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UN slams child marriages in Zimbabwe after teen died in labour
In a statement dated Saturday, the United Nations said it "notes with deep concern and condemns strongly the surrounding circumstances leading to the untimely death of 14-year-old Memory Machaya... who died while giving birth at an apostolic sect shrine.
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Zim to send 300 more military instructors to insurgency-hit Mozambique
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that more than 1,400 South African troops have been sent to help quell the fighting.
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Britain slaps Mnangagwa ally with sanctions for alleged corruption
The UK said that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei would not be allowed to use bank accounts in Britain, or travel there.
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14 Zimbabweans deported from the UK in quarantine
Writing on Twitter, government spokesman Nick Mangwana said Zimbabwe welcomed these deportees home and said they would be safe.
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Zim police arrest more than 10,000 people over lockdown regulation breaches
The latest figures showed that the Zimbabwe Republic Police are arresting and fining around 3,000 people per day.
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Southern African bloc to send troops to insurgency-hit Mozambique: official
A document leaked earlier this year recommended sending around 3,000 soldiers to Cabo Delgado province, where insurgents have seized control of towns and villages, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
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Bangladesh to tour Zimbabwe despite COVID restrictions
The tour will feature a Test, three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals. Players will be in a bio-secure bubble.
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Zimbabwe govt postpones opening of schools as COVID-19 infections rise
The decision to delay the opening won't be popular as schools have only been open for around three months this year. And there are concerns for those who were supposed to begin writing public exams in October.
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IMF forecasts solid growth for Zimbabwe economy
The Fund's optimistic forecast was released after Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube aimed for punchy 7.8% growth following years of contraction.
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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.
