Elections to select Zanu PF provincial executives plunged into chaos on Tuesday with riot police being called to intervene in some areas amid claims of rampant rigging and vote-buying.
A suspected Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer shot dead four people, leaving three others seriously injured at Wanganui Shopping Centre, Turf, in Kadoma on Saturday (Christmas Day) around 6pm.
An undocumented Zimbabwean in South Africa who scooped over R8.2m (USD$526 000) in Lottery winnings lost the money after being conned by a friend who pledged to receive the money on his behalf because he did not have a South African bank account to receive the funds.
A new analysis examines whether Zimbabwe is displaying the same warning signs that preceded the French Revolution, including elite privilege, economic hardship and mounting public resentment.
Political analyst Vivid Gwede argues that CAB3 may have the numbers to pass Parliament but has failed to persuade Zimbabweans of its merits after a bruising parliamentary debate.
Nelson Chamisa has defended his support for Madzibaba veShanduko after former MDC official Julius Magarangoma accused opposition leaders of abandoning activists once they are no longer politically useful.
From the liberation struggle to modern succession politics, tribalism remains one of the most influential yet least openly discussed forces shaping Zimbabwe's political power structures.
