RSS 2.0 FeedMugabe fans hail ‘anti-Zimbabwe flop’
Wed, Sep 09, 2009
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe’s supporters in Zimbabwe, led by the state media, were yesterday celebrating the failure of the Southern African Development Community to discuss the country’s problems.
The Times (SA)
University of Zimbabwe still closed
Sat, Jun 27, 2009
THE University of Zimbabwe, which has been closed for five months, could reopen its doors next month.
Zimbabwe's democracy "insufficient", EU Ministers say
Mon, Feb 22, 2010
A year into a power-sharing agreement that was supposed to put an end to President Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule, Zimbabwe has made "insufficient" moves towards democracy, European Union foreign ministers said.
SA NGOs demand Zimbabwe report
Fri, Jun 19, 2009
SA NGOs have taken further steps to force their presidency to publish a report by retired army generals into state-sanctioned violence in Zimbabwe, the SA History Archive (SAHA) said today.
Just how many Zimbabweans are in SA?
Mon, Jun 22, 2009
South Africans share a common belief that large numbers of Zimbabweans have been streaming over the border, but how to handle this influx - and even how many Zimbabweans are in South Africa - is a source of disagreement.
Armed robberies Zimbabwe’s new worry
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S capital, Harare, once considered one of the safest cities in Africa, has been rocked by an upsurge of armed robberies and murders.
Barricading SA borders not solution: report
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
The report was compiled by the Johannesburg-based Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in SA, an NGO whose members include a range of human rights organisations.
Starving Zimbabwe prisoners to be released
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S cash-strapped government is considering freeing starving prisoners in an effort to reduce the prison mortality rate that has already topped 1000 in the past six months.
Mugabe in hospital - The Times
Wed, Aug 26, 2009
Zimbabwean ruler whisked off to Dubai clinic in secret after health scare reports the Times of SA.
Makoni pledges to get country working
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
ZIMBABWE’S former finance minister, Simba Makoni, has launched a new opposition party that promises to “clean up” the troubled country’s political landscape.
Mugabe the only free Zimbabwean
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
Zimbabweans have learnt to accept the unacceptable.
MP blows up over condom commercial
Mon, Jul 27, 2009
A CONDOM advert has annoyed a Zimbabwe female member of Parliament, who complained it was too explicit and could encourage women to lust for well-endowed men.
SAA boss in race row
Wed, Jul 29, 2009
Union officials claim CEO used racial slur — he calls allegation ‘a ridiculous lie’
Clinton denies military agenda : Divided over Zimbabwe
Sun, Aug 09, 2009
The US has no intention of asking South Africa to permit the setting up of American military operating bases in the country, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said in Durban yesterday.(Sunday Times).
Zuma urges more Zimbabwe aid
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma urged donors to give more development aid to Zimbabwe to help the unity government revive an economy shattered by years of hyper-inflation.
Zuma tells Mugabe to quit stalling tactics
Sun, Aug 30, 2009
South African President Jacob Zuma read the riot act to President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF for stalling the full implementation of the power-sharing pact endorsed by the Southern African Development Community.
Big Brother Africa back
Mon, Aug 31, 2009
DAYS after the United Kingdom canned it’s ‘‘boring” Big Brother reality show because of low viewer ratings, South Africa begins its fourth instal ment of Big Brother Africa this week.
ZImbabwean women fear more election violence
Tue, Sep 01, 2009
File Pics: ( Mugabe's thugs..murderers and rapists) A Zimbabwean woman described being raped for three days because she volunteered for the opposition before her country’s elections last year, joining activists Tuesday in warning new votes may mean new violence.
MDC: Zimbabwe stalemate "worsens" after leaders' meeting
Mon, Oct 26, 2009
( Forced Marriage?) Mugabe and Tsvangirai met for the first time since the MDC announced a partial withdrawal from the government, saying Mugabe's Zanu-PF was "a dishonest and unreliable partner."
Motlanthe’s crash landing exaggerated
Tue, Sep 01, 2009
THE Presidency has refuted rumours that Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe’s plane crash landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo while returning from a summit in Libya.
