20120226 AFP Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe marked his 88th birthday with a trademark attack on gays and foreigners at a mass rally of his supporters on Saturday to celebrate the occasion.
20120226 AP HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe wound up a week of celebrations marking his 88th birthday with a lavish gathering Saturday, where he urged the nation's youth to shun Western values, homosexuality and greed.
20120225 AFP Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed Friday to resist a push by President Robert Mugabe to hold new elections this year, insisting that their unity government first follow through on promised reforms.
20120225 AFP Zimbabwe's national airline has suspended all its flights indefinitely, after the latest revival effort collapsed this week, the firm's chief executive said on Friday.
20120225 AFP Impala Platinum said Friday that Zimbabwe has rejected parts of its sell-off plan for its Mimosa Holdings subsidiary, which must cede a majority stake under a local shareholding law.
20120221 AFP Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader, declared himself as "fit as a fiddle" and pushed for new elections later this year as he celebrated his 88th birthday on Tuesday.
20120221 AFP Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe threatened Monday to reject South African counterpart Jacob Zuma as facilitator for the tense power-sharing government formed to stop Zimbabwe's political melt-down.
20120221 AP HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Monday that he reserves the right to disregard efforts by South African President Jacob Zuma to mediate disputes in the nation's troubled coalition government.
20120220 AFP Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Sunday vowed to reject a draft constitution that does not reflect views gathered during a public outreach campaign marred by violence and intimidation.
20120218 AFP Four Chinese men face deportation from Zimbabwe after they were arrested for killing more than 40 tortoises for meat, a state daily reported Saturday, citing a statement by an animal rights group.
20120218 AFP Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Friday called for openness in the country's nascent diamond trade, getting under way after the lifting of a global ban over rights abuses.
20120218 AFP The European Union eased sanctions on Zimbabwe Friday to encourage further progress in political reforms but kept restrictions on veteran President Robert Mugabe.
20120213 AFP International diamond watchdog the Kimberley Process (KP) has certified Zimbabwe's Diamond Mining Company to sell gems from the violence-tainted Marange fields, state media reported on Sunday.
20120212 AFP Martin Guptill's continued domination of the Zimbabwe bowling steered New Zealand to a seven-wicket win with 19 balls to spare in the opening Twenty20 match at Eden Park Saturday.
20120207 AP HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker's fiery death ended Monday, leaving the last hours of Gen. Solomon Mujuru's life shrouded in suspicion he was murdered by political rivals.
20120128 AFP Zimbabwe will have to hold fresh elections by March next year to replace the uneasy power sharing government with President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday.
20120125 AFP Zimbabwe union leaders Tuesday suspended a strike that shuttered the nation's schools as civil servants demanded a doubling of basic wages, on the eve of talks with the government, a spokeswoman said.
20120119 Reuters HARARE (Reuters) - State workers in Zimbabwe are getting ready to strike this week in a push for a doubling of their pay after failing to reach a wage deal with the government, state media said on Wednesday.
20120117 AFP Zimbabwe on Monday opened a court inquest into the death of former army chief Solomon Mujuru, who was killed last year in a mysterious inferno, in a case that has roiled President Robert Mugabe's party.
20120117 AP HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Forensic investigations have found no evidence that explosives or inflammable liquids were used in the house-fire death of a powerful general whose family believes he may have been murdered, Zimbabwean state attorneys said Monday.
