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On 25 January, exactly two years and three days after Zimbabwe’s main opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was launched, its leader Nelson Chamisa quit, leaving the party…

Zimbabwe could link the currency to hard assets such as gold under new measures being considered by the government, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says. President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week said…

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has released the names of candidates that are going to fill vacancies in the National Assembly and the Senate created by the recall of those elected…

Zimbabwe’s state sovereign wealth fund has now acquired all of state mining company Kuvimba Mining House Ltd., in a bid to end speculation about its ownership.  Kuvimba holds some of…

Zimbabwe is considering overhauling its exchange-rate regime as the government seeks new measures to save its beleaguered currency. The latest proposals will be in a monetary policy statement the Reserve…

Zimbabwe Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has warned the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change not to abuse Parliament after one faction appointed a leader of the opposition in Parliament and…

The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front now has a two-thirds majority in Parliament after winning six seats in the by-elections held at the weekend.  The party now has 190 seats…

Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has won all six of yesterday's parliamentary by-elections meaning it now holds a two-thirds majority in parliament. The victories give President Emmerson Mnangagwa the power to…

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired War Veterans Minister Chris Mutsvangwa with immediate effect but no reasons were given. Mutsvangwa is also the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party spokesman. His…

The European Union has extended its sanctions on Zimbabwe by a year to 20 February 2025. The EU no longer has any sanctions targeted at individuals but maintains sanctions on…