Two more Zuma kids revealed
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
It has emerged that President Jacob Zuma has two more daughters, aged 12 and 7, in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
This scorched earth
Mon, Sep 07, 2009
Moses Mudzwiti of Sa Times visits Mount Carmel, the farm in Zimbabwe which burned to the ground last week after being seized by land invaders loyal to a former Cabinet member.
Zimbabwe court rules for MDC MP
Thu, Sep 10, 2009
A ZIMBABWE magistrate has freed an MP, who is a member of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, after finding that the parliamentarian had been falsely accused of rape
Zim farmer guilty of 'occupation'
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
A Harare farmer who was awaiting instructions from the Zimbabwe government on whether he could continue farming has been found guilty of occupying his own farm without authority.
Shoprite pursues Zimbabwe deal despite Meikles drama
Sun, Sep 27, 2009
Mugabe promises crumble promises crumble... ...but retail boss Wiese still upbeat about Africa. OK Bazaars is R166 million target, writes The Times of South Africa
US denies sanctions hurt Zimbabwe
Tue, Oct 06, 2009
The US has provided evidence that sanctions targeted at President Robert Mugabe and his cronies have had little effect on Zimbabwe's battered economy.
Shoprite puts Zim plans on hold
Tue, Oct 13, 2009
South African listed retailer Shoprite has put its Zimbabwean plans on hold, it says.
Mugabe steps in to end bitter Meikles wrangle
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
Shoprite shies away, but Pick n Pay could win from 'demerger' settlement, writes Rob Rose. The Kingdom Meikles Africa Limited dispute, which embarrassed the Zimbabwean government and spooked foreign investors, has been resolved - partly due to political pressure
Grace Mugabe returns to Hong Kong
Mon, Oct 19, 2009
The wife of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is reportedly back in Hong Kong for the first time since being given diplomatic immunity over an alleged assault in the city.
Tsvangirai guided by 'little emotional thoughts' says Mugabe
Sun, Oct 25, 2009
"You will always get people in any arrangement who are guided by little emotional thoughts and act in accordance with them and who would want things to go their way, and not the national way, and not the agreed way," Mugabe was quoted as saying by the state-owned Herald newspaper yesterday.
Tensions rise at Zimbabwean farms
Sun, Nov 01, 2009
Harare - A mob seized a white-owned farm and opened fire on farm workers on the property, seriously injuring three of them, victims of the attack said on Friday.
Zuma is African president for 2009
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
President Jacob Zuma, chosen as Africa's finest, has had the prestigious African President of the Year award 2009 bestowed on him.
Malema does not support Mugabe but supports ZANU PF
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
(Julius Malema South Africa's own Chinotimba) ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has advised youth organisations in Africa to be in the forefront to remove "dictators" .
The dead rise to 'vote' in Zimbabwe
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
A Zimbabwean MP shocked parliament when he produced evidence that the voter's roll used in last year's elections had names of hundreds of dead people who had been registered to vote.
Germany protests to Zimbabwe over attack on priest
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
The German government has sent a written protest to the Zimbabwean over an alleged attack by Zimbabwean soldiers on a German priest last weekend.
Southern Africa struggling with Zimbabwe migrants
Tue, Dec 01, 2009
Southern African countries are battling to respond appropriately to an influx of Zimbabwean migrants fleeing the economic circumstances in that country, a study has found.
Nearly all Zimbabweans wallowing in poverty: Biti
Thu, Dec 03, 2009
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Tendai Biti said 85% of his country's citizens were "drowning" in poverty.
Terreblanche’s "apie" comment at SAHRC
Mon, Dec 07, 2009
A complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission has been lodged against Afrikaner Weerstansdbeweging (AWB) leader Eugene Terreblanche for a comment he made in Pretoria over the weekend.
Nationalise gold, platinum first: ANCYL
Mon, Dec 07, 2009
(Malema: South Africa's own Chinotimba) Gold and platinum miners should be nationalised first as they were the most profitable, ANCYL president Julius Malema said in Durban.
