Mugabe to attend Vatican ceremony despite EU ban

The Vatican on Friday said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will attend Sunday's beatification ceremony for the late pope John Paul II.

Fears tighten screws on Zim business

Country's fragile economic recovery placed at risk by uncertainty surrounding Zanu-PF policies.

Zim elections road map ignores security, financial land mines

An agreement on a new road map for elections in Zimbabwe could be derailed by Zanu-PF's refusal to yield on security reforms.

Bob's 'Lazarus moment'

Rumours about Mugabe's health have never been this feverish, murmurs of dissent within the party continue, and the patience of his allies wears thin.

Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe not ready to vote in 2011

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday the country could only hold elections next year.

Zimbabwe may force miners to fund development

Zimbabwe is considering legislation to force miners to fund development in local communities, a state-owned newspaper said on Tuesday.

Tourism boosts Zimbabwe's weak economy

Zimbabwe's tourism industry earned about 13% of the impoverished state's gross domestic product in 2010, a minister said on Monday.

Of power, presidents and medicine men

The church marched ahead of colonialism, softening the souls for a rich harvest by empire, resulting in Christianity remaining the religion of choice.

Zim cops stop lawyers headed to court

A legal team dispatched to western Zimbabwe for a politically charged court case was stopped by police and prevented from attending the hearing.

Tsvangirai denounces Zim nationalisation plans

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's main rival has denounced his plans to nationalise foreign-owned firms as "looting and plunder" by a greedy elite.

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