Controversy over where and when Robert Mugabe will be buried, and a stampede which injured several people trying to view his body, marred the mourning for the Zimbabwean leader today.

As Zimbabwe’s next president, Emmerson Mnangagwa will need to make genuine efforts to restore the trust of a population emerging from the Mugabe era, writes Grainne Kilcullen

Latest: Tunisia rugby chiefs have accused Zimbabwe’s delegation of “unethical actions” after players slept on streets prior to a World Cup qualifier.

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died at the age of 65, a spokesman for his MDC party has said.

The president of Zimbabwe has said elections will be in May or June, as he faces pressure at home and abroad to deliver a credible vote to cement his legitimacy.

Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding the controversial awarding of a doctorate to former first lady Grace Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has appointed the country's former military commander as one of his two vice-presidents, state-run media has reported.

Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, have travelled to Singapore on their first trip abroad since Mr Mugabe resigned as president last month.

Zimbabwe's new president has appointed a new Cabinet that includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military, whose takeover helped oust former leader Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's security forces have reported incidents of looting and illegal occupation of farms and houses following the resignation of Robert Mugabe and the inauguration of his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that the military action leading to Robert Mugabe's resignation was legal.

He raised his fist on arrival and the stadium crowd jumped to its feet and erupted with shouts and singing.

Contrasting ways of accepting the past were seen this week when two mass murderers, suffered very different fates.

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has been granted immunity from prosecution, it has been reported.

President-in-waiting Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a triumphant return to Zimbabwe, telling a huge crowd of cheering supporters that the country is witnessing "a new, unfolding democracy".

Zimbabwe's incoming leader has said his country is a "new and unfolding democracy" as he returned from a brief exile.

Latest: Zimbabwe's incoming leader has said his country is a "new and unfolding democracy" as he returned from a brief exile.

Africa has been riveted by the drama that led to long-time Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power.

Zimbabwe Parliament speaker says Robert Mugabe has resigned as the country's president.

LATEST: Zimbabwe's ruling party has presented a motion to impeach President Robert Mugabe, seconded by opposition party MDC.

Emmerson Mnangagwa, elected Sunday as the new leader of Zimbabwe’s ruling political party and positioned to take over as the country’s president, has engineered a remarkable comeback using skills he no doubt learned from his longtime mentor, President Robert Mugabe.

Mr Mugabe ignored a midday deadline by the party's central committee to resign.

Latest: Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has not announced his resignation as was widely expected this evening.

Latest: Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has appeared in public for the first time since a military takeover at a university graduation ceremony.

Robert Mugabe’s main rival have called on Zimbabwe’s president to step down - as the country remains in political limbo.

The Trump administration is lifting a federal ban on the importation of body parts from African elephants shot for sport.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is meeting a South African delegation at his state house as negotiations pushed for a resolution to the political turmoil and the likely end to his decades-long rule.

Latest: People across Zimbabwe are facing another day of uncertainty amid quiet talks to resolve the country's political turmoil and the likely end of President Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule.

Zimbabwe is facing an uncertain future after 93-year-old dictator Robert Mugabe was placed under house arrest by troops supporting ousted vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Robert Mugabe is "fine" but is confined to his home after a night of unrest in Zimbabwe that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster, South African president Jacob Zuma has said.

Zimbabwe's vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa has been fired in a major government shake-up, the country's information minister has said.

The head of the World Health Organisation has today rescinded his previous decision to appoint of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe as a "goodwill ambassador".

The wife of Zimbabwe’s president has handed herself over to police in South Africa after being accused of assaulting a young woman at a Johannesburg hotel, South Africa’s police minister said.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical reasons, prompting opposition figures to question whether the 93-year-old still has the stamina to run the country.

The wife of Zimbabwe's 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe says he should run "as a corpse" in next year's election if he dies before the vote.

Zimbabwe police have used batons, tear gas and water cannons against anti-government protesters, despite a court order that police should not interfere with the demonstration in the capital Harare.

Veterans of Zimbabwe's independence war made a significant break with President Robert Mugabe for the first time, calling him dictatorial, manipulative and egocentric.

A job boycott has shut down most of Zimbabwe as discontent deepens over increasing economic hardships there.

Police in Zimbabwe's capital have fired tear gas, water cannons and warning shots during riots by minibus drivers and others protesting alleged police harassment.

Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe accidentally killed two Italian residents - a father and son - who were assisting with an anti-poaching patrol, Zimbabwean authorities have said.

Thirty one people were killed in a bus accident after a burst front tyre sent the vehicle careering into the oncoming lane.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has challenged a TV interviewer when quizzed about any retirement plans, asking him: "Do you want me to punch you to the floor to realise I am still there?"

Pageant judges have crowned a new winner of Zimbabwe’s fourth annual “Mister Ugly” contest – upsetting supporters of the crowd favourite and prompting rioting at the event.

Zimbabwe’s reigning Mister Ugly faces tough competition in this year’s contest, with organisers saying they received a record number of entries.

Rangers in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park have discovered the carcasses of 26 elephants at two locations.

Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil, a cabinet minister said.

Fourteen elephants have been poisoned by cyanide in Zimbabwe in three separate incidents, two years after poachers killed more than 200 elephants by poisoning, officials said.

Police in Zimbabwe say a professional hunter who helped an American dentist kill a well-known lion named Cecil has now been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle sable antelopes into South Africa.