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Mugabe appoints Mnangagwa as new Zimbabwe VP
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday named hardliner Emmerson Mnangagwa as his vice president, putting the former justice minister in…
Zimbabwe VP hits back after Mugabe attacks
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Joice Mujuru on Tuesday decried “a well-orchestrated smear campaign and gross abuse of state apparatus” that led…
Zimbabwe arrests war veterans leader
Zimbabwe police have arrested a former war veterans leader on charges of undermining the authority of long ruling President Robert…
Mugabe’s Wife Plans To Take Over Power
Zimbabwe leader, Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, is about to be the world’s first female dictator as she plots to take…
Zimbabweans plan demonstration against Mugabe regime
Zimbabwe’s opposition party Saturday announced a plan for “peaceful and constitutional demonstrations” to press long-ruling President Robert Mugabe to accept…
Mugabe warns of action against ‘front men’ for foreign firms
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe opened parliament Tuesday with a warning that locals who front for foreign firms trying to dodge…
Zimbabwe signs $1.5bn power deal with China
Energy-starved Zimbabwe signed a $1.5 billion (1.2-billion-euro) deal with China’s Sinohydro on Friday for a project to boost power generation…
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe to tax mobile phones
Zimbabwe’s finance minister on Thursday announced a raft of tax hikes, including on mobile phones, in a bid to boost…
Team Nigeria Face Zimbabwe Test In Davis Cup
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s team to this year’s World Team Cup in Africa’s Zone III, will today take on their Zimbabwean…
Zimbabwe politicians warned against attacking Mugabe’s wife
President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party on Thursday warned party members against bad-mouthing the veteran leader’s wife, following her shock entry…
Zimbabwe police beat, detain opposition protesters
Zimbabwe riot police detained a dozen opposition protesters and beat up others at a demonstration on Wednesday over high unemployment,…
S.Africa says 250,000 Zimbabweans can stay, for now
South Africa on Tuesday said around 250,000 Zimbabweans living in the country on temporary visas due to expire this year…
No Mugabe, Zimbabawe more corrupt than Nigeria, says Campbell
Ambassador John Campbell, a great critic of Nigeria’s government has waded into the diplomatic spat between Nigeria and Zimbabwe, over…
Corruption: Nigeria protests Mugabe’s attack
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery over remarks credited to President Robert Mugabe, which depicted…
Bayelsa edge How Mine for next round of CAF Confed cup
The Bayelsa United Football Club (FC) on Saturday beat How Mine Club of Zimbabwe 2-0 to advance to the next…
Zimbabwe urges boycott of EU Summit over First Lady travel ban
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa…
Zimbabwe mulls open prison for female inmates with kids
The Zimbabwean government is working on setting up an open prison to accommodate female prisoners with minors, a senior government…
Zimbabwe caps salaries of state firms’ CEOs
Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a $6,000 monthly salary cap for executives of state-owned entities, following reports they were grossly…
Nigerians Are Corrupt, Says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has taken a swipe on Nigeria, labeling the country and her citizens as corrupt. He…
Zimbabwean Wins Etisalat Literature Prize
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi Noviolet Bulawayo, a writer from Zimbabwe, has won the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature in Africa. Her novel,…
Birthday boy, Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe after cataract surgery
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe returned home Saturday morning from Singapore where he had gone for routine medical check ups, state…
Zimbabwe to deport porno-charged ex-US congressman
Zimbabwe court strikes out ponographic possession charge A Zimbabwean court dismissed pornography charges against former congressman Mel Reynolds on Friday…
US ex-congressman faces porno charge in Harare
Former United States congressman Mel Reynolds was due to appear in a Zimbabwe court on Wednesday on charges of possessing…
EU eases sanctions for Zimbabwe, but not for Mugabe
The European Union on Monday lifted a visa ban and assets freeze against members of Zimbabwe’s ruling elite with the…
Nigeria beat Zimbabwe for CHAN bronze medal
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles were able to settle for bronze medal of the 2014 African Nations Championship, CHAN, after…
Mugabe attributes long life to ‘God’s Will’
Africa’s oldest leader and Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, whose state of health has sparked speculation in recent years, on Tuesday…
CHAN 2014: Morocco, Zimbabwe qualify for quarter finals
Morocco and Zimbabwe progressed to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship with a 3-1 win over Uganda and a…
Zimbabwe’s envoy to Australia seeks asylum
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Australia has asked for political asylum just days before her term ends saying she fears…
Nigerian Leader Urges Zimbabwe Rethink Ban On Foreigners
The leader of the Nigerian Community in Zimbabwe has urged Zimbabwean authorities to reconsider the proposed ban on foreigners from…
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Zimbabwe gives Nigerian traders quit notice
Zimbabwean authorities say they have given foreign shop-owners, mostly Chinese and Nigerian nationals, an ultimatum to shut down their businesses…