Zimbabwe police have fired teargas into Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party headquarters, blocked off the building and beat up nearby vendors.
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has stoked fresh controversy over its shortlisting of government-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers.
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Vusi Mavimbela, South Africa’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, has attacked Zanu-PF over its continued invasion of South African-owned farms.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it needs $220-million to hold a constitutional referendum and fresh elections at dates that have yet to be set.
The MDC is opposed to a new law giving local blacks majority shares in foreign companies and plans its own project to lure foreign investment.
A local privately-owned newspaper has reported that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe went to Singapore for a medical check-up last week.
The United States embassy in Zimbabwe has criticised police and judicial officials for failing to stop escalating political violence.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday said discord in the country’s power-sharing government was hampering economic recovery.
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The sacking of Tracey Mutinhiri has fuelled speculation that party moderates seen as being too close to the opposition MDC are to be purged.
Robert Mugabe says Zimbabwe will hold elections by early 2011 and raised concerns on the delay of the state’s Constitutional programme, reports say.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday urged the country’s political rivals to desist from violence ahead of elections yet to be decided on.
Solomon Mujuru was seen as the power broker who could hold hardliners in Zanu-PF at bay.
Sanctions, when portrayed by Zanu-PF as imperialism, provide a convenient excuse for the mismanagement of Zimbabwe.
A summit of leaders this week was unlikely to affect the political crisis in Zimbabwe given the lack of regional consensus on the issue.
Controversy over state funding for Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s mansion has added to growing questions among opposition activists.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says soldiers have been deployed in villages "to attack innocent civilians" seen as supporting his MDC party.
Morgan Tsvangirai has come forward with suggestions that the MDC could overthrow the ruling Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe ahead of possible polls.
Four Zimbabwean journalists detained on Friday while covering the eviction of a police officer from a government lodging, have been released.
Robert Mugabe says new elections were still possible in Zimbabwe this year, despite a timeline that put the polls in 2012 at the earliest.
President Robert Mugabe’s use of farmland to stifle dissent among his followers has been laid bare.
Former information minister Jonathan Moyo is back in Zanu-PF’s inner circle and causing uncertainty among its warring factions.
Zimbabwe media said police have arrested five employees of the finance ministry, which is controlled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party.
The MDC fears that President Robert Mugabe may be losing control of the military, following a public row between Tsvangirai and senior army figures.
Zimbabwean police arrested a senior minister on unspecified charges after he called President Robert Mugabe a liar — illegal under security laws.
A top army officer and ally of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has accused Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of being a national security threat.
Work on Zimbabwe’s long-delayed constitution has stalled again.
A status check by southern African leaders on the progress of Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal has been welcomed by both the country’s factions.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Monday expressed satisfaction with the outcome of a regional summit.
Southern African leaders met to discuss a plan to guide Zimbabwe toward elections, a debate that has cast light on the battle within Zanu-PF.
SADC leaders are meeting this weekend to examine a political stalemate in Zimbabwe, amid signs of rising violence and intimidation ahead of elections.
The MDC has taken issue with the large number of ex-army men in high-ranking civil positions. But as long as the president rules, so will the military
A tougher stance already taken by regional leaders toward reforms on Zimbabwe can prevent a repeat of bloody, disputed elections.