Some Zimbabweans living in abject poverty are reacting angrily to claims by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the country’s economy is the fastest growing in southern Africa. Some economists and members of the main opposition say the president is misinformed or does not understand basic economics.
EU made the decision because of what it calls lack of independence and transparency in the country's disputed August polls
Zimbabwe’s government is continuing with oil drilling near the border with Mozambique and Zambia, despite opposition from activists who warn that fossil fuel exploration will damage the environment. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Mbire. Camera: Blessing Chigwenhembe.
Kembo Mohadi resigned from the same post two years ago, following media reports he had engaged in improper sexual conduct
The lawyers had asked police not to interview two of their clients who were hospitalized.
The main opposition says Mnangagwa’s re-election means another five years of economic stagnation and what they see as presidential illegitimacy
Zimbabwe’s previous elections have been disputed but the results were never reversed
President Mnangagwa’s government and his ruling ZANU-PF blast criticisms of the controversy-marred election
Government charges 35 election monitors with plotting to release poll results
Voting extended to 2nd day in parts of capital
Both ruling ZANU-PF party, main opposition confident of winning the polls that started late in Harare and Bulawayo
Voting began in Zimbabwe Wednesday morning amid reports of massive delays that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission blamed on what it calls “logistical problems.” Columbus Mavhunga files this report from the capital, Harare, where both main presidential candidates are hopeful of victory.
When Zimbabwe holds general elections on Wednesday, August 23, there is just one woman presidential candidate out of 11 contenders
President Emmerson Mnangangwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens for Coalition for Change are the main parties vying for votes among other candidates
Accounts of journalists being harassed, attacked or denied access while covering Zimbabwe’s general elections are worrying media analysts. From Harare, Zimbabwe, Columbus Mavhunga has the story for VOA.
Lawyers for the independent presidential candidate want to fight the Supreme Court ruling
But central bank says measures are likely to remain in place after Zimbabwe’s August 23 general election
Move necessary because of police ban on its rallies, opposition says,
But those who are pro-government are saying the law is important to ensure that citizens do not call for sanctions against Zimbabwe
Health care providers in Zimbabwe are leaving the country in droves for better work abroad. The government is scrambling to fill the gaps by better equipping hospitals, as Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, Zimbabwe.
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