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Zimbabwe claims it only has $217 left
In an appeal Tuesday to foreign donors to help raise some $200 million, Zimbabwe's finance ministry announced that paying civil servants and government employees had bankrupted the country.
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Zimbabwe activists sentenced for watching Arab Spring video
Found guilty for conspiracy to commit violence, six Zimbabwe activists are given fines and community service. Opposition members see beginning of crackdown ahead of elections.
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Zimbabwe police arrest, then release, top leaders
Police arrested Zimbabwe's Minister of Industry and Commerce Welshman Ncube and at least 20 other senior members of the smallest of the three parties within the ruling coalition Sunday. They were released hours later.
07/10/2011 06:44 pm -
Africa Monitor Zimbabwe and Mugabe top the agenda at southern Africa summit
The Southern African Development Community will not call on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to cede power. But by insisting on fair elections, it may push Mugabe into a corner nonetheless.
06/10/2011 12:05 pm -
Robert Mugabe clamps down further in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is warily eyeing the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Some analysts say those are prompting him to speed up elections and intensify an intimidation campaign against the opposition.
01/27/2011 05:41 pm -
Roy Bennett acquittal shows independence of Zimbabwe judiciary
A judgment that cleared Roy Bennett of terrorism and theft charges Monday signals a new autonomy in Zimbabwe's judicial system. But it does 't mean that President Robert Mugabe is ready to accept Bennett in his government.
05/10/2010 03:18 pm -
Eager foreigners still wary of investing in Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Recent moves to nationalize big businesses have made several companies postpone plans to invest.
10/13/2009 01:00 am -
Mugabe using police to crush opposition, MDC says
Law enforcement officials are carrying out a covert operation to arrest Movement for Democratic Change politicians on trumped up charges as a way to diminish the opposition's clout in a fragile unity government, say MDC officials.
08/20/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Tsvangirai car crash: Accident or assassination attempt?
03/07/2009 12:00 am -
Abductions of Zimbabwe activists could ruin talks
Twenty activists from the Movement for Democratic Change opposition party have been abducted since October. Their whereabouts are still unknown.
12/18/2008 12:00 am -
World
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
African Union calls for unity government in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's opposition rejects calls for a unity government, however, citing perceived bias of mediator, South African President Thabo Mbeki.
07/03/2008 01:00 am -
Zimbabwe's pro-Mugabe war vets draw hard line
In a rare interview, militia leader threatens to take over more white-owned farms and businesses.
06/16/2008 01:00 am -
World
06/13/2008 01:00 am -
Regional leaders: 'What Zimbabwe crisis?'
Leaders of the southern African region met in Zambia this weekend for an emergency summit on Zimbabwe's increasingly tense electoral impasse.
04/14/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Vote results delayed for fear of violence, Zimbabwe says
The country's electoral commission said releasing results from the March 29 presidential vote would be 'dangerous' as international efforts for release of poll widened.
04/09/2008 01:00 am -
Will Mugabe go out like a lion or a lamb?
President Robert Mugabe and his top advisers will hold a Politburo meeting on Friday to decide what to do next.
04/03/2008 01:00 am -
Zimbabwe opposition claims election win
President Robert Mugabe's government warns that premature victory claims would be seen as a 'coup.'
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
Tension in Zimbabwe after opposition claims victory
The Movement for Democratic Change is trumpeting a huge win and accusing Mugabe's government of delaying results.
03/31/2008 01:00 am
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