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Scores arrested in looting, xenophobic protests
At least 70 people have been arrested since hundreds of people marched through Johannesburg’s Central Business District on Monday
Zim police detain Mawarire in wake of protests
Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire was detained by police on Wednesday when he was taken from his house in a widening crackdown
MPs seek end of captive lion trophy hunting in SA
Campaigns to ban the importation of captive-bred lion trophies have gathered steam in Australia, France, The Netherlands and the US in recent years
Waste not: South Africa makes world’s first human urine brick
The groundbreaking invention is the brainchild of two University of Cape Town students and a lecturer
South African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first
Lions are extinct in 26 African countries, and numbers in the wild have plummeted 43% over the last two decades, with roughly only 20 000 left
Botswana fights claims of elephant poaching spree
Elephants Without Borders claimed two weeks ago that it had discovered at least 87 elephant carcasses during a routine aerial survey
‘Shot like a dog’: Zimbabwe buries its post-election dead
Ishmael Kumire, 41, was one of the six victims of Wednesday’s bloody chaos, sparked when troops fired on opposition activists
Zim opposition in court over post-election violence
At least six people died after troops in the capital Harare opened fire on demonstrators on Wednesday
‘Election was rigged’ says opposition, police confirm three dead
A credible and peaceful vote was meant to end Zimbabwe’s international isolation and draw in foreign investment to revive the shattered economy
Opposition protests as ZANU-PF wins Zimbabwe parliament
The parliamentary results strengthened the chances of President Emmerson Mnangagwa holding power
Zimbabwe rivals both say on course for election victory
Zimbabwe’s two rival presidential candidates on Tuesday both claimed they were heading for victory as votes were counted
Zimbabwe minister sees election boost to ‘collapsed’ economy
Patrick Chinamasa predicted the ruling Zanu-PF party would ‘resoundingly’ win the July 30 vote
Zimbabwe’s next leader says post-Mugabe era is ‘full democracy’
Zimbabwe’s incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa told adoring crowds in Harare on Wednesday that they were witnessing "unfolding full democracy".
Noon deadline for defiant Mugabe passes as Zimbabwe crisis deepens
In a televised address late Sunday, the 93-year-old defied expectations that he would bring the curtain down on his reign.
Mugabe has been removed as head of ZANU-PF
President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday in a move to force a peaceful end.