GOLD prices tumbled to a two-month low on the international market, compounding pressures on the country's economy, which is partly dependent on foreign exchange earned from the bullion.
THE Arthur Mutambara camp of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) faced political oblivion after the bulk of its supreme national executive council members lost to Morgan Tsvangirai's faction.
THERE is worrying evidence of tension building up ahead of the delayed announcement of the tricky Presidential election results from the synchronised March 29 elections.
Shares rallied strongly during the week to Wednesday (02/04/08) as investors realised that whatever the outcome of the election results that are filtering through will not have a negative impact on the performance of the equities market.
Two recent elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe provide a key insight into a bright future democracy in Africa but the leaders in both seem determined to stifle voices of change. In Kenya the Electoral Commission suddenly stopped announcing election results
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has been urged to make every effort to ensure that Zimbabwe does not descend into chaos, and that the country is "put on a path of stability and recovery". This was the key message in
on-year inflation surged close to 165 000 percent in February, official data showed last week, underlining the weight of the task ahead for any new government.
The ZEC has finally announced results for 207 constituencies. The remaining three constituencies (out of the 210 that exist) will be determined by by-elections following the deaths of three candidates prior to the March 29th elections: Pelandaba/Mpopoma, Gwanda South, and
After a quick glance at the morning news headlines on 3 April, which proclaimed a win for the Zimbabwean opposition, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), an elated Tavonga Mahara almost sang out: "This is sweeter than a miracle! ZANU-PF can
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's 28-year hold on power was slipping yesterday, as his ZANU-PF lost control of Parliament for the first time and ground was laid for what will be a more difficult fresh presidential poll.
The MDC's chief policy co-ordinator Eddie Cross has said a presidential run-off would prove to be a waste of time and resources, as his party would humiliate Robert Mugabe in a second poll.
After losing his parliamentary majority, Robert Mugabe appeared to have run out of political options on Thursday but at least one analyst has warned that he may regroup and set the feared war veterans on his opponents.
Almost a week after they exercised their constitutional right to choose a government and a leader, Zimbabweans still have no idea who will be the next president of the country. There was a news blackout from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,
Many Kenyans including myself, are shocked to learn that their country is now considered a role model by many Zimbabweans who have been seriously contemplating "doing a Kenya" if the results of the elections this weekend are not to their
WITH the latest results having been released giving the Opposition Bloc a simple majority of more than 106 seats out of the 210 possible House of Assembly seats, the main opposition party, MDC, must immediately deal with and deliberate on
The SADC Observer Mission to the 2008 elections noted several anomalies that run against the grain of the principles of democratic elections within the southern African region but still endorsed the process leading to the 29 March elections as free
