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Fair pay: Disgruntled Zimbabwean civil servants have demanded that their salaries be paid in United States dollars so that they can meet their basic cost of living. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)

Zimbabwe’s civic services on the edge

Doctors warn of ‘silent genocide’ as strike enters tenth week

Former Zimbabwean vice-president, Phelekezela Mphoko. (Image via NewsDay)

Police want to poison me, former Zimbabwean VP claims

Former Zimbabwean Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko says he is afraid of being abducted and poisoned by state agents

Zimbabwe’s central bank governor John Mangudya. (AFP)

Zimbabwe’s new currency: the ‘RTGS dollar’

Decision is meant to stabilise the economy — but analysts are not convinced

In its recommendations, the Motlanthe commission said there must be compensation for victims and the deceased in the post-election violence. (Zinyange Auntony/AFP)

Security forces to blame for Zim post-election fatalities

Motlanthe commission of inquiry into the post-election violence in Zimbabwe blames ‘overwhelmed’ army and police

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)

Reform on the cards as Zanu-PF shifts hardline stance

Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF in particular and Zimbabwe in general must embrace the rule of law and constitutionalism

For those who were living and working in Zimbabwe last year, there was every reason to treat soldiers as messiahs, as they had engineered the resignation of Robert Mugabe, ending 37 years of uninterrupted autocratic rule. (Mike Hutchings/Reuters)

A year later, Zimbabweans reflect: “I sort of miss Mugabe”

Zimbabweans reflect on the anniversary of Mugabe’s resignation

Netanyahu: “Thank you, President Trump, for this historic move. The sanctions are indeed coming”. (Reuters)

Uncertainty hangs in Harare’s air

​By Thursday the dust had settled in Harare’s city centre. There was little evidence of the violence that had erupted the night before

Opposition leaders have cried foul, claiming that the election was rigged in favour of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Gunfire, tanks and injuries in Harare as Zim election turns violent

Initial reports from journalists on the ground describe soldiers firing live ammunition into crowds of opposition supporters

Zim opposition leaders targeted for assassination, claims Tendai Biti

Biti says MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has won the presidential poll and a government plot to assassinate him is afoot

Counting had continued through the night after a strong turnout in Zimbabwe’s first election without Mugabe, who was ousted by the military in November after 37 years in office. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)

High turnout, high expectations as Zimbabwe votes

Opposition fears that slow queues in urban areas could discourage voters

Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in on November 24, setting out a programme that envisages a reversal of many of Robert Mugabe’s signature policies and promising that elections due in 2018 would go ahead. (AFP)

Mugabe speaks out: ‘I won’t vote for Zanu-PF. And it was a coup’

The former president has slammed his successor in a scathing press conference on the eve of Zimbabwe’s election

Earlier this month, the high court, petitioned by a party district official, declared that Chamisa’s appointment as party vice-president by Tsvangirai had been illegal. (Philimon Bulawawo/Reuters)

Opposition will protest ‘illegitimate government’ if Zanu-PF wins

MDC Alliance has lost faith in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s ability to organise a credible poll

“Let us continue to be united and address our differences peacefully. The strongest response to violence is peace. The strongest response to hate is love

Two fatalities after Bulawayo blast

Two people have died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s attack, according to a hospital official

The late Robert Mugabe

Parliament lets Mugabe off the hook

Former Zimbabwean president will not be censured for failing to account for diamond corruption.

Zimbabwe will pay $18-million to farmers who were affected by land reform and are now in financial distress. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)

The return of Zim’s white farmers

Many white farmers were forced off the land by aggressive land redistribution policies and violent attacks. Now some are coming back

State assessors have drastically reduced the estimated value of Billy Rautenbach’s

Zim: Rautenbach’s ethanol firm downgraded

The value of Billy Rautenbach’s fuels monopoly has been slashed, in spite of the state’s plan to take 51%.

High-flyer: Air Zimbabwe lost millions of dollars in insurance fraud during the time Nicholas Goche  was the minister in charge of overseeing the parastatal.

Minister fingered in Air Zim scandal

A letter signed by then transport minister Nicholas Goche appears to have authorised underhand dealings.

Grounded: Airline executives are implicated in aviation insurance manipulation involving millions of dollars.

Air Zimbabwe bosses to be grilled over insurance fraud

The national carrier’s top bosses, who have been suspended since June lasty year, face a disciplinary hearing over allegations of mismanagement.

Survivor: Temba Mliswa’s political career was almost ruined earlier this year when he was arrested for allegedly ordering an attack on a fellow MP. The charges were later dismissed.

Mliswa wins in Mugabe’s heartland

The MP says Zanu-PF is safe in Mugabe’s hands, though he has his own ideas on some matters.

Vice-President Joice Mujuru and minister Emmerson Mnangagwa both seek control of the party. (Reuters)

Zanu-PF camps battle for control

Those aspiring to take over from Mugabe have taken their fights into the public domain, writes Kudzai Mashininga.