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Zimbabwe

Cars clog Zimbabwe’s streets as economy sputters back to life
Africa
/ 22 July 2012

Cars clog Zimbabwe’s streets as economy sputters back to life

As incomes rebound, cars flood back on to Zimbabwe’s streets.

By Fanuel Jongwe Author and Fanuel Jongwe
Zimbabwe’s new Constitution finally ready
Africa
/ 20 July 2012

Zimbabwe’s new Constitution finally ready

Zimbabwe’s constitutional affairs minister says an all-party panel has completed the new Constitution after three years of bitter political wrangling.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Cautious nod for progress in Zimbabwe
Article
/ 20 July 2012

Editorial: Cautious nod for progress in Zimbabwe

For too long Zimbabwe has been afflicted by an atmosphere that is at once febrile and frozen.

By Editorial
Compromises made on draft Constitution in Zimbabwe
Africa
/ 19 July 2012

Compromises made on draft Constitution in Zimbabwe

Zanu-PF has fended off the MDC’s moves to push through sweeping changes on the Constitution but is not entirely satisfied. Ray Ndlovu reports.

By Ray Ndlovu
Mugabe’s man shells out R185m for prime SA property
Article
/ 19 July 2012

Mugabe’s man shells out R185m for prime SA property

The head of Zim’s Marange diamond firm, a trusted Mugabe lieutenant, has paid inflated prices for prime real estate in KwaZulu-Natal and Sandton.

By Lionel Faull
Call for wider Zim sanctions aimed at Mugabe
Africa
/ 15 July 2012

Call for wider Zim sanctions aimed at Mugabe

Human rights group says blood diamond money being siphoned to finance the president and his secret police.

By Guardian Reporter
EU: Mugabe sanctions will remain until peaceful elections occur
Africa
/ 14 July 2012

EU: Mugabe sanctions will remain until peaceful elections occur

The EU has denied media reports that it is planning to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe or "anyone involved in continued abuses of human rights".

By Sapa-DPA
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector smokin’ again
Africa
/ 12 July 2012

Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector smokin’ again

Zimbabwe’s peasant farmers are flourishing in what was previously the domain of white farmers, and Zanu-PF is happy to take the credit.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zanu-PF sees no reason to spare banks
Africa
/ 12 July 2012

Zanu-PF sees no reason to spare banks

David Chapfika, one of the men lobbying for bank takeovers, has a chilling take on why they cannot be spared in the "indigenisation" drive.

By Jason Moyo
Dispatches: What used to be there
Article
/ 12 July 2012

Dispatches: What used to be there

On the corner of Kuyper Street and Service Road, finds the point where Zimbabwe meets Cape Town.

By Sean Otoole
Mugabe returns from check-up fit, strong and energetic
Africa
/ 7 July 2012

Mugabe returns from check-up fit, strong and energetic

Zimbabwean state television has claimed Africa’s oldest leader Robert Mugabe looked "fit and strong" following a medical check-up in Singapore.

By Sapa
Murky world of Marange mining firms
Africa
/ 5 July 2012

Murky world of Marange mining firms

Along with accusations that companies are not paying their dues, the owners remain a mystery, writes Jason Moyo.

By Jason Moyo
State keeps its hold on airwaves
Africa
/ 5 July 2012

State keeps its hold on airwaves

Zimbabwe’s first licensed commercial radio station’s links to the state-owned print-media stable, Zimbabwe Newspapers, has raised questions.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zim eyes banks next in its indigenisation plans
Africa
/ 3 July 2012

Zim eyes banks next in its indigenisation plans

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has ramped up a drive to force all foreign-owned businesses to surrender majority control to black people.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe
Mocking Mugabe is no joke
Africa
/ 28 June 2012

Mocking Mugabe is no joke

Although Shakespeare wrote the line "If music be the food of love, play on", Zimbabweans have learned that playing music can land them in jail.

