Zimbabwe

New Covid-19 variant sparks global travel restrictions

Coronavirus variant fear sparks Africa travel curbs. New Covid-19 variant prompts these countries to impose travel restrictions

1 year, 9 months ago

Zimbabwe's MPs begin impeachment process against defiant Mugabe

Zimbabwe's Parliament has begun impeachment proceedings against President Robert Mugabe, the first time in the country's 37-year history that it has attempted such a move.

5 years, 10 months ago

Zimbabwe's Army Seizes Control, Detains Mugabe And His Wife

Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday that it has seized control in what is being described as "a bloodless transition" that has apparently pushed aside President Robert Mugabe. The military said he and his family are "safe and sound."

5 years, 10 months ago

Grace Mugabe 'qualifies for diplomatic immunity'

Zimbabwe's government has sought diplomatic immunity for President Robert Mugabe's wife in the assault case against her in South Africa, South Africa's police ministry has said.

6 years, 1 month ago

Zimbabwe note launch stokes currency fears

Zimbabwe has launched its own money for the first time since the country's dollar was abandoned seven years ago amid rampant inflation.

6 years, 9 months ago

Robert Mugabe to Nationalise Zimbabwe's Diamond Industry

The president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has said his government will take possession of all diamond operations because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth.

7 years, 6 months ago

U.S.-Owned Plane Carrying Corpse and Cash Is Impounded in Zimbabwe

It was supposed to be a routine refueling stop in Zimbabwe by an American-owned cargo plane, traveling to South Africa from Germany.

7 years, 7 months ago

The World Didn't Seem to Notice That China Gave Robert Mugabe a Peace Prize

Robert Mugabe, the authoritarian leader of Zimbabwe, is widely known for carrying out state-sponsored killings, torture, and sham elections during his decades-long reign. So it might come as a surprise that he's also an international peace prize winner, after being named the latest recipient of China's Confucius Peace Prize.

7 years, 11 months ago

Calls for Robert Mugabe to Quit after He Reads Wrong Speech at Parliament

Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old president ‘no longer fit for purpose’, says opposition after mix-up at opening of parliament

8 years ago

Zimbabwe Officials Say Another American Illegally Killed a Lion in an Authorized Hunt

A prominent American gynecologist illegally killed a lion in an authorized hunt this year in Zimbabwe, wildlife authorities there said Sunday.

8 years, 1 month ago

«Zimbabwéen en Détresse»: Il Tente d’Escroquer des Mauriciens via la Poste

Après avoir sévi durant des années sur la Toile, les arnaqueurs seraient-ils revenus à des méthodes plus traditionnelles? La police rapporte, en effet, dans un communiqué émis, ce jeudi 23 avril, qu’un certain nombre de Mauriciens ont reçu par la poste une lettre libellée «HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL».

8 years, 5 months ago

Mauritius Firms Keen on Zimbabwean Projects

Two Mauritian companies in the chemical processing, solar technology and construction industries have expressed interest in investing in Zimbabwe as part of efforts to expand their operations.

8 years, 10 months ago

3 Mauritius Companies Invest $2,4m in Textiles

AT least three companies from Mauritius have concluded business contracts worth $2,4 million with Zimbabwean companies in the textile and clothing and chemicals sector.

8 years, 10 months ago

Zimbabwe Should Learn from Mauritius

According to the 2013 world economic freedom index, Mauritius is a booming economy ranked at number eight in the world ahead of Denmark, the United States and Ireland.

9 years, 11 months ago

10 of the Best Golf Courses in Africa (Mauritius Has 2 Places)

(CNN) -- For a reputedly impoverished continent, Africa has a remarkable number of golf courses -- 828 courses in 50 countries with a little more than half of those, 450, located in South Africa.

10 years, 1 month ago