Chidhumo was Zim’s most notorious felon, so why has popular culture lionised him?
Exhumations of Gukurahundi graves risk destroying vital clues about the extent of the massacre and who was responsible
Party says the decision was politically motivated
The targets were mainly from the Ndebele ethnic group, perceived as backing a rival to Mugabe, who is from the majority Shona group
Forecasters at Meteo-France warned that Kenneth could trigger waves off Mozambique’s northeastern shore as much as five metres higher than usual
As the storm neared, schools were closed and inter-island hopper flight suspended
Zimbabwe will start paying partial compensation to white farmers after 4 000 were stripped of their land under former president Robert Mugabe
Amid the horror of Cyclone Idai are stories of strength, resilience and survival
Cyclone Idai has caused severe damage and left people without members of their families, shelter or food to eat
Some people in Beira are so hungry that they are scooping rotting rice from the flood waters
While aid workers have been rushing to bring emergency aid to the hundreds of thousands of affected people, there is a need to focus on sanitation
The recent storms provide a grim reminder of the prospect of future tropical cyclones in a region under continued threat from climate change
Over 300 people have died and 350 000 at risk as Cyclone Idai tears through southern Africa
The eastern district of Chimanimani was worst-hit, with houses and most of the region’s bridges washed away by flash floods
Cyclone Idai has diaplaced 850 000 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, with hundreds of thousands more in danger as it moves further west.
Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future
Diamond-rich Botswana has offered to lend neighbouring Zimbabwe $95m in private sector loans to help ease its economic crisis
‘In practice, bond notes have rarely traded at 1:1 with the US dollar. On the black market, the rate can be as high as 4:1’
Decision is meant to stabilise the economy — but analysts are not convinced
"Comrade Bob" was toppled from 37 years in power in November 2017 following a brief military takeover
Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem
Further turmoil in store as the economic crisis worsens and unions contemplate strike action
Chamisa, who insists he won last July’s presidential elections, says he’s in favour of dialogue but only talks are called by a neutral party
In less than a month, the European Union will meet to discuss its Zimbabwe policy. So far, Europe’s approach has been a frustrating failure
Social media has changed the way wars are fought and oppression is resisted, resulting in governments disrupting connectivity
Zimbabwe’s president has wiped out any potential revolution before it can even begin
The parallels with another country in crisis — Zimbabwe — helps to explain why Venezuela is collapsing
Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.
Bulawayo’s fire brigade should have 320 employees but is 70 people short because of budget cuts
The legendary musician was one person that Zimbabwe could rely on
Targeted abductions and detentions are dismantling opposition to President Mnangagwa’s government
The brutal campaign, spearheaded by soldiers, is part of a vicious response by the state to last week’s protests that rocked the country