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Zim: Has Simba found his roar?

The former Zanu-PF leader is playing coy on plans to lead a grand coalition against President Robert Mugabe.

Simba Makoni went up against Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai and only got 8% of the vote. He describes the real majority as those who don’t go to the polls.

Zim runs out of options

Bitter reality defies all talk of a new leader or movement to break the political stalemate in Zimbabwe.

Zim elections: Bringing a third option into focus

Zimbabwe voters must know that there are alternatives to Zanu-PF and the MDC, says opposition leader.

Zanu-PF faction ‘wooing’ party defector Makoni

The Mujuru grouping wants to lure Zanu-PF defector Simba Makoni back into the fold to add some ‘polish’.

Zim ex-finance minister launches political party

Zim’s former finance minister Simba Makoni on Wednesday launched a new opposition party that promises to ”clean up” the country’s political landscape.

Sour grapes and deadlocked deals

Even if the Zimbabwean power-sharing deal had not reached a deadlock over the allocation of Cabinet posts, there were already many signs of failure.

Zimbabwe deal faces Parliament test

Zimbabwe’s Parliament resumes work on Tuesday for a session that may test a power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.

Dare we say ‘deal’?

There is still some jostling over Mugabe’s political future between Zanu-PF hawks and doves, as the document remains unsigned.

Let your fingers do the talking

Cellphones have become the safest way to communicate in Zimbabwe. Stanley Kwenda downloads.

Makoni: Run-off must be cancelled

Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off vote on June 27 should be called off because a free and fair vote is impossible, ruling Zanu-PF party defector Simba Makoni said on Tuesday.

Call Zim vote off, says Makoni

Zimbabwe’s presidential election run-off should be scrapped to prevent further bloodshed, the ruling-party defector who came third in the first round said on Thursday.

‘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…

Makoni: Last thing Zim needs is another election

Simba Makoni, the former finance minister who defected from President Robert Mugabe’s party to challenge him in presidential elections in March, refused on Thursday to say which…

Zim run-off vote may face year delay

Zimbabwe’s ruling party has said that a second round of presidential elections could be delayed by up to a year in a move that would extend Robert Mugabe’s rule even though he…

MDC divided over boycott of poll re-run

After a day of top level meetings, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Saturday failed to make a decision on whether it will take part in presidential run-off elections scheduled…