'Death for gays' debate in Uganda
Wed, Dec 09, 2009
Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
Zuma key to implementing faltering Zimbabwe agreement
Mon, Jan 04, 2010
A Zimbawean MP warned this week that the country's tenuous political accord would unravel within weeks if President Jacob Zuma did not intervene decisively to force its implementation.
Bishop Verryn to face disciplinary committee
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
Suspended Johannesburg Central Methodist Church Bishop Paul Verryn will appear before a disciplinary committee on 1 February.
'Zuma jogger' apologises, has record
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
The Cape Town student who gave President Jacob Zuma's blue light convoy the finger has apologised for his actions, the Police Ministry said on.
Zuma Working On Zimbabwe's Free And Fair Election
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
Johannesburg, - The South African African government says it is working towards a free and fair election in Zimbabwe at a time when the country's parliamentary committee on the constitution is saying it is impossible for Zimbabwe to have elections before 2013.
Zuma slams colonialist attitude
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
South African President Jacob Zuma, currently on a state visit to Britain, has lashed out his British critics, accusing them of still considering themselves superior to "barbaric" Africans, in a newspaper.
Massive farm failure in SA
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
Food security and economic growth are being undermined by the collapse of more than 90% of the farms that the government bought for restitution or redistribution to victims of apartheid.
Zuma declares interests
Wed, Mar 10, 2010
President Jacob Zuma finally declared his and his family's benefits and interests on Wednesday, his attorney Michael Hulley says
'Mandla Mandela beat me'
Thu, Mar 25, 2010
The estranged first wife of Mandla Mandela, former president Nelson Mandela's grandson and heir, has accused the Mvezo chief of beating her and having a string of affairs during their five-year marriage.
Big guns probe Malema tenders
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
The Public Protector has roped in the auditor-general in a high-level investigation into multi-million rand provincial government tenders awarded to a company allegedly co-owned by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema
Zimbabwe slap Roy Bennett with new charges
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Authorities in Zimbabwe slapped Roy Bennett, a top aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, with charges of breaching grain laws as the verdict in his treason trial was postponed.
Malema lauds Bob, says SA will copy Zim's land seizures
Mon, Apr 05, 2010
ANC Youth League President Julius Malema yesterday endorsed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's economic policies - and threatened to import them to South Africa and to nationalise white-owned farms and mines.
Terre Blanche was stripped, 'humiliated'
Wed, Apr 07, 2010
Prosecutor says his attackers pulled down his trousers, exposed him
Zimbabwe turns to Zuma, again
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
Negotiators trying to break the political stalemate in Zimbabwe have asked President Jacob Zuma to help put the talks back on track.
Harare mayor charges minister with 'land theft'
Wed, Apr 14, 2010
Zimbabwe police were placed in a dilemma when acting Harare mayor Charity Bango laid charges of "land theft" against Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo.
Fence problematic in Zim border control
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
Administrative problems and a massive fence riddled with holes are hampering monitoring of the Zimbabwean border, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said.
Malema: I am sorry
Wed, May 12, 2010
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has issued a grovelling apology to President Jacob Zuma and the ANC for damaging the image of the ruling party.
Mugabe 'not obliged' to appoint Bennett
Thu, May 13, 2010
A SENIOR member of President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party says there is "no constitutional" provision forcing the ageing leader to appoint Roy Bennett as Zimbabwe's deputy agriculture minister.
SA diplomat probed for Zim embassy assault
Mon, May 17, 2010
The department of international relations and cooperation is probing a South African diplomat in Zimbabwe’s alleged assault of a female embassy staffer.
Nigeria politician caught with bellyful of cocaine
Mon, May 17, 2010
Nigeria's drug enforcement agency says it has arrested a politician who allegedly swallowed 2 kilograms (nearly 4.5 pounds) of cocaine to fund his election campaign.
Terrified Zimbabweans on the run again
Sun, Jul 11, 2010
They fled turmoil and poverty - now they flee xenophobia
Zimbabwe wildlife 'gift is doomed'
Sun, May 23, 2010
The uproar over the transfer of wildlife from Hwange National Park to North Korea continues to pit conservationists against the Zimbabwean government.
