A bursting population is burdening the city’s old infrastructure as pipes leak and raw sewage gets through, leaving the water unsafe for consumption.
Blue chip companies are moving out of Harare’s central business district into outlying suburbs as retailers dominate office space.
After a decade away, Everjoice J Win returns and battles with a different Zimbabwe. Or is she ultimately the one who has changed?
Zimbabwe’s luxury-homes market has experienced a boom despite the country’s economic crisis, with houses selling for millions of dollars.
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/ 26 February 2012
Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit has been ordered to transfer 29.5% of its shares to a state-run fund in order to comply with local empowerment laws.
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/ 27 January 2012
A number of Zanu-PF supporters have invaded one of Harare’s wealthiest suburbs, building illegal makeshift homes.
The inquest into Solomon Mujuru’s suspicious death could intensify party factionalism.
A Zimbabwe court has granted bail to an editor and journalist from an independent weekly newspaper, who face charges of defaming the police.
Zimbabwe requires $9-billion to fund a structural overhaul that policymakers hope will see the economy grow 7% annually over the next five years, a mi
From an abandoned mine shaft near Mount Darwin, 150km north of Harare, nearly 1 000 bodies are being pulled to the surface.
China signed nearly $700-million in loan deals with Zimbabwe on Monday, its biggest loan package to date.
The arrests of Zimbabweans gathered to discuss what they could learn from uprisings in North Africa drew international condemnation.
A Zimbabwean court says 45 suspects facing treason charges must stay in jail until their hearing to give prosecutors time to prepare the case.
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/ 24 February 2011
A former Zimbabwean lawmaker and 45 others were charged with treason on Wednesday for discussing the mass protests in Egypt.
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/ 23 February 2011
Zimbabwean police detained 46 people, including a former lawmaker, for attending a lecture and discussion group on mass uprisings in Egypt.
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/ 7 February 2011
Zimbabweans chanting slogans from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF trashed stalls owned by foreigners at a flea market in Harare on Monday.
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/ 5 February 2011
Britain protests harassment of a diplomat and attempts by ruling party supporters to disrupt the handover of an aid project.
Western visitors to Zimbabwe are looking for zeros. They’re snapping up old Zimbabwe bank notes, most notably the one hundred trillion dollar bill.
Zimbabwe is likely to postpone a parliamentary election that President Robert Mugabe’s party wanted by mid-year.
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/ 1 December 2010
Zimbabwean political parties on Tuesday dismissed WikiLeaks revelations that a power sharing deal between them is doomed because of acute differences.
Zimbabwe’s prime minister filed a lawsuit on Thursday against President Robert Mugabe, alleging he violated the constitution.
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/ 18 November 2010
Zimbabwe authorities arrested a journalist on Wednesday for a story alleging police recruited war veterans to take over senior posts, media reported.
Zimbabwe wants normal ties with powers critical of its policies but will press ahead with a plan to hand control of companies to black Zimbabweans.
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/ 1 September 2010
A diamond firm operating from Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields has begun constructing a multimillion-dollar cutting and polishing centre.
Human rights groups on Friday accused Zimbabwean police of setting fire to an informal settlement in Harare, forcing about 250 people to flee.
The Zimbabwe prime minister’s party said on Friday one of its differences with President Robert Mugabe over sharing of key posts was still in dispute.
Court considers whether to accept an appeal in the case of Roy Bennett, who was cleared in an alleged plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe.
Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday called for an immediate SADC summit to resolve disagreements stalling Zimbabwe’s power sharing government.
A stray cat paws through a heap of refuse between blocks of flats in Harare’s upmarket Avenues area, sending rats squealing and scurrying for cover.
Zimbabwe’s national football coach Sunday Chidzambwa has quit and taken up a coaching post with South Africa’s Free State Stars.
Zimbabwe’s government has reduced its registration requirements for media organisations and journalists operating in the country.
When will all this end? It’s a common refrain in Zimbabwe. "Only when the old man goes," said Tinaye Garande, a street vendor.