Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe threatens to withdraw from Cites over ivory trade ban
The country said it has more than 130 tonnes of ivory stored up in high-security vaults in Harare, which could help to fund wildlife conservation.
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Zimbabwe healthcare bleeds amid mass nurse exodus
Zimbabwe's healthcare facilities have been crumbling for more than a decade, tracking the downward spiral of the economy.
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14 children killed in measles outbreak in Zimbabwe’s Maniculand province
So far, 72 children have been infected but the outbreak has been confined to Mutasa district.
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Riot police deployed in Zimbabwe ahead of planned stayaway
Reports from towns and cities across the country appear to show that the situation is normal.
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More than 30 people killed in Zimbabwe bus crash
Preliminary investigations by police suggest that the bus was overloaded.
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As Zimbabwe eyes election, fears grow of a return to dirty tricks
Despite that, the main opposition, Citizens Coalition for Change, came out of the vote oozing with confidence, saying nothing can stop it from forming the next national government after the 2023 general election.
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Robbers make off with over R16m from biscuit factory in Bulawayo
It is one of the country's biggest robberies in recent years.
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By-election wins raise Zimbabwe opposition hopes of governing
"We have done it country-wide," Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Chamisa told a news conference in the capital.
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Zimbabwe's high food prices see online shoppers get groceries from abroad
The groceries are brought by runners known as "malayitsha" - literally "people who carry things" - and they're just one sign of how much of Zimbabwe's economy now takes place beyond its borders.
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Zimbabwean man killed by pack of hyenas while herding cattle
State media on Thursday reported that two other men were attacked and injured by hyenas in the same area last week.
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Zim opposition slams 'unconstitutional' conditions imposed by police on rally
This will be the first public rally since Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change rebranded itself last month from the MDC Alliance.
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School's out in Zimbabwe after 135,000 teachers suspended
Many teachers did not report for work when schools opened for the first term of the new year last week, saying they could no longer afford the commute from their home to the classroom.
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Zimbabwe raises teachers' salaries after strike
The government said it would raise civil servants’ salaries by 20%, and then convert part of those salaries to $100 at the official exchange rate.
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Zim man due in court after saying he wants to take over the country
The 36-year-old former soldier is the fourth person who has tried to gain access to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s official residence in recent months.
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Zimbabwe opposition upbeat about polls despite crackdown
Nelson Chamisa told AFP that President Hakainde Hichilema's victory in neighbouring Zambia had brought hope for Zimbabwe, which has been ruled by one party for nearly 42 years.
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Zim's Chamisa rebrands MDC Alliance as the Citizens’ Coalition for Change
The Movement for Democratic Change has split numerous times over its more than 20-year history and strategists will be hoping this signals a new and hopeful break from a fragmented opposition past.
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Ex-Zimbabwe cricket captain Taylor says faces ban for drugs, bribe
Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor revealed on Monday in a tweet he took cocaine, a $15,000 bribe from an Indian businessman to fix matches and that he faces a multiple-year ban from international cricket.
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Zimbabwe hope to salvage pride despite early Afcon exit
Zimbabwe only lost to Africa's top-ranked team Senegal in their first Group B match to a Sadio Mane penalty in the seventh minute of injury time.
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Mnangagwa announces measures to curb ‘Omicron-induced fourth wave’
Zimbabwe has been experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths, with more than 2,000 cases and 30 deaths reported on Thursday.