Duchess of York in alleged cash-for-access sting
Sun, May 23, 2010
Britain’s News of the World newspaper said it had caught the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson in a sting, filming her allegedly offering to sell access to her former husband and UK trade envoy Prince Andrew.
Tensions run high at SA embassy in Harare
Sun, May 23, 2010
South African deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe Mlulami Singapi, who allegedly assaulted a senior diplomat at the Harare mission recently, has been suspended pending an investigation into the incident.
Zanu PF leaders plunder Reserve Bank assets in illegal auctions
Sun, May 23, 2010
HARARE - A syndicate of senior Zimbabwean government officials, including ministers and top senior civil servants, is looting and stripping Reserve Bank assets through illegal auctions of public property over unpaid debts.
IMF warns Zimbabwe outlook 'highly uncertain'
Wed, May 26, 2010
The International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that Zimbabwe's outlook was "highly uncertain," saying economic growth would fall rapidly and banking risks would balloon without timely action
World Cup opera singer Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
Wed, May 26, 2010
Tenor Siphiwo Ntshebe, who was to sing "Hope" at the World Cup opening ceremony next month, died in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, his record label said on Wednesday.
Caster can compete as a woman: report
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
Golden girl Caster Semenya has reportedly been cleared to run as a woman, after nearly a year of speculation over her gender.
Vuvuzela ban is possible, says Jordaan
Sun, Jun 13, 2010
World Cup organizers are aware of complaints about the incessant tooting of the vuvuzela horns and evaluating the situation on a day-to-day basis while encouraging the fans to sing.
Judges withhold African leadership prize for second year
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
Judges for the multi-million-dollar Mo Ibrahim Prize for excellence in African leadership on Sunday withheld the award for the second year running, having failed to find a candidate. (Picture: Mo Ibrahim)
Chikane blackmailed with 'evidence'
Sun, Jun 20, 2010
Zimbawean President Robert Mugabe spied on the monitor of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), Abbey Chikane, to find sensitive information that could be used to blackmail him to write a positive report about the country's controversial diamond trade writes Times Live of South Africa
Coal in vogue in Zimbabwe?
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
Resources investor Sable Mining's recent swoop for coal assets in Zimbabwe highlights the intensifying interest in the country's coal, said by industry experts to be among the most easily extractable in the region.
613 foreign travellers barred entry into SA during WCup
Sun, Jun 27, 2010
A total of 613 foreign travellers have been barred entry into South Africa during the Fifa 2010 World Cup, the Home Affairs department said on Sunday.
Youth league leaders in revolt against Malema
Sun, Jul 04, 2010
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is facing a widespread mutiny as the league's provincial structures revolt against his leadership.
Zimbabwe kicks out SA rapper
Mon, Jul 05, 2010
Zimbabwean authorities have stopped South African musician and television actor Sipho "Psyfo" Ngwenya from performing there.
US spy ring claims "damaging": Zim businessman
Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Media reports linking Zimbabwean businessman Ken Sharpe to a Russian spy ring uncovered in the United States contained "factual inaccuracies and damaging innuendo", he said on Thursday.
SABC news boss Molefe bans Mbeki
Sun, Jul 11, 2010
Interviews with former president Thabo Mbeki and items about him have been banned on all SABC radio stations and television channels.
MDC offers to break impasse
Sun, Jul 18, 2010
HARARE - South African President Jacob Zuma could soon make an unexpected breakthrough in Zimbabwe's protracted political deadlock.
Malema starts purge
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has begun purging the organisation of his rivals ahead of the party's elective conference next year.
Operation Murambatsvina 'left a country in tatters'
Sun, Aug 01, 2010
"You can now find Zimbabweans not only in South Africa, Botswana and England - which have the largest populations of Zimbabweans - but in at least 80 other countries around the world."
