Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa’s election victory
Zimbabwe‘s Constitutional Court confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed July 30 election victory on Friday, dismissing an opposition challenge that had held up his inauguration. In
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Zimbabwe gripped by court challenge to election result
Crowds gathered around screens outside Zimbabwe’s top court on Wednesday to watch a legal showdown challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s July 30 election victory. Many more
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins first post-Mugabe election
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, was elected on Thursday after a poll
Soldiers wander Zimbabwe’s capital after election violence
Zimbabwean soldiers walked the streets of the capital Harare on Thursday as subdued calm returned a day after clashes between security forces and opposition protesters
Three killed as Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash after vote
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Joe Brock Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on Wednesday as soldiers dispersed stone-throwing opposition supporters who
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority, EU questions poll
European Union observers on Wednesday listed several problems in Zimbabwe’s presidential and parliamentary election, including media bias, voter intimidation and mistrust in the electoral commission.
Mugabe votes in first election since being ousted
Former president Robert Mugabe, 94, cast his vote in a Harare township on Monday in Zimbabwe‘s first election that does not include his name on the
Zimbabwe applies to re-join Commonwealth
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially applied for Zimbabwe to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the grouping of former British colonies
Cyprus-based firm signs first major post-Mugabe deal in Zimbabwe worth $4.2 billion
By MacDonald Dzirutwe A Cypriot investor signed a $4.2 billion deal on Thursday to develop a platinum mine and refinery in Zimbabwe, an investment that
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa drops education minister after public outcry
Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa dropped his education minister, a day after reappointing him to a cabinet which gave top posts to senior military officials
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa names senior military officials to cabinet posts
Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, appointed senior military officials to top posts in his new cabinet and chose a veteran cabinet minister to head the
Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabwe and serve all citizens
New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe’s ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the
Mugabe granted immunity, assured of safety in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety would be protected in his home country as part of a deal
Zimbabwe’s economic situation “very difficult” – IMF
Zimbabwe’s economic growth is threatened by high government spending, an untenable foreign exchange regime and inadequate reforms, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said.
Mnangagwa arrives home, to be sworn in as president Friday
Zimbabwe‘s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday, marking a new era for the country ruled by Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule
Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe‘s president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted vice president
By Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president
President Mugabe stuns Zimbabwe by defying pressure to resign
President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwe on Sunday by making no mention of resignation in a television address, defying his own ZANU-PF party, which had sacked
Party set to sack Mugabe as protesters march on his residence
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told
‘There’s no going back,’ Zimbabwe’s party tells Mugabe (Update)
Leaders of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe‘s party are making plans to force him from office if the 93-year-old leader resists pressure from the army to quit,