Morgan Tsvangirai’s party must recapture the 2008 zeitgeist and combat voter disillusionment to dominate the upcoming poll, writes Jason Moyo.
A dispute at a Mazowe farm has left Zanu-PF caught between wanting to protect foreign investors and risking incurring the anger of a key support base.
Fears have surfaced that retired military helicopters from the South African National Defence Force will be used to prop up Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF.
A dispute at a farm has left Zanu-PF caught between wanting to protect foreign investors and risking incurring the anger of its key support base.
Fears have surfaced that retired military helicopters from the South African National Defence Force will be used to prop up Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF.
Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold elections this year and evidence is mounting that, as in the 2008 run-off, the military will play a major role.
The death of Zimbabwe’s vice-president, John Landa Nkomo, has revived discussions in Zanu-PF about the relevance of the 1987 Unity Accord.
The death of John Landa Nkomo, Zimbabwe’s vice-president and founding member of PF-Zapu, has revived discussions surrounding the 1987 Unity Accord.
Foreign firms in Zimbabwe are opting to protect their investments instead of fighting the new Zanu-PF indigenisation law.
Elections and referendum are on hold as officials squabble, but issues will hopefully be resolved soon, writes Ray Ndlovu.
The Mujuru grouping wants to lure Zanu-PF defector Simba Makoni back into the fold to add some ‘polish’.
As Zimbabwe’s human rights head quits, doubts escalate over the country’s readiness to go to the polls.
Politics is not about persuasion, it is about forcing people to shout allegiance at the barrel of a gun, says Chenjerai Hove.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe once called Cyril Ramaphosa ‘a white man in a black man’s skin’
Zanu-PF will use empowerment to win votes, but may be hamstrung by the sorry state of its coffers.
All except Robert Mugabe must step aside for the youth if the party is to stand a chance in the poll, writes Kennedy Maposa.
Zanu-PF and the MDC have been accused of protecting existing candidates at the expense of newcomers.
Zanu-PF’s bid to make inroads into the church to garner votes for next year’s election has suffered a major setback.
Zanu-PF hopes the mining company’s concession to empowerment will help the party score political points in the country.
The opening of Parliament, which marks the start of a new session, is a chance to remind Zimbabweans of the imperialist and his odd ways.
Zanu-PF’s tactic of allowing illegal settlements in a bid for votes has come back to haunt the party, writes Jason Moyo.
Tendai Biti is facing his toughest test as finance minister in the fragile three-year-old unity government in Zimbabwe, writes Ray Ndlovu.
Former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema offered his usual rhetoric while enjoying a weekend of socialising in Zimbabwe.
As parties start campaigning in earnest, several obstacles still remain to a free and fair poll in Zimbabwe, including fears of violence and fraud.
Zimbabwe’s Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has been arrested for allegedly undermining veteran President Robert Mugabe in a speech at a rally.
The police and party seem powerless to act against violent youth militias demanding protection money from citizens and businesses.
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Tendai Biti says militant Zanu-PF supporters tried to invade his office, demanding war veteran living allowance increases.
A Zimbabwean independent monitoring group says it is impossible to hold free and fair elections in March when President Robert Mugabe wants the polls.
Zimbabwe’s constitution-drafting process has been hijacked by the country’s political parties. The draft will be debated by more than 1 000 delegates.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has assured regional leaders that the adoption of a new Constitution is on track, ahead of proposed elections.
Forget the economy or politics. The biggest thing on Zimbabweans’ minds is their prime minister’s love life.
Analysts fear a recently opened defence college, army recruitment, and arms imported from South Africa are part of Zanu-PF’s election preparations.