Hear from victims of Africa's drought
Torrents of water once thundered over the precipice at Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, shrouding the area in mist.
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Striking Zimbabwe medics say poor conditions causing 'silent genocide'
Senior doctors in Zimbabwe's public hospitals have downed tools in protest against deteriorating working conditions and the firing of over 435 junior medical officers by the government following a three months-long impasse over poor salaries, the doctor's association said.
'Better than culling': Zimbabwe defends elephant exports
Zimbabwe's Environment Minister has defended the country's practice of capturing juvenile elephants and selling them to zoos and theme parks, following a CNN report into the exports of the animals to China.
Young elephants taken from Zimbabwe, sent to China
The cellphone footage reveals rows of steel cells stretching along a concrete floor. Behind each set of bars, a juvenile African elephant, their tusks just barely showing. One elephant presses its head into the corner of its prison-like confinement.
After Mugabe's death, life more brutal than ever for Zimbabweans
It's been just over two months since Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died, and almost two years since he was ousted from office, but some Zimbabweans say life is tougher than ever.
Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have died in severe drought
A severe drought that has drained water sources in Zimbabwe's largest national park has left 55 elephants dead since September, a spokesman for the country's wildlife agency said on Monday.
Zimbabwe activists bid to stop plan to export 35 baby elephants
Wildlife activists in Zimbabwe are pushing to halt an alleged plan to sell 35 baby elephants to China and Pakistan as part of an ongoing row over wildlife exports.
Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as capital shuts down treatment plant
Authorities in Zimbawe are scrambling to meet the water needs of the country's capital Harare after the city's main water treatment plant was shut down on Monday, leaving 1 million people without tap water.
Mugabe gets hero's farewell from African leaders
Thousands of people including foreign dignitaries bid farewell to former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in a memorial service on Saturday.
What happens to 'Gucci Grace' now that Robert Mugabe is gone?
Zimbabweans may have mixed feelings about the death of Robert Mugabe: in the end, he was a brutal despot who left his country divided and impoverished. But he was also the founding father of the nation who put an end to white minority rule.
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime strong man, dead at 95
Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, who was once feted as an independence hero but whose 37-year rule left his country deeply divided and nearly broke, has died at the age of 95.
Tributes, criticism pour in after death of Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe, the controversial founding father of Zimbabwe, has died at 95, sparking wildly different reactions around the world.
New York City statue honors Zimbabwean scholar Tererai Trent
Life-size statues of 10 women including media mogul Oprah Winfrey, Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett were unveiled in New York Monday. Among them is a Zimbabwean scholar who was denied education growing up because of her gender.
Violence escalates in Zimbabwe as court rules against protests
Tensions between Zimbabwe's main opposition party and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government escalated into violence in the country's capital on Friday after a court ruled against a planned opposition protest.
Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts
More than two million people in Zimbabwe are facing starvation after a severe drought that affected food harvests, the World Food Programme said in a report.
Zimbabwe must sell or donate many of its wild elephants
Zimbabwe is doubling down on selling its wild elephants as it tries to reduce its high population of the animals, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says.
Zimbabwe lifts ban on buffalo bow hunting to boost tourism
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has lifted a ban on hunting buffaloes with bows and arrows in a bid to boost tourism and revenue.
Zimbabwe spent thousands of dollars on judges' wigs
The Zimbabwe government has come under fire after it emerged that it spent thousands of dollars on importing legal wigs from the UK for local judges, with critics lambasting the purchase as a colonial hang-up and a waste of money.
Fears grow for 500,000 people in wake of Cyclone Idai
Cyclone Idai has swept through Southern Africa, potentially killing hundreds of people and leaving widespread flooding in Mozambique.
24 bodies recovered from flooded gold mine in Zimbabwe
The bodies of 24 gold miners have been recovered from a flooded mine in Zimbabwe, and rescuers have pulled out eight survivors who had been trapped underground, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Social media access restored in Zimbabwe by court order
Access to social media platforms in Zimbabwe was reinstated on Monday, hours after a court deemed the government's internet shutdown illegal.
Zimbabwe president says 'heads will roll' after protest crackdown
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called violence by the country's security forces "unacceptable and a betrayal" following deadly protests last week sparked by a sharp fuel price hike.
Zimbabwe's leader skipping Davos after violent protests
In the wake of violent protests across Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced he will skip the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
Zimbabwe accuses 'rogue elements' of inciting violence against protesters
Security forces in Zimbabwe have blamed recent violence against protesters -- including assault, robbery and murder -- on "rogue elements" who had stolen army uniforms.
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