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Obama – McCain : Obama scores points on free trade and globalisation
A Barack Obama administration would mark a “break” from the US trade policies of the last few years and push for agreements that would...
Mbeki overlooks justice and extends Selebi’s contract
Thabo Mbeki has extended the contract of suspended national police commissioner Jackie Selebi by 12 months, reports say.
This is despite various charges of corruption...
Mugabe given a deadline to negotiate or …
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangira on Thursday gave a
24-hour deadline to Robert Mugabe to negotiate or face being shunned
as an illegitimate leader responsible...
Observers luxuriate in Zimbabwe hotels as death toll swells by hundreds
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission in for Friday's run-off here have been accused of "spending loads of time locked up in...
Fresh opinion polls indicate Tsvangirai could win elections by a wide margin
Morgan Tsvangirai, currently holed at the Dutch Embassy could have won Friday's election by a wide margin had he not backed off, according...
Obama – McCain : Black controversy deals a blow to ailing McCain campaign
John McCain’s right-hand man hit a raw nerve on Monday when he said another terrorist attack on US soil would prove a “big advantage”...
Tsvangirai intends to leave Dutch refuge amid growing tension
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai intends to leave the refuge of the Dutch embassy in Harare over the next 48 hours.
Tsvangiria's spokeperson this morning...
Mugabe’s taste for power distances him from closest allies
With his opponent withdrawn by default from Friday's crunch poll, veteran Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for a new five-year term,...
Reasons why the Movement for Democratic Change pulled out of election run-off
Statement delivered by Morgan Tsvangirai announcing a decision taken by the leadership of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
The MDC won the March 29th...
Obama’s smart move reveals systemic loophole
More than 30 years ago, following the Watergate scandal, the US provided for the partial public funding of presidential elections. Candidates would get public...
Zimbabweans welcome Tsvangirai’s decision
Zimbabweans have welcomed Morgan Tsvangirai's decision on Sunday to withdraw from Friday’s run-off election, saying the move would "save lives" as pre-poll violence...
Mbeki withholding information pertaining to Zimbabwe meeting
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa Sunday called for the postponement of Friday’s presidential run-off elections in Zimbabwe, saying the deteriorating situation will not warrant ...
Ex-gov’t official’s conviction politically oriented or legal ?
A five- year jail sentence handed down on Tsatsu Tsikata, a key opposition figure and close ally of Ghana's former president Jerry John Rawlings,...
Obama and McCain prepare to debate on TV
Newt Minow’s office is like a guide to modern US politics. The walls are cluttered with framed letters and photographs signed by presidents and...
Mbeki’s proposed solution falls on Mugabe’s deaf ears
Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is seriously considering pulling out of next Friday's presidential run-off election after Thabo Mbeki...
Obama and McCain fight over campaign funding
Barack Obama on Thursday became the first American presidential candidate since Richard Nixon to rely solely on private money to sustain his White House...
Zimbawean policemen vote under watchful eyes of
Policemen cast their vote countrywide yesterday to kick start postal voting ahead of the presidential election which is scheduled for Friday, June 27.
They...
Kenyan PM : “Zimbabwe an eyesore and embarrassment to Africa”
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga Tuesday called on world leaders to pressure Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe to step down.
In a speech and news conference...
Anjouan commended for first round of presidential polls
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has expressed his satisfaction with the conduct of the first round of the presidential poll on the...
Thabo Mbeki meets Robert Mugabe today
South African leader Thabo Mbeki is to visit Zimbabwe Wednesday morning for talks with Robert Mugabe.
State radio, quoting "reliable sources" says Mbeki...
Chemical warfare leaving several incapacitated for life
A chemical warfare is being waged on opposition supports domiciled in the farming areas of Zimbabwe.
Zanu PF’s youth militia, aided by war veterans are...
ANC youth leader vows to kill for Zuma
South Africa’s ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema has vowed that the youth of South Africa would die in supporting ANC President Jacob...
African leaders step up condemnation of Mugabe
Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano is among the 40 prominent African personalities who have signed an open letter calling for an end to the...
Zambian opposition leader pledges support for President
In a rare move in Africa politics, Zambia's opposition party leader, Patriotic Front (PF) Michael Sata says he is determined to help...
Zimbabwe presidential run-off to be cancelled
Zimbabwe's presidential run-off poll might be scrapped this week in favour of a five-year transitional government.
It is understood that the move would see the...
Ghana : Voters’ register brews controversy
Question marks raised by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) about the credibility of Ghana's voters' register continued to dominate the media this...
Obama just black or simply an exceptional politician
When Barack Obama, having secured the presidential nomination, ended his victory speech last week, CNN sought its first reaction from Jesse Jackson – not...
Judge orders police to give Tendai Biti’s location
A judge in Zimbabwe on Friday ordered police to bring the arrested MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti to court after they failed to reveal...
African leaders protest against Mugabe
Fears of political violence ochestrated by Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean leader, were confirmed Friday when he made unacceptable utterances about the opposition and his fight...
Jewish community in Zimbabwe faces repatriation
Local embassies in Harare are drawing up emergency missions to airlift their people from volatile Zimbabwe as political violence intensifies.
On Thursday it was reported...