Zimbabwe court appoints Robert Mugabe daughter to identify his assets

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A court in Zimbabwe appointed Robert Mugabe's daughter to identify assets so they can be distributed to his beneficiaries, his lawyer said.

Lawyer says Robert Mugabe's assets have not been finalised yet

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The process of establishing the assets of the late Robert Mugabe will take some time, his lawyer said

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe left behind $10 million, properties - state media

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Robert Mugabe left behind $10 million in the bank and some properties in the capital, a list of his estate published by a newspaper showed.

Water canons, batons: MDC condemns 'police brutality' on Zimbabweans

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Zimbabwean police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse supporters of the main opposition party.

Zimbabwe bans electric water heaters as country struggles with power cuts

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Zimbabwe is banning the installation of new electric water heaters in a bid to save power, energy regulations published.

Zimbabwe will have more cash to feed black market for currency - expert

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Zimbabweans finally got access to new low-denomination currency, but banks maintained an existing weekly withdrawal limit of $20, frustrating many customers.

New banknotes fail to arrive as financial crisis in Zimbabwe continues

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Heralded by Zimbabwe's central bank as the answer to an acute cash shortage, new low-denomination banknotes were due to enter circulation on Monday.

77 Zimbabwe doctors fired after two-month strike over salary woes

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Junior and middle level doctors at Zimbabwe state hospitals that have been on strike for two months to press for higher pay have been discharged after disciplinary ...

Air Zimbabwe resumes flights to SA after suspension lifted

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Zimbabwe's national airline has resumed flights to South Africa, the company said, after Acsa barred the airline over unpaid fees.

Zimbabwe to cut power to mines and farms over $77m in unpaid bills

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Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor said it will disconnect mines, farms and other users as it looks to recover $77 million in unpaid bills.

Zimbabwe quadruples electricity prices amid economic crisis

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Zimbabwe hiked its average electricity tariff by 320% to ramp up power supplies at a time of daily blackouts.

Robert Mugabe's body expected in Zimbabwe, burial place a mystery

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The body of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was expected in the country later on Wednesday, a family spokesman said.

Plane leaves for Singapore to bring Robert Mugabe's body back to Zimbabwe

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A plane has left Zimbabwe for Singapore carrying government officials and relatives to bring home the body of Robert Mugabe.

Relatives say Robert Mugabe was very bitter in days leading up to his death

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Family members speak of the deep bitterness Robert Mugabe felt from his ousting as head of state two years ago until his death in Singapore.

Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe: Dashed hopes and economic crisis

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The country, now led by Mugabe's long-serving security chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, is grappling with its worst economic crisis in a decade.

Were Robert Mugabe's farm seizures racial justice or power grab?

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Robert Mugabe portrayed the redistribution of land as a way to undo the racist inheritance of colonial rule. To his foes, it was a grab for power.

Zimbabwe offers to raise wages by 76% as protests over economy continue

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Zimbabwe's government offered to raise public sector wages by 76%, an umbrella group for public sector unions said.

Political reform hopes dim in Zimbabwe as police block another protest

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The MDC-Alliance said hopes were vanishing that the government might become more tolerant of dissent than the regime it replaced.

Zimbabwe opposition to protest over economy as woes continue

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Zimbabwe?s main opposition party is planning street demonstrations next week to protest against the government?s handling of the economy.

Zimbabwe secures more electricity imports in bid to ease power outages

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Zimbabwe will ramp up its electricity imports after it agreed to make payments to clear its debt to a power utility, a treasury official said.

Zimbabwe lawmaker to spend more time in detention after court appearance

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A Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker appeared in court facing subversion charges that carry a 20-year jail term upon conviction, his lawyer said.

Zimbabwe public sector workers reject R7m pay rise as a 'waste of time'

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Public sector workers in Zimbabwe rejected a government offer of 180 million Zimbabwe dollars in added pay for the July-December period as inadequate.

Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker criminally charged over Mnangagwa threat

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A Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker was charged with subversion, after a video surfaced where he purportedly said President Emmerson Mnangagwa would be overthrown before ...

Zimbabwe runs out of passports, adding to list of shortages and woes

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Zimbabwe has run out of passports and vehicle registration number plates, forcing citizens to wait for long periods to get them.

Zimbabwe to allow US dollar cash withdrawals from some accounts

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Zimbabweans will be allowed to withdraw up to 1 000 US dollars in cash a day from foreign currency accounts, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.

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