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One of Mugabe's top spies dies
Elias Kanengoni, the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Organisation , who was once convicted for attempted murder and accused of election violence, collapsed and died at his farm in Concession, Mashonaland Central on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Trip to Tokyo to 'Gobble Millions'
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will next week gobble millions of dollars when he takes a huge entourage of more than 50 government officials to attend the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development from June 1 to 3, the Zimbabwe Independent can reveal.
U.S. needs a federal media shield law
Zimbabwean journalists take part in a march to commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Harare, Friday May 3, 2013.
Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee
The African Union turns 50 on Saturday and several Zimbabwean veteran nationalists, including the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo and the late former Zanu national chairman Herbert Chitepo will be honored at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa.
Facebook character stirs up Zimbabwe politics
Is it a practical joke? A laughable ego trip? A crude piece of opposition propaganda? Or the first real insight that Zimbabweans have been offered into the inner-workings of the party that has ruled their country for decades? I have been following Baba Jukwa on Facebook for a few months now, on the advice of a businessman and friend in Harare who ... (more)
Supreme Court reserves judgement on election date petition
On Friday the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case in which a Harare man was seeking an order force President Mugabe to announce the date for elections.
Zimbabwe: Still Rolling Out the Barrel
Delta Corporation Limited, the biggest counter on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange by capitalisation, recently published results for the 12 months ended March 31 2013.
Mugabes under the spotlight - Zimbabwe's first family filmed at home
Soft-focus documentary catches Robert Mugabe over lunch with his wife and children, talking of love, family, politics and Tony Blair Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe with first lady Grace Mugabe at his 89th birthday celebration in February.
Zim: Reinvention of the opposition
The Movement for Democratic Change has adjusted policies in its election manifesto but is this enough to win against Zanu-PF later this year? New and improved? MDC Women's League delegates dance during part of the programme of the party's policy conference in Harare.
Weimaresque Hyperinflation Is Ravaging One Of The World's Most Popular Video Games
In this multiplayer online game played by millions, witch doctors, demon hunters, and other character types duke it out in a war between angels and demons in a dark world called Sanctuary.
June election 'unlawful' in terms of new Constitution
The new Constitution that was formally gazetted by Robert Mugabe on Wednesday makes his desired June election date technically unlawful, with months worth of preparations constitutionally required.
HIV test case heard by Zimbabwe's new Constitutional Court
A rights activist, who is living with HIV, filed a test case in the newly constituted Constitutional Court on Thursday to highlight the challenges and ill treatment facing people living with the virus in the country's prisons.
Zimbabwe president signs new constitution into law
The new constitution limits future presidents to two five-year terms. The provision limiting presidential terms will not apply retroactively, so the 89-year-old Mugabe will be able to run in the next election [Reuters report] and potentially continue to serve as president for the next decade.
The facts laid out by prosecutors are plain: In 2008, a U.S. government employee on assignment in Zimbabwe drove through the capital of Harare in his government-issued Toyota Land Cruiser and struck and killed a 34-year-old Zimbabwe man.
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China Gives Zimbabwe US$32 Million
Zimbabwe and China on Wednesday signed two agreements that will see Beijing releasing at least US$32 million to Harare, Zimbabwe's news agency, New Ziana, reported.
Zimbabwe On Path To Regain International Acceptance
With several low-key, but unmistakable gestures, the United States has signaled that it is moving toward normalizing relations with Zimbabwe, the former White minority-rule nation once known as Rhodesia.
Police thwart Simba Makoni's meeting with business community
Efforts by Dr Simba Makoni's political party to hold discussions with the Norton community a fortnight ago were thwarted, after police went back on their word and withdrew clearance.
Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution into law
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for an election later this year.
Zimbabwe's president signs new constitution
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted... City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a caustic campaign in which ... (more)
Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting
The Public Order and Security Act gives untold power to the police, and many have claimed that President Robert Mugabe has used the country's security forces to intimidate his opposition.