President Robert Mugabe gave his seal of approval yesterday to an agreement to stop illegal seizure of Zimbabwe’s white-owned farms and rein in squatters. Returning to Harare after a week-long “working holiday” in Libya, he told journalists that he accepted the deal, which was hailed as a breakthrough by Commonwealth foreign ministers when it was [...]
A regional magistrate in Bulawayo this week said senior police officers in Matabeleland had been “panelbeating” their case against three Movement for Democratic Change security officers in order to make the charges stick.
The case involves an arms cache allegedly discovered last Saturday at the homes of the personal security aides of the MDC MP, [...]
The Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) officials have released video evidence of attempts by Zanu PF to rig the mayoral election in Bulawayo by bussing in people last Saturday.
MDC candidate Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube won the election after polling 60 988 votes to Zanu PF George Mlilo’s 12 783.
Zanu PF claimed on Sunday that [...]
South African president, Thabo Mbeki, walked out of a meeting with hardline supporters of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and stayed away from the closing meeting of African leaders in Harare late on Tuesday night.
Mr Mugabe’s anger at blunt demands by other regional leaders that he change his ways was apparent as he slouched [...]
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai met his political rival President Robert Mugabe face to face for the first time in three years this week and bluntly told southern African heads of state to immediately ensure that Mugabe halts government-sponsored violence if free and fair presidential elections are to be held.
Tsvangirai laid down what amounted to [...]
Despite Zimbabwe’s assent to a Commonwealth foreign ministers’ deal six days ago to restore the rule of law on white-owned farms, farming communities continue to be plagued by lawlessness, farm union officials said on Tuesday.
Five Southern African presidents were meeting in Harare for a second day in a bid to press President Robert Mugabe’s [...]
Shots were fired at officials of Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party late on Sunday, shortly after the end of two days of voting in two key local elections considered a preview of upcoming presidential polls, a party official said.
Welshman Ncube, secretary general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), told AFP by telephone from Bulawayo [...]
Bulawayo mayoral and council elections – Sept 8/9
Mayor MDC 60 988, Zanu PF 12 785
Council MDC candidates won all seven council seats up for election
Makoni West parliamentary by-election – Sept 8/9
MDC 5841, Zanu PF 10 600
Abuja, Nigeria – Zimbabwe agreed Thursday at a Commonwealth meeting to end all illegal occupations of white-owned farmland and return the country to the rule of law, in return for financial assistance. The following is the text of the agreement, in full, as presented by the Nigerian government and signed by all parties. The text [...]
