Sources: BBC
Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners to address prison overcrowding. The country, with a maximum prison capacity of 17,000 inmates, currently has more than 20,000 people in prison. 2023-05-19
Six African countries, on Zimbabwe's initiative, agree to restart trade in ivory as the population of elephants soars beyond sustainable levels. 2022-05-31
South Africa cancels a plan to forcibly deport 200,000 Zimbabweans from the country amid an outcry and concerns over perceived xenophobia and human rights abuses. 2021-12-13
Zimbabwe grants emergency use authorization for four COVID-19 vaccines, including China's CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV, Russia's Sputnik V, and India's Covaxin. 2021-03-9
Zimbabwe receives their first shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. 2021-02-15
Zimbabwe summons the U.S. envoy for comments by U.S. National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien suggesting that Zimbabwe is among "foreign adversaries" that could face retaliation for trying to foment unrest in the U.S. over the killing of George Floyd. 2020-06-1
A pair of buses collide on a road between Harare and Rusape, Zimbabwe, killing at least 47 people. 2018-11-7
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe rises to 25. In response, the government launches a crowdfunding campaign, which has been criticized due to it being started amid allegations of misused state funds. 2018-09-14
A South African court rules that the country is obliged under international law to investigate human rights abuses in Zimbabwe. 2012-05-8
The annual meeting of the Kimberley Process closes in Jerusalem without finding a solution to the issue of “blood diamond” exports from the Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe. 2010-11-8