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Tue, Mar 09, 2010
HARARE — Zimbabwe's high court on Tuesday threw out a bid by an ally of President Robert Mugabe to nullify the election of the speaker of parliament from rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party.
Sun, Mar 07, 2010
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe?s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday called for an African Union and regional peacekeeping force to ensure that general elections in the country will be peaceful.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Harare - The process of drafting a new Zimbabwean constitution has been further delayed, meaning the country's new charter is now running seven months behind schedule. A co-leader of parliament's constitutional committee Munyaradzi- Paul Mangwana told journalists in Harare late Tuesday that Zimbabwe would not have a new constitution before February 2011 at the earliest
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Harare Zimbabwe and Botswana officials are meeting in the Zimbabwean resort town of Victoria Falls as efforts intensify to ease tensions between the southern African neighbours sparked by last month’s detention of three Batswana rangers for illegally entering Zimbabwean territory.
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
Harare - The world's oldest head of state, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, turned 86 on Sunday, with no indication that he plans to give up his long hold on power. Mugabe, who came to power after independence in 1980, has led the southern African country for 30 years. He is to mark his birthday, as he has in previous years, with a lavish public feast next Saturday.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
HARARE — President Robert Mugabe said Wednesday that he and his partners in Zimbabwe's unity government agreed that "sanctions must go", a day after the European Union extended its restrictions on the country.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Harare - Controversy deepened Monday over the Zimbabwean government's handling of the Chiadzwa diamond field in the eastern Zimbabwe, with revelations of serious irregularities by the mines minister and the South African companies involved. A parliamentary committee heard Monday of the attempted illegal sale of 300,000 carats of diamonds by officials of a South African- based company that was supposed to be in partnership with a Zimbabwe state mining company.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010
A woman from Zimbabwe living in Belfast has been left stateless after losing a judicial review against a decision to confiscate her British passport.
Fri, Jan 29, 2010
(New York, ) – The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out the concrete human rights reforms set out in the 2008 Global Political Agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. The EU is currently reviewing its sanctions policy toward Zimbabwe.
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
Harare - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party will not make concessions in talks with its partners in the unity government until sanctions imposed by Western nations are lifted, the party said on Wednesday.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
The South African History Archive and the Southern African Centre for the Survivors of Torture will ask the Pretoria High Court to force the government to release an explosive report on post-election violence in Zimbabwe.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
90 people perished on a jet which crashed into the Mediterranean after taking off from Beirut, a Lebanese minister said yesterday.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
The joint head of the body meant to draft a new democratic constitution for Zimbabwe has been charged with insulting President Mugabe by calling him a goblin, lawyers have confirmed.
Fri, Jan 15, 2010
MAPUTO - Key southern African leaders wound up a special summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday with calls for a return to dialogue in the ongoing political crisis in Madagascar.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Harare - The prosecution's star witness in the trial of Roy Bennett, Zimbabwe's junior agriculture minister-designate, for terrorism and insurgency, on Wednesday failed in his bid to secure time to seek legal advice. Prosecutors allege arms dealer Michael Hitschmann was paid by Bennett to buy weapons to assassinate government officials.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe's attorney general said on Tuesday the state would move to have its key witness in the terrorism trial of an ally of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai impeached for giving contradicting evidence.
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
President Robert Mugabe, centre, shares a light moment with Morgan Tsvangirai, left, Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and his Deputy, Arthur Mutambara after giving their end of year message to the nation, at Zimbabwe House in Harare, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The three leaders said they had made progress in clearing the outstanding issues in the Global Political agreement, and hoped the economy would get better ahead of the New Year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Thu, Dec 24, 2009
Ambassador Ray said Washington is ready to engage President Mugabe in a rational and mature discussion of how to restore not only bilateral relations but also Zimbabwe's prosperity and international stature
Wed, Dec 09, 2009
(Robert Mugabe by Zapiro)Zimbabwe’s unending negotiations have been stopped to pave way for President Mugabe’s party to hold its lavish congress which starts in Harare today.