Have mercy on a father, Madge
Sun, Aug 08, 2010
Malawian dad of Madonna's adopted child wants to see her
Fabulous wealth in Marange diamonds
Sun, Aug 08, 2010
The value of the diamond deposits in Zimbabwe's Marange area in Manicaland could be worth up to US$800- billion and could be mined for the next 80 years or more.
'We don't allow Nigerians in here'
Sat, Aug 14, 2010
A diplomatic row is brewing after a doctor was allegedly barred from entering an upmarket restaurant because he was Nigerian.
Big payout for officials
Sun, Aug 15, 2010
Anti-corruption commissioners demand golden handshake, for doing very little
Fresh row erupts at SA embassy in Zimbabwe
Sun, Sep 05, 2010
A fresh row has erupted between suspended South African deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mlulami Singapi, and his colleague, Lyn de Jong, whom he allegedly assaulted in May after a bitter argument at work.
Zimbabweans can go to embassy
Sat, Sep 04, 2010
It is not necessary for Zimbabweans to go back home in order to legalise their stay in South Africa, Home Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa says.
Pilot could be fired over racist remark
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
A senior SAA captain is facing dismissal after using a racist remark while dealing with a ground technician.
Zimbabwe reserve bank row heats up
Sun, Sep 19, 2010
The fight for control of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), between the governor Gideon Gono and deputy board chairman Charles Kuwaza has escalated, threatening the operations of the institution. President Robert Mugabe may be forced to intervene.
SA farmer locked out in Zimbabwe
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
A South African commercial flower grower has been locked out of his Chegutu farm in Zimbabwe by a group of youths who have barricaded his gate.
Gono rival under state surveillance
Sun, Oct 03, 2010
The boardroom fight between Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono and his deputy, Charles Kuwaza, has intensified, amid revelations that the central bank chief has uncovered a plot by his bitter rival to oust him from his position.
Smoking out Bredenkamp
Wed, Oct 06, 2010
Mystery Zimbabwean buys tobacco at liquidation auction. Tobacco believed to belong to controversial business tycoon John Bredenkamp, fetched R1.3-million at auction yesterday.
Critical Zimbabwe poll looms
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
Zimbabwe could hold a referendum on a new constitution as soon as next June, Copac, the body in charge of the process, said yesterday.
MDC furious as police ban Tsvangirai public meetings
Sun, Oct 24, 2010
As tensions continue to rise in the inclusive government, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have scuttled attempts by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to brief his party supporters on the gridlock, specifically the latest spat over unilateralism in the coalition.
Big-wheeling Zuma fails to pay workers
Sun, Oct 17, 2010
President Jacob Zuma's high-flying nephew Khulubuse Zuma drives some of the world's most desirable cars - Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz - but has not paid his workers for eight months.
Mugabe threatens his absentee ministers
Sun, Oct 17, 2010
President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwean cabinet ministers this week by telling them that elections were "around the corner" and that officials who were not attending parliament would soon end up in the political wilderness.
Poll could help exiles
Sun, Oct 31, 2010
The British government's plans to deport failed asylum-seekers may be derailed if Zimbabwe holds elections next year, say UK lawyers and civic groups.
Study shows Air Zim's downward spiral
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
The collapse of the Zimbabwe aviation industry has left state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, buried under the rubble
Mugabe has 'broken the rules'
Sun, Nov 28, 2010
Robert Mugabe has five days from today to respond to a damaging lawsuit filed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over his and Zanu-PF's flagrant violation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
'Mugabe a crazy old man' Wikileaks
Tue, Nov 30, 2010
US diplomatsyesterday scrambled for appointments with senior South African government officials to protect relations between the two countries following the leaking of potentially damaging top-secret American communications on Sunday night.
Zimbabwe PM says no election without referendum
Tue, Dec 07, 2010
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said that elections could not take place in his country without reforms and a constitutional review, despite President Robert Mugabe’s threat to call one next year.
Tsvangirai set to lobby heads of state before troika meeting
Sun, Dec 12, 2010
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will this week launch a regional diplomatic offensive to lobby heads of state on the implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) as it emerges that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troika meeting to discuss Zimbabwe's political crisis might be held next week.
