The Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 paved the way for Zimbabwe's independence in April 1980. President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF government has been at the helm since the former British colony gained independence, and has increasingly used military-style campaigns to

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Thursday begun verifying the results of the presidential poll held on the 29th March. ZEC officials were expected to present presidential candidates with initial results.

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) organised a number of events around the country in commemoration of May Day on Thursday, but there was nothing to celebrate.

A CIO agent who is based at the Zimbabwean embassy in the United States, is alleged to have shot and killed female MDC activist Tabitha Marume last week Friday in Rusape. The MDC have named Daniel Romeo Mutsunguma as the

Government officials admitted today that President Robert Mugabe lost last month's elections to opposition leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai as the country's electoral body started verifying the results of the polls ahead of an official announcement.

We have received confirmation that the group of over 200 ZANU-PF thugs that descended on a farm compound in the Nyamandhlovu area outside Bulawayo had been ordered to do so by their MP, Obert Mpofu.

The Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe is anchored off Luanda and shows no sign of returning to China, says the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).

As Mugabe's government prepares for a possible presidential election run-off the MDC say 20 of their supporters have been killed in terror campaigns run by Zanu PF militants. The party says the new figure takes into account 5 murders within