Zimbabweans are voting in what many hope will be something the country has never seen before: a free and fair election, without the interference of former leader Robert Mugabe. The landmark vote has been touted as the first time the…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe rejects ruling party ahead of Historic Elections (Time)
In a surprise address to the nation after months of silence, Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe emerged just hours before Monday’s historic election declaring that “I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power” and turning his back…
Zimbabwe opposition pledges $100bn economy if it wins vote (News24)
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party announced on Thursday it will create a $100bn economy within a decade and re-establish ties with Israel – a major foreign policy shift – if it wins July 30 elections. The MDC-T, which has re-energised under…
Zimbabwe parliament delays Mugabe’s questioning on diamond revenue (Guardian)
Former President Robert Mugabe will not appear before Zimbabwe’s parliament as scheduled on Wednesday to answer questions on diamond mining operations, a legislator said. Temba Mliswa, who leads the parliamentary committee on mines, said the clerk of parliament hadn’t written…
South Africa let me down, says ousted Mugabe (Enca)
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says South Africa should have sent troops instead of a team of negotiators to prevent his ouster by the military last year. Mugabe said his regional neighbours betrayed him “in a sense”, in an interview…
