Tag: ZANU-PF
ZANU-PF wins Zimbabwe election
The candidate for Zimbabwe's main opposition party accused the ruling ZANU-PF of stealing a presidential and parliamentary election after official figures gave...
Zimbabwe president blames dissident ZANU-PF faction for rally blast
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa accused a dissident ZANU-PF faction that supported Robert Mugabe's wife's leadership ambitions of responsibility for an explosion at...
Zimbabwe ruling party fires 11 Mugabe allies from parliament
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party has fired from parliament 11 allies of former leader Robert Mugabe, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues a purge...
‘Treacherous shenanigans’ – The inside story of Mugabe’s downfall
Inside State House in Harare, Robert Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule. Tanks were on the streets and...
Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF sets Mugabe impeachment ball rolling
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF will discuss the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe on Monday, its chief whip said, after a noon deadline expired...
No ‘Arab Spring’ in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters
President Robert Mugabe warned protesters on Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe after anti-government demonstrations descended it to some...
ISS: Can Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag movement lead to real political change?
On Wednesday 6 July, thousands of Zimbabweans participated in a peaceful ‘stay-at-home' protest against the ruling Zimbabwean African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF)....
Thousands march for Mugabe
Thousands of people marched through Zimbabwe's capital Harare on Wednesday in support of President Robert Mugabe as he denounced "treasonous" factions in...
‘Shame on you, I am not dying’, Mugabe tells potential successors
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday accused potential successors for wishing him dead and told ruling ZANU-PF supporters to unite against foreign...
Mugabe, turning 92, refuses to relinquish power
When UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged African leaders not to cling to power at a summit last month, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe...
Mugabe says ruling party risks split over succession
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told his ruling ZANU-PF party it was in danger of splitting and accused rival factions of stoking division...
Zimbabwe’s MDC drops court challenge to Mugabe re-election
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC withdrew a court challenge against President Robert Mugabe's re-election through a vote the party had denounced as fraudulent, saying on...
South African courts to hear Zimbabwe rights cases
A South African court ruled today its legal system can be used to investigate and prosecute citizens of neighbouring Zimbabwe for suspected...
Zimbabwe detains media activist in new crackdown
Zimbabwe police detained a leading media rights activist in what analysts said was a new crackdown on critics of President Robert Mugabe's...
Mugabe’s health sends shivers through Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe's failing health has likely forced his ZANU-PF party to press for early elections in Zimbabwe and accelerate a plan...
Zimbabwe empowerment furore aimed at coming vote
An intensified push by Zimbabwe's government to force foreign-owned companies to turn over majority stakes to locals is being seen as politicking...
Zimbabwe police clash with young Mugabe supporters
Zimbabwean police fired teargas to disperse youths from President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party who attacked traders in a stronghold of Prime Minister...
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party is cranking up pressure against foreign-owned mining companies, keeping them on the run with demands for...
Zimbabwe “kingmaker” general dies in fire
A retired Zimbabwean army general and key figure in internal battles over President Robert Mugabe's succession in his ZANU-PF party has died...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe names rights, election groups
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe yesterday swore-in members of a Human Rights and an Electoral Commission, expected to steer reforms towards free and...
Zimbabwe sanctions on Mugabe allies should be lifted: Zuma
Travel restrictions slapped on Zimbabwean officials from President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party should be lifted to help the unity government function effectively,...
Defiant Mugabe may try to prolong his rule
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe celebrated his 86th birthday yesterday, still in office three decades after independence, with analysts suggesting he may cling...
Zimbabwean army to protect land ‘reform’
Zimbabwe Defense Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa says the national army will be used to ensure the controversial land-reform program is never reversed. ...
Zimbabwe new constitution suspended over bickering
Zimbabwe has suspended moves to draw up a new constitution due to political bickering over funding, dealing a blow to hopes for...
Zimbabwe prosecutor seeks to impeach Bennett witness
Zimbabwe's attorney general said yesterday the state would move to have its key witness in the terrorism trial of an ally of...
SA sees progress in slow Zimbabwe talks
Zimbabwe's political rivals have agreed to some outstanding issues of a power-sharing deal, but the negotiations pace is slow, a South African...
Mugabe battles to regain absolute power
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has told his deeply divided ZANU-PF to prepare for elections but his movement may never regain absolute power...
Progress in Zimbabwe talks: Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe's two political parties made progress on implementing the conditions of a unity government, Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said yesterday.
A unity...
Zimbabwe’s economy slowly gaining track
Zimbabwe's battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7%...
Treason trial of Roy Bennett adjourned to Jan
The trial of a top ally of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on terrorism charges has been adjourned to January next year...