Today's Top Stories from VOA

Participation in the Intercontinental Cup could advance Zimbabwe's prospects of returning to test play

Communications Officer Tsitsi Singizi of the United Nations Children's Fund said cholera will be a threat as long as clean water is in short supply

A South African opposition leader is coming under intense criticism after saying President Jacob Zuma is putting his three wives at risk of contracting HIV.

President Barack Obama's administration is expressing worry that ongoing political impasse within Kenya's coalition government could potentially degenerate into chaos reminiscent of the 2007 post-election violence.

FIghting between pro-government fighters, insurgents comes after days of renewed fighting in Mogadishu

Minister of information Ronnie Shikapwasha says a Chinese company will reopen one of the recently closed mining companies at the end of May

Demonstration staged despite government appeal to suspend it

Firestone says it has recently constructed 'state-of-the-art' water treatment facility in Harbel

Plan aims to lay foundation for rebuilding of troubled country

Pregnant woman accused of murder and convicted the day after the crime

Analyst Dimpho Motsamai of Johannesburg-based Institute for Global Dialogue concerned that political parties often ignore the law

The Institute for Policy Interaction says the electoral process has been marred by irregularities

Analysts fear hate campaign messages may fuel political violence during and after elections