Jacob Zuma Expected to Arrive in Harare for Mediation Talks

South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to arrive in Harare on Sunday for talks with the three principals in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government in a fresh bid to meet a December 6 deadline set by regional leaders to force a quick resolution of...

Women’s Rights Group Blasts Zimbabwe Political Parties for Lip Service to Gender Equality

Zimbabwe is lagging behind other countries in terms of promotion of female participation in political decision-making, women’s rights group Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU) said Saturday in Harare. Non-governmental organization Women in Politics...

Zimbabwe Officials Fail to Meet for Talks to Resolve Power Sharing Dispute

Zimbabwe’s main political parties have failed to meet for talks to resolve the country’s power-sharing dispute amid revelations that some of the negotiators had snubbed the negotiations and traveled abroad. The delay in convening a meeting of negotiators...

ZANU PF Responsible for Almost 90% of Breaches of the Unity Government Agreement

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, is responsible for almost 90% of breaches of an agreement that paved the way to the formation of the country’s unity government, a Coalition of civil society groups Sokwanele said Sunday in Harare the capital. The...

Southern African Development Community Team Expected to Visit Zimbabwe This Week

A ministerial team from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to visit Zimbabwe this week to discuss a political crisis that has rocked the country’s fragile coalition government. The visit follows last week’s diplomatic offensive...

Zimbabwe’s White Farmers Accuse President Mugabe of Fanning Racial Tension

Zimbabwe’s white farmers have lambasted President Robert Mugabe for allegedly fanning racial tensions after he told his supporters to drive off former landowners resisting the government’s resettlement program. The Commercial Farmers’ Union (CFU)...

Zimbabwe Government Denies Reports That President Mugabe Had been Hospitalized

The Zimbabwe government has denied reports that President Robert Mugabe had been hospitalised, saying the 85-year-old Zimbabwean leader was fit and ready to meet South African President Jacob Zuma later this week. The Times newspaper of South Africa reported...

Zimbabwe Parliament Expels 3 Breakaway MDC Lawmakers

The Zimbabwe parliament has expelled three lawmakers from the breakaway Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara after their party declared their seats vacant. Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo has written...

Zimbabwe’s Political Leaders Agree to Ask SADC to Mediate on Central Bank Chief

Zimbabwe’s political leaders have agreed to summon Southern African mediators to resolve a dispute over the appointments of a central bank governor and attorney general which are threatening to derail the country’s three-month unity government, Prime...