Harare - Zimbabwe on Tuesday warned against the production, sale and use of the national flag without official permission after activists turned it into a symbol of anti-government protests. "Members ...

After the flag and the guns had played their part, the law was roped in to institutionally impose a racist regime and that is why the Parliament Building is also next to Cecil Square.

Zimbabwe's government has threatened to jail anyone who disrespects the national flag or sells it without permission, enraging activists who have used the banner as a rallying point for mass protests.

While Zimbabwe's true unemployment rate is a mystery, it has been estimated as high as 80 or 90 percent (the state-run Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency put unemployment at 10.7 percent in 2011).

Banning private citizens from using their flag The justice ministry on 21 September warned Zimbabweans they now risk a $200 (£154) fine and/or six months in jail for abusing the national flag.

Zimbabwe cracks down on protest ‘#ThisFlag’ movement – by banning sale of flags Justice minister says anyone caught ‘bringing flag into disrepute’ faces up to a year in jail ...

Zimbabwe's government has threatened to jail anyone who disrespects the national flag or sells it without permission, enraging activists who have used the banner as a rallying point for mass protests.

Protesters have called for reclaiming their flag from a government they don't support. It appears they've done just that.

A judge in Zimbabwe fines a Chinese national for selling the national flag without authorisation, the state-run Herald newspaper reports.

Flags flew at half-mast on Saturday, but there were no public activities to mark the death of a man who singularly shaped the once-prosperous southern African country in his own image and created ...