Matabeland Anger Mounts
Local groups calling for regime change, and willing to back any party with a strategy for removing Mugabe from power.
Mugabe Allies Reject Media Reform Effort
Bid to introduce liberal media regulation resisted by powerful figures in government.
Financial Meltdown Fears
With the failure of recent currency reforms, analysts warn country faces absolute collapse.
Zimbabweans Hope for Divine Intervention
Despairing of politics, many people here are looking to religion to turn their fortunes around.
Zimbabweans Flood Across Limpopo
An IWPR contributor gets caught up in the exodus of would-be refugees, many of whom are detained in harsh conditions in South Africa and then sent home.
Hunger, Evil Spirits and Apostolic Preachers
Nutrition-based illnesses are seen by the poor and minimally educated in both urban and rural areas as the consequences of witchcraft.
Fury at Mugabe Approval of Police Beatings
Zimbabweans have been enraged by their president's support for police violence.
Mugabe Succession Battle Rumbles On
Simba Makoni emerges as the latest favourite in tough race to succeed Mugabe.
Zimbabwe's Power Woes
Dogged by cash problems, the national electricity company is forced to impose power cuts on its unhappy customers.
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