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/ 1 November 2008
Zimbabweans are losing faith in a power-sharing deal and fear their once-prosperous country will collapse without a breakthrough in deadlocked talks.
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/ 21 October 2008
President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF on Tuesday accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of stalling on a power-sharing deal.
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/ 15 September 2008
Zimbabwe’s rival political parties signed a landmark power-sharing deal on Monday which will see President Robert Mugabe ceding some of his powers.
Talks between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition to resolve a political crisis will resume on Sunday, SA President Thabo Mbeki says.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday accused Britain of trying to seize control of resources in the devastated African nation.
Zimbabwe’s Christian community has rejected President Robert Mugabe’s re-election and said the vote was marred by violence and intimidation.
South African President Thabo Mbeki met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis.
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader defeated President Robert Mugabe in the presidential election but faces a run-off vote after he failed to win an outright majority, the electoral body said on Friday. Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai won 47,9% of the vote on March 29 and Mugabe took 43,2%, said the chief elections officer.
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Friday it would reject results of a presidential election that would force a run-off against veteran ruler Robert Mugabe. Official data showed the MDC’s Morgan Tsvangirai won 47,9% of the vote, beating Mugabe with 43,2%, but not enough to escape a second round contest with Mugabe.
Zimbabwe’s opposition on Friday disputed results of a March 29 presidential election released by electoral officials, saying opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off. The official data showed Tsvangirai had 47,9% of the vote, beating President Robert Mugabe with 43,2%, but short of the majority needed to avoid a run-off ballot.