Zimbabwe Prime Minister Sends Envoy to Angola As Tensions Escalate in Unity Government

The mainstream Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Zimbabwe’s power sharing government, led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has sent delegation to Luanda to brief Angolan officials over problems affecting the fragile coalition government, private...

Zimbabwe Owes the African Development Bank More Than $510m in Payment Arrears

Zimbabwe owes the African Development Bank (AfDB) more than $510 million in payment arrears, Finance Minister Tendai Bit said on Monday.

Zimbabwe Seeking African Development Bank Funding to Rehabilitate Collapsed Water Infrastructure in Four Towns

The African Development Bank (AfDB) will in June assess a request by Zimbabwe to fund a $52 million project to rehabilitate collapsed water infrastructure in four towns, the bank said here on Wednesday. How People Arrived Here: iran planning to establish...

Doubts Over Door-to-door HIV Testing Campaign in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s ambitious plan to offer an HIV test to every household in the country is not yet under way but is already being met with scepticism by activists who feel this is not a priority for the country, especially with global HIV/AIDS funding...

Zimbabwe Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa Accuses the International Criminal Court of Bias

Zimbabwe’s Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa on Friday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bias, telling the Netherlands-based tribunal to start taking action against “big (Western) power” offenders in order to improve its credibility.

Zimbabwe Plans to Ban Second-hand Car Imports From Japan Because of Fears Over Radioactive Contamination

Zimbabwe plans to ban second-hand car imports from Japan which it fears may be contaminated with radioactive material released into the atmosphere when the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was damaged by a tsunami in March last year, Transport Minister Nicholas...

Aid Agencies Cut Zimbabwe Food Rations Amid Funding Crunch

Aid agencies have reduced by 50 percent the food rations being distributed to more than one million Zimbabweans facing starvation as the United Nations warned Saturday of a $19.6 million funding shortfall likely to be faced by donors until July.

Constitution-making Process in Zimbabwe Hits Another Snag

Zimbabwe’s troubled constitution-making process hit another snag Friday after the leader of one of the parties in the country’s coalition government, Welhman Ncube, threatened to block the new governance charter until his two coalition partners stop...

National Housing Policy Awaiting Final Approval By Cabinet in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Housing Minister Giles Mutsekwa said Tuesday that a National Housing Policy developed by his ministry was now awaiting the final nod by cabinet before it takes effect.