ZANU-PF Demands Recount Before Results Are Released

Zimbabwe's embattled ruling party is demanding that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) recount the votes from last week's election, contending that alleged counting errors would rob their leader, Robert...

Mugabe party demands poll recount

Robert Mugabe's party has asked electoral officials to delay the results of the preseidential election as they want a recount of the votes."The state-run Sunday Mail newspaper said the governing Zanu-PF party...

ZANU-PF: Mugabe Ready for Runoff

According to ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party, Robert Mugabe would be willing to face top rival Morgan Tsvangirai in a runoff election, should the vote tallies require." The announcement by Zanu-PF was made before...

Zanu-PF to discuss Mugabe future

"The leadership of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party is due to meet to discuss strategy and the likely results of the presidential election. Reports say the 49-member Politburo is split on whether...

President Mugabe of Zimbabwe may Resign

Mugabe Said to Be Negotiating Possible Exit"PRESIDENTIAL UNOFFICAL RESULTS - 91% Reporting Morgan Tsvangirai 1,036,939 50% Robert Mugabe 895,717 43%Simba Makoni 148, 887 7%"Some outlets are...

Rumours Abound After Zimbabwe Election Results Delay

Is opposition party leader Tsvangirai the new president in Zimbabwe? Is Mugabe giving up power? Are the elections rigged?Four days after the national election in Zimbabwe, none of those questions have been answered, though controversy and rumours are swirling in the African...

Charges of fraud in Zimbabwe vote

The votes haven't even been counted yet and already there are charges of fraud floating in the air."Mugabe, in power since independence from Britain in 1980,faced his strongest challenge in Saturday's election,...

Zimbabwe Votes

Update: the polls are now closed, with the Movement for Democratic Change confident of victory, even amid growing reports of fraud, including instances of inflated voter rolls loaded with fictional names.Update:...

Tensions Build In Zimbabwe Leading Up To Elections

The Tsvangirai-Mugabe battle has been long, intense, and hard-fought.But after suffering through decades under Mugabe's ruthless rule, will the people of Zimbabwe finally be able to grant Tsvangirai the electoral...

Zimbabwe: Beware the Ides of March

Zimbabwe’s curse is that of passivity and gullibility; the frustrated sit and wait for salvation while those who bolster the regime seem hoodwinked and content with following blindly. My good African American...

Zimbabwe: I Dreamt of Nehanda

I dreamt of Nehanda; had visions of her standing in the middle of a treeless plain that seemed to shimmer as the sun’s rays refracted off of the early morning dew that sat atop long blades of grass; golden...

Play for Zimbabwe: Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kwapi T. Vengesayi kwapiv*at*gmail*dot*com “Like football in a small Texas town,” Cricket Brings Hope Amidst Adversity " Australia’s Cancellation of Zimbabwe Cricket Tour...

Zimbabwe: When Destinies Collide

The systematic disintegration of the very morals and ethics that bind us together become startlingly apparent as we put into perspective the dismantling of a once great nation; like standing under the golden skies...

Zimbabwe OKs Mbeki's Mediation (But Not Intervention)

As elections draw closer, Zimbabwe's embattled government has allowed South African President Thabo Mbeki to "mediate" between Mugabe's ruling party and the main opposition group, Movement for Democratic Change....

Pan African Parliament Plans Zimbabwe Mission

Perhaps the electricity shutoffs were the last straw. Still, this is just a fact-finding mission, which may not have any teeth."In an unprecedented poll by show of hands, the Pan African Parliament (PAP) voted overwhelming on Friday to send a fact-finding mission to...

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