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MDC Still Discounting Run-Off Election

11.05.2008 14:51    allafrica.com
THE opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party said on Thursday that it is still not planning to participate in a presidential run-off election against President Robert Mugabe.


Post-Election Death Toll Rises

11.05.2008 14:51    allafrica.com
The number of post-election deaths has now risen to at least 32 as the ruling party continues to hunt down opposition officials and supporters.

Ex-Minister Says Country Under Military Rule

11.05.2008 14:51    allafrica.com
Former Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa says the country is virtually under military rule following President Robert Mugabe's dramatic defeat in the 29 March elections.

Tsvangirai Sets Terms for Run-Off

11.05.2008 14:51    allafrica.com
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday set down conditions for taking part in the Presidential election run-off as the African Union (AU) piled pressure on President Robert Mugabe to ensure this second round of voting was held in accordance with the

Police Intensify Crackdown On Dissent

11.05.2008 14:51    allafrica.com
THE police last week descended on civil society and the media, arresting two journalists, two trade unionists, a human rights lawyer and three student leaders in what civil society organisations say is as an intensifying crackdown on dissenting voices.

Mugabe Hints At Exit

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has hinted to his close lieutenants that he will resign in two years if he wins the impending run-off to be held this month, but details remain sketchy on how the veteran nationalist plans to manage his

Impatience Grows Over Stalemate

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
THERE is growing impatience among politicians, single issue lobbyists and civic organisations over the unresolved March 29 election impasse and the impending presidential poll re-run, which have sparked a fresh wave of violence against innocent civilians in many parts of

RBZ Move Suffocates Parallel Market

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
THE official foreign currency market burst into life this week as Zimbabweans trooped to banks and money transfer agencies (MTAs) to offload their hard currencies, rocking the once-thriving parallel market, the major beneficiary of the country's currency crisis.

Shortage of Goods Persists

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
ZIMBABWE'S retail outlets continue to grapple with shortages as the economy remains on a recession path, with the manufacturing sector still battling against power outages and foreign currency shortages.

Leo Mugabe's Political Career Over?

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
WRANGLING over farms with top ruling party officials cost ZANU-PF member Leo Mugabe his political career when he was barred at the 11th hour from representing the party in the March 29 polls.

The Rugged Road Ahead

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
THE floatation of Zimbabwe's troubled currency is indeed welcome news for a country grappling with an economic crisis for the past nine years.

Violence Won't Rescue Mugabe

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will need more than violence to win the anticipated presidential election run-off against MDC's Morgan Tsvangirai, political analysts have said.

Black Market, Banks 'Fight' for Forex

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
THE battle between parallel market dealers and the banking sector for the little foreign currency in the country intensified this week as exchange rates galloped ahead.

20 Farms Seized in Mash West

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
SUSPECTED war veterans and Zanu PF loyalists have seized over 20 commercial farms in Mashonaland West in the past fortnight, amid reports that a countrywide new wave of farm invasions was looming ahead of a presidential election run-off between President

Mugabe Has Mountain to Climb

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has a mountain to climb if he is to win the anticipated presidential election run-off against MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, which is legally expected to take place before May 23.

When Will This Violence End?

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
REPORTS of violence continue to pour in with claims by the opposition that at least 20 innocent villagers have been butchered to death in the past month.

SA Team Probes Violence

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
A GROUP of former South African army generals is in the country to investigate reports of political violence which is reported to have escalated after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission last week released the results of the March 29 presidential poll.

Civil Servants Get Another Windfall

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
THE government last week deposited huge amounts of money in civil servants' bank accounts in what appears to be an attempt to buy votes ahead of the presidential election run-off legally expected to take place on or before May 23

Mnangagwa Running Zanu PF Campaign

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
ZANU PF politburo member Emmerson Mnangagwa and a clique of ruling party hardliners are pulling the strings behind the scenes in directing President Robert Mugabe's presidential election run-off campaign strategy.

Newspaper Editor Arrested

11.05.2008 10:04    allafrica.com
Zimbabwean police arrested a top newspaper editor today and released a photographer jailed since Monday, according to local journalists and news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists remains concerned about the well-being of a leading media lawyer following reports of

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