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08 Sept 13 : 48 | MDC Welcomes Mbeki's Visit to Zimbabwe Harare - SA President Thabo Mbeki will meet on Monday in Harare with leaders of Zimbabwe's rival political parties in an effort to revive stalled power-sharing talks, the foreign ministry said.While the two MDC groups were upbeat about the Mbeki visit, the ruling Zanu-PF and government officials... Source : Daniel Molokele 4 hours ago |
08 Sept 08 : 14 | Mbeki Off to Zimbabwe For Mediation Push South African President Thabo Mbeki, mandated by regional countries to mediate in the Zimbabwe talks, was expected to arrive in Harare today.He has come under repeated fire for not being tough enough with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.Other southern African leaders have taken a hard line... Source : Daniel Molokele 10 hours ago |
07 Sept 19 : 43 | Kaunda Urges Zimbabwe Foes to Bury Differences Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda, one of Africa's senior statesmen and a close friend of President Robert Mugabe, on Sunday urged Zimbabwe's political rivals to bury their differences."Mugabe and (Morgan) Tsvangirai need to bury their political differences thinking what is right for the... Source : Daniel Molokele 22 hours ago |
08 Sept 12 : 25 | Mbeki Pins Hopes on Fresh Harare Talks By Cris ChinakaHarare - South African President Thabo Mbeki will meet Zimbabwe's rival parties in Harare on Monday in a new attempt to secure a power-sharing deal amid growing doubts over his chances of success. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday he would rather quit talks than sign... Source : Daniel Molokele 6 hours ago |
07 Sept 02 : 02 | Zimbabwe: Pupils Sent Home as Teachers Strike Continues Several boarding schools have been forced to send students back home because of the continuing teachers' strike. Teachers embarked on a 'work boycott' when schools opened on Tuesday, demanding salary increases that are commensurate with the hyper-inflationary environment.As a result of the unstable... Source : Daniel Molokele 40 hours ago |
06 Sept 17 : 16 | Zimbabwe Hits Out at 'Misinformed' Canadian Sanctions Move Harare - The Harare government Saturday dismissed the decision by Canada to impose targeted sanctions as "misinformed and unfortunate", saying it will further hit ordinary Zimbabweans.On Friday Canadian Foreign Minister David Emerson announced that his country had imposed targeted sanctions against... Source : Daniel Molokele |
05 Sept 20 : 12 | Mbeki Expected in Zimbabwe on Monday for Mediation President Thabo Mbeki is expected in Harare on Monday to continue mediation efforts to break a deadlock in power-sharing talks, a Zimbabwean official said today.Hopes for a deal have been receding after President Robert Mugabe was quoted as saying he would form a government alone if the opposition... Source : Daniel Molokele |
05 Sept 09 : 38 | Regular Talks Key to Avoid Zimbabwe Crisis: Zuma ANC President Jacob Zuma says the Zimbabwean political crisis could have been avoided if Africa's liberation movements and political parties had met regularly to discuss challenges facing their respective countries.He was speaking after talks with Tanzania's President, Jakaya Kikwete, in Dar es... Source : Daniel Molokele |
05 Sept 00 : 36 | Tutu Says Rule by Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'Recipe for Instability' If President Robert Mugabe insists on staying in power in Zimbabwe, it would be the "worst possible recipe for instability" in southern Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said today.The breakdown of power-sharing talks in Zimbabwe would almost certainly lead to violence while a government that excluded... Source : Daniel Molokele |
08 Sept 00 : 08 | Mbeki Expected in Harare Today Over Talks Impasse JOHANNESBURG – South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected in Harare on Monday to try once more to have President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai conclude a power-sharing deal.Mbeki, the official Southern African Development Community (SADC) mediator in the Zimbabwe... Source : Daniel Molokele 18 hours ago |
03 Sept 20 : 22 | Zimbabwe Talks Could Resume This Week President Thabo Mbeki is expected to return to Zimbabwe to resume power-sharing talks later this week.Mbeki, the Southern African Development Community appointed mediator, faces the mammoth task of bringing together President Robert Mugabe - the leader of Zanu-PF - and Movement for Democratic Change... Source : Daniel Molokele |
03 Sept 16 : 54 | Mwanawasa Funeral: Zimbabwe's Bitter Rivals Mingle Lusaka - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai put aside their rivalry on Wednesday to join African heads of state at the funeral of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa.The bitter rivals mingled with more than a dozen African heads of state and government, as well... Source : Daniel Molokele |
