The ANC has once again promised to support Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections, saying the party is knowledgable about the country’s needs.
The party of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is concerned about the "hygiene" and integrity of crucial elections expected later this year.
The increased political violence in Zimbabwe could force the SADC to convene a special summit ahead of the country’s elections.
Riot police in Zimbabwe have blocked an address by MDC leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of the coming months’ elections.
A major maize shortage has sent the price of maize meal spiralling in Zimbabwe, prompting traders to lobby government to consider importing GM maize.
Robert Mugabe, celebrating his 89th birthday, has said he will defeat his opponents in elections this year and remain in power for another five years.
The Democratic Alliance has called for an immediate investigation into the SANDF’s donation of retired military helicopters to the Zimbabwean army.
Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Joice Mujuru has signalled that the country will not allow monitors from outside the SADC to watch this year’s elections.
Zimbabwe’s police have raided the offices of a monitoring group in what some fear is a move by authorities to harass them ahead of a referendum.
South African funds Allan Gray, African Alliance and Renaissance are among those brokering deals for foreign investors.
Zimbabwe has passed new rules forcing fuel wholesalers to blend petrol with locally-produced ethanol in order to cut the country’s fuel import bill.
Zimbabweans will vote on a new draft Constitution – a key reform ahead of new presidential polls that should end the power-sharing deal.
Amnesty International says it fears Zimbabwe will resume executions after prison officials were quoted saying they have found a new hangman.
Zimbabwe’s Parliament has begun discussing a new constitution that will reduce the president’s powers and setup a peace and reconciliation commission.
Graft is so bad at the Harare court that the corruption-busting unit has had to set up a base there.
Zimbabwe’s warring political leaders have agreed on a constitutional compromise, starting a process that is expected to end in elections this year.
Afriforum has won a bid to prevent the South African National Defence Force from delivering Alouette III Air Force helicopters to the Zimbabwean army.
Afriforum has applied for an urgent court interdict to prevent the defence force from transferring retired military helicopters to Zimbabwe.
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 Mazowe farm has left Zanu-PF caught between wanting to protect foreign investors and risking incurring the anger of a key support base.
Video footage from Zimbabwe reveals how the process of drafting a new Constitution in a poverty-struck nation is often fraught with violence and intimidation.
With Zimbabwe’s largest foreign investors having fallen in line with the country’s indigenisation policy
The death of John Landa Nkomo, Zimbabwe’s vice-president and founding member of PF-Zapu, has revived discussions surrounding the 1987 Unity Accord.
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate eased to 2.91% in December, down from 2.99% the previous month due to reduced food and clothing costs.
Zimbabwe’s police have arrested and charged a director of a human rights organisation for alleged election fraud.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights claims that there appears to be a police hit squad that is killing criminal suspects in custody.
Elections and referendum are on hold as officials squabble, but issues will hopefully be resolved soon, writes Ray Ndlovu.
Zimbabwe, which is struggling to clear international debt of $11-billion, is about to join about 40 other nations as a highly-indebted poor country.
The region has revamped its strategy for stability but 2013 will be the ultimate test of its muscle,, writes Webster Zambara.
Politics is not about persuasion, it is about forcing people to shout allegiance at the barrel of a gun, says Chenjerai Hove.
The chairman of Zimbabwe’s human rights commission, appointed to help curb rights violations, has quit citing inhibiting laws and lack of resources.
Zanu-PF will use empowerment to win votes, but may be hamstrung by the sorry state of its coffers.