All news on the topic: Zimbabwe

11 Jul 2026 518

Moment Bedford triple murder suspect is arrested after fleeing the UK

This is the moment triple murder suspect Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested in South Africa after a worldwide manhunt.

Crime

08 Jul 2026 610

Mum and two daughters found dead in Bedford home are pictured as police hunt husband who fled to Zimbabwe

A tragic mum and two girls have been pictured for the first time after police released an image of a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a woman and two children as tributes were paid to the tragic trio.

Investigation

30 Mar 2026 638

South African high-ranking officials have created a Zimbabwe gold smuggling network as a tool to bypass sanctions and enable illicit enrichment

A media investigation has uncovered major gold-smuggling networks across Southern Africa, revealing how these groups help launder billions for criminals worldwide while enabling governments to evade international sanctions.

Politics

30 Dec 2025 895

Blair government considered military options against Robert Mugabe but ruled invasion “not a serious option”, archives show

Archives reveal options considered by Tony Blair’s government for dealing with the Zimbabwean dictator in 2004

World

10 Oct 2025 714

African MP dies after car crashes into elephant in Zimbabwe

An African MP has died after the car he was riding in crashed into an elephant.

World

09 May 2025 968

Simon Mann, leader of the failed ’Wonga coup’ in Equatorial Guinea, has died

Former SAS officer led a group of 70 who attempted to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s president

Investigation

25 Apr 2025 1621

Estates, apartments, a Belgian passport, and a private jet: what Kazakh billionaire Shukhrat Ibragimov, who helps Russia bypass sanctions, owns

Kazakh billionaire with a Belgian passport Shukhrat Ibragimov, whose company is suspected of large-scale corruption and mysterious deaths in Africa, added a luxury private plane Dassault Falcon 8X to his collection last year.

Investigation

13 Jan 2025 788

Belarusian figures implicated in arms trade join Zimbabwe’s official delegation at the UN climate conference

Belarusian businessmen Aleksandr Zingman and Oleg Vodchits, involved in international scandals related to arms trade and equipment supplies...

World

21 Nov 2024 758

Controversial Belarusian businessmen invited to COP29 by Zimbabwe’s delegation

Aleksandr Zingman and his colleague Oleg Vodchits attended the United Nations’ climate conference in Baku. Zingman has been linked to opaque, environmentally damaging mining practices.

World

01 Nov 2023 808

Horror Victorian deadly disease makes 'dire' return with 6,000 new cases

Africa Health Organisation officials say Zimbabwe currently has a 'devastating and dire' outbreak of cholera that already has thousands of cases and has left hundreds dead across the country

Investigation

30 Sep 2023 1313

Race against time to save 15 miners trapped underground after collapse kills six

A mine has collapsed in Zimbabwe trapping 30 people inside with six people having been confirmed dead, and while 13 have managed to escape, hope is fading for the 15 who remain

News

23 Sep 2023 1008

Boris's nanny 'sacked after Carrie's mum spots her having a drink with ex-PM'

Theresa Dawes, 59, says Carrie Johnson gave her 15 minutes to pack her bags and leave after they fell out - but Theresa, from Zimbabwe, says she is owed thousands

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24.07.2026, 18:55 • Politics