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Western nations, including former colonial ruler Britain, voiced serious doubts about the election. (AFP)

Concerns raised over Zim media bias

In Zimbabwe the media is either green or red and during election period, media houses nail their political colours to the mast.

Herald invites Faku to visit and voice his concerns

The ANC’s Nceba Faku has yet to accept an invitation to visit the <em>Herald</em> after reportedly threatening to torch its offices.

Burn down Mandela Bay newspaper, cries ex-PE mayor

Former PE mayor Nceba Faku has called on ANC supporters to burn down the city’s Herald newspaper, during the party’s election victory celebrations.

JSE ‘open to Zim firms’

Firms listed in Zimbabwe may have an opportunity to raise foreign capital through listing on the Pan African Board, local media reported on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe chooses rand as reference currency

The Zimbabwe government has chosen the rand as the country’s reference currency but will not ”randify” the economy, local media reported on Friday.

Firepower puts Force in a spin

The controversial fuel technology company Firepower, appears on the verge of collapse, with its offices abandoned in Perth and other parts of the world, and the company owing…

Zim accuses US envoy of sneaking across border

Diplomatic ties between Zimbabwe and the United States came under further strain on Wednesday when authorities in Harare accused Washington’s envoy to South Africa of sneaking…

Zimbabwean jailed for selling ‘urine’ cooking oil

A Zimbabwean man has been jailed for two years after he sold urine to residents in a mining town, claiming it was cooking oil, a state daily reported on Thursday. The…

Zimbabwe run-off poll set for June 27

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe on Saturday after spending more than a month out of the country following disputed elections, a party spokesperson…

SADC: Zim not yet ready for fair vote

Conditions are neither safe nor fair yet for a run-off election in Zimbabwe in which the opposition hopes to unseat President Robert Mugabe, the Southern African Development…

Call for state of emergency over Zim violence

A pro-government rights outfit in Zimbabwe has urged President Robert Mugabe to consider declaring a state of emergency to stem a tide of post-election political violence, state…

We’re still the best, says Australia’s Clarke

Australian batsman Michael Clarke has scoffed at suggestions his team’s mantle as the world’s top cricketing nation is under threat after the retirement of players ranked among…

Zanu-PF struggles in partial vote recount

President Robert Mugabe appeared unlikely on Saturday to win back control of Parliament in a partial vote recount after a police crackdown on members of the opposition, which…

Pro-Mugabe commentator moots transitional govt

Regional countries should mediate negotiations in Zimbabwe for a transitional government of national unity led by President Robert Mugabe to organise new elections, a pro-ruling…

Zim ‘treason’ letter a hoax, says UK

Correspondence published by Zimbabwe’s state media that was purported to be between British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) chief…

Zim govt accuses Tsvangirai of treason

Zimbabwe’s government on Thursday accused opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai of treason, saying he had plotted with former colonial power Britain…

Dozens arrested in clampdown on Zim strike

President Robert Mugabe’s security forces clamped down hard on unrest during a general strike in Zimbabwe, arresting dozens of opposition supporters before the stoppage fizzled…

Tsvangirai turns to Mbeki for help

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who says he won Zimbabwe’s election, has met South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki and pressed the key regional leader to use his influence to…

1time plane forced to abort flight

A 1time flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg was forced to turn back due to a smoke-filled cabin, the Herald Online reported on Friday. A passenger said the aircraft had…

Mugabe’s party loses control of Parliament

President Robert Mugabe’s party lost control of Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Wednesday and the opposition said that he had been defeated for the first time in a presidential poll.…