Tsvangirai casts off mounting pressure

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rebuffed pressure to agree to join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe.

Beyond the brink

Zimbabwe has fallen into chaos -- and there seems no chance of salvation.

Bottom of the abyss

'No worse there is none," was the anguished cry of poet Gerard Manley Hopkins -- and it is an apt description of the crisis in Zimbabwe.

MDC: Zim deal 'unlikely'

The party says Zanu-PF lacks sincerity and it has pledged to reject a deal that makes it a junior partner in government.

Mbeki accuses Tsvangirai of stonewalling talks

Thabo Mbeki slams Zimbabwe opposition's refusal to accept regional leaders' recommendations

Tsvangirai meets Elders

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai met the Elders' delegation in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Annan to visit Zim despite Harare's objection

Former UN chief Kofi Annan will travel to Zimbabwe, a spokesperson said on Thursday, despite objections by President Robert Mugabe's government.

Zim's MDC says it has not seen amendment on PM's post

Zimbabwe's MDC said on Wednesday it had not seen a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a post of prime minister.

Annan to lead team to Harare

The former United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, is to lead a high-profile team on a humanitarian mission to Zimbabwe.

MDC says it will not join Zim govt

Zimbabwe's MDC will not join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe until all issues in power-sharing talks are resolved.

We won't be passengers in Zim govt, says MDC

Zimbabwe's MDC said on Wednesday it would not join a new government with President Robert Mugabe until unresolved issues were ironed out.

Mugabe vows new Zim govt as 'soon as possible'

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe looked set on Tuesday to push ahead with a new government, sidelining opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

MDC rejects SADC demands

Southern African leaders said on Sunday that Zimbabwe's political rivals must split the leadership of a key ministry, a move rejected by the MDC.

Tsvangirai seeks deadline for Zim deal

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai asked a summit of leaders on Sunday to set a deadline for an agreement on forming a Cabinet.

SADC 'disappointed' by Zim impasse

Opening a summit on the political crisis in Zimbabwe, SA President Kgalema Motlanthe expressed disappointment at the impasse.

Zim rivals refuse to budge ahead of crisis summit

Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition leaders looked set to dig their heels in on power-sharing demands ahead of a crunch summit.

African leaders to pile pressure on Mugabe

Southern African leaders will pile pressure on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai at a summit on Sunday.

Zimbabwe gold mines face collapse

Zimbabwe's gold mining industryis on the brink of collapse because the country's central bank refuses to pay for the gold it buys from the mines.

MDC sets its sights on the UN

Opposition sees this week's call for a broader regional summit as a major step towards a plan to drive the Zimbabwe crisis back on to the UN agenda.

Zimbabwe crisis worsens amid impasse

Human rights abuses are going unpunished and the food crisis is worsening in Zimbabwe while President Robert Mugabe and the opposition bicker.

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