Barack Obama accused the McCain campaign of “lies” and “Swift boat” politics Wednesday, after nearly a day of claims his ‘lipstick on a pig’ comment was a sexist attack leveled at Republican VP candidate Sarah

The MDC and ZANU PF, due to start a second day of last-ditch meetings, were given a document by South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki aimed at unlocking a power-sharing stalemate on Tuesday.

The MDC led by Morgan Tsvangirai, is prepared to sign a 50-50 power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF, provided that the opposition is given the powerful Ministry of Home Affairs, which controls the police.
A senior official of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Monday that Morgan Tsvangirai is ready to sign the [...]

Gweru-MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai vowed on Sunday that he would not sign any power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe unless the 84-year-old leader agreed to give up executive power.

HARARE (AFP) — Teachers in Zimbabwe’s public schools have gone on strike to press for higher pay, a union spokesman on Sunday, despite a pay rise for civil servants announced by the government.
“Teachers are staying at home. They want a decent salary which can enable them to look after themselves and fulfil their responsibility to [...]

MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai has been nominated for the 2008 Sakharov Prize.

The Prize is named after Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet scientist and dissident.

“The MDC is a people’s party. Once again the people have spoken,” George Sibotshiwe, spokesperson for Tsvangirai told dpa jubilantly.

The Mutambara MDC spokesman Edwin Mushoriwa has poured cold water over Lovemore Moyo ’s victory.
‘We are aware that ZANU (PF) parliamentarians, particularly the Sithembiso Nyoni group were canvassing and voted for Lovemore Moyo. We are more than certain that our MPs voted for our candidate’. Mushoriwa who himself lost a bid for parliament said.

Tsholotsho MP Jonathan Moyo has reportedly confided to close friends that he will back a ZANU PF speaker,but only on one condition,if the candidate is not ZANU PF National Chairman John Nkomo.

Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, who died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke, will be buried in Zambia on September 3, acting President Rupiah Banda said on Thursday.
“The body will be taken to provincial capitals and on return to Lusaka will lie in state… up to September 2 … until the burial ceremony on September 3,” [...]