As Zimbabwe announces that it will start a renewed crackdown on opposition leaders, lawmakers and activists in the coming days, South Africa's ruling party has turned on the pressure.."African National Congress leaders have urged President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to...
Mugabe's inauguration has taken place:"The hastily organised ceremony confirmed Mr Mugabe's sixth term as president - extending his 28 years in power. ""Results showed Mr Mugabe won 85% of the vote, but many ballots...
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Ahead of Presidential elections in Zimbabwe on friday President Mugabe has rejected all the calls of calling off elections. He lambasted British government for its policy on Zimbabwe. "Zimbabwe's...
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Taking strong exception of current political crisis in Zimbabwe United states will not accept final results of Presidential elections to be held this Friday. Washington has clearly made its mind of the eviction of...
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More and more bloggers are adding their voices to the chorus of confusion and unease in Zimbabwe, as opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced his withdrawal from the presidential run-off from the safety of the...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Morgan Tsvangirai sequestered inside the Dutch Embassy, as Police storm opposition Headquarters taking dozens of party members. Yep, certainly looks like democracy...
Benin's intro: By now, I am sure that most of you who are reading this know of the severity of the political climate in Zimbabwe. In my opinion it is just absolutely appalling. The Association of Zimbabwe Journalists put out this statement that appears below...
A rally will be held by Zimbabwe's opposition tomorrow in the captial Harare, after a court overturned a police ban.This is a dangerous undertaking on their part but it is good that they are pressing ahead with their...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMugabe's recent comments stating to the world that "Only God can remove him from power". Should really be careful in his choice of words and Hitmen. Sometimes...
Some grim news from Zimbabwe today."Robert Mugabe has threatened to arrest opposition leaders he accused of supporting mounting election violence, Zimbabwean state radio reported.Campaigning in the central Kadoma...
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is continuing his anti-MDC rhetoric, saying he and his party will wage a guerilla war against the Movement for Democratic Change should they win the upcoming election. Mugabe...
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Morgan Tsvangirai rejected a call today for a national unity government in Zimbabwe, as he said his party was sure to win the election despite the continuing violence and problems his campaign has been...
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Zimbabwe's High Court has overturned a ruling that banned political rallies, even as an MDC event was scheduled to begin. However, time will tell if the police, under Robert Mugabe's control, will respect this new...
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UPDATE: 5:39PM ESTMorgan Tsvangirai has now been released, after being detained for eight hours. "He was released without charge. Spokesman George Sibotshiwe said police had taken an armoured car from the Movement...
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Morgan Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe tomorrow, after six-weeks abroad, to begin his run-off campaign in the second round of the country's presidential election."His return last weekend was delayed amid...
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