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Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 Zimbabwe has released more than 10 percent of its prison population in a post-Christmas 3) amnesty, following repeated complaints from human rights groups and the justice mini
Broadcast: Jan 14, 2003 Cricket officials in London have decided that the England team will play as scheduled in 1) the World Cup tournament in Zimbabwe next month, despite calls from the British gove
The people of Zimbabwe are in the process of drafting a new constitution that is aimed at bringing new elections and ending years of political strife. As part of the process, specially trained leaders are consulting with citizens across the country i
Women miners search for diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe's lucrative Marange diamond fields. [Please note that this story has been superseded by later information from Zimbabwe and a portion of it is no longer completely accurate. The Harare Supreme Cour
Nearly two years into Zimbabwe's government of national unity, the country's economy is plagued by a declining industrial sector and continuing job losses. There is little foreign investment and little hope for financial assistance. The International
By Peta Thornycroft The Southern African Development Community holds a summit in Mauritius next week that is expected to focus on the situation in Zimbabwe, and proposed electoral reforms that would a
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 March 2008 For the first time, many people in Zimbabwe's rural areas have dropped their long-standing support of President Robert Mugabe and the ruling ZANU-PF, which has depended on the rural vote for victory. Peta Thor
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 May 2008 As Zimbabwe braces itself for a runoff in the presidential election, violence against people loyal to the Movement for Democratic Change, or MDC, has reached unprecedented levels. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai sa
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 25 October 2006 Silver Packry, right, feeds one of her children while her mother, left, looks on in Harare, October 17, 2006 Child mortality is on the increase in Zimbabwe, according to the country's health minister. Health
ZANU-PF aligned Zimbabwe police officers have arrested the country's energy minister, and all but banned political activities such as rallies by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), while allowing those organized by President Robert Mugabe's ZAN
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 28 March 2008 Analysts loyal to the ruling ZANU-PF at the University of Zimbabwe's political science department have predicted that President Robert Mugabe will easily win a new term in Saturday's election. Peta Thornycroft
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, left, walks past Prime Minster Morgan Tsvangirai, during Defense Force Day Commemorations in Harare, 10 Aug 2010 The Southern African Development Community is expected to discuss the political progress in Zimbabwe
European Union sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and most of his colleagues in the ZANU-PF party have been renewed despite requests from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that they be abandoned. The EU has lifted restrictions
By Peta Thornycroft 20 October 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during a press conference in Harare, 16 Oct 2009 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Mozambican leader Armando Guebuza are to meet late Tuesday for talks on wa
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 August 2007 The 14-nation Southern African Development Community, SADC, has begun a crucial summit in Lusaka, Zambia, with the crisis in Zimbabwe at the top of the agenda. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that t
By Peta Thornycroft 05 February 2008 A senior and long-standing member of the ruling ZANU-PF, Simba Makoni, announced in Harare that he will stand as an independent candidate against President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential election. Peta
Chinese living in Zimbabwe have been preparing an array of activities to welcome the spring festival. They include stunning performances from both Chinese and Zimbabwean artists. I note that the Chinese people use their culture as the bedrock upon wh
The leader of Zimbabwe's smaller opposition faction says negotiations on the country's political crisis are a three-way affair and no one party can sign a settlement deal with another. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare. Arthur Mutambara (14 April
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 06 March 2008 All three presidential candidates in the Zimbabwe election have launched their campaigns for the election scheduled for the end of this month. But, as Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, there are already indica
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he hopes negotiations with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party will allow the veteran leader an honorable exit from power. Tsvangirai made the statement one day after Mr. Mugabe said he was com