Fired state doctors reject offer to return to work
- 29-Nov-2019
Zimbabwe state doctors who were fired for going on strike have rejected a government offer to return to work, their union said on Friday
Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95
- 06-Sep-2019
Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe with an iron fist from 1980 to 2017, has died aged 95
Zimbabwe president condemns crackdown, backers raise impeachment fears
- 23-Jan-2019
Zimbabwe’s Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) accused security forces of systematic torture.
Emmerson Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe election
- 03-Aug-2018
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, narrowly won the country’s landmark election, results showed early Friday, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests. Mnangagwa won 50.8 per cent of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC party on […]
Opposition spox says Zimbabwe army action unjustified as three killed in protests
- 02-Aug-2018
HARARE: Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on Wednesday as soldiers dispersed stone-throwing opposition supporters who accused the ruling party of trying to rig Monday’s presidential election. The deployment of soldiers and their beating of unarmed protesters set back President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s efforts to shed Zimbabwe’s pariah status after decades of repression […]
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority seats in parliament
- 01-Aug-2018
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party won the majority of seats in parliament after sweeping rural constituencies by huge margins, official results showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission results showed Mnangagwa’s ZANU-PF cruising to a big majority after picking up 109 seats against 41 for the opposition […]
Zimbabweans begin voting in first election since Mugabe’s removal
- 30-Jul-2018
HARARE: Zimbabweans began voting on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed vote they hope will rid the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy. The election will see 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson […]
China’s Xi tells Zimbabwe president they should write ‘new chapter’ in ties
- 03-Apr-2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe that they should work towards a new chapter in ties, during the African leader’s first state visit to China since he seized power last year.
Zimbabwe ex-army chief who helped oust Mugabe sworn in as VP
- 28-Dec-2017
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule was on Thursday sworn in as one of the country’s two vice presidents. General Constantino Chiwenga, 61, took the oath of office in Harare, pledging to be “faithful” to Zimbabwe and to “obey, uphold and defend the constitution”. “I […]
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for end to Western sanctions
- 14-Dec-2017
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday called for the removal of Western sanctions on his government during a speech to ruling party officials and said elections due in 2018 were nearer than “you expect”. Mnangagwa, 75, became leader of the southern African nation last month after the military and ruling ZANU-PF turned against […]