Zim elections pencilled in for end of 2012, say officials

Officials in Zimbabwe's coalition government are working on tabling plans to hold elections at the end of next year.

Zim to relax media restrictions

Zimbabwe's new government will relax the country's harsh media laws and improve prison conditions as part of reforms to be implemented within 100 days

Zim's prisons: Death no matter what

Just how bad conditions have become within Zimbabwe's prison walls is only beginning to come to light.

Zim minister lashes out at UN rights chief

Zimbabwe's justice minister accused the UN's top rights official on Wednesday of undermining the African nation's new unity government.

Mugabe party rejects MDC demands

Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party on Friday refused to budge on opposition demands for a unity government.

Zanu-PF: MDC putting Zim talks at risk

President Robert Mugabe's party says the MDC is putting Zimbabwe's troubled power-sharing talks at risk by speaking publicly about the negotiations.

Zim on agenda as heads of state gather

Zimbabwe's main political rivals are in SA for a regional summit with negotiators expected to aim for a resolution to the country's political crisis.

Second day of Zim talks under way in Pretoria

Zimbabwe's ruling party and opposition held a second day of talks in SA on Friday as the UN delayed a vote on fresh sanctions against Mugabe's regime.

Zim talks to resume under Mbeki

President Robert Mugabe's ruling party and Zimbabwe's opposition are to resume talks to resolve the country's political crisis.

'We don't want any more bloodshed'

Hundreds of women converged on a stadium on the outskirts of Harare on Saturday to pray for peace ahead of the country's tense presidential run-off amid mounting political violence. Zimbabweans go to the polls on June 27 for a second-round presidential election between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

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