"I really need to go back to South Africa," said Thuli Ngwenya,* with a hint of desperation in her voice.
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/ 26 November 2010
Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist employed at an independent newspaper for "criminal defamation".
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/ 12 November 2010
One of Africa’s most famous landmarks, Victoria Falls, is in danger of losing its status as a world heritage site.
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/ 25 October 2010
With a grim smile on her face the till operator took out the cellphone tucked under her blouse and asked: "In what currency are you paying?"
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/ 15 October 2010
Zicosteel has suffered a decade-long slump caused by alleged looting and externalisation of funds by officials linked to Zanu-PF.
Dawie Groenewald, the alleged rhino-poaching kingpin, has been linked to powerful Zanu-PF members in Zimbabwe.
Political observers fear that the newly discovered diamond wealth in Zimbabwe’s Marange area could be harnessed for the empowerment programme.
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/ 28 September 2010
Botswana’s Kalahari Bushmen have lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling in July that denied them access to the Mothomelo borehole.
Zimbabwe’s parastatals are paying executives and senior management monthly salaries of up to US$15 000, despite reports of mismanagement.
Some 480 firms have so far submitted proposals to the indigenisation ministry it is understood to be "in the process of sending out legal notices.