The Latest Breaking News from Zimbabwe

The Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe’s two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial state by the ruling Shona-dominated government “in its drive to destroy Ndebele particularism”. He explains, “This sets in motion the current…

Alexander Chimedza managed to plunge his hand into the mouth of one of the crocodiles which attacked him as he was fishing in Zimbabwe while his quick-thinking friends threw stones at it

Zimbabwe’s newest opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) won 19 parliamentary seats out of 28 on the ballot in the by-elections last Saturday, as ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) took the remaining nine, according to state broadcaster ZBC-TV on Sunday evening.

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” This is how British Somali poet Warsan Shire begins her now famous poem called Home. These words resonate with the experiences of many Zimbabweans who have been forced to leave their country in search of better opportunities elsewhere.

Saturday’s polls were seen as a preview of the 2023 elections when the opposition hopes to dislodge ZANU-PF from power.

Saturday’s parliamentary and local government by-elections a hint of what to expect in next year’s presidential polls.

Zimbabwe has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign that includes jabbing children aged 12 and above to rescue a drive faltering due to vaccine hesitancy and complacency

The war’s ripple effects are hitting developing nations like Zimbabwe hard as supplies of fuel, food are disrupted.

Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26 March 2022. The by-elections have the potential to set the tone for next year’s national elections.