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Zimbabwe’s civic services on the edge

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 15 Nov 2019

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

Police want to poison me, former Zimbabwean VP claims

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 19 Aug 2019

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

Zimbabwe’s new currency: the ‘RTGS dollar’

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 20 Feb 2019

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

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Security forces to blame for Zim post-election fatalities

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 18 Dec 2018

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

Reform on the cards as Zanu-PF shifts hardline stance

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 15 Dec 2018

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

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

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 21 Nov 2018

Zimbabweans reflect on the anniversary of Mugabe’s resignation

Uncertainty hangs in Harare’s air

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 3 Aug 2018

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

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

Africa Simon Allison & Kudzai Mashininga - 1 Aug 2018

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

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Zim opposition leaders targeted for assassination, claims Tendai Biti

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 31 Jul 2018

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

High turnout, high expectations as Zimbabwe votes

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 30 Jul 2018

Opposition fears that slow queues in urban areas could discourage voters

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

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 29 Jul 2018

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

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

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 24 Jul 2018

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

Two fatalities after Bulawayo blast

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 25 Jun 2018

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

Parliament lets Mugabe off the hook

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 11 Jun 2018

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

The return of Zim’s white farmers

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 20 Apr 2018

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

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