Desperate government even removes rebates on foodstuffs imported by welfare groups.
Priorities such as sorting out the economy will be set aside as Zimbabwe focuses on preparing for Zanu-PF’s elective congress.
Even the keenest of observers are growing weary of the constant twists and turns in the story of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s succession.
SADC diplomats fear Zimbabwe may abuse its new positions to settle old scores with Europe, at the expense of the continent.
A recent World Bank report says almost half of Zimbabweans run small businesses on the side.
Bitter reality defies all talk of a new leader or movement to break the political stalemate in Zimbabwe.
Government has ordered that fuel must be blended with ethanol, but there are fears that ethanol could damage vehicles and impact on food security.
Conservationists say the Zimbabwe government is refusing to look into allegations of the alleged involvement of senior officials.
Details of government deals with Chinese firms are worryingly unclear.
Zimbabwe received the backing of all the African countries at the United Nations tourism body meeting this week.
The “interview” is conducted while we dangle from a rope off the Victoria Falls bridge, over 100m above the raging Zambezi.
Mugabe seems to have come to terms with the fact that this will be his last stint as president.
With kisses, laughs and even jokes about lobola, Robert Mugabe’s rehabilitation among his regional peers was sealed at the SADC summit in Lilongwe.
Morgan Tsvangirai has rediscovered his mojo and is going all out for the ultimate prize.
Jason Moyo has written an open letter to South Africans explaining what it’s like to watch Zimbabwe’s national broadcaster, ZTV.
Blue chip companies are moving out of Harare’s central business district into outlying suburbs as retailers dominate office space.
Zanu-PF will use empowerment to win votes, but may be hamstrung by the sorry state of its coffers.
The Movement for Democratic Change has released what it calls "juice" – the jobs, upliftment, investment, capital and environment plan.
Zanu-PF and the MDC have been accused of protecting existing candidates at the expense of newcomers.
A conference on Zimbabwe’s diamonds has showed widening divisions in the Kimberley Process, the global diamond certification group.
