Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to open Parliament on Tuesday after his Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC won key positions in the chamber.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party on Monday won the vote for Parliament speaker, dealing a blow to President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC warned on Monday that President Robert Mugabe’s appointment of parliamentarians were a threat to power-sharing talks.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has appointed lawmakers and provincial governors despite deadlocked power-sharing talks.
Mandy Rossouw put a similar set of questions to both Zanu-PF and the Movement for Democratic Change to assess the political temperature.
Zimbabwe faces an uncertain political future, but its economic crisis is only likely to get worse while talks remain deadlocked.
Zimbabwe police said on Friday there had been an attempt to blow up a road and rail bridge on one of the country’s major highways near Harare.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s war veteran allies accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday of stalling power-sharing talks.
Negotiations on power-sharing to end Zimbabwe’s crisis may be endangered if President Robert Mugabe unilaterally convenes the new Parliament.
Zanu-PF leader Mugabe and Tsvangirai are digging in their heels, insisting they will not move from their closing positions in last week’s talks.
Morgan Tsvangirai says that if the Zimbabwe Parliament is convened, mediators will have to deal with a violation of the power-sharing talks.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has expressed sorrow at the death of Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, one of his most outspoken critics.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will officially open Parliament on Tuesday despite opposition warnings that such a move would endanger crucial talks.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC said on Wednesday it had not consented to the reconvening of Parliament, claiming it could jeopardise talks.
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate soared to 11,2-million percent in June, state media reported on Tuesday.
President Thabo Mbeki’s failure to secure a Zimbabwean deal at a regional summit has dealt another blow to his credibility as his influence wanes.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will ask regional leaders to help resolve the deadlock in talks with President Robert Mugabe.
The Zimbabwe Exiles Forum has lodged an urgent application to the SADC tribunal to prevent President Robert Mugabe from attending the SADC summit.
Negotiators from Zimbabwe’s rival parties are trying to reach a settlement before this weekend’s regional summit, a spokesperson said on Friday.
The latest deadlock has highlighted the tensions in the MDC. Some senior members were keen for Tsvangirai to sign the deal already on the table.
SADC will render the assistance and support needed in Zimbabwe, Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Like millions of Zimbabweans living abroad, Leslie Maruziva follows the tortuous power-sharing talks going on at home.
SA President Thabo Mbeki said on Wednesday he was confident Zimbabwe’s rival political leaders could reach a deal on an ”inclusive” government.
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, said on Wednesday he was still committed to power-sharing negotiations.
Pressure mounted on Wednesday on Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader to agree to a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe.
Talks to end Zimbabwe’s crisis were bogged down on Monday as Morgan Tsvangirai resisted pressure over Robert Mugabe retaining much of his power.
Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai were locked in make-or-break talks on Sunday night over how power will be distributed in a coalition government.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe could sign a power-sharing deal on Sunday that names opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister.
There is still some jostling over Mugabe’s political future between Zanu-PF hawks and doves, as the document remains unsigned.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will hold a make-or-break meeting in Harare on Sunday.
Cellphones have become the safest way to communicate in Zimbabwe. Stanley Kwenda downloads.
Zimbabwe’s power-sharing talks are making good progress but no meeting has been set between President Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.