ARTICLES RELATING TO ROBERT MUGABE

Chinese call for stability in Zimbabwe

2013-05-22 22:18

Chinese vice premier Wang Yang has urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year.

Chamber warns of Zim mines shake up

2013-05-20 22:03

Tighter state control over the sale of minerals will not only hit Amplats and Implats, but also scare foreign investors, says Zimbabwe's mining chamber.

Zim PM: We will end police, military abuse

2013-05-20 10:32

Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai says his party will end years of bias and abuse by the police, military and intelligence services.

Zim lawyer vows to fight on

2013-05-19 14:22

As Zimbabwe approaches watershed elections, a renowned lawyer at the forefront of defending human rights activists has vowed never to give up.

Tsvangirai confident will oust Mugabe

2013-05-17 22:14

Zimbabwe's prime minister says he is ready to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.

Zim 'richest in sub-Saharan Africa'

2013-05-17 14:14
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Zimbabwe is probably the richest and most heavily resourced country in sub-Saharan Africa, but these resources are not benefiting the poor, a British MP says.

Polls: Zim media brace for fresh onslaught

2013-05-16 07:54

Zimbabwean journalists are no strangers to harassment, but as fresh presidential elections near, there is a gloomy sense the media is being thrust back into the firing line.

SA ready to assist with Zimbabwe vote

2013-05-14 16:59

South Africa has a responsibility to provide financial or logistical assistance to cash-strapped Zimbabwe to hold free elections, the international relations department says.

MDC has a robust future – Tsvangirai

2013-05-14 12:56

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says his party MDC has a "more robust future than the archaic Zanu-PF", adding he is ready for the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe later this year.

New Zimbabwe constitution to parliament

2013-05-07 22:02

Zimbabwe's draft constitution has been sent to parliament, where it is expected to be approved after it was overwhelmingly endorsed by citizens in a March referendum.

Zim activist re-arrested for Mugabe insult

2013-05-07 07:43

A youth leader from the Zimbabwean prime minister's party who is charged with insulting long-ruling President Robert Mugabe has been re-arrested after prosecutors revoked his bail.

Youth called Mugabe a 'limping donkey'

2013-05-03 19:36

A lawyer for a youth leader in the Zimbabwe prime minister's party says he is in jail for referring to the nation's long-time ruler as "a limping donkey" at an election campaign rally.

South Africans 'are backward'

2013-05-02 10:53
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Zambian Vice President Guy Scott says South Africa is backward in terms of development, despite the country being Africa's biggest economy, according to a report.

Zim set to register voters for key vote

2013-04-25 13:44

Zimbabwe is set to launch a campaign to register eligible voters, a key step to organising crucial elections planned for later this year, a cabinet minister says.

Mugabe's power over Zanu-PF 'waning'

2013-04-25 08:04

For 33 years Robert Mugabe has bestrode Zimbabwean politics, ruling as a virtual government of one. But as his final election nears there are signs the strongman's power is waning.

Ancestral thumbs up for Mugabe – report

2013-04-23 11:05

Leaders from one of Zimbabwe's biggest churches have predicted a landslide victory for President Robert Mugabe in the forthcoming elections, after they received an ancestral prophecy, according to a report.

Choppers not going to Zim - for now

2013-04-18 22:21

The North Gauteng High Court has further delayed a donation of military helicopters to Zimbabwe's army after the planned transfer sparked an outcry.

UN still open to Zimbabwe poll funding

2013-04-17 21:25

UN officials in Zimbabwe say they want to seek a new agreement with the cash-strapped government to help fund crucial elections later this year.

Zim withdraws call for UN vote funding

2013-04-17 11:13

Zimbabwe has withdrawn its appeal for the UN funds to help elections this year, after the world body demanded to meet civic groups, a cabinet minister says.

Polls: Cash-strapped Zim appeals for help

2013-04-16 07:56
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Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is appealing for help to fund crunch presidential elections planned for later this year, the country's finance minister Tendai Biti says.

Mugabe birthday cattle stolen - 2 held

2013-04-09 22:01

Two provincial officials from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party have appeared in court charged with stealing 10 cattle meant for the veteran leader's birthday celebrations.

Zimbabwe not ready for elections - Biti

2013-04-08 22:16

Zimbabwe is on track for another flawed election this year unless it can refresh outdated voter lists, approve "an army" of outsider observers and find foreign donors willing to pay for the vote says Finance Minister Tendai Biti.

Zimbabwe poll intimidation growing

2013-04-03 21:41

As the Zimbabwe election nears, intimidation of Mugabe's opponents is ramping up.

Zim helicopter review postponed

2013-03-27 15:59

A court review into the SANDF's plan to send helicopters to Zimbabwe has been postponed until next month, civil society organisation AfriForum says.

