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President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and cabinet ministers ran up a travel bill of some US$50 million last month despite the treasury’s call for government to pull back…

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai today said local ownership rules for foreign mining companies are too stringent. The change in ownership will take years, Tsvangirai said, with even a minimum of…

The Ministry of Education had ordered that all teachers and staff evicted from Zimbabwe’s Anglican mission schools by pro-Mugabe renegade bishop Norbert Kunonga, who is loyal to President Robert Mugabe,…

South Africa's Home Affairs department today denied that it was engaged in secret deportation of illegal Zimbabwean immigrants. Immigrant rights advocacy groups have accused the department of secretly deporting Zimbabweans.…

President Robert Mugabe today said the government does not intend to take over Implats' Zimbabwe operations. "Mr Brown, go and tell your shareholders that we don't intend to take over…

Attorney- general Johannes Tomana today said he planned to file suit against the European Union to challenge a travel ban affecting the country's president and senior officials. "We are finalizing…

British Foreign Minister David Howell today said it would be premature to readmit Zimbabwe to the Commonwealth because President Robert Mugabe was showing no signs of recanting, standing down or…

The Movement for Democratic Change- Tsvangirai Member of Parliament for Nketa Seiso Moyo was today sworn in as deputy Minister of Agriculture effectively closing the door on MDC treasurer Roy…

The archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams today attacked Zimbabwe for its lawlessness and comparing it with the "greed of colonialists and imperalists". In a brave and possibly career-defining appearance at…

Murowa Diamonds, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has ceded 51 percent of its equity to comply with a new law giving locals majority shares in foreign companies, reports said today.…