Zimbabwe government
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga arrested during protest
Tsitsi Dangarembga, 61, was bundled into a police truck while protesting on a road in Harare's upmarket suburb of Borrowdale alongside another protester,...
The ruling was made after a six-year-long legal wrangle, in which the South African carrier reportedly refused to pay meteorological fees to the government.
More than a dozen government opponents have this year faced similar charges, with critics saying this shows that under Mnangagwa's government is reverting to harsh Mugabe-era security laws.
Zimbabwe made its interim currency, the RTGS dollar introduced in February, the country’s sole legal tender last Monday.
State power company Zesa Holdings LTD has admitted that the power crisis looks set to continue until it clears its debts.
The spike is being linked to stagnant pools of water left in the wake of Cyclone Idai, which killed at least 344 people in Zimbabwe.
The decision may well be part of the authorities’ keenness to present a friendlier side following a huge outcry after the recent security clampdown.
Teachers’ unions met Education Minister Paul Mavima in Harare and agreed to return to work on Monday.
Wage negotiations between the government and the Apex Council, which represents 17 public sector unions, broke down on Wednesday.
Unions want to be paid in dollars or have the monthly salary of the lowest paid worker increased from $414 to $1,700.
Mthabisi Bebhe told Reuters that contrary to reports in the state-owned newspaper The Herald, the association had not yet consulted with members following the meeting and the strike was still underway.
This comes after drinks manufacturer Delta Corporation said that from Friday it would only accept hard currency for its beer and soft drinks.
In a speech that marked the latest move in efforts to end his country's international isolation, he told delegates: "We are in the process of reforming our party.
Mugabe said in March 2016 the country was robbed of wealth by diamond companies including joint ventures between Chinese companies and the army, police and intelligence services.
The original proposal was part of efforts under the country’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa to boost investment and local ownership of Zimbabwe’s vast mineral resources.
Photos have emerged showing the former Zimbabwe president smartly dressed alongside his smiling wife.
Thousands of white farmers were forced off their land by violent mobs or evicted, with Mugabe saying the reforms would help black people marginalised under British colonial rule.
Mnangagwa came to power in November after 93-year-old Mugabe was forced to resign following a defacto military coup.
Spokesperson George Charamba paints a picture of Robert Mugabe only partly being aware of what was going on.