Recent News Headlines : Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE COURT AGAIN POSTPONES FORMER FINANCE MINISTER'S BAIL HEARING


A Zimbabwean court has postponed to Thursday the bail hearing of former finance minister Ignatius Chombo, who is facing charges of corruption dating back two decades... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 5

NEW ZIMBABWE LEADER IN QUICK RESHUFFLE


Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 158

BITCOIN IS THE CURRENCY IN THE NEWS BUT HERE'S A (PHYSICAL) CURRENCY THAT'S GONE UP 28,000PC


Among the most potent symbols of the financial destruction Mugabe wreaked in Zimbabwe are the bank notes issued during the hyperinflationary period of 2008-09... READ MORE

2nd December, 2017 50

MILITARY MEN GET KEY ZIMBABWE CABINET JOBS


Mr Mnangagwa was sworn in last week after Robert Mugabe agreed to resign... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 1778

WHY WE LOVE TO HATE DESPOTS' WIVES


In Zimbabwe, newly ousted first lady Grace Mugabe is probably Africa's most hated woman... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 293

AFRICAN CARTOONISTS JOIN MUGABE EXIT PARTY WITH COLOUR AND FUN


Mugabe out, soldiers to return to barracks - zimbabwe army chief... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 34

CHINA INSISTS IT HAD NO HAND IN MUGABE'S DOWNFALL


The Chinese government has officially addressed reports that it was involved in the events leading to the downfall of long-serving Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 10

MNANGAGWA DISSOLVES CABINET OF FORMER LEADER ROBERT MUGABE


Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday, three days after the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, who had been in power since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 41

CHINA CONFIDENT IN ZIMBABWE'S DEVELOPMENT AS NEW PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE


Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang holds a regular news briefing in Beijing, November 27, 2017... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 1

DETAINED MUGABE-ERA OFFICIALS DENIED BAIL IN ZIMBABWE


He faces charges of fraud and slander for his criticism of the head of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantino Chiwenga... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 320

ARMY OPERATION THAT LED TO MUGABE OUSTER ENDS


Allies of former president have also been arrested as part of 'Operation Restore Legacy' that saw Mugabe quit his post... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 508

'CONFINED BUT FINE' MUGABE AT RECEIVING END OF SOCIAL MEDIA MOCKERY


She was given a Doctorate in Sociology by University of Zimbabwe Chancellor, Robert Mugabe only two months after registering for the course at the university... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 15

HOW ROBERT MUGABE'S RISE WAS INTIMATELY TIED TO U.S. COLD WAR POLITICS


For all these reasons -- Cold War security concerns, racial justice and economics -- Carter wanted to resolve the Rhodesian war... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 10

HOW ROBERT MUGABE'S RISE WAS INTIMATELY TIED TO U.S. COLD WAR POLITICS


For all these reasons -- Cold War security concerns, racial justice and economics -- Carter wanted to resolve the Rhodesian war... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 10

ZIMBABWE'S ROBERT MUGABE TAKING THINGS VERY WELL, SAY RELATIVES


She wants to continue planning the Robert Mugabe University so they have something to do, he said... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 336

ZIMBABWE'S MUGABE 'GLOWED' WITH RELIEF AFTER HE QUIT


Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'glowed' with relief after he quit priest... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 111

ROBERT MUGABE TO GET $10M PAYOFF AND IMMUNITY FOR HIS FAMILY


Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe to get 10m payoff and immunity for his family... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 16911

'THE PEOPLE ARE FREE': ZIMBABWEANS REACT TO THE FALL OF ROBERT MUGABE


There are concerns that Mnangagwa, despite describing Zimbabwe as an unfolding democracy, may prove as intolerant of protest as his predecessor... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 535

MUGABE 'STILL HAS POLITICAL ROLE TO PLAY'


He said that Grace wanted to focus on already announced plans to build the controversial 1bn Robert Mugabe University in Mazowe, near Harare... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 653

ROBERT MUGABE WAS RELIEVED AFTER QUITTING, SAYS ZIMBABWEAN MEDIATOR


The mediator said Grace Mugabe is aware of her role in triggering the momentous events in Zimbabwe but doesn't believe it is all her fault... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1

