Sources: BBC
Zimbabwe approves a law abolishing the death penalty in the country, effective immediately. 2024-12-31
Zimbabwean courts rule that the age of consent in Zimbabwe must be raised to 18. 2022-05-26
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announces a slight easing of the lockdown in Zimbabwe amidst a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases. Intercity travel is resumed, and small and large businesses have been allowed to reopen. 2021-03-1
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa survives an apparent assassination attempt when an explosive device detonates at an election campaign rally in Bulawayo. A few bystanders, including Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, suffer minor injuries. 2018-06-23
The High Court of Zimbabwe overturns bans on protests in Harare. 2016-09-8
Zimbabwean police arrest six men accused of killing 41 elephants with cyanide in the Hwange National Park. 2013-09-6
China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi visits Zimbabwe as the countries agree a $10 billion trade deal. 2011-02-11
The death toll from flooding in South Africa rises to 70 and more than 8,000 families are homeless. Five other nearby countries - Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are threatened by killer heavy rains. 2011-01-22
Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, in a rare display of solidarity, call for an end to international sanctions on Zimbabwe and instead request investment. 2010-05-6