Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai issued a 24-hour deadline to President Robert Mugabe on Thursday to negotiate or face being shunned.
Nelson Mandela on Wednesday broke his silence on the crisis in Zimbabwe, saying the country was suffering due to ”a tragic failure of leadership”.
African pressure mounted on Wednesday to postpone Zimbabwe’s presidential run-off election set for Friday, but authorities said it would go ahead.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the African Union, backed by the United Nations, should lead a transitional process in the country.
British PM Gordon Brown has said he wants the Zimbabwe cricket team to be banned from touring England next year and from the 2009 T20 World Cup.
President Robert Mugabe has ”declared war” in Zimbabwe, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday from inside the Dutch embassy in Harare.
Leaders will hold an meeting in Swaziland on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe but key negotiator President Thabo Mbeki will not attend.
Southern African leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Swaziland’s capital, Mbabane, on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday defied mounting pressure to call off Friday’s vote, saying he had a legal obligation to go ahead.
The situation in Zimbabwe is now out of control, ANC president Jacob Zuma told a conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
The UN Security Council has agreed to take its first formal action on Zimbabwe by ruling that a free and fair election run-off is impossible.
Cricket South Africa has suspended its domestic agreements with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, it was announced on Monday.
Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai, who has pulled out of a presidential run-off election because of violence, sought refuge overnight in the Dutch embassy.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he is ready to negotiate with President Robert Mugabe, but only if political violence stops.
Zimbabwe’s crisis will now move to the UN Security Council, as the international community mulls fresh sanctions against Robert Mugabe’s government.
The White House on Sunday demanded that Zimbabwe’s government and its ”thugs” halt election violence immediately.
A South African mediation team was in Zimbabwe on Saturday as part of efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis.
If this is the endgame for Robert Mugabe’s regime, the brutality of the tactics employed reveal his determination to win at any cost.
President Robert Mugabe says ”only God” can remove him from office, as Zimbabwe’s opposition considers pulling out of next week’s run-off election.
In certain areas you cannot buy foodstuffs or basic essentials without a note from a headman or so-called war veterans authorising the purchase.
African civil society must make a clear stand on Zimbabwe. The crisis is not only affecting the people of Zimbabwe, but is a great concern for all.
Zimbabwe’s neighbours closed ranks against Robert Mugabe on Thursday as violence against opposition supporters intensified and spread to new areas.
Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, a group of Southern African ministers said on Thursday.
World leaders joined forces on Wednesday calling on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to stop intimidating opponents ahead of a run-off vote.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday predicted ”a huge turnout” for a presidential run-off vote against President Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe’s party has dispensed with its
democratic facade and declared war on the opposition, writes Jason Moyo.
Zimbabweans describe the terror campaign
Angola, Zanu-PF and MDC call for rival parties to cooperate in governing Zimbabwe after election
The Zambian government has broken its silence about attacks on it by the official Zimbabwean media.
The state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation does not show the violence or cover the MDC in its news bulletins.
The UK and the US urged Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Monday to allow international monitors to ensure a free election run-off.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused foreign aid agencies of using food as a weapon to try to remove him from power.