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Zim: Top spook accused of abuse

Kizito Gweshe is accused of victimising a partner who stood in the way of a property deal.

Willowgate report shows Zim car-scandal whitewash

The moth-balled second Willowgate probe has revealed the spurious grounds used to exonerate Zimbabwean officials.

Lagoons and vineyards from Gydo Pass in the Western Cape. Water is crucial for such commodities.

Zimbabwe politicians make a play for control

Zanu-PF’s divisive internal power battles were again at play this week as its two factions battled to control influential positions in Parliament.

MDC raises concerns over Nikuv voters’ roll ‘manipulation’

The MDC is calling for the Israeli company’s contract to be ended after allegations of voters’ roll tampering.

Forced removal: Farmer Keith Kirkman

Zimbabwe: The land issue revisited

Zim is reconsidering compensating white commercial farmers whose farms were seized during the chaotic 2000 land reform process, the M&G has learnt.

Vicious smear campaign to oust law-abiding judge in Zimbabwe

Zanu-PF is attempting to oust high court judge Charles Hungwe over his unfavourable rulings against Zimbabwe’s ruling party.

Shock troops: Movement for Democratic Change leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said he was not surprised by the heavy-handed actions of the police who raided the homes of MDC officials.

Corruption at centre of Zim arrests

Damning documents could have led to the arrest of top allies of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

The Anti-Corruption Commission is probing several empowerment deals

Zimbabwe commission told to delay funds probe until after election

Those implicated allegedly sought an audience with the attorney general to postpone the probe.

ZEC ‘threatens validity of polls’: report

The spotlight has fallen on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s ability to hold free and fair elections.

The opening of Zimbabwe’s National Defence College. Government engineers say they were barred from inspecting the buildings.

Meetings held over Chinese building standards in Zimbabwe

Chinese embassy representatives met with Zim officials after the Mail & Guardian revealed that engineers from a Chinese company evicted inspectors.

The Zim police have been accused of intimidating voters in previous polls.

Zim cop orders Zanu-PF victory

Police commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has told top brass to ensure Zanu-PF wins the upcoming elections.

Zim election violence divides Cabinet

A Cabinet meeting this week turned ugly as Zimbabwean ministers laid into each other over claims of violent attacks against opponents.

Party insiders worry that a high court order for the release of a report into the 2002 Zimbabwe election could prompt a backlash against the Mugabe confidantes who supplied confidential information.

Zanu fears 2002 election report

Zanu-PF officials are anxious that a report by South African judges on Zimbabwe’s 2002 election could soon be made public, party insiders say.

Khampepe report worries Zanu-PF officials

Zanu-PF is worried that Khampepe documents may open rifts in the party ahead of elections.

The opening of Zimbabwe’s National Defence College. Government engineers say they were barred from inspecting the buildings.

Construction of Chinese-built Zim defence college under scrutiny

Engineers say Zimbabwe’s National Defence College, built by a Chinese company, was allegedly ‘a hurried job’.

Rot sets in at Rotten Row

Graft is so bad at the Harare court that the corruption-busting unit has had to set up a base there.

Human rights activist Munyaradzi Gwisai speaks to the press after a magistrate fined him and six others $500 each after they were convicted of plotting mass protests.

Code to stem political violence in Zim hailed

A new code of conduct for Zimbabwe’s political parties will bar perpetrators of political violence from taking part in electoral processes.

Zim finance minister dismisses proposal to settle farmers’ claims

Zimbabwe’s government is unlikely to entertain a proposal by a farmers’ union, with Finance Minister Tendai Biti calling it an "elitist solution".

Suspects’ deaths cast suspicion on Zimbabwe’s police Inyasha Chivara

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights claims that there appears to be a police hit squad that is killing criminal suspects in custody.

Alarm over Zim deaths in custody

The Zimbabwe police are allegedly killing criminal suspects in custody, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has claimed.