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Doctors, on the other hand, seem to hold the heartbeat of the Zimbabwean government in their hands and, perhaps once in a while, they squeeze. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)

Zimbabwe needs healing — and its doctors are on call

Strikes by medical professionals are the only language the Mnangagwa regime seems to understand

Zimbabwean cleric and activist Pastor Evan Mawarire exits a prison truck as he arrives at the Harare Magistrates Court. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images)

Systematic torture, killings, abductions, assaults — Zim rights commission speaks out

The brutal campaign, spearheaded by soldiers, is part of a vicious response by the state to last week’s protests that rocked the country

President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Wanton violence not the Zim way — Mnangagwa

The Zimbabwean president has received sharp criticism for the way security forces brought the fuel protests to a halt

The government considers the strike to be illegal. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

Doctors’ strike exacerbates Zim health sector crisis

A monthlong nationwide strike by doctors in Zimbabwe has left thousands of patients without adequate treatment and many beds empty

Silvia Maphosa is buried after he and others died during violence in Harare a day after the elections. A commission has completed its investigation into the bloodshed. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Will Zim bury poll deaths report?

Kgalema Motlanthe investigated post-election violence but there are concerns President Mnangagwa will not release his findings

(Oupa Nkosi)

Troubled Zim now faces tough foreign policy choices

The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest

Zim opposition leaders targeted for assassination, claims Tendai Biti

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

“Let us continue to be united and address our differences peacefully. The strongest response to violence is peace. The strongest response to hate is love

Two fatalities after Bulawayo blast

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

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

Nelson Mandela poses for photographers with singer Beyonce Knowles and other performers during a visit to Robben Island Prison near Cape Town

Blast rocks Mnangagwa rally

Footage circulating on social media showed an explosion and plumes of smoke around the president as he descended stairs from the podium

About 40% of Nairobi’s water supply gets lost on the way to consumers.

Zanu-PF’s new factions: Forget Lacoste and G40, now it’s uniforms versus civvies

As it prepares for elections, new divides are emerging in Zimbabwe’s ruling party

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she had appointed the task team based on its “strength and capabilities” and had believed its members would do their jobs without any form of corruption.
(David Harrison/M&G)

Zimbabwe’s military pushed Mugabe out for ‘selfish reasons’, opposition claims

In a statement, MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu maintained that the real power behind Mnangagwa’s presidency was the military.

Robert and Grace Mugabe.

The toxic masculinity that fuelled Mugabe’s reign in Zimbabwe – and ended it

Grace Mugabe’s failings as a ‘mother of the nation’ contaminated President Mugabe’s image as a ‘real man’, allowing him to be challenged by rivals

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After Mugabe: Do I dare to hope, as a Ugandan?

For many Ugandans, Mugabe’s fall has been welcomed with excitement in hopes that Yoweri Museveni’s firm 31-year-grip on power will finally be toppled.

Audits of the Groot Constantia wine estate found noncompliance for ethical trade accreditation. Labour regulations and those for the storage and use of chemicals and pesticides were violated.

Timeline: How Zimbabwe’s ‘coup’ unfolded

Robert Mugabe insists he is still in power despite a military takeover and a rising clamour for him to quit.

The cover of al-Shabab’s propaganda video threatens shoppers in the West. But is it about grabbing international headlines or a genuine warning of violence?

​It is not ‘anti-African’ to call for Mugabe to go

From arrests of cabinet ministers to talks of a ‘transitional government’ led by Mnangagwa, the situation in Zimbabwe has been notably peaceful.

The Paladin contract — which reportedly does not include food or medical care — has been backed by Australian home affairs minister ?Peter Dutton — who has advocated for an extension. (AFP)

Zimbabweans jubilant during ‘Mugabe must go’ march

People were elated and celebrated "the dawn of a new Zimbabwe", waving flags as crowds started arriving in cars, busses and on the back of trucks.

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‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa’s prophetic words ahead of Zim stalemate

The storm that erupted in Zimbabwe had been brewing for some time, blowing open tensions in the security forces

Critics of Numsa’s secretary general, Irvin Jim, allege the union is drifting from its worker base and risks being captured by its investment arm to become a vehicle for petty bourgeois accumulation. (Gallo)

A letter from a Zimbabwean observing the unthinkable

Time needs to pause for one to fully digest the news that Mugabe has been detained by one of the men who has supported his near 40-year dictatorship