Robert Mugabe’s widely condemned ”re-election” last weekend appears to have broken the resolve of many Zimbabweans.
A transitional government in Zimbabwe should be given two years to let the dust settle before another round of elections can be held, says Angola.
Robert Mugabe is desperate to be declared president this weekend to ensure any inter-party negotiations proceed on his terms.
Angola, Zanu-PF and MDC call for rival parties to cooperate in governing Zimbabwe after election
Mugabe’s party has dispensed with its
democratic facade and declared war on the opposition, writes Jason Moyo.
The state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation does not show the violence or cover the MDC in its news bulletins.
President Robert Mugabe rejected fresh calls for economic reform at a rare meeting with the heads of Zimbabwe’s largest business groups this week.
As Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe rolls out his strategy to hang on to power, attacks on his opponents are getting bloodier by the day.
Mugabe has invited 2 000 supporters and campaign leaders to a launch rally at his party’s headquarters in Harare. The event will cap nearly a month of strategic work by his top advisers to reverse his first-round loss to Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
Howard’s mother is just happy her problem child has a job. But she has asked him to spare her the details of what he actually does for a living. He is a ”Green Bomber”, a member of Zimbabwe’s National Youth Service (NYC). Zanu-PF says he and others like him are learning patriotism, morality and service to the nation, as well as skills that will stem the ”unpatriotic” brain drain.