Zimbabwe: 81 struck off EU sanctions

2013-03-26 07:57

The EU has suspended an assert freeze and visa ban against most Zimbabwean firms and people after a "credible" March referendum, but President Robert Mugabe remains blacklisted.

 

Mugabe signs new Zim constitution into law

2013-05-22 12:16

President Robert Mugabe has signed Zimbabwe’s new constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year.

Joice Mujuru tipped to succeed Mugabe

2013-05-20 14:03

Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party is mulling over a special congress at which top vacant positions will be filled and the succession of President Robert Mugabe would be decided, according to a report.

MDC vows to reverse indigenisation drive

2013-05-19 21:34

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and leader of the MDC, has vowed to overturn President Robert Mugabe's controversial indigenisation drive if he wins upcoming general elections.

Lecturer jailed for Mugabe 'donkey' insult

2013-05-18 14:01
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A lecturer at a government university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," in the latest such case, lawyers say.

Zim polls 'are about plans and ideas'

2013-05-17 15:15

Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai has set the tone for his party’s election campaign, saying the terrain "will be determined by those that are able to give answers to Zimbabwe's challenges".

Tsvangirai party unveils post-poll plan

2013-05-17 12:35

Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai's party is set to unveil plans to win back foreign investors and clip the security services’ wings if it wins upcoming elections, party officials say.

Zim constitution awaits Mugabe's stamp

2013-05-14 22:08

Zimbabwe's upper house of parliament has approved the country's new constitution, sending the document to President Robert Mugabe to sign into law.

Tsvangirai warns Zim security chiefs

2013-05-14 14:04

Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai has taken a swipe at security service chiefs, warning they should stop posing as a threat to the will of the people and respect the country’s constitutional process.

Zimbabwe vote campaigners arrested

2013-05-12 16:17

Zimbabwe state radio says police have arrested 3 activists for a voter awareness education campaign.

Zim detains newspaper editor, reporter

2013-05-07 12:26

The editor and chief reporter of a leading weekly the Zimbabwe Independent have been detained by police after publishing a politically sensitive article, a report says.

Mugabe: Africa's spies must work harder

2013-05-06 22:17
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Zimbabwe's president says Africa's security agents must be wary of new foreign threats

MDC youth leader held for Mugabe insult

2013-05-03 08:06

Zimbabwe police have arrested a youth leader from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party for allegedly undermining the authority of long ruling President Robert Mugabe, the party says.

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Intimidation begins ahead of Zim election

2013-04-26 13:20

With elections looming instances of party propaganda being used in public has begun, often through a visible military presence in urban and rural residential areas. Watch.

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Zim may tax mining sector to fund polls

2013-04-25 09:40

Zimbabwe could introduce new taxes on its mining sector to help fund July elections instead of borrowing on the debts markets, Finance Minister Tendai Biti says.

Mugabe, friends to seize foreign mines

2013-04-23 21:36

Zimbabwe plans to seize majority stakes in foreign owned mines without paying compensation in a pre-election move that could heighten tension in the unity government and spook investors.

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Zim church predicts Mugabe victory

2013-04-23 09:54

Leaders of the Apostle Church have predicted that President Robert Mugabe will be victorious in the upcoming elections. Watch.

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Mugabe wants peaceful poll

2013-04-18 17:38

President Robert Mugabe marked Zimbabwe's 33 years of independence with a renewed call to shun violence ahead of elections later this year.

Obama administration ditching Tsvangirai?

2013-04-17 13:30

A top US envoy has met Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in a development the state media says is a sign the West is looking to ditch PM Morgan Tsvangirai and his party MDC.

Zimbabwe parties disagree on polls

2013-04-17 07:54

Zimbabwe may fail to secure desperately-needed UN funding for crunch elections, as political rivals disagree over how much access to allow an assessment mission by the world body.

Mugabe to weigh case against Zim judge

2013-04-10 14:10

The fate of a Zimbabwean high court judge who angered authorities by ordering the release of a prominent rights lawyer will now be decided by President Robert Mugabe, a report says.

Zim rights lawyer hit with new charges

2013-04-09 15:30

Zimbabwean prosecutors have slapped fresh charges on a prominent human rights lawyer, a legal group says, labelling the state's move a "desperate bid to bolster its case".

Zim judge probed after activist's release

2013-04-05 18:15

A Zimbabwean judge who ordered police to free prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa is being investigated for misconduct, reports say.

Zimbabwe court frees PM's aides on bail

2013-03-27 18:35

Four aides of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai have been freed on bail, more than a week after their arrest drew criticism of President Robert Mugabe's security forces.

No change yet in US sanctions on Zim

2013-03-26 09:33

The US is reviewing its sanctions on Zimbabwe but has made no decision yet to follow the EU in easing an assets freeze and travel visa ban, a top official says.

Zanu-PF dismisses EU sanctions lift

2013-03-25 21:03

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's political party has dismissed as a "non-event" the lifting of most European Union sanctions against 81 allies of the veteran president.

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