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Zimbabwe PM confident he'll oust Mugabe in vote

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:32 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he is poised to sweep to victory in upcoming presidential elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.

State radio: Zimbabwe voter campaigners arrested

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:01:03 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's state radio says police arrested three polling campaigners for illegally promoting voter awareness ahead of crucial elections.

Zimbabwe lawmakers approve new draft constitution

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:18:15 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe lawmakers have voted unanimously in the lower house to approve a new draft constitution that will enshrine democratic reforms.

Jealous Zimbabwean husband poisons 6

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:13:04 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Court officials in Zimbabwe say a man has been charged in the murder of six people who died from poisoned food meant only for a neighbor he accused of flirting with his wife.

Zimbabwe's president: New tasks for Africa's spies

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:06:15 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe urged African intelligence services Monday to prepare for fresh onslaughts by foreigners and the continent's former colonizers to grasp its natural resources and potential wealth.

Zimbabwe army chief: No talks with prime minister

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:04:38 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's army commander said he would not speak to the nation's prime minister, describing him as a "sellout" and a "psychiatric patient," reported a state-controlled Sunday newspaper.

PM's youth leader in jail for Mugabe slur

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:55:29 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - A lawyer for a youth leader in the Zimbabwe prime minister's party says he is in jail for referring to the nation's longtime ruler as "a limping donkey" at an election campaign rally.

Zimbabwe generals: We won't meet prime minister

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:32:41 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's generals and police commanders say they won't meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and other "malcontents" trying to undermine their powers, the country's official media reported Wednesday .

Zimbabwe PM's party: Voters' lists being inflated

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:47:15 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party alleged Tuesday.

Excited cheetah grazes face of Botswana president

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:40:19 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - An overexcited cheetah jumped up from behind a fence and scratched the face of Botswana's President Ian Khama, causing minor injuries, the southern African leader's spokesman said Monday.

Experts: Zimbabwe food reserves severely depleted

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:36 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's grain reserves are running dangerously low ahead of new but poor harvests caused by erratic rain, an independent continent-wide development bank said Wednesday.

South Africa court blocks Zimbabwe helicopter gift

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:19:29 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - A South Africa-based civic rights group says a court in that country has again blocked a "donation" of surplus military helicopters to Zimbabwe's military.

Zimbabwe president: No interference in new polls

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:58:04 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's president says his nation won't accept outside interference in crucial elections later this year and has urged Zimbabweans to vote peacefully to confound foreign critics.