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Chamisa vs Mnangagwa: an election too close to call
IT is hard to tell which between Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, and his much younger challenger, Nelson Chamisa, 40, will win the presidential elections next month.It will be the first time...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:21hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft
Zimbabwe fights to claim Grace Mugabe's £4m villa
The cash-strapped Zimbabwean government is to fight a potentially embarrassing legal case in Hong Kong over a £4 million luxury villa said to be one of the favourite properties of the first lady, Gra...Published: 25 May 2015 at 11:22hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft - The Telegraph Group
Zim's political crisis: Who are the main players?
As the country's vice-president is ousted after allegations she wanted to kill Robert Mugabe's wife, who are the key political figures in Zimbabwe's latest crisis?Peta Thornycroft in Harar...Published: 28 Nov 2014 at 20:02hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft in Harare and Aislinn Laing in Johannesburg
Zuma told to stand up to Mugabe tactics
South African President Jacob Zuma had a "rough" meeting with Zimbabwe's leaders in Harare on Wednesday night as he tried to persuade them to agree on a draft constitution so he could report some succ...Published: 18 Aug 2012 at 12:51hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft I Independent Online
Arrests, torture return to Zim
With or without President Robert Mugabe's agreement, Zimbabwe's securocrats intend to drive Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the main Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, out of the...Published: 21 Mar 2011 at 12:01hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft
Seven hours to cross into Zim
There is severe congestion at the Beit Bridge border post to Zimbabwe, with many regular travellers saying the service has not improved under the power-sharing government and is worse than it has...Published: 22 Dec 2010 at 13:46hrs | | by Peta Thornycroft
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