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
HARARE, - Zimbabwe's battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7 percent in 2010 as key sectors such as agriculture and mining start to recover, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
Wed, Dec 02, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma's three-person team of mediators has completed a heavy schedule of closed-door meetings with top players in Zimbabwe's power-sharing government reports Voice Of America.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009
SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said.
Fri, Nov 27, 2009
Pretoria sources told VOA that President Jacob Zuma has become exasperated by continued delays in Harare and wants the parties to meet a December 5 deadline set by regional leaders
Tue, Nov 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women's organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe's government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country.
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
(SADC getting tired of Mugabe's web of lies?) Zimbabwe's partners in the coalition government, the Movement for Democratic Change and Zanu-PF, were due to meet in Harare today for make-or-break negotiations.
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe must not return to instability, continental powerhouse South Africa said Wednesday after President Jacob Zuma held talks with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai who has cut ties within his unity government.
Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Zimbabwe’s cabinet was meeting on Tuesday without ministers from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangiirai’s party following their partial pullout from the unity government last week.
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
London - British and South African authorities have made a record heroin seizure following on operation at London's Heathrow Airport and raids in both countries, officials said on Thursday.
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma urged donors to give more development aid to Zimbabwe to help the unity government revive an economy shattered by years of hyper-inflation.
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma has said the problems in Zimbabwe's unity government are not "insurmountable" reports the BBC.
Tue, Aug 25, 2009
Support for President Robert Mugabe has plunged since the formation of a unity government six months ago, according to two polls, the results of which have only now been leaked.
Fri, Aug 21, 2009
The conditions that led to the worst cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s history last year, including poor water and sanitation infrastructure, remain and the disease could return this year, an official with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today
Tue, Aug 11, 2009
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwean generals known as hard-line supporters of President Robert Mugabe have saluted former opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Sun, Aug 09, 2009
The US has no intention of asking South Africa to permit the setting up of American military operating bases in the country, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said in Durban yesterday.(Sunday Times).
Fri, Jul 31, 2009
Harare - The Zimbabwean government said Thursday its suspension from the rough diamond trade, as called for by a watchdog body fighting trade in so-called conflict diamonds, would "not solve anything" and would only "worsen things."The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), a 49-member body representing 75 diamond-producing countries, visited Zimbabwe earlier this month to inspect allegations of gross human rights abuses by the military in the eastern Marange diamond fields
Thu, Jul 30, 2009
London - The Zimbabwean government has lifted a ban on the BBC reporting freely from the former British colony, ending restrictions in place for eight years, the broadcaster said Thursday.
Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Zimbabwe share trading has surged to $1.3 million a day, surpassing Kenya, as the east African nation’s economy recovers from a decade-long recession, says Renaissance Capital reports Bloomberg.
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
Harare - Zimbabwe's Finance Minister and deputy leader of the former opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Tendai Biti, on Monday received a bullet and a written threat in the post at his home in Harare.
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has criticised Africa’s continued dependence on donors, saying the slow release of funds to critical sectors was frustrating.
Fri, Jul 24, 2009
Internally displaced men and children, fleeing military operations in Pakistan's Swat valley, line up for curry and bread. Refugee claimants to Canada from Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe will be sent back across the border if they arrive from the United States, the Canadian government announced Thursday evening.
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
THE experiences of migrant workers who move thousands of miles to find work in the UK is to be highlighted in a Southend student’s documentary film.
Tue, Jul 07, 2009
(Picture:Zimbabweans rest in there make shift homes at the show grounds in Musina -AFP) There is no national political solution on the cards for destitute Zimbabweans sleeping on Joburg's streets, but city officials are trying to house them, while metro police plan to continue arrests.
Fri, Jun 26, 2009
(People watch news tickets in Times Square report that Michael Jackson had died. (Photo by Patrick Andrade / June 25, 2009)) MICHAEL Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley has told of her heartbreak as tributes poured in for the pop icon after his sudden death."I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible," said the daughter of Elvis Presley.
Sat, Jun 20, 2009
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been forced to cut short an event where he was addressing Zimbabwean exiles due to jeering.
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