03 Sept 12 : 48 | MDC Turn to Mbeki Again Over Zimbabwe Talks Impasse Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Wednesday said power sharing-talks with Robert Mugabe's party were deadlocked and called on South African President Thabo Mbeki to decide on the next step."There is a deadlock in the talks," Nelson Chamisa, spokesperson for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)... Source : Daniel Molokele |
03 Sept 10 : 30 | Zimbabwe Talks Still Deadlocked Says Tsvangirai Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said power-sharing talks are deadlocked and are unlikely to resume soon, South Africa's Talk Radio 702reported today.It quoted Tsvangirai as saying in an interview he "was not aware of plans" for post-election negotiations to resume soon. The talks... Source : Daniel Molokele |
07 Sept 17 : 14 | Tsvangirai Challenges Mugabe to a New Election GWERU, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday his party would rather withdraw from power-sharing talks than sign an unsatisfactory deal and challenged President Robert Mugabe to call a new poll."We are saying to him you can call another election under... Source : Daniel Molokele 25 hours ago |
02 Sept 13 : 35 | Zimbabwe Imposes New Checks on Aid Agencies Zimbabwe has imposed strict new conditions on humanitarian agencies operating in the country following the lifting of a ban last week, a state daily reported Tuesday.In future, all aid agencies will have to submit details of their humanitarian programmes and funding, as well as areas and modes of... Source : Daniel Molokele |
02 Sept 00 : 12 | State Organs Continue to Hinder Zimbabwe NGOs HARARE – Zimbabwe state organs continue to hinder distribution of humanitarian aid despite the government saying last week that it had lifted a ban on relief operations, the National Association of Non-governmental Organisations (NANGO) said on Monday.The NANGO said feeding schemes for hungry... Source : Daniel Molokele |
01 Sept 20 : 26 | Zimbabwe Aid Agencies Say They Can't all Work HARARE, Zimbabwe: Not all Zimbabwean aid agencies can get back to work in the impoverished country, despite a government announcement that a ban had been lifted, a spokesman for an umbrella organization said Monday."The state effectively wants to increase control over" independent aid groups, said... Source : Daniel Molokele |
01 Sept 18 : 34 | Pressurise Mugabe, Zimbabwe Opposition Says Zimbabwe's main opposition called on regional powers on Monday to pressure President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party to be more flexible in power-sharing talks.Negotiations between the two sides ended at the weekend without a deal, but a spokesman for South African President Thabo Mbeki, who is... Source : Daniel Molokele |
01 Sept 10 : 33 | Is Zimbabwe Now at the Tipping Point? Eddie Cross writes that last week's victory for the MDC in parliament could prove to be crucial.Have you ever noticed how small the steering wheel is in a Formula One car? It's tiny by comparison to the conventional car, even though the power under the bonnet is much greater and the speeds and... Source : Daniel Molokele |
31 Aug 20 : 13 | Young Communists Speak Out on Zimbabwe and Zuma The Young Communist League has called for a resolution to the situation in Zimbabwe as well as for a political solution to the charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma."We cannot have South Africa being involved in a legitimisation of a government based on a fraudulent political and electoral... Source : Daniel Molokele |
31 Aug 14 : 08 | MDC Says Zimbabwe Talks 'End Without Deal' Zimbabwe's main opposition party has said two days of power-sharing talks with the ruling Zanu-PF have ended without agreement.Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the BBC the balance of power was in dispute.He said President Robert Mugabe wanted MDC leader Morgan... Source : Daniel Molokele |
31 Aug 02 : 08 | SA Govt Insists That Zimbabwe Talks Still on Track Zimbabwean power-sharing talks resumed on Friday to try to end the post-election political deadlock that is making the catastrophic economic decline even worse.President Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai failed to reach agreement after more than a month of talks, following... Source : Daniel Molokele |
30 Aug 14 : 02 | Mbeki Urges Zimbabwe Negotiators to End Talks President Thabo Mbeki has told Zimbabwe's negotiating parties that the continent is pinning its hopes on them to find a speedy resolution to the political crisis in their country.Talks to secure a power sharing deal continued in Tshwane yesterday. Representatives of the two Movement for Democratic... Source : Daniel Molokele |
30 Aug 02 : 35 | UN Welcomes Lifting of Aid Suspension by Zimbabwe Govt The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the Government of Zimbabwe to lift the suspension of field operations of non-governmental and private voluntary organizations (NGOs and PVOs).This... Source : Daniel Molokele |
