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The death toll as a result of the tropical whirlwind Idai that struck southeastern Africa in recent days has risen to more than 150. There are also still dozens of missing, made...

Robert Mugabe, the now 94-year-old former ruler of Zimbabwe, has been robbed by family members, according to prosecutors. Local media reported that three suspects who...

At least 42 occupants of a bus were killed in the south of Zimbabwe after the vehicle caught fire. At least 27 passengers were seriously injured in the accident near the city of Gwanda, according to the local police spokesman. According to the Red Cross, the bus was on its way to South Africa.

Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe. He took the oath of office during a ceremony at a stadium in Harare.

The Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa refuses to accept his election defeat. He claims to have a 'legitimate claim' on the leadership of his country.

Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner of the presidential election on 30 July by the constitutional court of Zimbabwe. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa objected to the result and the course of events during the polls, but did not get the same from the highest judge.

The Zimbabwean opposition has come to the Constitutional Court to challenge the result of the presidential election. 'We have successfully submitted our court documents,' said the main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa.

The head of the Zimbabwean opposition Tendai Biti has been indicted in his own country for the role that he would have played in the out of hand protests against the election results. Tendai appeared in court on Thursday.

The Zimbabwean police have arrested at the border former Minister of Finance and opposition member Tendai Biti. His lawyer said that. Biti wanted to apply for asylum in neighboring Zambia. The reason for the arrest was not made known according to the lawyer.

The former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (94) has cast his vote with great interest in Harare. It is the first time in decades that he can not vote for himself. The fallen leader had already made clear on the eve of the election that he would support the opposition.

Zimbabweans go to the ballot box Monday for the first parliamentary and presidential election since the departure of President Robert Mugabe. Voters can vote for 23 presidential candidates, but only incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) and forty-year-old opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa are seen as serious contenders.

Zimbabweans go to the polls today to elect a new parliament and a new president. These are special elections, because for the first time since the independence of Great Britain in 1980, Robert Mugabe's name is not on any voting list.

Former President Robert Mugabe (94) has been brought to his current power holders just before the elections in his country. The fallen leader at a press conference expressed the hope that voters would vote against the current 'military government' and 'restore constitution.'

The police have not yet been able to discover a motive for the Saturday attack during an election meeting of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Zimbabweans can go to the polls for the first national election since the departure of President Robert Mugabe this summer. His successor Emmerson Mnangagwa (75) announced on Wednesday that the presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on 30 July.

'Worse than during Mugabe I think it can not be.' Opinions are rather divided in Zimbabwe about the political and economic outlook after the infamous despot Robert Mugabe was swept by the army and replaced by his former lieutenant, Emmerson 'the crocodile' Mnangagwa.

One wedding is not the other: a woman is five days after her arm was bitten by a crocodile in the marriage boat stepped. Bride Zanele Ndlovu (27), in spite of the great tragedy, continued 'just' and married an engaged wedding with her fiancée Jamie Fox (25), writes Daily Mirror.

The Zimbabwean government says to dismiss the thousands of nurses who had gone on strike. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said the activists were guilty of a 'politically motivated' protest. They are replaced by retired and unemployed nurses.

The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, is suspected of large-scale smuggling of ivory and diamonds. She would have stood at the head of a syndicate that brought tons of elephant tusks and diamonds out of the country.

Zimbabweans may go to the ballot box in July for the first presidential election since the departure of Robert Mugabe. It is the first time in decades that Mugabe's name is not on the ballot.

A spokesperson for a Chinese condom manufacturer said they are strongly considering offering their products 'in different sizes' after the Zimbabwean Health Minister complained that the contraception from China exported to Africa was 'too small' for the men from his country.

The 94th birthday of the Zimbabwean former ruler Robert Mugabe seems to pass relatively quietly on Wednesday. According to a source within the intelligence services, the fallen former president has no plans to leave his villa in the capital Harare, as far as is known.

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai died on Wednesday in South Africa. That has been announced by the Vice-President of his Movement for Democratic Change party.

In Zimbabwe there are elections in four or five months. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said this during a trip to Mozambique, reports the Herald newspaper. It must be free and fair elections, according to the leader.

Two former ministers who served under Robert Mugabe were indicted in Zimbabwe for corruption.

The new Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa feels nothing for a coalition government with the opposition. 'Currently there is no need for this,' he said after a meeting with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

A 90-year-old tourist was killed in an attack by crocodiles on an inflatable boat in Zimbabwe. A 65-year-old woman was seriously injured, said a spokesperson for Zimparks, the government agency that deals with national parks in the African country.

The resigned president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is warm after his retirement. He gets, among other things, a huge villa, a car fleet and a private plane at his disposal.

Former Zimbabwean army leader Constantino Chiwenga was appointed vice president of his country on Thursday. He played a leading role in the military intervention that ended in the departure of former President Robert Mugabe.

Two Zimbabwean ministers clearly had to get used to the recent change of power in their country on Friday. They seemed to have forgotten at a conference of government party ZANU-PF that former leader Robert Mugabe made way for Emmerson Mnangagwa after a military intervention.