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Vote recount begins in Zimbabwe
Election officials in Zimbabwe on Saturday began recounting votes in 23 constituencies countrywide where the government claims it was cheated in last month's disputed...
Zimbabwe opposition leaders meet Kenyan PM to resolve crisis
Zimbabwe's opposition leaders Friday held talks with Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga to seek his intervention on the country's post-election crisis and sought his...
Odinga, Kenya PM asks Africa to pressure Mugabe
Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to show leadership and work with the opposition to solve the country's post-election...
Zimbabwe : Old Mugabe forgets elections as he condemns Britain
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, speaking in public for the first time since last month's disputed election, Friday sharply castigated former colonial master Britain for...
11 leaders for SADC poverty summit in Mauritius
Eleven heads of state and government from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are due in Mauritius this weekend for the organisation's summit on...
Tsvangirai asks South African president to step down as mediator in the electoral crisis
Zimbabwes opposition leader demanded Thabo Mbeki the South African president to step down from his role as mediator in the electoral crisis according to...
Pretoria and AU demand immediate release of Zimbabwe poll results
Urging the authorities in Zimbabwe to declare the results of the general elections held last month, the African Union (AU) Thursday warned that further...
South Africa’s unexpected move against Mugabe
South Africa's government today shocked the world when it called for the first time for the rapid release of results from Zimbabwe's presidential...
Chinese ship carrying arms for Zimbabwe docks at Durban port
A Chinese ship, whose cargo is believed to include arms for Zimbabwe, had been cleared to dock and offload its cargo at Durban's port,...
Harare : Anger tamed as economic reality sets in
The second day of an opposition-led general strike in Zimbabwe, to press for the release of delayed results of a presidential vote, was calmer...
South Africa : ANC distances itself further from Thabo Mbeki
The ANC in South Africa strongly believes Robert Mugabe knows exactly what the election results are and have said the delay in making them...
Zimbabwe and Chinese soldiers cause stir as homes are burnt
A GROUP of Chinese soldiers caused a stir last night in the eastern
border city of Mutare as they patrolled the city centre along...
Zimbabwe spokesman explains why Mugabe snubbed SADC
Zimbabwe said Tuesday President Robert Mugabe snubbed a regional summit in Zambia at the weekend because it had been irregularly convened by host President...
Zimbabweans strike amid clashes with police and army forces
Soldiers and police Tuesday clashed with protesters in several suburbs of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, as the opposition pressed on with an indefinite general strike...
Tsvangirai sets conditions for run-off as strike set to begin
The Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has softened his
party's stance, for now, on boycotting a run-off presidential vote by setting conditions on participation.
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SADC calls for the immediate release of election results
Heads of state and government of Southern African Development Community (SADCC) have called for the "expeditious" release of the results from Zimbabwe's presidential election,...
Thabo Mbeki under fire for lopsided comments on Zimbabwe crisis
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has come under intense criticism in South Africa for publicly stating that there was no crisis in Zimbabwe.
Mbeki who...
Zimbabwe High court rules against opposition petition
The High Court in Zimbabwe Monday dismissed an opposition petition for the release of long-delayed results of a presidential vote, lawyers said. Judge Tendai...
Policeman uncovers rigged ballots ahead of vote recount
PROFESSOR Welshman Ncube, one of the authors of Zimbabwe's new electoral laws says next week's scheduled recount of 23 constituencies will be illegal.
Ncube, one...
Zimbabwe : Court order to release results could be rejected by Mugabe
The High Court in Zimbabwe was Monday expected to make an eagerly-awaited ruling on an opposition petition to force the country's electoral body to...
Zimbabwe : MDC to challenge vote recount
Zimbabwe’s political crisis intensified on Sunday as authorities ordered a partial recount of the votes in last month’s elections, paving the way for President...
Zimbabwean army meets the press
The Zimbabwean army will not intervene against civilians after the disputed
March 29 poll and soldiers will remain in their barracks, Information Minister
Sikhoanyiso Ndlovu said...
SADC discusses Zimbabwean post-election stalemate
ZIMBABWE’s election stalemate is not a crisis and its electoral commission must be given time to release the results of a presidential poll held...
Thabo Mbeki eases tensions after meeting with Mugabe
South African President Thabo Mbeki said Saturday the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe, which has prompted a regional summit, was still manageable.
Political tensions are rising...
Thabo Mbeki meets with Robert Mugabe
South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Zimbabwe Saturday for peace talks with President Robert Mugabe over the electoral impasse in the country.
Political tensions,...
Thabo Mbeki to meet Mugabe as pressure mounts
Embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe Saturday snubbed a regional summit in Zambia, called to resolve a tense electoral impasse in his country, as pressure...
Zimbabwe : MDC calls for a general strike
An indefinite nationwide strike called for by the Movement for Democratic Change kicks off Tuesday until presidential results are released. Thirteen days after the...
Mugabe and Tsvangirai in a face to face confrontation
Heads of state of the Southern African sub-region will meet with Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugae on Saturday in Lusaka, Zambia to discuss the...
MDC and Makoni urge SADC to ask Mugabe to step down
The Zimbabwean Electoral Commission has been moved to a secret location and is now subject to national security.
from our correspondent in Harare...
Zimbabwean women protest to ask for release of election results
A group of about 800 women under the banner of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) Wednesday took to the streets of Bulawayo, demanding the...