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British American Tobacco have been linked to a conspiracy to pay a bribe of between $300 000 and $500 000 to Robert Mugabe to get certain people released from jail.

British American Tobacco agents brokered Mugabe bribe proposal

Proposed bribe to Zanu-PF was co-ordinated by South African private security company FSS

On Saturday

Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and the explosive power of change

Explosions in Addis Ababa and Bulawayo were separated by more than 4 000km, but were driven by the same powerful force: resistance to reform

Zimbabwe riot police charge protesters

Zimbabwe riot police wielding batons charged protesting union members, doctors and nurses to disperse demonstrations on Wednesday.

Mugabe aides hold secret talks to gain immunity

Some of President Robert Mugabe’s senior aides have had secret negotiations with SA mediators in an effort to secure prosection amnesties.

Mugabe’s dire hospital ward for MDC activists

Ward B3 of the Gokwe hospital looks much like any other in Zimbabwe’s decaying medical establishments, denuded of medicines, equipment and doctors.

UK names clique of six men behind ‘campaign of terror’

Zanu-PF rose to the top after Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 by being more centralised, conspiratorial and ruthless than all its rivals.

SADC has failed us, says Zim NGO

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has used massive bribery, grossly-biased state media and inflammatory language to ensure he wins next week’s polls and the regional Southern…

Zimbabwean singer packs protest punch

Viomak’s velvety voice drifts through the air like a lullaby on a gentle breeze. But her protest songs pack a punch which could mean jail for anyone caught listening to them in…

Pets slaughtered in meat-starved Zim

Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed…