Growing pressure from poaching and human encroachment has driven hundreds of elephants to migrate across Zimbabwe’s borders and at least one leopard to stalk an upmarket suburb of the capital, conservationists said Monday.

Phetsile Ndwandwe, short, skinny and 23 years old, accepts an apple from a development worker and nibbles at it, stripping the peel with her teeth before handing the fruit to Siphokazi, her baby daughter.

Zimbabwe’s state media expressed unrestrained glee Wednesday at the pending departure of U.S. Ambassador James McGee, who has frequently clashed with President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe’s central bank governor admits he took money from the bank accounts of private businesses and foreign aid groups without permission to keep the country’s cash-strapped ministries running.

The U.S. on Saturday praised Zimbabwe’s unity government for making progress toward reform as the African nation celebrated the 29th anniversary of its independence from Britain.

Zimbabweans are celebrating independence from Britain in an unusually nonpartisan atmosphere, with President Robert Mugabe denouncing violence and calling for an end to sanctions.

The State Department has lifted a travel advisory that warned Americans against visiting Zimbabwe, but cautioned that the political situation in the African nation remains unpredictable and could quickly deteriorate.

A multiparty fact-finding delegation got a chilly reception Friday as it toured Zimbabwean farms seized from whites by supporters of President Robert Mugabe.

Conservationists raised the alarm Thursday for Zimbabwe’s rare rhinos after a sharp increase in poaching because of a breakdown of law enforcement in this troubled southern African country.

President Robert Mugabe and longtime political rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai sat side by side Saturday at a state funeral that was seen as a symbolic step for their parties’ month-old coalition.