ANGUS SHAW

Associated Press
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Zimbabwe teachers join national strike over pay

More teachers in Zimbabwe on Tuesday joined a national strike in which government workers are seeking to double their salaries.

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Zimbabwe VP questions husband's death

Zimbabwe's vice president is questioning how her power-brokering husband died — fueling suspicions the former army chief may have been killed.

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Zimbabwe government in turmoil as vote looms

Legislators have yet to rewrite Zimbabwe's constitution more than two years after a historic power-sharing agreement between longtime enemies. At least a quarter of the people on the country's voter lists are in fact dead.

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Zimbabwe rhino conservationist wins top award

The endangered African rhinoceros isn't like a prehistoric dinosaur on the verge of extinction. It is robust in its natural habitat, it is disease resistant and breeds well when protected from poachers, says veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Raoul du Toit.

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Visitors snap up 100 trillion Zimbabwe bank notes

Western visitors to Zimbabwe are looking for zeros. They're snapping up old, defunct Zimbabwe bank notes, most notably the one hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollar bill, as an economic souvenir.

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US funds circumcision to fight AIDS in Zimbabwe

The U.S. ranks high on President Robert Mugabe's enemies list, but at ground level it is leading a war on AIDS that may help save the life of 32-year-old Tineyi Marokwe and hundreds of thousands of other Zimbabweans.

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Blindness doesn't stop Zimbabwe sports commentator

When the ball hits the bat, the radio announcer exclaims that it's sailing far. Dean Du Plessis' acute sense of hearing and his eavesdropping on other commentators helps him overcome the fact that he is blind, producing a delivery so polished that most listeners are unaware that he can't see.

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North Korean statues open wounds in Zimbabwe

The two North Korean-made statues were meant to honor a national hero but people were so offended because of Pyongyang's links to a blood-soaked chapter of Zimbabwe's history that one was taken down almost immediately and the other has not been erected.

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Wounded buffalo kills Zimbabwean conservationist

A wounded buffalo, known as one of the most aggressive animals in the African bush, gored veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Steve Kok to death, ending his years of dedication to saving wild animals from poachers' traps, colleagues said Tuesday. He was 71.

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Zimbabweans wash dirty US dollars with soap, water

The washing machine cycle takes about 45 minutes — and George Washington comes out much cleaner in the Zimbabwe-style laundering of dirty money.

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Soccer is a life saver for HIV Positive Ladies

For members of the Positive Ladies Football Club, playing soccer is much more than just a way to have fun.

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Zimbabwe begins process of rewriting constitution

Zimbabwe's leaders launched a program on Wednesday to rewrite the nation's constitution ahead of an election planned next year.

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SAfrican president: country ready for kickoff

President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared South Africa ready for the start of the World Cup and praised the world's most popular sporting event for bringing cohesion to his once divided nation.

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Animals die, drown on Zimbabwe's Starvation Island

Starvation Island in northern Zimbabwe is living up to its name for the first time in 50 years as rising lake waters have submerged grazing land for hundreds of animals, conservationists say.

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Lost ark or African treasure? Relic stirs passions

Tudor Parfitt has spent years chasing a theory that a lost tribe of Jews wound up in Southern Africa. But his latest leap has landed him in a minefield.

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Neighboring countries hope for WCup tourism

Call it anti-World Cup fever: Campsites and budget-price game lodges in Zimbabwe are receiving bookings from South Africans trying to escape the frenzy of the world's biggest sporting event at home, according to tour operators and officials.

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Animals sent to NKorea for business, officials say

Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe on Wednesday defended selling two baby elephants and other animals to North Korea, and said veterinary experts sent to the Asian nation were satisfied it is suitably equipped to care for them.

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Zimbabwe's President, PM worlds apart in Tanzania

Zimbabwe's president and prime minister may both be in Tanzania this week, but they didn't even share a flight to get there. The agendas of the longtime rivals are worlds apart too, raising more questions about their struggling coalition government.

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Zimbabwe marks 30 years under President Mugabe

When will all this end? It's a common refrain in Zimbabwe. "Only when the old man goes," said Tinaye Garande, a street vendor.

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Zimbabwe searches for a new hangman for executions

Wanted: A hangman. High school education required. No experience necessary.

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US reports harassment and rape of gays in Zimbabwe

Gay Zimbabweans face widespread harassment and some have even been raped by those intending to convert their sexuality, the U.S. State Department said in a discussion of its annual human rights report in Zimbabwe.

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Zuma: "substantial" progress in Zimbabwe talks

South African President Jacob Zuma said Thursday he believes he made great progress in his first trip to Zimbabwe as chief mediator between members of the fragile power-sharing government.

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$300K spent in Zimbabwe for Mugabe's 86th birthday

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's supporters say they spent $300,000 to celebrate his 86th birthday in this impoverished country.

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Hopes wane as Zimbabwe farm mayhem spreads

Rainbow's End got its name from its bumper crops of grain, fruit and vegetables. But now the pot of gold is empty. Most of the land is derelict and cut off by a collapsed bridge.

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Zimbabwe court stops top company from firing boss

Riot police have prevented shareholders of one of Zimbabwe's largest companies from gathering after a judge issued an order postponing the meeting for two weeks.

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