Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean activist sent to prison for inciting violence
Defence lawyers said Makomborero Haruzivishe was convicted last week on circumstantial evidence, and the MDC Alliance claimed he's a victim of political...
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Anti-virus curbs fuel urban hunger in Zimbabwe
Living standards have declined drastically among Zimbabwe's already impoverished urban communities over the past year, as informal workers have been unable to find jobs due to lockdown measures.
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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa receives COVID-19 vaccination
Wednesday marked the start of the second phase of the vaccine rollout that began last month and it's hoped this high-profile event will encourage others to receive the jab.
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Zimbabwe evictions to grow animal feed 'will harm thousands'
More than 13,000 Shangani people, an indigenous minority group, were last month ordered to immediately vacate over 12,900 hectares of land in southeastern Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe first African country to use Indian COVID jabs
The news came after the ambassador Vijay Khanduja, held talks with the country's vice president, who is also health minister, Constantino Chiwenga.
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Mnangagwa relaxes Zimbabwe's coronavirus lockdown
Infections and deaths from COVID-19 are coming down, at least according to official figures, with just 31 new cases reported on Sunday.
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Zimbabwe's VP resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Local news outlets have since late last month been awash with audio recordings of phone conversations allegedly of Mohadi soliciting sex from several women, including a subordinate in his office.
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Zim court denies bail to top epidemiologist accused of misusing COVID-19 funds
Portia Mnangazira stands accused of hiring 28 members of her extended family as health workers, and of using nearly R4 million worth of emergency funds without following proper procedures.
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Zim psychiatric hospital patients bath in croc-infested river due to no water
The hospital, in the southern Masvingo province, has no electricity to pump water for its 200 patients.
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EU renews arms embargo on Zimbabwe
The EU said that a lack of political and economic reforms were allowing the humanitarian, economic and social situation to deteriorate in the country.
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Zimbabwe embarks on COVID-19 vaccination, starting with VP Chiwenga
The government rolled out the first phase of vaccinations using 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine that arrived in the country earlier this week.
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Mnangagwa: Zim to start vaccinating citizens this week
Frontline health workers will be among the first to receive doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, which arrived early on Monday morning.
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First 200,000 coronavirus vaccines en route to Zimbabwe
The jabs, made by China’s state-run Sinopharm, are a donation to Zimbabwe, which is due to buy another 600,000 of the vaccines for delivery early next month.
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Shelters for abused women in SA exceeded capacity during lockdown: study
The report is titled ‘Treated like Furniture’ and covers five countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Madagascar.
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Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Mozambique dies from COVID-19
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the death of Douglas Nyikayaramba at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.
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2 MDC Alliance members denied bail for allegedly shouting at police
Their party said the court's decision to keep them in jail is a travesty of justice.
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Zimbabwean journalist arrested over Tweets, now sings graft out
Hopewell Chin'ono is seen looking poker-faced in his study as he sings in a mix of pidgin English and vernacular Shona, one of Zimbabwe's official languages.
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UK govt announces new sanctions against Zimbabwe's 4 top security chiefs
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said sanctions were being imposed in response to crackdowns that saw 23 people killed in 2018 and 2019.
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Zim journo Hopewell Chin'ono: I’m being persecuted for exposing corruption
Hopewell Chin'ono was granted bail of 20,000 Zim dollars on Wednesday following his latest arrest on charges of "communicating falsehoods".
