August 01

• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Dismisses Results

  MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai today dismissed the general election held on Wednesday as 'a huge farce' and a 'nullity' amidst reports that his party was likely to lose heavily... Read more »

July 31

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe Vows to Complete His Seventh Term

  PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has vowed to finish his seventh presidential term if he wins elections against his rival MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Casts His Vote

  MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai has described the general elections as a "life or death" vote as he cast his ballot at Mount Pleasant High School. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: 'Tension Palpable in Maramba Pfungwe'

  HIGH turnouts were recorded in Maramba Pfungwe, in Mashonaland East province, as MDC-T polling agents deployed to supervise the elections fear for their lives ahead of counting... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Elections Update - Smooth Voting in Uzumba

  VOTING queues in Uzumba constituency, a Zanu PF stronghold in Mashonaland East province are short and moving quickly, as people vote in crucial general elections today. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: ZEC Investigates Special Vote Irregularities

  The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it is investigating cases where some police officers who were supposed to vote yesterday - after having failed to cast their... Read more »

July 30

• Zimbabwe: 'Zanu-PF Planning Go-Slow in Urban Areas'

  WITH only a few hours to go to the crucial general elections, MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora laid out a litany of rigging accusations aimed at President Robert Mugabe's Zanu... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Regional Ecumenical Observers Deployed Across Zim

  EMINENT clergy and church leaders from across southern Africa have arrived in Zimbabwe to observe the country's harmonised elections. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zim Polls Must Be Credible - - Obasanjo

  AFRICAN Union (AU) Observer Mission Head Olusegun Obasanjo met Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Civil Society organisations to discuss... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Polls - Zesn Deploys 7 000 Observers

  THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has deployed over 7 000 trained and accredited citizen observers to all the 210 constituencies for the crucial elections tomorrow. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: ZEC Denies Jomic Polls Accreditation

  THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has refused to accredit the Joint Implementation and Monitoring Committee (Jomic), set up under the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: I Will Step Down If I Lose - - Mugabe

  PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe says he will step down if he loses Wednesday's elections. Read more »

July 26

• Zimbabwe: Election Credibility At Risk - Tsvangirai

  MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai said the forthcoming election will not be credible regardless of the peaceful environment in the build up to the crucial polls. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Polls and Monkey-Master Story [analysis]

  A 14th century Chinese parable by Liu-Ji outlines a derelict understanding of political power quite well. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Politicians in Vote-Buying Spree

  POLITICIANS from across the political divide have been jostling to outdo each other in vote-buying by doling out food, sanitary ware, medical assistance, potable water, blankets,... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: AU Speaks On Zim Elections

  THE African Union Election Observer Mission (AU LTO) to the harmonised elections in Zimbabwe said the country is ready for peaceful elections amid claims of irregularities... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Zulu Bashed for Stating the Obvious [column]

  President Robert Mugabe's detachment from the reality on the ground was laid bare at his rally in Mutare on Tuesday. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Social Media - an Elections Game Changer

  ZIMBABWE has been an unpredictable country over the past 13 years, but in a checkered history that has kept lurching from crisis to crisis, one event has kept coming back with... Read more »

• Southern Africa: SADC Fails to Keep Up Reforms Momentum

  AFTER last Saturday's Sadc troika on politics, defence and security meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, to deliberate on Zimbabwe's elections, the bloc's communiqué merely... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Death Knell for Economy If Mugabe Wins

  All that could go wrong for the economy will go wrong should President Robert Mugabe win the coming elections, economic experts have warned. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Face the Beast Without Fear!

  NEXT Wednesday Zimbabweans will have an historic opportunity, a last chance really, to vote out President Robert Mugabe and stop sweltering in the unbearable heat of repression and... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Delta's Growth Depends On Post-Election Environment

  Delta Corporation volumes growth will be dependent on Gross Domestic Product and the socio- economic environment of the post general elections, a company official said. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Rough Ride After Polls [editorial]

  WHATEVER the outcome of Wednesday's general elections, this was a formidable mission for President Robert Mugabe's opponents who were up against a ruthless and experienced... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Mugabe, Tsvangirai Neck and Neck at Polls

  WITH only five days to go before Zimbabwe's watershed general elections, public opinion surveys and party campaigns show that President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Diasporans Anxiously Await July 31 Elections Results

  AS Zimbabweans brace for crucial general elections next Wednesday, they will be joined by more than three million of their compatriots living abroad in the hope of a free and fair... Read more »