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Zimbabwe: PWDs demand condom packs in Braille to promote safe sex
Visually impaired people in Zimbabwe have made a bold request to
government that condom packs be written in Braille to help them engage
in “safe sex”.
Through...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe keeping his personal belongings at Tsvangirai’s official home
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s continued use of his simple Strathaven home as his official residency seven months after his appointment has been explained:...
Zimbabwe: “Police can’t be held liable” in Jestina Mukoko lawsuit
Human rights activist Jestina Mukoko, whose terrorism charges were dropped on Monday, is wasting no time reflecting on her traumatic experience in jail. She...
Zimbabwe: 3 year old ex political detainee awarded, 7 others missing
The youngest political detainee in Zimbabwe who spent 76 days in jail with his parents has been awarded the democracy and Governance award by...
Zimbabwean plunges to death to save tourist at Victoria Falls
A Zimbabwean tour guide in Victoria Falls is feared dead after he plunged into the gorges in an attempt to rescue a tourist.
The man...
Zimbabwe: Freed Jestina Mukoko vows to continue with work
Prominent Zimbabwe human rights activist Jestina Mukoko was on Monday
morning acquitted by the Supreme Court after she challenged the
manner in which she was...
Zimbabwe records sharp drops in HIV cases but rate remains “high”
Zimbabwe's economy could be in bad shape but one notable improvement
is on its fight against HIV/AIDS. On Thursday, the health ministry announced that infection...
Zimbabwe: Traditional chiefs fight with MPs over luxury cars for respect
Traditional leaders in the southern African country of Zimbabwe are demanding improved allowances and top of the range Mercedes Benz vehicles so as to...
Can MDC toss out Zanu-PF by right?
More often than not, we commentators are desperate to bring good tidings to our fellowmen, because it is the right thing to do; political...
Zimbabwe: MDC treading on dangerous ground ahead of 2011 elections
President Robert Mugabe has told his Zanu PF party to prepare for elections in 2011 and work towards emerging victorious. Mugabe told the fifth...
Freak snake stories on the rise in Zimbabwe
If you want to make quick money but at considerable risk just grab a
snake and fly over to Zimbabwe. In the last three...
HRW accused of not revealing Anglo-American Corporation diamond theft
Anglo-American Corporation has come under attack from President Mugabe for milking the southern African country of millions of dollars from diamonds as the company...
Zimbabwe: Lawyers earn “starving wages”; Teachers’ wages to be frozen?
Government lawyers in Zimbabwe are earning “starvation wages” resulting in them compromising their professionalism. Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa said on average lawyers are earning...
Mugabe slammed for racist remarks, MDC to re-evalute power sharing deal
The Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (CFU), a body that advocates for
the interest of a few remaining white commercial farmers in Zimbabwe
have boldly castigated Robert...
Zimbabwe: Australia’s new selective policy is Zanu PF focused
Australia said on Tuesday it would resume some ministerial contact with Zimbabwe, after “seeing growing signs of a sense of hope and optimism among...
Zimbabwe prison authorities release 1000 more prisoners than promised under amnesty
Scenes of jubilation engulfed Harare Central Prison at the weekend as
relatives reunited with their loved ones freed from jail after serving terms of incarceration....
Zimbabwe: 80 year old woman armed robber on the run
The dollarisation of the crumbling Zimbabwe economy has got robberies to be more daring in the missions. Police in Harare have launched a massive...
Zimbabwe university students begin class boycotts
More than 200 Zimbabwean university students staged a protest march
late Tuesday in Harare voicing their disquiet over exorbitant tuition fees at state colleges ahead...
Mugabe escapes SADC censure
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe seems to have escaped censure from
his Southern African peers today in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - but at least...
Zimbabwe: ZAPU attacks Zanu-PF and MDC ahead of SADC talks
An opposition political party in Zimbabwe has called on Southern African Development Community not to extend its tolerance on Zimbabwe saying the parties in...
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai’s safety compromised as security agents show open contempt
In a major security shake-up Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has
ordered the removal of 15 agents from his close security team after a
serious misunderstanding among...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s prisoner amnesty questioned
President Robert Mugabe, the man widely seen as cruel, has this week shown some compassion on his fellow countrymen. He has granted clemency to...
Zimbabwe: Tendai Biti reveals Mugabe’s monthly salary but his plan backfires
Zimbabwe finance minister Tendai Biti on Wednesday revealed President Robert Mugabe's monthly salary. But this was quickly dismissed by restless teachers as a mere...
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai hints on a possible pullout from inclusive government
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has hinted for the first time that his MDC party would pull out of the seven month inclusive government if...
Zimbabwe: Massive misuse of state AIDS levy negates years of progress
Thousands of HIV and AIDS affected people in Zimbabwe are in great danger as the Southern African country is facing an acute shortage of...
Zimbabwe: Educational sector to suffer another blow
The Zimbabwe government, fresh from a three week strike by doctors,
is now bracing for yet another strike from teachers. The strike is likely to...
Zimbabwe doctor strike ends, sacked GPs to reapply
Zimbabwean doctors who have been on strike for close to a month have
called off their strike, giving the government a one-month ultimatum to increase...
Zimbabwe: Zuma may tackle “deviant behaviour” in the Mugabe camp
South African President Jacob Zuma jetted into Harare on Thursday evening and was quickly whisked to a state banquet for talks with President Mugabe...
Zimbabwe: Upsurge of Zanu-PF mandated violence alarming
Zimbabwe army soldiers stepped up attacks on civilians in the month of June as the country’s power-sharing government showed little desire to act to...
Zimbabwe: Zuma to avoid sensitive questions during visit…
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma’s makes his first official visit to Zimbabwe Thursday to open the Harare Agricultural Show. However, the visit has already...