Zimbabwe

Interview: Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe

For the first time, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his economic team took part in a roundtable interview with The Africa Report, covering elections, ... international diplomacy, truth and reconciliation, and the financial agenda

OPINION: Is making the right noises enough of a plan?

Were there a prize for making all the right noises, then in his first 100 days as president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa would surely have ... won it. Assiduously projecting a businesslike demeanour, he was anything but the crocodile of old. His performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, carefully calibrated for the cameras, was masterly.

Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation Intrigues

The government holds up the Blanket gold mine as a success story for its indigenisation programme, but is now offering foreign-owned mining companies ... a softer option

Zimbabwe’s Mujuru: We don’t want to look like we’ll cause a coup

Former ruling-party baron Joice Mujuru is now the leader of Zimbabwe People First, a new opposition party that is seeking to work with others ... to get key concessions before elections in 2018.

On the road in Zimbabwe: Winners and losers from Mugabe’s land legacy

The Africa Report takes a road trip across Zimbabwe, from Harare to Masvingo Province and Mashonaland East – to see the long-term impact of ... the country's early-2000s land revolution.

The art of midwifing elections in Africa

Many countries in Africa conduct general elections regularly. Electoral management bodies have the responsibility to ensure free and fair elections. ... But what are their score cards so far?

Zimbabwe: Traders threaten class suit against opposition, MDC-T planning Zanu-PF business boycott

Zimbabwe's former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai could face an unlikely class action lawsuit from informal traders in Harare, who claim their ... businesses were looted and destroyed by protesters following protests fronted by the National Electoral Reform Agenda.

Zimbabwe’s priests tell Mugabe to go

Zimbabwe's prominent Christian leaders have joined a growing chorus of influential voices calling for the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe, ... warning that the country could slide into "total collapse" if he continues to rule.

Zimbabwe stops hiring public workers as it struggles to pay

Zimbabwe has stopped hiring new state workers after failing to pay its soldiers and teachers on time, according to an official notice, as President ... Robert Mugabe's government struggles with a big financial squeeze.

Protestors rally against money meltdown

For the second successive day workers and students took to the streets of Harare on 18 August protesting against worsening economic hardship ... and the government's plan to relaunch a local currency in the form of bond notes.