Water World
Zimbabwean capital grapples with water shortage
After food, fuel, medicine and electricity, the Zimbabwean capital Harare is adding running water to its list of basics that are in short supply.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe says 12 young elephants died from bacterial infection
Twelve elephant calves found dead near a famed Zimbabwean game reserve died from a bacterial infection, wildlife authorities said Tuesday.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages
Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country's wildlife authority said Friday.
Africa News
Zimbabwe wildlife ranchers warn on Mugabe party takeovers
A group of wildlife ranchers in southeastern Zimbabwe warned Tuesday that land and hunting permit takeovers by politicians from President Robert Mugabe's party were threatening safari hunting tourism.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe says poachers poison wildlife water holes
Poachers in Zimbabwe have poisoned watering holes in five game reserves, killing elephants whose tusks were removed from their carcasses, the parks authority said on Tuesday.
Africa News
Zimbabwean High Court orders dissidents to be freed on bail
Opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume and award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono were granted bail on Wednesday at their fourth attempt after being detained in July for calling for protests.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe defends elephant cull as easing drought pressure
Zimbabwe's wildlife authority on Tuesday defended in an interview with AFP its planned cull of 200 elephants to ease pressure on drought-strained resources after criticism.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe poachers jailed 15 years for elephant poisoning
A Zimbabwe court on Wednesday sentenced three poachers to at least 15 years in prison each for poisoning and killing 81 elephants, state radio reported.
Flora And Fauna
Zimbabwe hunter behind Cecil lion killing freed in sable smuggling case
Prosecutors have withdrawn new smuggling charges against the professional hunter who helped an American dentist kill Zimbabwe's popular lion Cecil, his lawyer said Thursday.
Energy News
Zimbabwe launches $500-mln power units to ease energy woes
Energy-starved Zimbabwe on Thursday launched a $533-million project with China to scale up electricity generation at one of its major power plants in a bid to ease perennial energy woes.
Water World
Zimbabwe city orders ‘big flush’ amid water rationing
Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo has ordered its residents to flush toilets at the same time once a week to prevent blockages during frequent periods of water rationing, the mayor said Saturday.
Epidemics
Zimbabwe HIV activist presses for medication for prisoners
An HIV-positive Zimbabwean man who was denied medication while detained on treason charges last year has launched a legal battle for prisoners to be allowed access to ARVs, his lawyer said Monday.
Africa News
Zimbabwe bans mining in national parks
Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday banned all mining in national parks, one day after environmental rights lawyers went to court to bar a Chinese firm from exploring for coal in the country's biggest game reserve.
Terror Wars
‘Zero’ evidence Syria rebels will use chemical weapons: Mattis
The Pentagon has seen "zero" evidence to suggest that opposition groups in Syria's Idlib province could use chemical weapons, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday, despite Russian claims to the contrary.
Trade Wars
Zero-Covid harming 75% of European firms in China: business group
China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business…
Nuke Wars
Zelensky says does not believe Putin will use nuclear arms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told German media on Wednesday he does not believe Russia will use nuclear weapons, after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would use all means to protect its territory.