Foreign companies have tempted Zimbabwe with money for elections in return for lucrative mining deals.
The spotlight has fallen on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s ability to hold free and fair elections.
Zimbabwe voters have been concerned with the elections that will be ushered in by the reform and the weakening economic environment.
As liquidity problems and bad loans begin to bite, institutions take a cautious approach to lending.
Two camps have emerged in Zimbabwe from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF ahead of the country’s anticipated national elections.
Police commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has told top brass to ensure Zanu-PF wins the upcoming elections.
Chinese embassy representatives met with Zim officials after the Mail & Guardian revealed that engineers from a Chinese company evicted inspectors.
Zimbabwe’s controversial indigenisation programme, pummelled by increasing allegations of corruption, has for the first time come under scrutiny.
Zimbabwe will proceed with a constitutional referendum despite the chaotic preparations and problems that has plagued its drafting.
The increased political violence in Zimbabwe could force the SADC to convene a special summit ahead of the country’s elections.
A Cabinet meeting this week turned ugly as Zimbabwean ministers laid into each other over claims of violent attacks against opponents.
Discussions about a deal for the army and police must start now if the country is to experience a smooth transition in the event of an MDC win.
Zanu-PF politician Jonathan Moyo says resource nationalism will continue to be a party platform after the election.
Zim’s finance ministry and central bank have threatened to withdraw support for foreign banks for their
aversion to cash-raising treasury bills.
Senior party members and youth league leaders have clashed over who will take credit for President Robert Mugabe’s expensive birthday gift.
The recent spate of political violence and police raids on civil society organisations cast doubt on the credibility of Zimbabwe’s imminent elections.
Zimbabwe’s draft constitution, where it has been available, has been greeted by widespread cynicism and apathy in the country.
Officials claim President Robert Mugabe is calling in favours he granted to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai – at the MDC’s expense.
A commemorative gold coin is to be launched at a fundraiser to mark Robert Mugabe’s birthday, a rather apt illustration of Mugabe’s two-faced legacy.
President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to agree on a code of conduct to define the role of the police and army in the upcoming elections, say officials.
The Zimbabwean government is pushing to revive Interfin Banking Corporation because it owes it millions.
Zanu-PF scorns promises by the EU to further lift sanctions in return for political reform.
Indigenisation Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono are locked in a battle over indigenisation policy.
Zimbabwe’s electoral commission is completely unprepared for the upcoming referendum, say insiders.
Zanu-PF officials are anxious that a report by South African judges on Zimbabwe’s 2002 election could soon be made public, party insiders say.
President Robert Mugabe will receive a set of gold and platinum coins valued at about $800 000 as a birthday gift from the Zanu-PF youth league.
It has taken more than three years for Zimbabwean politicians to agree on a draft constitution, but voters now only have three weeks to study it.
Insiders say legislators who are unable to prove how they used allocated funds are unlikely to be retained during the confirmation process.
Little celebration marked the fourth anniversary of the government of national unity formed between President Robert Mugabe and PM Morgan Tsvangirai.
Experts warn that limiting the training of nurses will exacerbate an already untenable situation.
Sound businesses, relatively cheap stocks and good news on the political front provide a solid counter to negative news reports on Zimbabwe.
An 82% failure rate for O-levels last year has finally pricked Zimbabwe’s superiority complex about its education system.