Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe optimistic for pandemic-beating economic growth
The finance minister's outlook was more than twice the level forecast by the International Monetary Fund.
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Zim court acquits 2 MDC Alliance members wrongly accused of murdering a cop
The MDC Alliance has always maintained that Last Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere were innocent and said they were political prisoners.
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Echoes of Mugabe as Zimbabwe president entrenches power
Critics see little difference between Emmerson Mnangagwa - Robert Mugabe's former deputy - and his ex-boss, accusing him of seeking to create a one-party state under the ruling Zanu-PF.
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Regional talks end with no solid plan to quell jihadist violence in Mozambique
The talks had been widely expected to decide on a reported proposal to deploy some 3,000 soldiers to Cabo Delgado, where insurgents have seized control of towns and villages, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
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Southern African leaders to hold summit on jihadist threat
The meeting is expected to discuss the possibility of SADC deploying 3,000 troops to battle the insurgents.
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Mnangagwa criticised after unveiling Mbuya Nehanda statue on Africa Day
Mbuya Nehanda played a key role in the 1896 rebellion against white settlers and was later a rallying inspiration for those fighting for independence.
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Robert Mugabe's widow told to pay for 'improper burial' in livestock
Grace Mugabe is accused of burying her husband in the courtyard of his home in Kutama, some 90 kilometres west of the capital Harare, while he was supposed to be buried in a place chosen by his mother or immediate family.
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Zim records COVID variant first detected in India
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who doubles as Zimbabwe's health minister, said cases were detected among a group of people in the central town of Kwekwe after a local returned from the Asian country late last month.
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Zim's IAPF reveals top investigator attacked by suspected rhino poachers
The International Anti-Poaching Foundation said that its 28-year-old investigator was stopped in his car and had his hands tied with shoelaces. His car was doused with fuel and set alight.
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Zimbabwe leader extends tenure of controversial top judge
Luke Malaba has notably been criticised for dismissing an opposition petition which sought to annul the 2018 presidential election results over alleged rigging in favour of Mnangagwa.
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Grace Mugabe summoned by chief to face charges of inappropriately burying Robert
According to 'The Voice of Zimbabwe,' Chief Zvimba wants Mugabe to exhume her late husband's body and rebury it at a gravesite where his mother, bona, was laid to rest.
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Chakabva leads Zimbabwe fight in follow-on
Zimbabwe were 98 for two at tea in their second innings after being forced to follow on 378 runs behind.
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Zimbabwe street vendors reel under virus curbs
Since authorities banned street hawkers a year ago as part of a raft of measures to limit the spread of Covid-19, she plays cat-and-mouse with the police who comb the streets to rid them of vendors.
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Zimbabwe air force helicopter crash kills child and 3 crew
The accident took place on Friday in the village of Acturus, around 30 kilometres (18 miles) east of Harare.
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'Ill' Zim MP Joanah Mamombe moved from hospital bed to prison
Joanah Mamombe had been due to undergo specialist treatment in a private Harare hospital on Friday.
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Zim govt to launch COVID vaccination campaign in Beitbridge town
The government is targeting 26,000 people in Beitbridge, and 25,000 in Plumtree on the border with Botswana.
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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 persecution.
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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.
