Simon Badza, a political science lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, says both parties now realise they need each other.

BBC: Zimbabwe's funeral diplomacy

Munyaradzi Gwisai, a law lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, is facing treason charges, carrying the death penalty, after being held and tortured for more than three weeks.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe

Professor du Toit, director of the Mammal Research Unit at Pretoria University, says commercial white-owned farms in Zimbabwe are home to many rare large mammals, including cheetah, black rhino and sable - a type of antelope.

BBC: Zimbabwe wildlife 'face disaster'