By Ray Ndlovu
Parnell helps ailing Proteas to six-wicket win over Zim
Article
/ 23 June 2012

Parnell helps ailing Proteas to six-wicket win over Zim

South Africa and Zimbabwe both qualified for the finals of the mini-league Twenty20 tri-nations tournament after SA beat Zim by six wickets.

By Sapa
‘Mr Mines’ eyes Zanu-PF succession battle
Africa
/ 21 June 2012

‘Mr Mines’ eyes Zanu-PF succession battle

In the light of Zanu-PF’s succession battle, political observers see Obert Mpofu, themining development minister as an emerging, wily politician.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zimbabweans face new cash crunch
Africa
/ 21 June 2012

Zimbabweans face new cash crunch

Zimbabwean State spending is being targeted in an unpopular move to tighten the country’s purse strings, writes Jason Moyo.

By Jason Moyo
Proteas bat away old habits
Article
/ 21 June 2012

Proteas bat away old habits

Old school is no longer cool as the coach forges a new team culture to prepare cricketers mentally for the season, writes Neil Manthorp in Harare.

By Neil Manthorp
Zim take Proteas out with 29-run win
Article
/ 20 June 2012

Zim take Proteas out with 29-run win

Zimbabwe shocked powerful neighbours South Africa with a 29-run win in their third game of a non-cap Twenty20 tri-nation tournament.

By Sapa
Zanu-PF ambushes reform bid
Africa
/ 14 June 2012

Zanu-PF ambushes reform bid

Robert Mugabe’s allies have snubbed Jacob Zuma’s mediation team and rounded on Mantashe and Zulu, writes Jason Moyo.

By Jason Moyo
‘Illegal’ hiring leaves Zimbabwe army hungry
Africa
/ 14 June 2012

‘Illegal’ hiring leaves Zimbabwe army hungry

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Tendai Biti says its army is suffering food shortages after recruiting thousands of new soldiers without authority.

By Reuters
Mugabe hijacks tourism title
Africa
/ 7 June 2012

Mugabe hijacks tourism title

Zanu-PF is using Zimbabwe’s hosting of a United Nations tourism assembly to rebrand President Robert Mugabe.

By Ray Ndlovu
Women’s talk entertains grim Zim
Africa
/ 7 June 2012

Women’s talk entertains grim Zim

A new website is aiming to give a voice to Zimbabwean women, and is fast gaining attention since its launch three months ago.

By David Smith
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Africa
/ 31 May 2012

Mugabe courts regional support

Robert Mugabe will find out this weekend whether his latest bid to win regional backing to hold elections this year will be successful.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zimbabwe investors find glass half-full
Africa
/ 31 May 2012

Zimbabwe investors find glass half-full

Uncertainty has become a way of life for businesses eyeing Zimbabwe’s consumer boom. Jason Moyo reports.

By Jason Moyo
Answer to the truckers’ queue
Article
/ 31 May 2012

Answer to the truckers’ queue

As part of our Dispatches series, we take a look at how trucker Willie gets through Beitbridge.

By Sean Christie
One-stop border eases choke point
Article
/ 31 May 2012

One-stop border eases choke point

The Chirundu crossing between Zambia and Zimbabwe is becoming an example of how Africa can benefit from faster customs clearances.

By Mark Tran
BBC presenter arrested in Zimbabwe
Africa
/ 27 May 2012

BBC presenter arrested in Zimbabwe

A BBC presenter is hurt in a fall at a Zimbabwe police station after detention by immigration officials at the end of a children’s concert.

By Guardian Reporter
Ex-minister has new home in MDC
Article
/ 24 May 2012

Ex-minister has new home in MDC

Expelled last year from Zanu-PF, Tracy Mutinhiri, the former deputy labour and social welfare minister, has joined the opposition.

By Ray Ndlovu
Zanu-PF courts top UN official
Africa
/ 24 May 2012

Zanu-PF courts top UN official

Activists say the hosting of the United Nations’ Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe’s poor human rights record.

By Jason Moyo
UN rights chief touches down in Zim
Africa
/ 21 May 2012

UN rights chief touches down in Zim

SA’s Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation.

By Sapa Ap
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