THIS COLLEGE STUDENT IS NOW A SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE IN ZIMBABWE


Hanzi is the executive director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, a non-profit that is supporting both Mawarire and O'Donovan in their legal battles... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 608

MUGABE REPORTEDLY CRIED WHEN HE AGREED TO STEP DOWN FROM ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENCY


Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe cried and lamented betrayal by his lieutenants when he agreed to step down last week under pressure from the mili... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 5

ZIMBABWE'S ROBERT MUGABE CRIED WHEN HE AGREED TO STEP DOWN


Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down Report... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 76

ZIMBABWE'S MUGABE CRIED WHEN HE AGREED TO STEP DOWN


The privately-owned Standard newspaper, which has been critical of Mugabe and his government over the years, urged Mnangagwa to walk the talk on graft ... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 414

SPECIAL REPORT: 'TREACHEROUS SHENANIGANS' - THE INSIDE STORY OF MUGABE'S DOWNFALL


Chiwenga, dressed in camouflage fatigues, hesitated before replying that Zimbabwe was facing a national crisis that demanded military intervention... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 3423

ZIMBABWEAN MINISTER DESCRIBES RAID DURING MILITARY TAKEOVER


FILE PHOTO President Robert Mugabe listens to his wife Grace Mugabe at a rally of his ruling ZANU PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2017... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 64

SUDDENLY, ZIMBABWE'S BIGGEST NEWSPAPER CAN PRINT EXACTLY WHAT IT WANTS. IT'S HARDER THAN IT SOUNDS.


Phyllis Kochere holds the newspaper announcing the resignation of Robert Mugabe in the newsroom of the Zimbabwe Herald... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 1081

MNANGAGWA PLEDGES NEW ERA AS ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT


Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, exercising almost total authority to crush any sign of dissent... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 0

MILITARY ACTION AGAINST MUGABE WAS LEGAL, ZIMBABWE JUDGE RULES


Zimbabwe Military action against Robert Mugabe was legal, High Court judge rules... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 32

ZIMBABWE JUDGE SAYS MILITARY ACTION AGAINST MUGABE WAS LEGAL


Mnangagwa was sworn in as president on Friday in a whirlwind reversal of fortunes, becoming just the second leader of Zimbabwe after Mugabe's 37-year-rule... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 167

Trending News Headlines : Zimbabwe

ROBERT MUGABE RESIGNS AFTER 37 YEARS AS ZIMBABWE LEADER


Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, served beside Robert Mugabe, right, throughout the leader's entire political career... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 34855

ROBERT MUGABE RESIGNS AS ZIMBABWES PRESIDENT, ENDING 37-YEAR RULE


Robert Mugabe Resigns as Zimbabwes President, Ending 37-Year Rule... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 12398

ZIMBABWE GRANTS ROBERT MUGABE IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION


Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for 37 years, resigned on Tuesday, hours after parliament launched proceedings to impeach him... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 4128

ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE FINALLY RESIGNS, SPARKING WILD JUBILATION ON THE STREETS OF HARAREA


Zanu-PF, the ruling party, installed Mr Mnangagwa as party leader after ousting Mr Mugabe from the same role on Saturday... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 4087

MUGABE RESIGNS UNDER MILITARY PRESSURE AFTER 37 YEARS AS ZIMBABWE'S LEADER


Zimbabwean lawmakers celebrate at the parliament in Harare after Robert Mugabe's resignation... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 3984

JUBILATION GREETS END OF MUGABE ERA


Zimbabwe's next president The ruling Zanu-PF party says former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa will succeed Mr Mugabe... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2503

ROBERT MUGABE SWAPPED SPEECHES, SAY ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS


The military commanders claim last week's takeover was necessary to remove criminals close to the president, a reference to Grace Mugabe and her G40 faction... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 2389

MUGABE DEFIES ALL EXPECTATIONS AND DECLINES TO RESIGN AS ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT


By the time a protest march on Saturday was over, signs for Robert Mugabe Road had been trampled... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1898

ZIMBABWE'S ROBERT MUGABE RESIGNS AFTER NEARLY 4 DECADES IN POWER


Zimbabwe's polarizing first lady, Grace Mugabe, had been positioning herself to succeed her husband, leading a party faction that engineered Mnangagwa's ouster... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1892

