Analysts say a treason charge against 46 activists for watching a video on the Egypt uprisings is a warning from the ageing leader.
With the bulk of the urban population living off informal trade, party militia are targeting the businesses of suspected opposition supporters.
Zimbabwe’s faltering international image takes another knock as locals eye resort.
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/ 24 January 2011
For the first time in years, there is a perceptible movement by skilled workers back to Zimbabwe.
Put three Zimbabwean politicians in a room and they will come out with four parties.
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/ 17 January 2011
Zimbabwe’s Welshman Ncube, who has taken over the leadership of the MDC faces the task of steering the party from Tsvangirai.
Zanu-PF members are jostling to endorse the president as the electoral candidate ahead of the party’s national conference.
Declaring loyalty and funding Mugabe’s party is good for business — or so it would have executives believe.
The latest revelations could mean the end of Zim’s unity government
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/ 30 November 2010
Poor Zimbabweans are illegally investing in satellite dishes, to avoid watching endless propaganda released by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.
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/ 19 November 2010
Zimbabwe government minister’s estranged wife embarrasses him with claims on his vast estate. He has denied owning 90% of the listed properties.
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/ 12 November 2010
Big money arriving in the country has resuscitated old rivalries among the political elite.
Cellphone in hand and speaking street lingo, a cool Zimbabwean president is appearing in music videos in an attempt to woo young voters
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/ 29 October 2010
Speculating about the alleged misfortunes of their leader is a national pastime for Zimbabweans.
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/ 23 October 2010
Mugabe sees elections as a way to rid himself of Tsvangirai, who is trying to rally weary opposition voters
Zimbabwe has pulled out all the stops to ban images of the military crackdown on the Ndebele.
For Zimbabweans the solution to soul-destroying
queuing is a well-greased palm.
Testimony by victims of violence forces Tsvangirai to
rethink election call.
The heady optimism that greeted the unity pact two years ago has been replaced by resignation.
As forced equity sell-offs to black citizens loom, deals collapse and mass confusion reigns.
Deadline for documentation of Zimbabweans in South Africa is bound to fail, say exiles.
Boosted by donor aid, Zimbabwe’s stalled agriculture sector starts booming once more .
Mugabe won a review of the role of the SADC Tribunal, through which a group of displaced white farmers have sued Zimbabwe.
Million-carat smiles all round as contentious Marange rough diamonds are sold on auction.
Ahead of a summit of regional leaders later this month, President Jacob Zuma is pushing to secure an agreement in Zimbabwe for fresh elections in 2011
A shortage of small currency means people are being given change for purchases in candles, toffees, eggs and IOUs.
A man arrested for stealing and selling farm equipment has implicated top Zanu-PF officials.
Zimbabwean diamonds have been a hugely divisive issue around the world, but within the country’s ruling coalition they have unified feuding parties.
MDC leader reshuffles ministers to quell growing public dissatisfaction over the pace of change.
The country is eager to rid itself of a large stockpile and could deliver 25% of global supply.
Concern is mounting over the continued detention of human rights activist Farai Maguwu ahead of the Kimberly Process meeting in Israel.
A senior former South African police officer tried to stop an international diamond monitor from continuing his investigation.