Zimbabwe

Cricket legend Heath Streak dies aged 49, family confirms just days after false claims he had already passed away Former Zimbabwe cricket star Heath Streak has died at the age of 49 after a fierce battle with colon and liver cancer.…

Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed victory in the country's election after challenging official results that saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa winning a second term in office. "It is clear that we are rejecting the…

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe’s presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja-Nigeria for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled to hold on August 23. Jonathan would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and…

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it has stockpiled over 300 000 carats of diamonds, and 350kg of gold, collected under the new mining royalties system that requires mining companies to pay 50 percent of their royalties in refined…

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has inaugurated a Chinese-funded power station that he said would go a long way in easing power shortages ahead of national elections. Mnangagwa, 80, who is seeking a second presidential term on…

Football’s governing body FIFA on Tuesday said it has lifted the suspension of Zimbabwe’s Football Association (ZIFA), while installing a normalisation committee to ensure that FIFA statutes are followed there. The news came ahead of…

A spokesperson for the Zimbabwean Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party reacted to the police thwarting a rally planned for Sunday. "You can try and ban us from the stadium but you can't ban us from the hearts of the…

Two senior umpires from Nigeria, Musa Ehizoje Bodie and Deborah Orukpe, participated in the maiden edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpire Tutor’s Course in Harare, Zimbabwe. The course took place from the July 1st -…

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to do "what we can to remain in power", promising to revive an economy that has collapsed under his watch as he launched his bid for a second five-year term. Zimbabwe will hold presidential…