A FIRING, A FEUD AND A FIRST LADY


Unlike the much-beloved first wife, the second Mrs. Mugabe was widely disliked among Zimbabweans... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1223

IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS TO BEGIN AGAINST ZIMBABWE LEADER


Earlier euphoric crowds of several thousand people gathered in Zimbabwe's capital to demand the departure of President Robert Mugabe after nearly four decades in power... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 1182

EMMERSON MNANGAGWA TO SUCCEED MUGABE AS PRESIDENT


Emmerson Mnangagwa is to be sworn in as Zimbabwe's president, following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1158

MUGABE SUCCESSOR DUE BACK FROM EXILE


Robert Mugabe's ally turned rival, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is poised to take over as Zimbabwe's president... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1109

ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE RESIGNS, ENDING 37-YEAR REIGN


Yours faithfully, Robert Gabriel Mugabe President of the Republic of Zimbabwe... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 999

'THE PEOPLE ARE FREE': ZIMBABWEANS REACT TO THE FALL OF ROBERT MUGABE


Former vice-president becomes country's second leader since independence after resignation of Robert Mugabe on Tuesday... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 869

'THE PEOPLE ARE FREE': ZIMBABWEANS REACT TO THE FALL OF ROBERT MUGABE


Emmerson Mnangagwa is 75, and for decades he was righthand man to Robert Mugabe, accused of the same human rights abuses and similar corruption... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 866

MUGABE SNUBS RESIGNATION DEADLINE - AS IT HAPPENED


One of our colleagues in Zimbabwe's capital Harare is reporting that President Robert Mugabe has called for a cabinet meeting tomorrow... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 791

THE ARMY CHIEF WHO TOOK POWER FROM MUGABE


'Political theatre' Gen Chiwenga then went to China, and Mr Mugabe's allies in the security forces planned to arrest him on his return, Mr Smith said... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 772

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVERSES OBAMA-ERA BAN ON BRINGING TROPHIES FROM ELEPHANT HUNTS TO U.S.


How to treat animal trophies Americans shoot overseas has been a contentious issue for years... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 722

'THE PEOPLE ARE FREE': ZIMBABWEANS REACT TO THE FALL OF ROBERT MUGABE


Former Mugabe right-hand man who is set to become next president gives first speech after return from exile... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 705

ZIMBABWE IN CONFUSION AS ROBERT MUGABE IGNORES LATEST DEADLINE TO LEAVE


Mnangagwa, who is known as the Crocodile, orchestrated repeated crackdowns on Zimbabwe's opposition under Mugabe's rule... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 671

'WE ONLY KNEW MUGABE AS PRESIDENT'


Yours faithfully, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 601

EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SET TO TAKE OVER ZANU-PF PARTY REINS


Mnangagwa returned from South Africa two weeks after a military takeover that saw Mugabe placed under house arrest at his Blue Roof Residence in the capital... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 594

ZIMBABWE LEADER TO 'RE-ENGAGE' WITH WORLD


Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to re-engage the country with the world, following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 508

ZIMBABWE'S MUGABE IN CONTACT WITH OUSTED VICE PRESIDENT


The deep state that engineered this change of leadership will remain, thwarting any real democratic reform, said Miles Tendi, a Zimbabwean academic at Oxford University... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 493

ROAD TO RUIN: HOW THE MUGABES' TIME RAN OUT


As he reached the end of the address, Mnangagwa referred to a threat made by Grace Mugabe at one of her own rallies a month ago... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 482

WHAT NEXT FOR ROBERT AND GRACE MUGABE?


Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party is planning to support impeachment proceedings against Robert Mugabe, after he ignored a deadline to stand down as president... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 474

ZIMBABWE'S MUGABE IN CONTACT WITH OUSTED VICE PRESIDENT


The deep state that engineered this change of leadership will remain, thwarting any real democratic reform, said Miles Tendi, a Zimbabwean academic at Oxford University... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 463

"THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN," SAYS ZIMBABWE'S NEW LEADER


Zimbabwe's former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is due to be sworn in to replace Robert Mugabe as President, addresses supporters in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 22, 2017... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 453

WILL SOUTH AFRICA LEARN FROM MUGABE'S FALL?


The silence of South Africa's governing African National Congress ANC, especially in the hours immediately after the fall of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, was deafening... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 429


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