November 30

• Zimbabwe: Zuma Team Meets Political Parties Over Constitutional Deadlock

  Two members from President Zuma's facilitation team flew into Harare on Wednesday to meet with representatives from the three political parties, in an effort to break the current... Read more »

November 24

• Zimbabwe: South Africa Govt Facing Contempt Charges Over Refugee Office Closures

  The South African government could soon face being charged with contempt of court, as part of an ongoing battle by human rights groups to stop the closure of refugee reception... Read more »

November 20

• Zimbabwe: Concern Rises Over Safety of Immigrant Workers in SA

  A refugee rights group in South Africa has raised concern about the safety of thousands of immigrant workers in that country, including many Zimbabwean nationals in the Western... Read more »

November 13

• Zimbabwe: Mbeki's Speech At Diamond Conference Shows His Support for Zanu-PF [opinion]

  Former South African President Thabo Mbeki was the keynote speaker on Monday at the opening day of Zimbabwe's diamond conference at Victoria Falls. Read more »

October 19

• Zimbabwe: Govt Files 'Urgent' Appeal Against Landmark SA Farm Ruling

  Zimbabwe's government has filed an urgent appeal, against a landmark legal decision in South Africa that upholds the regional ruling declaring Robert Mugabe's land grab unlawful. Read more »

October 15

• Zimbabwe: Malema's Guards Attack Zimbabwean Journalist

  Various media outlets are reporting that a journalist from Zimbabwe's Daily News was attacked by 'goons' belonging to South Africa's former ANC youth league President, Julius... Read more »

October 13

• Zimbabwe: South African Airways Cancels Night Flight to Harare

  South African Airways is reported to have cancelled a flight to Harare from Johannesburg on Thursday, because there were not enough lights on the runway for a night time landing. Read more »

October 9

• Zimbabwe: Zuma's Faciliation Team Back in Harare

  President Jacob Zuma's facilitation team landed in Harare on Monday for briefings on the progress of the finalization of a new constitution, a condition for the holding of... Read more »

October 3

• Zimbabwe: Zim Diaspora Newspaper Planned for SA

  A free newspaper specifically for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora is set to be released next week in South Africa. Read more »

September 29

• Zimbabwe: Govt Plans Further Appeal Against Landmark South Africa Court Ruling

  The Zimbabwean government is planning yet another appeal against a landmark decision in a South African court, to uphold the regional Tribunal ruling that the Zim land grab was... Read more »

September 26

• Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Seeks Political Interference in SA Judiciary

  ZANU PF is facing criticism for seeking political interference from the ruling ANC party in South Africa, where the Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed the Zimbabwean... Read more »

September 21

• Zimbabwe: SA Supreme Court Dismisses Zim Appeal in Landmark Land Case

  The Supreme Court in South Africa on Thursday dismissed with costs an appeal by the government of Zimbabwe, seeking to set aside a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court which... Read more »

• Southern Africa: South Africa Wants a High Profile At Rule of Law Meeting

  South Africa has been criticized for planning to play a key role at the first ever rule of law meeting to take place ahead of the United Nations General Assembly next week. This is... Read more »

September 20

• Zimbabwe: SA Judges to Rule On Zim Appeal of Landmark Land Case

  South African Judges in the Supreme Court of Appeal will on Thursday deliver their judgement on an appeal by the Zimbabwean government against a landmark land case. Read more »

September 14

• Zimbabwe: Remove South Africans As Facilitators in Zimbabwean Stalemate [opinion]

  In our African tradition, when two people want to get married, the family of the man who wants to marry scouts for someone, man or woman, who is known and respected by both... Read more »

September 13

• South Africa: Govt Urged to Explain Zim Arms Sale

  The South African government is being urged to explain a recent sale of military equipment to Zimbabwe, amid concern about a possible repeat of Zimbabwe's violent 2008 election. Read more »

September 11

• Zimbabwe: SA Government Urged to Refuse U.S.$100 Million Loan to Zim

  The main opposition party in South Africa has urged the government not to extend a $10 million loan to Zimbabwe, fearing the money may be diverted by ZANU PF for use in a terror... Read more »

• South Africa: Controversy Brewing Over South Africa's Arms Sale to Zimbabwe

  South Africa recently sold weapons worth $276,000 to Zimbabwe's defence forces, according to that country's latest quarterly report of the National Conventional Arms Control... Read more »

August 28

• Zimbabwe: SA Judges Urged to Uphold Rule of Law in Zim Land Case

  South African judges are being urged to set a regional precedent by upholding the rulings of the regional human rights court, as they deliberate on an appeal by the Zim government... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: SA Facilitators Expected As Constitutional Process Stalls

  The chief facilitator on the Zimbabwe crisis, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, or representatives from his facilitation team, are expected in Harare by the end of the week, to... Read more »

August 25

• Zimbabwe: MDC-T Youth Assembly Protests At Local Embassy in Pretoria

  The MDC-T Youth Assembly in South Africa held a demonstration at the Zimbabwe Embassy in Pretoria on Friday demanding, among other things, the "immediate and unconditional" release... Read more »

August 18

• Zimbabwe: Zuma Briefs SADC Troika About His Visit to Harare

  On Thursday night South African President Jacob Zuma briefed the SADC Troika on his latest mediation efforts in the Zimbabwe crisis, following his visit to Harare on Wednesday. Read more »

August 17

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Insists on Amending Draft Charter After Meeting Zuma

  Robert Mugabe has insisted that changes need to be made to the draft Constitution that was agreed on by the negotiators last month, drawing strong criticism from civic society... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zuma Says 'Minor Hitches' in Draft Constitution

  The mediator on Zimbabwe's political crisis, President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, has described the current stalemate over the draft constitution as a minor hitch after meeting... Read more »

August 16

• Southern Africa: SA Diplomats Claim Zanu-PF Deliberately Blocked Facilitation Team

  Senior South African diplomats based in Harare have claimed individuals in ZANU PF have 'deliberately and systematically' obstructed the work of President Jacob Zuma's facilitation... Read more »