Tsvangirai set to lobby heads of state before troika meeting
Sun, Dec 12, 2010
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will this week launch a regional diplomatic offensive to lobby heads of state on the implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) as it emerges that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troika meeting to discuss Zimbabwe's political crisis might be held next week.
Tsvangirai set to lobby heads of state before troika meeting
Sun, Dec 12, 2010
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will this week launch a regional diplomatic offensive to lobby heads of state on the implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) as it emerges that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troika meeting to discuss Zimbabwe's political crisis might be held next week.
Army helps Mugabe cling to power
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Now conference in Mutare is expected to endorse his candidacy in 2011 election
No Zim deportations yet: Dlamini-Zuma
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
No Zimbabweans will be deported until the South Africa’s Home Affairs Department had processed all the applications for visas and permits, said Home Affairs Minister Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma in Pretoria.
'Mandela ignored Tsvangirai's plea for help'
Sun, Dec 19, 2010
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai tried to get retired South African president Nelson Mandela to help in the Zimbabwean crisis 10 years ago but failed.
The shame of Joburg
Mon, Dec 20, 2010
But refugees would rather stay in slums than go back to Zimbabwe One-yeal-old Alice Sipanda* is growing up on top of a rubbish dump.
Aviation meltdown
Sun, Jan 09, 2011
Shock decline in nation's air industry due to mismanagement, corruption and incompetence
Zimbabwe to probe Wikileaks
Sun, Jan 16, 2011
Zimbabwe's attorney general has appointed a probe team to assess whether any of the diplomatic cables in custody of whistle blowing site Wikileaks reveal breaches of the country's security laws, which may lead to prosecution of those cited, reports say.
War vet vs War vet
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
ZIMBABWE's militant war veterans, for long used by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu- PF to unleash violence on people, are at each others' throats amid revelations that they are fighting over the successor of the ageing leader.
Zuma's team end tour of duty to Zimbabwe
Sun, Jan 23, 2011
South African President Jacob Zuma's envoy to Zimbabwe, Lindiwe Zulu, this week received critical submissions from political parties which would be used to draw up a roadmap towards free and fair elections.
Zimbabwe teenager girl faces jail in UK for robbing taxi driver
Mon, Jan 24, 2011
ENGLAND - Two teenage girls including a Zimbabwean disguised their faces with scarves and pretended they had a gun when they stole £44 from a taxi driver in Watford, near London, the British capital.
Madiba panic
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Panic set in across South Africa last night as the news spread that former president Nelson Mandela had been admitted to a Johannesburg hospital.
Harare's aviation authority 'a farce'
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
The crisis-ridden Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) is again in the spotlight after being dismissed as a farce amid calls for management to resign.
Please come home and vote, pleads MDC-M
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
A member of the stakeholders forum set up to assist Zimbabweans living and working in SA illegally to regularise their stay there says it is possible for Zimbabweans to return home and vote during elections.
Mugabe roped into spat
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
Friction between two neighbours escalates as accusations fly
Biti may boycott trip to China to seal 'rip-off' deal
Sun, Feb 06, 2011
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti is likely to boycott a forthcoming trip to China to tie up a controversial $3-billion platinum deal which has provoked a political storm.
Zuma's son 'paper billionaire at 28
Sun, Feb 27, 2011
Duduzane set to become one of SA's youngest billionaires
Who filled Zim mass grave?
Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Hundreds of skeletons found in a mine shaft have brought a macabre thrust to election campaigning in Zimbabwe - but Pathologists say visual evidence may point to more recent killings.
The Times Editorial: SA finally finds its voice on Zimbabwe and Mugabe rule
Wed, Mar 02, 2011
The Times Editorial: Our government finally appears to be getting tough on Zimbabwe's long-serving authoritarian president. Despite making all the right noises after he took over the presidency from Thabo Mbeki, President Jacob Zuma failed, at least publicly, to depart significantly from his predecessor's "softly softly" approach to dealing with President Robert Mugabe.
