One of Africa's most famous landmarks, Victoria Falls, is in danger of losing its status as a world heritage site.

South African firms are resisting the urge to pull out of Zimbabwe despite an increasingly hostile business climate.

Musi wa Thunya, Setswana for "the smoke that thunders", is the South African name for the glorious falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The leader of a rebel faction of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change became the most senior opposition politician to be arrested when he was held on Sunday over a written attack on President Robert Mugabe. Arthur Mutambara was picked up at his home in Harare, his party and lawyer said.

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC) has described as "scandalous" the decision by Zimbabwe to spend up to $67-million on sprucing up hotels and its infrastructure to cash in on the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. "It's a tragedy to try to create world-class facilities in a situation of misery," CZC spokesperson Elinor Sisulu said.