Zimbabwe

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.

Zimbabwe sets up credit bureau as banks reel from defaults

Zimbabwe's central bank will this month set up a credit reference bureau as it tries to improve credit risk management in the country's financial ... services sector, weighed down by non-performing loans.

Zimbabwe: Draft mining bill compels companies to list locally

Zimbabwe is set to restrict ownership of mining concessions to only firms listed on the local stock exchange, a draft mining bill has ... proposed.

Zimbabwe opposition leaders in joint anti-Mugabe protest agreement

Zimbabwe's opposition parties are planning a 200,000-man march in the capital Harare on August 26, as part of growing measures to force veteran ... ruler President Robert Mugabe to step down.

Zimbabwe sets ambitious economic growth target

Zimbabwe says it plans to grow its economy by 6.6 per cent over the next two years, a huge ask for a country whose economic growth has been on ... a downward spiral in the last two years, only growing by 1.5 per cent last year.

Zimbabwe moves in to clamp online dissent

Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has been accused of working with "cyber terrorists" to issue "subversive and inflammatory ... messages on social media".