Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's wife has been arrested on charges of money laundering,fraud and violating exchange control regulations.
Some years ago,you needed a raincoat to stand in the rainforest at the lip of the Victoria Falls so as not to get soaked by the spray from the magnificent waterfalls.
The flat,dusty roads to Vosburg are surrounded by withered fields. The streams feeding the community of a few thousand people have gone dry.
A mass relocation of animals is being planned after the deaths of more than 200 elephants in Hwange National Park in the past month.
At Wild Horizons Elephant Sanctuary tourists come face-to-face,literally,with the elephants.
The story of Zimbabwe's decline can be told by politicians,rights activists and economists. But it can also be narrated through the lyrics of Zimdancehall music.
Mugabe was born in British-ruled Southern Rhodesia in 1924 and,after rising to power in 1980,sought to rule Zimbabwe for life.
The former president was forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule,his early promise eroded by economic turmoil,disputed elections and human rights violations.
Endangered species this week got new protections under an agreement between most of the world's countries at a conference on saving plants and animals from the ravages of international trade.
The size of Zimbabwe's elephant population,estimated to be 84,000,is twice what can be supported by available food and land,the government says.
Ivory sales currently require approval from the international community.