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's Zanu-PF battles to regain absolute power

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF may never regain absolute power after losing its parliamentary majority last year, analysts say.

Mugabe wants to regain lost ground

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Saturday the unity government is short-lived and he plans to regain his hold over the country.

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.

Mugabe: Internal fights eating up Zanu-PF

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Friday condemned internal fighting over leadership posts, saying this was tearing apart his Zanu-PF party.

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.

Succession battle threatens Mugabe's Zanu-PF

A battle over who will succeed 85-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as party leader threatens the future of his long-ruling Zanu-PF.

Mugabe endorsed to remain Zanu-PF chief

The top leadership of Robert Mugabe's party has decided that he will remain its leader for the next five years, officials said on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mugabe 'preparing for war', warns DA

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is stockpiling arms and ammunition and preparing for war, the Democratic Alliance warned on Thursday.

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.