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Zimbabweans’ survival strategies
Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy
Before re-engagement, Zimbabwe needs to regain lost trust
Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning – and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens
Zim: ‘Kariba power costs inflated’
Two former ministers in Zimbabwe say corruption is the reason costs have escalated on the Kariba power project.
Zimbabwe government ‘induced’ flooding
Human Rights Watch says 20 000 people were displaced to make way for a new game reserve.
Chinese firm gets prime Zim land
Details of a deal for an upmarket estate outside Harare for well-off state officials are secret.
Outsiders offer cash to Zim for favours
Foreign companies have tempted Zimbabwe with money for elections in return for lucrative mining deals.
Tsvangirai flexes his muscles
MDC leader reshuffles ministers to quell growing public dissatisfaction over the pace of change.
Who’s who in the GNU
Who’s running Zimbabwe’s government of national unity?
Security Council takes up Zimbabwe vote
France’s United Nations ambassador called on Zimbabwe authorities on Tuesday to publish and accept the results of elections there as the Security Council met for its first…
No deal, say Zim opposition and govt
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and the Zimbabwe government both denied on Tuesday that they were in talks to arrange the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. At a news…
Opposition voters defy odds to make their voices heard
Will Mugabe accept the result? Zimbabweans didn’t so much speak in Saturday’s presidential election as shout so overwhelmingly that Robert Mugabe and the Zanu-PF party elite who…
Zim govt rubbishes vote-rigging claims
Zimbabwe’s justice minister has dismissed as ”utter rubbish” claims by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) that the political playing field is uneven ahead of national…
Mugabe: Makoni candidacy a UK ploy
Simba Makoni’s decision to enter the presidential race is a ploy by former colonial power Britain to divide Zimbabweans, a state-controlled newspaper reported President Robert…
Zim won’t grab free stake in mining firms
Zimbabwe’s draft mining Bill will not force firms to give a stake to the government for free as previously feared, and will be debated by Parliament after elections next month, a…
Zim govt seeks 25% stake in mining firms
President Robert Mugabe’s government published a draft Bill on Monday forcing mining firms to transfer majority shareholdings to local owners, including giving the Zimbabwe…