Xanda Moyo, a Zimbabwean, face charges in connection to the prison break of rapist and murderer Bester
The release of 4 200 inmates has sparked fears that the ruling party is building an off-book army of thugs
Mining in the Mana Pools National Park threatens the forests and floodplains that are home to exceptional wildlife, as well as income from tourism
The prevalence of organised violence and torture over the decades can only mean that there are hundreds of thousands of torture victims in the country
Tsitsi Dangarembga was given a $200 fine and a six-month suspended sentence in September after she held up a placard calling for reform
The charges against the Pan-African Parliament’s president are the latest in a string of alleged offences by senior African leaders
Critics claim the case against the lawyer is politically motivated
UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded
Accountability and transparency are vital to avoid the ‘resource curse’, where extraction benefits the elite, at the expense of local people
After a while, it becomes exhausting to remind people that no, you are not religious, so you go along with the numerous rituals
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I had to leave Zimbabwe because I could not support my family. I have lived legally in South Africa but now I will be forced to return to poverty
But the soil will soon deplete, and deforestation means flash floods and mudslides will occur
Here’s what happened when a primary school teacher in the Western Cape suspected a pupil was being sexually abused
Asked why they were shifting their support, voters cited weak leadership, corruption, bad policies and future prospects as the main reasons
Over-reliance on ageing and ailing colonial infrastructure leaves over 40% of the continent’s population without electricity
The state’s ambitions for the country to become a middle-class economy are throttled by blackouts, corruption and structural and policy problems
Shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, will this rock art collection be taken out of storage
for South Africans to see? This is the final part in a series on South African rock art
Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations
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Officials at the library say they are racing against time to save the architectural marvel from collapsing into rubble
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They are a new generation of educated youth, many with degrees in business, law, finance and technology, who are shedding suits and ties and turning to agriculture
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons
‘Vandalism’ is the official reason for 24-hour blackouts disrupting all economic activity, but lack of investment and upkeep are more likely culprits
But backing the president is a useless strategy if the left can’t pull together, be open new ideas and find a way to get in tune with the majority
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A court case has revealed allegations involving extortion, mafia tactics, an apparent assassination and a sex abuse coverup
Zimbabwe MP and human rights activist Allan Markham has brought a case against the minister of justice, legal and parliamentary affairs and the attorney general
Transparency International has said Zimbabwe is losing billions of dollars a year to corruption
As the economic crisis worsens mental health professionals see a parallel rise in domestic violence
The therapy model is now being exported to the football World Cup in Qatar, where 32 benches, each representing a team competing in the Fifa tournament, will be set up to cast the spotlight on global mental health
Job Sikhala, who has been charged with incitement, has been denied bail for the sixth time
Critically-acclaimed Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga’s new book Black and Female describes the lived experience of the African feminist
Arout 2.3-million young Zimbabweans represent about half of the voting population but they are jobless, despondent and trapped in survival mode
The renewal comes as the Harare government cracks down on members of the opposition and journalists, alongside proposed amendments to laws critics say will stifle the work of NGOs