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A ZANU-PF supporter holds a portrait of President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the party’s campaign rally on August 19, 2023 in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images

Troubled start to Zimbabwean poll

In Harare, less than a quarter of the polling stations opened on time and some opened eight hours after schedule

‘Zim more divided since July elections’

The July 31 polls are said to have left Zimbabwe more polarised than it was during the years of the inclusive government.

Zim: Opposition figure convicted after flagging electoral fraud

An opposition official in Zimbabwe who reported finding dumped ballot papers in a dustbin has been convicted of fraud and breaching electoral laws.

Robert Mugabe was inaugurated as president of Zimbabwe for the seventh time, in the National Sports Stadium in Harare on Thursday. (Aaron Ufumeli)

‘We dare not let ?the people down’

Mugabe seems to have come to terms with the fact that this will be his last stint as president.

All eyes on new Zim Cabinet

President Robert Mugabe may struggle to make everyone happy when he appoints the next generation of leaders.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. (Gallo)

Motlanthe to attend Mugabe inauguration

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will represent South Africa at Robert Mugabe’s inauguration as president of Zimbabwe on Thursday.

Local observers have called the polls flawed and Western powers have raised serious doubts over the vote. (AFP)

Zim Concourt rules elections ‘free, fair and credible’

Zim’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a disputed election which put Robert Mugabe in power was fair, dismissing allegations of vote-rigging.

SADC toasts to Mugabe, calls for an end to Zimbabwe sanctions

SADC has called for the West to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as it sealed its approval of his election victory.

Zimbabwe’s MDC drops court challenge to Mugabe re-election

The MDC has withdrawn a court challenge against President Robert Mugabe’s re-election, saying it was being denied crucial evidence.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

State institutions sing for their supper

All hail the chief! Zimbabwean parastatals and state universities have been falling over each other to congratulate the president on his election win.

Zanu-PF mulls law amendments

The party’s steamrolling victory leaves it with the might to tinker with the Constitution at its leisure.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Nikuv’s election bounty heightens suspicions

Nikuv Projects International paid an average of $200 000 every two and a half days for five months in the run-up to Zimbabwe’s general elections.

The courts will this week hear Morgan Tsvangirai’s challenge to the election results.

Tsvangirai sets out case for Zimbabwe poll fraud

The MDC-T leader lists the 15 main reasons why the July 31 elections were ‘corrupt and illegal’.

Theresa Makone discovered the link.

MDC’s naive Nikuv dealings

When opposition party leaders bought irrigation equipment, they did not know who they were dealing with.

Suspect watchdog: The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is staffed by senior security officials. (Skyler Reid)

Payback for Zim’s security chiefs

As in the past, Mugabe is expected to reward those who neutralised the opposition.

Uphill battle: The MDC’s Morgan Tsvangirai has said that last month’s elections were rigged in President ?Robert Mugabe’s favour. (Clarissa Sosin)

AU, SADC 
and their 
Zim dilemma

Regional bodies’ policies need work after both uphold the elections in the divided country.

Tsvangirai says he snubbed talks with Mugabe

Morgan Tsvangirai claims he rejected discussions with Zimbabwe’s president, but Zanu-PF says if the MDC leader claims he was approached, it’s a lie.

Cabinet on Zim election: Successful? Yes. Free and fair? Meh

Journalists have been left puzzled as Zuma’s Cabinet lauded Zimbabwe for a "successful, harmonised election" – without calling it free and fair.

Pretoria high court Judge Hans Fabricius gave a number of orders, including one that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Police Minister Bheki Cele must “ensure that internal investigations into the incidents listed below [including Khosa’s] are completed and reports are furnished to this court on or before June 4”.

‘Go hang,’ says Mugabe to election critics

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said those upset by his disputed landslide election victory could "go hang".

Elections: Tsvangirai’s MDC wants a re-run

Morgan Tsvangirai’s party has filed an appeal in the Constitutional Court against the results of the controversial elections won by Robert Mugabe.