Nagy, who was recently sworn in as US assistant secretary of state for Africa,include the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, which restrict media freedoms and bars foreign correspondents from working in Zimbabwe full time.
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US sanctions to remain until Zimbabwe demonstrates reforms - official
Manisha Singh told a House of Representatives hearing there were 141 entities and individuals in Zimbabwe, including Mnangagwa and former president Robert Mugabe, that are currently under US sanctions.
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Mnangagwa rightful winner of Zim elections, says Mugabe
The former president says it was clear that Emmerson Mnangagwa was the winner of the 30 July poll, adding that everyone should rally behind his government.
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Mugabe & wife apparently ill
The former long-time leader gave no details on what he and his wife were suffering from.
