Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will run the country under a draft deal while President Robert Mugabe will become ceremonial president.
UN troubleshooter Haile Menkerios flew back to South Africa on Tuesday to monitor the SA-mediated talks on resolving Zimbabwe’s political crisis.
Economically-ravaged Zimbabwe has suspended exports of basic commodities, state media said Monday, amid a devastating meltdown.
Economic sanctions are a coward’s war. They do not work but are a way in which rich elites feel they are "committed" to some distant struggle.
Mugabe said that negotiation was a different game which required compromise, ”Unlike in card games in negotiation you must be ready for compromise”
Zimbabweans are tired of one-upmanship. What people need to hear on both sides of the political divide is a message of hope.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday he was ”fairly satisfied” with talks with President Robert Mugabe’s party.
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai hopes talks aimed at resolving Zimbabwe’s political crisis will give President Robert Mugabe an ”honourable exit”.
Talks between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition to resolve a political crisis will resume on Sunday, SA President Thabo Mbeki says.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday said power-sharing negotiations with the opposition were still on track.
Zimbabwe will re-denominate its dollar by removing 10 zeros from August 1, central bank Governor Gideon Gono said on Wednesday.
Talks on Zimbabwe’s political crisis broke up on Tuesday in South Africa as negotiators flew home to resolve a deadlock over power-sharing.
The Pretoria High Court on Tuesday criticised the government for failing to afford a Free State farmer diplomatic protection in Zimbabwe.
Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe’s opposition and negotiators for President Robert Mugabe have broken off, officials said on Monday.
Officials close to the Zimbabwe power-sharing talks say negotiations in South Africa have broken off.
South Africa’s government criticised on Sunday the imposition of new sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and his allies.
Five million people will need help within months, warns the UN. Families flee as many are reduced to one meal a day, writes Chris McGreal.
A signature, some handshakes and four days of talks have raised hopes for an end to Zimbabwe’s political crisis.
Negotiations in South Africa between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition were progressing well on Saturday, mediators said.
Zimbabwe’s latest moves towards a compromise will show other tyrants how to win elections by losing.
Mugabe’s friends in Africa have dwindled in the wake of the violent presidential election run-off, while industrial confidence and capacity suffer.
SA and the EU on Friday wrapped up a landmark summit with Brussels backing SA’s mediating role in Zimbabwe as the only way of ending political chaos.
The secret talks between Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe are not a "new dawn" for Zimbabwe, as some South African media seem to imagine.
SA and the EU hold their first-ever summit on Friday but divergent views on the political crisis in Zimbabwe have cast a pall over the event.
Captains of industry are pinning their hopes on talks between Zimbabwe’s political rivals as a chance to stop the economic rot.
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC and President Robert Mugabe will begin negotiations on a power-sharing deal in earnest on Thursday, officials say.
A landmark deal between Zimbabwe’s political rivals was hailed by South Africa’s media on Tuesday as a new dawn for the troubled nation.
Negotiators from Zimbabwe’s opposition and ruling party are expected in SA on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending the country’s political crisis.
In many rural areas displaced villagers are returning to what remains of their homes, while in the townships police are dismantling militia bases.
President Thabo Mbeki has played a less than honest role in the Zimbabwe crisis. The debate rages on about what he is playing at in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai signed an agreement on Monday that paves the way for fully fledged talks.
MDC spokesperson: ”He wants to create the impression that talks are going ahead before big meetings [such as those of the G8 and United Nations]”