China 'agrees huge Zimbabwe loan'

" China has agreed to give Zimbabwe a loan of $950m (£573m) to help it revive its battered economy, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said. Mr Tsvangirai had been criticised by supporters of President Robert...

Back to jail for Zimbabwe activists

The fragile coalition government in Zimbabwe has been shaken by the re-arrest of Morgan Tsvangirai's supporters.  Their release from prisons was effected shortly after Mr. Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime...

Zimbabwe to Re-Engage with the Rest of the World

Harare has announced new plans to re-engage with the rest of the world, following a long period of increasing isolation which began in 2003, when Robert Mugabe pulled Zimbabwe out of the African Commonwealth. The unity government is in a weekend meeting to try to come up with...

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild drowns

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild has drowned in a swimming pool today. Tsvangirai is the prime minister of Zimbabwe and was attending a World Bank sponsored retreat of his new cabinet in Victoria Falls when he learned that his youngest grandchild of 30 months had...

Mugabe at Susan Tsvangirai Memorial Service

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe spoke at a memorial service on Tuesday for Susan Tsvangirai, the wife of the country's prime minister, who was killed in a car crash last week.  The 85-year-old leader said he was "sincerely saddened" by her death. " "We are doing our...

Zimbabwean Involved in Tsvangirai Crash Bailed

The lorry driver who was behind the wheel when he crashed into the car of Zimbabwe's prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, killing Tsvangirai's wife, has been granted bail. While Tsvangirai was injured and his wife,...

Zimbabwe celebrates Mugabe's birthday: not everyone is happy

Robert Mugabe celebrates his 85th birthday today in Zimbabwe, and thousands of people in Zimbabwe gathered for the celebration, despite the fact that the country is struggling with a cholera epidemic (83,000 have...

Tsvangirai is Zimbabwe's new PM

This may sound like an  honor but it is much like  being named captain of the Titanic after it hit the iceberg. "Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been sworn in as prime minister in a...

Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Tsvangirai to be Sworn in as PM

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to swear in opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister today. The move is being hailed by many Zimbabweans as a major step towards resolving the country's...

Zimbabwe & the ejaculation of a wary Mind

History, both recent and past, teaches us of individuals and collectives that stood up to seemingly indomitable foes; they shattered the barriers built by incalculable odds and in doing so brought the hope of...

the Day I Said to Hell With Mugabe & Tsvangirai

I will not patronize your intellect with a note that is peppered with flowery vocabulary and expressions of bravado; I only write to articulate a sentiment, a moment of enlightenment who’s aura has illuminated...

Opposition and Aid Workers Slam Mugabe's Claim of No Cholera

Opposition leaders, foreign leaders and aid workers are condemning President Robert Mugabe's claim that Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak is under control. " "I don't think that the cholera outbreak is under control as...

Tutu to Mugabe: Time To Go or be Arrested

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has joined the chorus initiated by the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga in calling Mugabe to resign. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has also united in calling for the same. ...

Zimbabwe Deal Threatened by Cabinet Post Dispute

Disagreement over key cabinet positions in the fledgling Zimbabwean government is threatening to dissolve the shaky coalition before it can even complete itself as Robert Mugabe claims key government roles for his...

Breakthrough in Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai Agree Powersharing

Robert Mugabe has today agreed a power-sharing basis with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, after African national congress leaders expressed displeasure at Mugabe's recent ballot irregularities in...

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