Proposed bribe to Zanu-PF was co-ordinated by South African private security company FSS
Explosions in Addis Ababa and Bulawayo were separated by more than 4 000km, but were driven by the same powerful force: resistance to reform
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/ 3 December 2008
Zimbabwe riot police wielding batons charged protesting union members, doctors and nurses to disperse demonstrations on Wednesday.
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/ 7 September 2008
Some of President Robert Mugabe’s senior aides have had secret negotiations with SA mediators in an effort to secure prosection amnesties.
Ward B3 of the Gokwe hospital looks much like any other in Zimbabwe’s decaying medical establishments, denuded of medicines, equipment and doctors.
Zanu-PF rose to the top after Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 by being more centralised, conspiratorial and ruthless than all its rivals.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has used massive bribery, grossly-biased state media and inflammatory language to ensure he wins next week’s polls and the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC) grouping has not been able to stop him, a local rights body said on Thursday.
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/ 29 October 2007
Viomak’s velvety voice drifts through the air like a lullaby on a gentle breeze. But her protest songs pack a punch which could mean jail for anyone caught listening to them in her native Zimbabwe. The tunes bluntly demand an end to President Robert Mugabe’s rule and belong to Zimbabwe’s tradition of protest music that her fans say give hope and comfort.
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/ 14 September 2007
Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them. Vets have also run out of the drug used put down the animals and are relying on donations from South Africa.