PA PA Black sheep: Mugabe's shadowy 'violence' financier exposed
Sun, Mar 13, 2011
Mugabe depends on the mysterious Sam Pa for electoral victory, writes JON SWAIN in Times Live
Muammar asked Zulu monarch to help him become 'king of Africa'
Sun, Mar 13, 2011
Three weeks before the bloody uprising began in Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi asked Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini to sign documents in support of his campaign to be the king of Africa.
Tsvangirai faces contempt charge
Sun, Mar 13, 2011
Zanu-PF hardliners are lobbying the party's leadership and their allies in government to ensure Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is charged with criminal contempt of court for slamming Supreme Court judges over the nullification of Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo's election.
Zuma warns Mugabe of revolts, upheavals
Sun, Apr 17, 2011
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has warned of revolts like those in North Africa and "unprecedented upheavals" if reforms are not implemented in Zimbabwe.
Ailing Mugabe's election plans faulters
Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's plans to hang on to power through early elections this year have been shot down after his negotiators agreed to an election roadmap that would push the ballot well into next year, officials confirmed Sunday.
Tsvangirai reaches out to war veterans and security chiefs
Tue, May 17, 2011
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says he is ready to engage the country's security chiefs and war veterans to address their fears and concerns as a way of bringing an end to the country's long-drawn-out crisis.
Clinging on a cliff's edge: 'Zuma and SADC must respect me' - Mutambara
Sun, May 22, 2011
'Nutty Professor trying so hard to sail against a high tide'
Desperate Mugabe starts throwing the sinks as well at SADC meeting
Sun, May 22, 2011
President Robert Mugabe and his party Zanu-PF continued to defy the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this week, saying the inclusive government has failed to work, and therefore Zimbabwe urgently needs to hold elections.
Tsvangirai thanks SADC
Sun, May 29, 2011
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has heaped praise on the Southern African Development (SADC) and its mediator in the Zimbabwe crisis, South African President Jacob Zuma, for showing patience in trying to find a lasting solution to the political stalemate in Harare.
Biti and Mugabe clash
Sun, Jun 05, 2011
HARARE - Finance Minister Tendai Biti ruffled President Robert Mugabe's feathers on Friday at a tense National Security Council meeting - attended by politicians and state security chiefs - when he confronted him over remarks he made about him at a rally the previous day.
Zimbabwe shareholding law 'absurd'
Sun, Jun 12, 2011
Zimbabwean MPs this week declared a law seeking to force local, black shareholding of foreign-owned companies "unconstitutional, unreasonable and absurd," and called for it to be repealed or revised reports the Sunday Times of South Africa.
Mugabe looting diamonds with Chinese partners
Sun, Jun 12, 2011
ZIMBABWE – Finance Minister Tendai Biti is convinced huge public funds realised from the shady sales of Zimbabwe’s diamonds have been looted.
Uprisings no longer necessary: Zille
Sun, Jun 19, 2011
The DA's "watershed" victory in a ward with no white voters showed that uprisings were no longer necessary to bring about change, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said in a speech prepared for delivery on Youth Day.
Armed gang robs Zimbabwe mine
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
A 46-member armed gang robbed a mine in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, of more than four tonnes of gold ore in two separate incidents.
Malema: US are 'blood thirsty imperialists'
Wed, Jul 06, 2011
ANC Youth League President Julius Malema has labelled the United States as "blood thirsty imperialist" for bombing Libya with its NATO allies.
Botswana breaks ranks with AU over Kadhafi warrant
Wed, Jul 06, 2011
Botswana has said it supports an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, despite the African Union summit's refusal to execute it.
Caster reveals her agony over sex test
Sun, Jul 10, 2011
An emotional and depressed Caster Semenya has revealed the humiliation and anguish she endured when doubt was cast on her gender.
CIOs wants to intercept Biti's cellphone communication
Mon, Jul 11, 2011
Zimbabwe State security agents have intensified their onslaught against Finance Minister and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) secretary general Tendai Biti by making clandestine overtures to intercept his cellphone communication.
