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Zimbabwe: On the edge again?
Zimbabwe is being buffeted by its worst economic crisis in over a decade, including scarcity of basics like fuel and cornmeal

Zimbabwe suspends mobile banking, stock exchange trade
The Zimbabwean government accuses the country's stock exchange of being complicit in illicit financial activities

Zimbabwe increases fuel price by 150%
Zimbabwe has been facing fuel shortages since October 2018

Virus lockdown darkens hopes for Zimbabwean tobacco rebound
Tobacco is Zimbabwe's second biggest foreign currency earner after gold. The industry's prospects are now clouded by the impact of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus pushes Zimbabwe to reintroduce use of U.S. dollar
The move is part of 'measures to mitigate the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the Zimbabwean society and the economy'

Zimbabwe inflation soars to 540%
The inflation rate in Zimbabwe surges to 540.16% in February 2020

Zimbabwe journalists suffer as regime tightens grip
As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa tightens his stance on dissent, journalists have also suffered repercussions

Zimbabwe VP returns after months of medical care in China
The 63-year-old, who led the ousting of Robert Mugabe, has been in and out of hospital since the start of the year yet his ailment has not been disclosed

Zimbabwe quadruples electricity price as crisis deepens
Zimbabwe is dealing with hyperinflation which has seen many families living on a single meal a day

Zimbabwe raises oil prices by more than 25%
A full tank of fuel in Zimbabwe now costs more than a month's salary for a cook or a maintenance worker, and more than half a month's salary for a doctor

Zimbabwe's leader begs for patience to fix ailing economy
Zimbabwe's economy has been badly suffering for two decades, but the last 12 months are the worst decline in 10 years

Mugabe finally laid to rest in rural Zimbabwe village
Hundreds of mourners assemble for the burial, which was initially intended to be a private family event

Mugabe's body moved to rural home ahead of weekend burial
After weeks of wrangling between government and his family over the final resting place for the country's founding leader, the Mugabes have opted to entomb him at his birthplace and rural home

Mugabe's body heads for wake in home village
The remains of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe will be taken to his home village of Kutama
Divided Zimbabwe bids farewell to Mugabe with state funeral
(UPDATED) Mugabe, who died last week in Singapore aged 95, leaves Zimbabwe torn over the legacy of his 37-year rule marked by brutal repression and economic crisis

Mugabe's family agree to burial at 'heroes' monument
Robert Mugabe's nephew says the traditional chiefs in Mugabe's homestead have made the decision

Mugabe family sets burial for home village, not 'Heroes' shrine
Some family members are still bitter over Zimbabwean ex-president Robert Mugabe's ouster and the role his former ally President Emmerson Mnangagwa played

Mugabe's body arrives home for burial in divided Zimbabwe
(4th UPDATE) Around two thousand supporters, family members, and government officials were on the tarmac at Harare airport to welcome Robert Mugabe's remains

Mugabe's body may return home next week – family
A delegation is set to collect Robert Mugabe's body from Singapore

Allies hail Mugabe, UK brands him 'autocrat'
Here is a selection of top world reactions to the death of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot
First heralded as a liberator who rid the former British colony Rhodesia of white-minority rule, Mugabe is now remembered a despot who crushed political dissent and ruined Zimbabwe's economy

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's ruthless ex-president, dies aged 95
(5th UPDATE) 'Mugabe was an icon of liberation.... His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten,' says Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa

672 arrested in global swoop on fake food and drink – Interpol
In Zimbabwe, authorities seized soft drinks containing high levels of the active ingredient in drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction

Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique threatened by new tropical storm
The poor southern African country is still reeling from the impact of deadly Cyclone Idai which left about 1,000 dead in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Inflation nightmare returns to haunt Zimbabwe
Prices of goods and services in Zimbabwe are skyrocketing at rates unseen in a decade. 'It's a miracle how people are surviving,' says a resident.

