Zimbabwe

How do you know when Zimbabwe is teetering at the cliff edge? After nearly three decades of turmoil it’s hard for outsiders to see the signs that are big red flags to people living in Zimbabwe. Read: Zimbabweans in SA left dangling for…

Zimbabwe stopped short of free-floating its currency in the battle to end weeks of exchange rate volatility that has fuelled the country’s latest economic turmoil. The Zimbabwe dollar’s crash on both the official and parallel markets has…

Zimbabwe banned the importation of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) baby powder with immediate effect, claiming that the talc used in the product is highly toxic. Environmental health officers were advised to remove all J&J baby powder…

Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a law that prohibits citizens from criticising the government, two months before it holds presidential elections. Lawmakers approved the so-called Patriotic Bill on Wednesday, and sent it for approval by the…

Zimbabwe's parliament approved a controversial law that ostensibly promotes patriotism but has been condemned by the opposition as a "draconian" attempt to stifle dissent ahead of national elections.…

A report by two separate commissions said the Zimbabwe dollar was overvalued and urged the government to loosen foreign currency controls and allow market forces to determine the exchange rate. The Competition and Tariff Commission and…

Zimbabwe’s government said it will take control of the production of carbon credits in the country, stipulating that it will be entitled to half of the revenue from the securities. The credits, which represent a ton of climate-warming…

Zimbabwe’s currency weakened almost 14% in the weekly central bank auction on Tuesday after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube called for changes to how the foreign exchange market is managed. The devaluation is the latest policy move to…

When someone they called a ‘giant of a man’ asked me to write a book about his life I knew it was a story that needed to be remembered. It was over a decade ago but is as fresh in my mind today as it was then. Norman was a giant of man in…

Former Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak is battling cancer as the sporting community in the African nation issued calls to pray for his failing health. He is…