20120724
AFP
In a policy U-turn, the European Union promised Monday to lift most of the sanctions slapped against Zimbabwe a decade ago if the country holds a "credible" vote on a new constitution.

20120724
AFP
A draft constitution just finalised by Zimbabwe lawmakers as part of key reforms ahead of elections is a flawed compromise that will have little effect, analysts warn.

20120723
AFP
A cacophony of blaring horns and revving engines drown every other sound as frustrated motorists battle to negotiate a downtown intersection where the rush-hour traffic converges into gridlock.

20120721
AFP
Zimbabwe lawmakers have finalised a draft constitution that curtails presidential powers and limits terms to 10 years, part of key reforms ahead of elections, a minister said Friday.

20120721
AP
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's constitutional affairs minister says an all-party panel has finally completed a draft of the country's new constitution after three years of bitter political wrangling.

20120720
AFP
Zimbabwean unions Friday called on civil servants to protest next week to demand a near doubling of basic wages, after the finance minister ruled out any increases due to budget cuts.

20120710
Xinhua
Small-scale chrome miners in Zimbabwe have not been able to set up a single smelter since government banned raw chrome exports in 2010, an official revealed on Monday.

20120708
AFP
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived home Saturday from Singapore where he went for a medical check-up amid increasing concerns about his health, state media said.

20120704
AFP
Zimbabwe has given foreign-owned banks and other firms a year to cede a 51 percent stake to local black people, in compliance with equity and empowerment laws, a government notice said.

20120704
AP
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's 88-year-old president left for Singapore for a routine medical checkup, state radio reported Tuesday. After several trips to the Asian country in the past year, it is the first time the state broadcaster has officially announced reasons for his departure.

20120703
AFP
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe flew to Singapore Monday for a "routine" check-up, the second health-related trip this year for Africa's oldest leader.

20120629
AP
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia's populist president portrays himself as a corruption-buster, but critics are raising questions about the appointments he's made, his conduct and the lucrative contracts he has awarded for government work in the year since taking office.

20120626
AFP
A new Zimbabwe radio station aligned to long-ruling President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party began broadcasting on Monday.

20120626
AP
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's first licensed commercial radio station went live Monday, ending a 32-year monopoly by the state-controlled broadcaster and meeting some demands to free up the nation's airwaves ahead of proposed elections.

20120623
AFP
Male lawmakers in Zimbabwe on Friday underwent voluntary circumcision in a new public drive to curb the spread of HIV, which affects about one in 10 people in the southern African country.