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Zimbabwe : Tension rises as opposition claims landslide
While Zimbabwe’s opposition on Sunday claimed a landslide victory, no official results from the 29 March polls have been released by the electoral commission,...
Obama – Clinton : Clinton’s ‘conspiracy’ Scaife awed
When Bill Clinton was on the ropes over the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1999, Hillary Clinton famously alleged that her husband was the victim...
Zimbabwe election : Mugabe’s loyal man quits
One of Robert Mugabe's loyal men, Former Minister of Education and Culture, Aeneas Chigwedere, who lost to a political novice in the ruling Zanu-PF...
Zimbabwe election : Official results start pouring in
This morning the first official election results are at last emerging - and they show success for the MDC.
from our...
Zimbabwe : Massive wins for opposition in Bulawayo
Morgan Tsvandirai MDC has sweeped all seats in Bulawayo, the second largest city according to early election returns.
from our correspondent...
Zimbabwe votes : Situation analysis
Generally on polling day there where no major incidents of violance reported country wide.
But a house of a Zimbabwean ruling party parliamentary candidate in...
Zimbabwe votes : early opposition victory
Zimbabweans main opposition Movement for Democratic Change on Saturday night claimed victory in the country’s bitterly contested presidential and parliamentary elections setting the stage...
Voting ends peacefully despite arson
Voting in Zimbabwe's closely fought general elections ended at 7 pm across the country Saturday, but election officials said some polling centres extended the...
Pa endorses Obama – Clinton urged to quit
Hillary Clinton faced calls on Friday to drop out of the presidential race as senior Democrats warned that her divisive battle with Barack Obama...
Zimbabwe votes : Statistics of votes in three scenarios
Three scenarios have been developed based on slightly different assumptions. The major assumption is that Tsvangirai still has major support in urban areas,...
AU says Zimbabwe polls peaceful so far
African Union (AU) election observers taking part in Z imbabwe's weekend polls said Friday campaigning had so far been peaceful and free of intimidation.
The...
Zimbabwe cabinet dissolved
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Friday dissolved his cabinet ahead of weekend general elections in which his party is fighting for political survival after 28...
Kenya : Disabled want to be part of coalition gov’t
The community of people with disabilities said Friday it envisaged a grand coalition government with the clout to deal with disability issues.
The disabled, who...
Obama reveals Clinton’s economic history
Barack Obama on Thursday laid much of the blame for America’s unfolding credit crisis on the financial deregulation of the 1990s in his hardest...
Morocco seeks dialogue with Algeria over “Western Sahara”
Moroccan Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa has said the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict requires "direct dialogue" between his country and Algeria.
"A settlement is...
300 foreign journalists to cover elections
At least 300 foreign journalists have arrived in Zimbabwe to cover Saturday's crunch poll, according to Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu.
The Minister said Thursday that...
Voter fraud uncovered by opposition
Opposition parties in Zimbabwe said they had uncovered plans by the government to rig crunch weekend polls, and warned of unspecified action.
At a joint...
Zimbabwe votes : Results could be canceled
THE worlds focus would zoom on Zimbabwe tomorrow as millions of
citizens file to the polling stations to elect new leaders.
from our...
Draconian accreditation laws used to censor Zimbabwe elections
The Zimbabwean government is using journalist accreditation laws to prevent most major international media outlets and some local journalists from covering the country’s elections...
Release of Fitna the Movie met with calm
The much controversed Geert Wilders film « fitna » has been released online. The Dutch Prime minister rejected Geert Wilders’ views in a statement...
Kenyan politics disrupts sell-off
The flotation of Safaricom, a mobile telephone operator set to be the biggest listed company in east Africa, has been dragged into the increasingly...
Catholicism more powerful in Scotland
The Catholic Church has become closely associated with an open and positive attitude toward Scottish independance
Part of the growing interest in the country’s national...
Zimbabwe : Mugabe defends rigging accusations
Embattled Robert Mugabe has come out fighting over accusations of vote rigging that have variously been levelled against him and his Zanu PF government...
US and Libyan lawmakers discuss politics
The secretary of the Libyan People's General Congress (PGC ), the highest legislative authority in the country, Muftah Kaiba, on Wednesday briefed the head...
Obama – Clinton : ‘Misspeak’, worst thriller of the year
This is the harrowing story of a strong and yet vulnerable woman who finds herself in a life threatening environment with her only child...
Opposition arrests among other threats begin
ZIMBABWEAN police have again vowed to ruthlessly crush any premature victory celebrations ahead of the official release of results from this weekend's general...
Obama – Clinton : The ‘misspoke’ war
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Tuesday provided fresh evidence of their tendency towards mutual character assassination, with each trading allegations the other serially...
Preparatory work on poll fraud probe begins in Kenya
South African retired Judge Johann Kriegler, who is spearheading investigations into Kenya's flawed presidential polls, has embarked on preparatory work before tackling his first...
Nigerian Ministers charged with corruption resign
The two Ministers in Nigeria's Health Ministry have resigned over corruption allegations and they are expected to face corruption charges, the presidency said in...
Mugabe : opposition never to rule
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, fighting a tough election battle, has said he will not allow the opposition to take over power even if it...