Zim civil servants embark on strike over wages

Zimbabwe's civil servants have launched an open-ended strike for a more than four-fold hike to their salaries, piling pressure on the government.

Zanu-PF: No concessions until sanctions lifted

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party will not make concessions in talks with its partners in the unity government until sanctions are lifted.

Mugabe says Zanu-PF 'eating itself'

Robert Mugabe on Friday bemoaned the divisions "eating up" his party as he opened its first congress since losing its absolute grip on power.

Zanu-PF opens congress weaker, divided

Robert Mugabe has bemoaned factionalism within his Zanu-PF party, saying internal divisions cost the party its parliamentary majority.

SA's new Zim team plays it safe

The parties in Zimbabwe are trying to gauge the attitude of Zuma's new mediation team.

Zim civil leaders call for immediate action

Zimbabwean civil society leaders are calling for immediate action to implement a SADC-brokered global political agreement and halt violence.

Mugabe takes sharp dig at Tsvangirai

President Robert Mugabe took a sharp dig at his governing partner Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday, but said they were still allies.

New terror fear in Zim

Zimbabwe's unity agreement has collapsed and violence against MDC supporters is rising.

MDC accuses Mugabe of trying to tear apart unity pact

Zimbabwe's MDC has accused President Robert Mugabe of trying to tear apart a unity pact by threatening to replace Cabinet ministers chosen by the MDC.

Mugabe may replace MDC ministers boycotting govt

Robert Mugabe may appoint acting ministers in place of officials from the MDC who are boycotting Cabinet meetings, Zimbabwe's media said on Wednesday.

Tsvangirai leads Zim Cabinet boycott

Morgan Tsvangirai and ministers drawn from his MDC party on Tuesday boycotted a Cabinet meeting for the second time in as many weeks, an official said

Roy Bennett free on bail

The politician whose trial shook Zimbabwe's government is free on bail. Roy Bennett says after the weekend he will return to Mutare for his trial.

Zim's opposition MDC boycotts unity govt

Zimbabwe's fragile coalition faced a new test on Friday as Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC said it would "disengage" from President Robert Mugabe.

MDC's Bennett detained after indictment

A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday ordered the detention of MDC's Roy Bennett and ruled he should stand trial on terrorism charges.

Mugabe doesn't see US sanctions being lifted soon

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday he was giving the US Obama administration time to lift sanctions.

Tsvangirai puts heat on Mugabe

Morgan Tsvangirai insists he will no longer tolerate violations of power sharing agreement by the Zanu-PF party.

MDC marks decade of struggle against Mugabe

Ten years ago on Friday, Zimbabwe's trade unions, rights groups and churches met in a township hall to form the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).

Motlanthe: SADC is not protecting Mugabe

A regional call for sanctions to be lifted against Mugabe is not to protect him but to promote investment, Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.

Zuma: Zim making 'significant progress'

Zimbabwe has made progress towards ending its political crisis as its once feuding leaders learn to bury their differences, Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

Robert Mugabe 'in bid to wreck unity'

Zimbabwe is on the verge of a political crisis, amid evidence that Zanu-PF has launched a strategy to wipe out the parliamentary majority of the MDC.