Robert Mugabe`s party to raise $1 mn for his 90th birthday

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 05:00

Zimbabwe`s ruling party aims to raise up to USD 1 million for country`s President Robert Mugabe`s birthday party who will turn 90 next month.

Egypt `surprised` by exclusion from US-Africa summit

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 23:04

Egypt said it was "very surprised" by a decision by its longtime US ally to exclude it from a high-profile African summit.

Robert Mugabe appears in public to mourn sister

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 01:32

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance this year, quashing speculation about his health as he mourns his sister`s death.

PCB to host three ODIs against Australia this year

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 22:27

The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it will host three one-day internationals and perhaps a T20 match against Australia later this year instead of a test match.

UN cuts rations for a million Zimbabweans

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 03:00

Around a million poverty-stricken Zimbabweans face hunger after the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday it was cutting food rations due to a cash crunch.

Zimbabwe opposition `concerned` over envoy`s Australia asylum bid

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 01:10

Zimbabwe`s main opposition party on Saturday said it was "concerned" after Harare`s ambassador to Australia asked Canberra for asylum, citing fears for her safety if she returns home.

Zimbabwe`s envoy to Australia asks for asylum: Media

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:24

Zimbabwe`s ambassador to Australia is asking Canberra for asylum, lashing out at her country`s "illegitimate" government and voicing fears for her safety if she returns home at the end of her posting next week, reports said Saturday.

Zimbabwe`s envoy to Australia defects, asks Canberra for asylum: Reports

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 01:06

Zimbabwe`s ambassador to Australia has defected and asked Canberra for asylum, saying she fears for her safety if she returns home when her term ends next week, reports said on Friday.

Zimbabwe vows to ban foreigners from some businesses

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 20:55

Zimbabwe will press ahead with controversial plans to ban foreigners from owning bakeries, barber shops, estate agencies and a host of other businesses, officials said today.

I`m no British clone, says Robert Mugabe

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 09:23

Zimbabwe`s long-time President Robert Mugabe says he doesn`t want anyone to be fooled by his impeccable Western style of dress and his precise, teacherly use of English: He is African through and through.