The Latest Breaking News from Zimbabwe

Most urban polling stations in Harare and Bulawayo, where opposition claims it has strong support, open four hours late

As Zimbabweans head to the polls this Wednesday, we take a look at the dire economic straits the country finds itself in. Inflation has gone from the single digits in 2017 to 77 percent this month, the currency has crashed against the US dollar, and high unemployment has led many…

Voting begins amid rising tensions due to a currency crisis and high unemployment.

Zimbabweans head to the polls Wednesday for presidential and general elections that come amid a worsening economic crisis. It's tipped to be a tight race. While the opposition appears to have seduced the youth vote, the ruling party ZANU-PF still leads the polls.

Polls have opened in Zimbabwe as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed votes

Opposition leader Chamisa faces a number of challenges in his bid to become Zimbabwe’s next president.

Rumours of Heath Streak's death were debunked after the former Zimbabwe cricket captain confirmed he is alive and undergoing treatment for cancer. His mother Karen Streak told Zimbabwe-based news publication Chronicle that the news of his death was fake. Streak is the all-time leading Test wicket-taker for Zimbabwe.

In tonight's edition: Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meet in Johannesburg as divisions between the founding members about the bloc's future appear to emerge. Thirty-eight Senegalese nationals are repatriated after a migrant boat drifts off Cape Verde. And Zimbabwe gears up for presidential elections amid economic hardship.

Before Wednesday’s pivotal general election, young people in Zimbabwe are mobilising first-time voters to participate.

Despite dominating the voter population, women have been reduced to mostly cheerleaders in Zimbabwe’s politics.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second term facing a familiar rival, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, whom he narrowly beat in the 2018 disputed election.