South African Insurance Giant Old Mutual Urged to Withdraw Its Stake in Zimbabwe’s State-run Publishing Houses

Human rights activists have launched a petition calling on South African insurance giant Old Mutual to withdraw its stake in Zimbabwe’s state-run publishing houses they accuse of spreading hate speeches and promoting political intolerance in the troubled...

ZANU PF Accuses Visiting European Union Delegation of Bias

President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF has accused a European Union (EU) delegation that visited the country at the weekend of trying to undermine Zimbabwe’s coalition government by taking sides with the former opposition led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The...

International Monetary Fund Dispersing $500m in Aid for Zimbabwe

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Zimbabwe more than $500 million to assist in the southern African country’s economic recovery program, the state-run Herald newspaper reported Friday. The paper said the Washington-based institution had...

Zimbabwe Government to Acquire At Least a 50% Shareholding in Companies That Mine Precious Minerals

The Zimbabwe Government is planing to acquire at least a 50% shareholding in companies that mine precious minerals as part of its indigenization program, the state-run Herald newspaper said Tuesday. According to the daily, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu was...