Robert Mugabe News

Tsvangirai assures wife's death was an accident (Extra)

Mar 9, 2009, 12:40 GMT

Harare - Zimbabwe's grieving Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday called on his supporters to accept the death of his wife Susan in a weekend car crash as a genuine accident in an attempt to quash speculation of foul play. ... more

Mugabe marks birthday with lavish celebration (2nd Roundup)

Feb 28, 2009, 16:24 GMT

Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe/Johannesburg - Supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe gathered in the farming town of Chinhoyi on Saturday to mark their leader's 85th birthday at a lavish party, as more than half the country's population faces abject poverty. ... more

Prime Minister Tsvangirai promises change in Zimbabwe (3rd Roundup)

Feb 11, 2009, 15:02 GMT

Harare/Johannesburg - Following his historic swearing-in Wednesday as prime minister, Zimbabwe's longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday pledged to work to end the country's humanitarian crisis and called for a process of national healing. ... more

Zimbabwe's MDC relents; votes to join Mugabe government (2nd Roundup)

Jan 30, 2009, 14:36 GMT

Johannesburg/Harare - Zimbabwe's longtime opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Friday voted to go into government with President Robert Mugabe Zanu-PF, ending the party's nearly five-month campaign for a more equitable power-sharing deal. ... more

Zimbabwe opposition says powersharing 'political suicide' (Roundup)

Jan 18, 2009, 13:37 GMT

Harare - Zimbabwe's opposition said Sunday it will not 'commit political suicide' by entering into a government with President Robert Mugabe without the power to deliver change. ... more

Tsvangirai to meet regional leaders, Mugabe next week (Roundup)

Jan 15, 2009, 12:14 GMT

Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday said he would forge ahead with forming a unity government even though he did not regard President Robert Mugabe as a 'credible partner.' ... more

Tutu says South Africa's legacy 'betrayed' over Zimbabwe

Dec 24, 2008, 9:17 GMT

London - Archbishop Desmond Tutu said Wednesday that South Africa had 'betrayed its own legacy' by failing to remove Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe from power. ... more

Britain calls for action as Zimbabwe sinks into turmoil

Dec 6, 2008, 7:53 GMT

London/Johannesburg - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday called for 'international' action to remove Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe as the southern Africa nation sank further into political and social crisis. ... more

Mbeki scrambles to rescue Zimbabwe deal as assembly meets (1st Lead)

Oct 14, 2008, 10:53 GMT

Harare - A month after he clinched a power-sharing deal between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his arch-rival Morgan Tsvangirai, former South African president Thabo Mbeki was back in Zimbabwe Tuesday to broker talks aimed at salvaging the accord. ... more

Tsvangirai will withdraw from power-sharing talks if mediation fails

Oct 12, 2008, 14:43 GMT

Harare/Johannesburg - Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday warned he would withdraw from talks on political power-sharing if mediation failed to break a month-long deadlock. ... more

Mugabe go-it-alone threat hangs over renewed talks in South Africa

Aug 29, 2008, 9:31 GMT

Johannesburg - Negotiators from Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) resumed talks on a power-sharing government in South Africa on Friday, a South African official confirmed. ... more

Mbeki to head to Zimbabwe amid mounting anticipation of unity deal

Aug 8, 2008, 10:59 GMT

Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki will travel to Zimbabwe amid reports Friday that negotiations on a powersharing government in the country may be nearing a breakthrough. ... more

New Zealand and Australia take aim at Zimbabwe

Jul 2, 2005, 12:47 GMT

Sydney - New Zealand and Australia joined forces Saturday to pressure the International Cricket Council (ICC) to change its rules so that teams refusing to tour Zimbabwe because of President Robert Mugabe's human rights record do not incur punitive fines. ... more

Three nation appeal for international cricket ban on Zimbabwe

Jun 27, 2005, 10:14 GMT

Wellington - The New Zealand cabinet on Monday approved a call to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to punish Zimbabwe for the human rights abuses of its president, Robert Mugabe. ... more