Cyclone Idai's death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe updates its toll to 344 while Mozambique says recorded fatalities stand at 602, taking the combined tally to 946

Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique reports 5 cholera cases
UN humanitarian aid chief Mark Lowcock has appealed for $282 million of relief aid over the next 3 months for Mozambique

Mozambique cyclone survivors face 'ticking bomb' of disease
As logistical conditions improve and roads to affected communities are reconnected, the full scale of the humanitarian crisis is revealed for the first time since disaster hit on March 15

Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417 – government
'We are living an unprecedented natural disaster,' Lands and Environment Minister Celso Correia says

Aid workers scramble to get relief supplies to Mozambique cyclone victims
The confirmed death toll in Mozambique and neighboring Zimbabwe reaches 432 on Friday, March 22, with 293 killed in Mozambique, and around 1.7 million people affected

15,000 awaiting rescue in flood-stricken Mozambique
Land and Environmental Minister Celso Correia says around 3,000 people have been rescued so far since Tropical Cyclone Idai struck the flood-prone impoverished southern African country

Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as U.N. boosts aid
The UN adds one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa in decades also unleashes a humanitarian crisis in Malawi, affecting nearly a million people

Zimbabwe drifts toward online darkness
Ordinary Zimbabweans face a new era of repression from surveillance systems created in China and Japan

More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
(3rd UPDATE) 'When we flew over the area...this morning to understand what's going on, everything indicates that we could register more than 1,000 deaths,' says Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi

At least 24 dead as Cyclone Idai hits eastern Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe officials say 24 are dead with over 100 people missing

Zimbabwe pledges to probe abuse, rape claims against security forces
The country's justice minister says complaints should be lodged with the police and also assures that they would be treated with 'impartiality and sensitivity,' but many Zimbabweans fear retribution and find reporting such cases daunting

President vows to probe Zimbabwe forces over crackdown
'Violence or misconduct by our security forces is unacceptable and a betrayal of the new Zimbabwe,' Mnangagwa says on Twitter

Zimbabwe crackdown 'taste of things to come' – presidential spokesman
The crackdown has underlined fears of a return to the violent repression of Robert Mugabe, who was ousted from power by the military 14 months ago

Zimbabwe police erect road blocks to hunt protesters
The police says the road blocks are aimed to catch suspected looters and recover property stolen during the protests

Zimbabwe president cuts short holiday over doctors' strike
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa will play an oversight role in the negotiations between the government and the doctors on strike

Ailing Mugabe now unable to walk, says Zimbabwe president
'He now is unable to walk but whatever he asks for we will provide,' says President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Village in the city tries to save Zimbabwe traditions
Hatifari Munongi, a poet, storyteller, and retired schoolteacher, has built a replica traditional homestead at her property in the suburb of Marlborough in Harare

Cholera death toll climbs to 28 in Zimbabwe
Authorities ban public gatherings in the city as a health measure against cholera

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe
(UPDATED) Mnangagwa wins the election with 50.8% of the vote, just enough to meet the 50% threshold needed to avoid a run-off against the main opposition led by Nelson Chamisa

Zimbabwe opposition leader insists he won elections
'As far as we are concerned, we have a view that is contrary to the view of the Constitutional Court,' Nelson Chamisa says
Tributes pour in for former UN chief, Nobel laureate Kofi Annan
(4th UPDATE) World leaders and organizations pay tribute to the former UN Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence
Newly-elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused the opposition of instigating Wednesday's protests over alleged vote fraud where troops opened fire on demonstrators, killing 6

Zimbabwe opposition rejects 'fake' Mnangagwa victory
(UPDATED) Movement for Democratic Change party opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission denied access to voting results before announcing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory

Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe's 1st post-Mugabe election
Moments before the official announcement, MDC spokesman Morgan Komichi denounces the vote count as 'fake' as he took to the stage at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission results center before being removed by police

Zimbabwe warns of crackdown after opposition vote protests
Police confirm the death toll of 3, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa issues a statement blaming the opposition for the unrest and fatalities
