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Zimbabwe: Journalists still harrashed
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Zimbabwean government's
refusal to allow several leading international news media to cover the 29
March 2008 general elections although it has...
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...
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...
Huge price cuts ordered
Mr Robert Mugabe has summoned business executives today to discuss the reduction of prices of goods and services to February 12 levels when...
Mugabe goes shopping
The Zimbabwe government under President Robert Mugabe has embarked on a borrowing and spending spree ahead of Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
By Tony...
Preventing Kenya style post election violence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said security agencies were on high alert to thwart any Kenya-style violence in the country after next weekend's election.
The...
Zimbabwe: The art of gerrymandering
If Zimbabwe were any other country, President Robert Mugabe, would be out of office after elections next week on March 29.
The economy is in...
Zimbabwe : Mugabe lies to teachers
Robert Mugabe's crumbling regime which approved a hefty salary hike for striking teachers two weeks ago failed to pay the new salaries as civil...
Zimbabwe bank gets US $25m from US
A Zimbabwean bank, African Banking Corporation (ABC) , said Thursday it had secured a US$ 25 million loan from an American bank to finance...
‘Go’ and vote or be deported
Zimbabweans living in neigbouring countries have been urged to return to their native country to "flush out" Robert Mugabe. This has lead...
about one million more people added to Zimbabwe polls
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said a total of 5,934,768 voters had registered to vote in the 29 March polls, compared to the five million...
Politicians branded ‘gay’ by pastor
The Zanu-PF election campaign sank to unprecedented levels of moral depravity yesterday when a party aligned pastor suggested that MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, was...
Zimbabwe Voters List / Roll Margin of Error
Table of March 2008 ZIMBABWE Electoral Voters List Margin of Error
From our correspondent in Harare
A brief computer analysis based on the scanned...
Several dead people appear on Zimbabwe roll
Mugabe is so desperate to win on March 29 that he has
raised the dead to vote for him. A voters' roll released Monday...
Strict screening for journalists and observers begins
The Zimbabwean government is screening foreign journalists before letting them into the country before this month's elections, amid suspicion that some may be spying...
Morgan Tsvangirai- A Successful Failure
In May 2005, Police and Para-military forces on the instruction of president Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe carried out a brutal operation called 'Operation Murambatsvina'...
Morgan Tsvangirai leads opinion polls
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, could win the forthcoming presidential election in two weeks time against beleaguered incumbent, Mr Robert Mugabe, an opinion...
Billion dollar fraud charges levelled against defector
Dumiso Dabengwa, who defected from Mugabes's Zanu PF recently faces an investigation on abuse of billions of Zimbabwean dollars.
from our...
Sweden to give Zimbabwe US$ 7.2 m for humanitarian aid
Sweden announced Thursday it would give Zimbabwe US$ 7.2 million for humanitarian assistance this year in response to an appeal by the United Nations....
plane crashes in Zimbabwe
Two persons were killed and a third seriously injured in a plane crash in Zimbabwe, police said Thursday. They said the small, privately-owned aircraft...
Zimbabwe unknown candidate is chosen by “God”
Towungana says he was not holding any rallies or meetings because he fears the "wrath of the militia that beats up people". He puts...
Mugabe pumps huge sums into vote buying strategem
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, fighting for political survival in a tricky poll in two weeks, Wednesday ordered the government to award huge salary increases...
Soccer: South Africa beats Zimbabwe
South Africa, rebuilding its national soccer squad for the 2010 World Cup which it will host, Tuesday beat neighbouring Zimbabwe 2-1 in an international...
Zimbabwe: Blacks and Government fight over White land
Government’s controversial land redistribution policy has been put to the test in the southern province of Masvingo as former fighters for Zimbabwe’s liberation take...
Foreign observers arrive in Zimbabwe ahead of elections
Foreign election observers began arriving in Zimbabwe Tuesday (11 March) ahead of a crunch poll at the end of the month, officials said. Zimbabwe...
Zimbabwe: Suspension of passports
The Zimbabwean Government has suspended processing of passports until after the election because of a lack of funds. However,it is suspected that...
Mugabe approves majority share allotment to “indigenous” Zimbabweans
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has approved a law that forces foreign companies to surrender at least 51 per cent control to indigenous Zimbabweans....
Zimbabwe: Plainclothes spies in pre-election stratagem
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has deployed hordes of
plainclothes police officers to gauge support for Mr Robert Mugabe ahead of the 29 March polls.
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Mugabe dishes out tractors, food, money
Veteran leader Mr Robert Mugabe will tomorrow further loosen the purse strings by parceling out farm machinery to hand picked land...
Zimbabwe: Bomb scare
There has been a bomb scare at a building where presidential candidate Dr Simba Makoni was addressing his campaign team,...