Zimbabwe’s central bank has been accused of making it difficult for locals to buy into the sector by raising the minimum capital requirements.
Attracted by Zimbabwe’s government, that likes to see itself as China’s best friend, Chinese businesspeople are making the trek to Zimbabwe.
David Chapfika, one of the men lobbying for bank takeovers, has a chilling take on why they cannot be spared in the "indigenisation" drive.
Along with accusations that companies are not paying their dues, the owners remain a mystery, writes Jason Moyo.
Zimbabwean State spending is being targeted in an unpopular move to tighten the country’s purse strings, writes Jason Moyo.
Robert Mugabe’s allies have snubbed Jacob Zuma’s mediation team and rounded on Mantashe and Zulu, writes Jason Moyo.
Uncertainty has become a way of life for businesses eyeing Zimbabwe’s consumer boom. Jason Moyo reports.
Activists say the hosting of the United Nations’ Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe’s poor human rights record.
Sixty-five miners are trapped underground at Zimbabwe’s Mimosa mine, which is jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Aquarius Platinum.
Mugabe and his opponents seem to be looking elsewhere for the religious vote. They are taking the battle to the open-air spaces, writes Jason Moyo.
Zimbabwean military officials want a more prominent role in and outside Zanu-PF and openly back the party.
Fights among rival groups within Zanu-PF at a regional level, over vote-rigging and intimidation, may stall Zimbabwe’s elections.
Rival Zanu-PF factions are forced to backpedal.
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika’s death has raised the question of a lack of succession planning in Zimbabwe should Robert Mugabe perish.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from Singapore, ending fevered speculation over his health.
Zimbabwe’s new prophets are packing large arenas with promises of riches and redemption and, boy, are they bringing in the cash.
Zimbabwe’s luxury-homes market has experienced a boom despite the country’s economic crisis, with houses selling for millions of dollars.
The guilty verdict given to activists accused of plotting against President Robert Mugabe may be successful in silencing other critics of the regime.
With the largest foreign investor in Zimbabwe beaten by the government’s equity demands, the rest are expected to fall quickly into line.
Politically charged plays have become the least suppressed way to express anger in Zimbabwe.
Robert Mugabe may be under pressure to call it a day, but he still used his birthday party to tell people he was fit enough to go on leading Zimbabwe.
Foreign firms are learning that token deals will not appease Mugabe: Zimbabwe wants them to sell majority interests to locals before elections.
Zimbabweans show support to proposed law limiting presidential terms.
President Robert Mugabe has found no support among his old allies in the AU for his bid to hold elections this year without carrying out key reforms.
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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.
Zimbabwe’s swag merchants love their Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith and Hugo Boss. Now they are also buying their RG Mugabe.
The never-say-die leader claims God has given him a longer life than most so he won’t let Zimbabweans down. Besides, they can’t be left on their own.
The rooster has long been Robert Mugabe’s party symbol and it perches proudly atop the Zanu-PF headquarters.
Denials by opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that he paid $36 000 to marry his pregnant girlfriend have ignited a media storm.
Zimbabwe’s opposition party claims that illegal trading is costing the country billions.
In decaying hostels in Mbare, Harare’s poorest township, Zanu-PF has been raising Chipangano, its feared urban militia.