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October 10, 2017

Zimbabwean vice president loses out in Cabinet reshuffle

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has sworn in new ministers, a day after a Cabinet reshuffle in which he stripped the ...

October 07, 2017

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he may shuffle Cabinet next week

Zimbabwe's president says he may reshuffle his Cabinet next week as criticism intensifies around a deputy long viewed as his ...

October 06, 2017

Zimbabwean talk about who will follow Mugabe gets murkier

He was viewed as a likely successor to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, a longtime ally whose close association with the ...

September 29, 2017

Anti-government pastor in Zimbabwe cleared of some charges

A Zimbabwean magistrate has dismissed charges against an anti-government pastor who was arrested after delivering an address ...

September 27, 2017

Poachers target Africa's lions, vultures with poison

Hundreds of vultures in Namibia died after feeding on an elephant carcass that poachers had poisoned. Poachers in Zimbabwe ...

September 26, 2017

Zimbabwe's protesting pastor freed by judge

A Zimbabwean court has ordered the release of an anti-government pastor arrested for circulated videos highlighting the ...

September 24, 2017

Anti-govt pastor in Zimbabwe arrested for video of shortages

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested an anti-government pastor after he circulated videos highlighting the country's worsening ...

September 12, 2017

Zimbabwe's first lady denies assault, says she was attacked

Representatives of Zimbabwe's first lady say a young woman who accused her of assault was the actual aggressor, allegedly ...

August 31, 2017

Zimbabwe group criticizes evictions linked to first lady

Zimbabwe's human rights commission is criticizing the eviction of families from a farm linked to President Robert Mugabe's ...

August 24, 2017

Zimbabwe's 1st lady was combative long before assault case

Accused of assaulting a young model in a Johannesburg hotel, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is a fiery ...

August 20, 2017

Grace Mugabe gets diplomatic immunity, returns to Zimbabwe

Granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa, the wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned home from Johannesburg ...

August 20, 2017

The Latest: South Africa grants immunity to Zim first lady

The Latest on Grace Mugabe returning to Zimbabwe (all times local): 3:15 p.m. South Africa granted diplomatic immunity to ...

August 20, 2017

A look at Zimbabwe's first lady, who is accused of assault

A South African model's claims of assault have drawn attention to Zimbabwe's increasingly outspoken first lady Grace Mugabe, ...

August 19, 2017

South Africa mulls fate of Mugabe's wife after assault claim

In a tit-for-tat dispute, Zimbabwe blocked flights by South Africa's government-owned airline on Saturday amid tensions over ...

August 19, 2017

The Latest: South Africa blocks Air Zimbabwe flight

The Latest on assault allegations against Zimbabwe's first lady (all times local): 3:40 p.m. South African authorities say ...

August 18, 2017

Zimbabwe's first lady remains quiet amid assault claims

Zimbabwe's first lady remained out of sight Friday, several days after a young model claimed Grace Mugabe whipped her with ...

August 17, 2017

'Red alert' over Zimbabwe first lady, accused of assault

Lawyers for the young model who claims she was assaulted by Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe in a Johannesburg hotel said ...

August 17, 2017

The Latest: Lawyers for South Africa model consider court

The Latest on the assault allegation against Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe (all times local): 3:25 p.m. A group assisting ...

August 16, 2017

South Africa debates immunity for Zimbabwe first lady

South African officials are debating whether to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe, who is ...