President Robert Mugabe is still up to his old tricks, allowing rivals to fight among themselves before stepping in.
Time and again they are willing to be used as pawns to bolster the patrimony of Zanu-PF.
Zimbabwe has thanked President Jacob Zuma and his predecessors for the role they played in resolving Zimbabwe’s decade-long political crisis.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s wife has been chosen to lead the ruling party’s women’s wing, propelling her into the powerful politburo.
The youth league has new leaders but the party is making sure they are no challenge to the old guard.
The knives are out ahead of Zanu-PF’s congress in December, with President Robert Mugabe already warning of a purge.
Deep divisions over the next vice-president could cost the former party key positions it has traditionally held in Zanu-PF.
In an attempt to secure her own future, the first lady has become a willing pawn in Zanu-PF’s internal succession wars.
The appointment of Robert Mugabe’s wife as leader of the Zanu-PF Women’s League could propel Grace Mugabe into the party’s powerful politburo.
New requirements may prove to be an unassailable hurdle for Vice-President Joice Mujuru’s opponents.
Zanu-PF faces the difficult task of appeasing its supporters, who have been left fuming over Green Fuel’s expansion.
Political manoeuvring has cleared a path to the December elective congress for the vice-president.
The arrest of Baba Jukwa has triggered sharp divisions among security forces in Zimbabwe.
Priorities such as sorting out the economy will be set aside as Zimbabwe focuses on preparing for Zanu-PF’s elective congress.
The emergence of hate language betrays the party’s historical means of silencing dissent.
The editor of a state-run newspaper has appeared in court on charges of subversion and undermining the authority of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
Political factional fights in the Zanu-PF have led to a media crackdown with suspicious break-ins and raids on three editors’ offices.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday accused his on-again, off-again information minister of fomenting divisions within the ruling party.
The battle for control of Zanu-PF is raging but, whatever gains the factions make, the president remains the key player in the fight.
Even the keenest of observers are growing weary of the constant twists and turns in the story of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s succession.
A Zanu-PF politician is demanding millions for introducing controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach to key state officials.
Secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa’s failing health would prevent him from actively pursuing promotion at Zanu-PF’s elective congress.
Some Zimbabwean parliamentarians are being unusually critical about their own government’s failures.
The country’s 40 embassies and five consulates are not being paid what has been budgeted for them — and their bills have fallen into arrears.
The report into the controversial 2002 Zim elections has disappeared from the judge’s chambers after a state attorney’s bid to "retrieve" it failed.
Expectations that government would act on corruption are fast fading as the matter has become part of Zanu-PF’s divisive succession battle.
The government plans to issue 25 radio licences for major cities and towns in the next two months but there are fears that airwaves will not be free.
Civil servants in Zimbabwe want the government to commit to a timetable to finalise wage negotiations.
An internal report from Zanu-PF’s central committee says that pilfering has reached alarming levels.
That all roads lead to Chinhoyi, the venue for Zanu-PF’s 14th People’s Conference, is made obvious in the capital, Harare.
The vice-president’s faction has all but cleaned up in Zanu-PF’s elections, but the race isn’t over yet.
The MP says Zanu-PF is safe in Mugabe’s hands, though he has his own ideas on some matters.