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Zimbabwean Prime Minister Calls for SADC Intervention to Avert “constitutional Crisis” in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Thursday that Zimbabwe was sliding into a constitutional crisis and urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to urgently intervene to force President Robert Mugabe to respect the country’s...
Zimbabwe Prosecutors Drop Maize-hoarding Charges Against Minister-designate
Zimbabwe’s prosecution agency has dropped maize-hoarding charges against a senior member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party who is also on trial for plotting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe four years ago. The Attorney General’s Office...
Zimbabwe’s MDC Wants Fresh Elections If Political Talks Collapse
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday it will demand fresh elections if current negotiations to resolve outstanding power-sharing issues remain deadlocked. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said there...
Zimbabwe Parties Adjourn Power-sharing Negotiations to February 15
Negotiations to break a power-sharing deadlock between Zimbabwe’s feuding political parties have been adjourned to February 15 to allow some of the negotiators to attend to government business. The talks between ZANU PF of President Robert Mugabe and...
Trial of Zimbabwe’s Deputy Agriculture Minister-designate Resumes At the High Court on Tuesday
The trial of Zimbabwe’s deputy agriculture minister-designate Roy Bennett on banditry and terrorism charges will resume at the High Court on Tuesday, APA learned Friday. Bennett was charged under the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) for buying arms...
Zimbabwe Parties Agree on Framework for Majority of Power-sharing Issues
Negotiators from Zimbabwe’s three political parties have agreed on an implementation mechanism for the majority of the outstanding issues, although some key sticking points still remain, one of the parties said Wednesday. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s...
Movement for Democratic Change Sets January 15 Deadline to Conclude Zimbabwe Political Deal
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has set a 15 January 2010 deadline to break the country’s power-sharing deadlock, failing which the dispute should be referred for regional arbitration, a spokesperson...
Zimbabwe Police Detain Prominent Human Rights And Media Lawyer
Zimbabwe police have detained a prominent human rights and media lawyer over a letter in which he accused the police of forcing an arms dealer to testify against his friend and top politician Roy Bennett who is facing terrorism charges. The Media Institute...
