The Latest Breaking News from Zimbabwe

Election officials extended the voting in Zimbabwe's presidential election until Thursday after delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks a second and final term in a country with a history of violent and disputed elections.

In tonight's edition: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, has been reported killed in a plane crash. The group has a large presence in Africa where it has courted nations that have turned away from their traditional colonial allies. Also on the show: A chaotic day…

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.