29 Aug 14 : 21 | Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks to Resume Power-sharing talks between Zimbabwe's political rivals will resume Friday, officials said, more than two weeks after negotiations stalled, amid anger over President Robert Mugabe's plans to form a government without the opposition."The talks are resuming today. Those groups are in South Africa at... Source : Daniel Molokele |
29 Aug 11 : 14 | Zimbabwe Talks: Mbeki to Meet all Parties on Friday By Basildon PetaPresident Thabo Mbeki was due on Friday to launch a last-ditch effort to rescue Zimbabwe's deadlocked power-sharing talks after summonsing all the key Zimbabwean negotiators to Pretoria.The negotiators from Zimbabwe's key political parties landed in Joburg on Thursday night for what... Source : Daniel Molokele |
29 Aug 00 : 12 | Zimbabwe Police Disrupt Civic Society AGM Harare - In a sign that Mugabe may have decided to toughen his approach towards the MDC and other opponents of his rule, police forcibly broke up a an annual general meeting of the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CZC), one of the largest civic groups in the country.A ZimOnline correspondent who was... Source : Daniel Molokele |
06 Sept 16 : 35 | Plight of Refugees in Musina Under the Spotlight Police in Musina say the plight of refugees in the town on the border with Zimbabwe has reached crisis proportions.Hundreds of foreigners seeking asylum are camped at the refugee reception centre.Last week the municipality dismantled temporary shelters for foreigners set around churches, saying they... Source : Daniel Molokele |
27 Aug 12 : 57 | Zimbabwe's MDC Committed to Power-Sharing Talks HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC party said on Wednesday it was committed to power-sharing talks that would lead to an inclusive government.Speaking after state media reports quoted President Robert Mugabe as saying he would soon form a post-election government, MDC spokesman Nelson... Source : Daniel Molokele |
06 Sept 16 : 41 | Mugabe Gets Standing Ovation in Swaziland Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has received a standing ovation from more than 15 000 people gathered at the Somhlolo Stadium in Swaziland for today's 40-40 celebrations.Mugabe is one of 15 African head of states who are commemorating the country's 40th anniversary since independence in 1968, and... Source : Daniel Molokele |
27 Aug 00 : 30 | MDC Calls for Urgent Resumption of Zimbabwe Talks HARARE – Zimbabwe’s opposition called on Tuesday for urgent resumption of stalled power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU PF party, saying only a negotiated political settlement could end deep-seated polarisation ripping the country apart.Opposition MDC party secretary... Source : Daniel Molokele |
26 Aug 22 : 24 | Zimbabwe's MDC MPs Charged With Violence and Rape Harare - Four MPs of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were arrested on Tuesday in Harare, bringing the total number currently in custody to five, police said.Earlier, the MDC said in a statement released in Johannesburg that three of its MPs had been arrested at the... Source : Daniel Molokele |
26 Aug 11 : 01 | Zimbabwe MDC Mulls Whether to Attend Parliament Opening Zimbabwe's main opposition was meeting Tuesday to decide if it would attend the opening of parliament for the first time not under the control of President Robert Mugabe since independence 28 years ago."The party is meeting this morning to look at our position in parliament and whether we are... Source : Daniel Molokele |
27 Aug 18 : 14 | Germany Welcomes Power Shift in Zimbabwe's Parliament Berlin - Germany Wednesday welcomed a power-shift in the Zimbabwean parliament with the election this week of a speaker from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and appealed to President Robert Mugabe to resume talks on establishing a transitional government."The German government welcomes this... Source : Daniel Molokele |
26 Aug 00 : 12 | Meet Zimbabwe's New Speaker, Lovemore Moyo (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party on Monday won the vote for parliament speaker, dealing a blow to President Robert Mugabe in a post-election power struggle.The Movement for Democratic Change's Lovemore Moyo, 43, takes one of the most powerful positions in Zimbabwean politics.Here are... Source : Daniel Molokele |
25 Aug 16 : 49 | Lovemore Moyo Makes Zimbabwe Parliamentary History LOVEMORE Moyo has become the first non-Zanu PF Speaker of Parliament in a major power shift in Zimbabwean politics.Moyo, the national chairman for the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party led by Morgan Tsvangirai, beat Paul Themba Nyathi of a rival MDC faction for the job --... Source : Daniel Molokele |
24 Aug 18 : 22 | MDC Factions Dispute Leadership of Zimbabwe Parliament Two factions of Zimbabwe's MDC party have nominated their candidates to contest the leadership of the parliament to be sworn in Monday by President Robert Mugabe, their officials said Sunday.While the main Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party of leader Morgan Tsvangirai has nominated its... Source : Daniel Molokele |
24 Aug 14 : 09 | Zimbabwe Faces Crunch Week as Mugabe Draws Battle Line HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe faces an uncertain political future, but its economic crisis is only likely to get worse while power-sharing talks between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition remain deadlocked, analysts believe.Mugabe intends to open parliament on Tuesday despite protests by... Source : Daniel Molokele |
06 Sept 04 : 18 | Plight of Refugees on SA Border at Crisis Point Police in Musina say the plight of refugees in the town on the border with Zimbabwe has reached crisis proportions.Hundreds of foreigners seeking asylum status are camped at the refugee reception centre where they are applying for asylum.Last week the municipality dismantled temporary shelters for... Source : Daniel Molokele |
25 Aug 16 : 51 | Mugabe's ZANU-PF Wins Zimbabwe Senate Presidency HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party has won the election for presidency of the Zimbabwean upper house of parliament, the Senate, a parliamentary official said on Monday.Clerk of parliament Austin Zvoma said ZANU-PF candidate Edna Madzongwe received 58 votes against 28... Source : Daniel Molokele |
25 Aug 14 : 19 | Lovemore Moyo Elected as the new Zimbabwe Parliament Speaker Harare - In a key victory for Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the candidate of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the vote for speaker of parliament Monday.The MDC's Lovemore Moyo took 110 seats against 98 for Paul Themba Nyathi, the only other candidate fielded from a... Source : Daniel Molokele |
23 Aug 05 : 43 | Zimbabwe Parties Maneuver Before Reopening of Parliament Zimbabwe's main political parties are maneuvering for position and tension is on the rise in the run-up to the scheduled reopening of parliament next Tuesday. The Movement for Democratic Change formation of Morgan Tsvangirai warned that reopening parliament before a power-sharing deal is reached... Source : Daniel Molokele |
24 Aug 18 : 15 | PetroSA Denies Links With Zimbabwe's Mugabe PetroSA has denied reports that it knowingly "dished out oil deals" to a consortium partly owned by foreign businessmen accused of being fronts for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.PetroSA says in a statement the decision to award MESA Energy a highly competitive tender in 2004, was based on... Source : Daniel Molokele |
22 Aug 13 : 40 | Zimbabwe War Veterans Say Tsvangirai Stalling Talks Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's war veteran allies accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday of stalling power-sharing talks on orders from Western powers.War veterans, backed by the army and ruling party militants called "green bombers," served as Mugabe's political shock troops in... Source : Daniel Molokele |
22 Aug 02 : 29 | Study Reveals That UN's Role in Zimbabwe is Over Cautious Geneva - The United Nations mission in Zimbabwe is over-cautious in its dealings with Harare, contributing to a weak response to the country's internal displacement problem, an NGO said on Thursday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre urged the UN to get tough with President Robert Mugabe's... Source : Daniel Molokele |
22 Aug 02 : 42 | Zimbabwe Parties Jostle for Control of Parliament With Zimbabwe's parliament called to convene on Tuesday, the main political parties including President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF and both formations of the Movement for Democratic Change are positioning them for the first critical vote for speaker of the lower house.The outcome of that vote by the... Source : Daniel Molokele |
21 Aug 14 : 19 | Welshman Ncube Says Zimbabwe Plan Would Share Executive Power By Nelson BanyaHARARE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A Zimbabwe power-sharing proposal rejected by opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai would give him and President Robert Mugabe executive powers, an official with a breakaway opposition faction was quoted as saying.Welshman Ncube, chief negotiator of the... Source : Daniel Molokele |
23 Aug 12 : 51 | Battle For Control in Zimbabwe Shifts to the Parliament By Basildon Peta and Peter Fabricius Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe convenes parliament on Monday amid widening divisions within the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and fears that the negotiations between it and Zanu-PF are effectively dead.Tendai Biti, chief negotiator of the main MDC... Source : Daniel Molokele |
20 Aug 00 : 42 | Deadlock in Zimbabwe Talks to Persist After Tsvangirai Holds Out By Basildon Peta Zimbabwe's negotiating parties say they are still waiting to hear from the facilitator, President Thabo Mbeki, on the way forward after this weekend's Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit failed to secure a deal to end the Zimbabwean crisis.But authoritative sources... Source : Daniel Molokele |