Dressing down of Mugabe
Sun, Jul 24, 2011
It has been a long time since anyone dared to give President Robert Mugabe a dressing-down in public in Zimbabwe.
'Scrap death penalty in Zimbabwe'
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Zimbabwean legal experts and some religious leaders have called for the scrapping of the death penalty.
Malema blasts Zuma on eve of hearing
Sun, Sep 11, 2011
A defiant Julius Malema has thrown down the gauntlet, daring President Jacob Zuma to fire him and stopping just short of calling for a nationwide youth rebellion.
Zimbabwe's dealings with Gaddafi to be reviewed
Sun, Sep 11, 2011
Sacked Libyan envoy Taher Elmagrahi has convinced the National Transitional Council (NTC) to review all commercial deals between Zimbabwe and Muammar Gaddafi's regime after submitting a dossier on the dodgy deals.
ANCYL plans mass action
Wed, Sep 21, 2011
The ANC Youth League will take to the streets in October to demand the nationalisation of mines and an equal share in South Africa's mineral resources, says its spokesman, Floyd Shivambu.
'Millions of Zimbabweans face deportation'
Wed, Sep 21, 2011
More than 130000 undocumented Zimbabwean immigrants have benefited from a special dispensation - but the government still has no idea how many of them are living in this country illegally.
Revenge is sweet for Zambia president as he snubs Malawi summit
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
Zambia's new president, Michael Sata, said Saturday he would not travel to Malawi for a regional summit because his counterpart had failed to apologise for having him expelled five years ago.
Secret moves within SADC to get Mugabe to retire
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
Secret diplomatic manoeuvres are being made by key leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to persuade President Robert Mugabe to retire before the next elections are held.
Ailing Mugabe caves in to demand for congress
Mon, Oct 17, 2011
President Robert Mugabe has caved in to intense pressure from senior Zanu-PF officials who want the conference in December to take the form of a congress so that a new party leader and presidential candidate can be picked.
ZANU PF governor tired of farm invasions
Mon, Oct 17, 2011
Midlands Province governor Jason Machaya has warned land invaders against targeting the farm of Derek Shaw, one of Zimbabwe's few remaining dairy farmers.
Julius slams the ANC over broken promises
Sun, Oct 23, 2011
A DEFIANT Julius Malema yesterday warned party bosses that his expulsion would not end the poor's anger over government's failure to deliver on promises made since 1994.
Mugabe too sick to stand for presidency
Sun, Oct 30, 2011
HARARE - Fears that President Robert Mugabe will not be able to stand in the next elections due to worsening ill health and old age mounted this week after the veteran ruler went back to a hospital in Singapore for the second time in as many weeks for medical checkups.
SA mercenaries tricked into helping catch Gaddafi
Sun, Oct 30, 2011
South African mercenaries actually helped slain Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from the frying pan into the fire according to a report.
Mugabe's henchmen divided on PM's arrest over house scandal
Sun, Nov 06, 2011
A fierce battle is raging behind the scenes over the fraud scandal in which Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his close relative Hebson Makuvise, ambassador to Germany, are accused of misappropriating $1.5-million in public funds meant to buy the premier a house in an up-market suburb of Harare.
Malema can't face the music
Tue, Nov 08, 2011
Maskandi group Izingane Zoma has bemoaned ANCYL threats to stop the release of a song they wrote about its leader Julius Malema.
Malema turns tables on ANC leadership
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Julius Malema believes he has punched holes in the ANC's disciplinary case against him and has vowed to fight to the bitter end.
Zanu-PF mafia ruining Zimbabwe, says Bennett
Sat, Nov 26, 2011
Top MDC-T official Roy Bennett says Zimbabwe is being run by a "criminal syndicate" dressed in swanky suits, but operating like a "mafia".
ANC learnt from Zimbabwe shambles
Mon, Nov 28, 2011
What we learn from the ANC's simultaneous sacking of Julius Malema and passing the Secrecy Bill is that the ANC has learnt its lesson from the failure of Zimbabwe.
HIV gel is not effective.
Tue, Nov 29, 2011
The results of a second study shocked scientists when they proved that the gel, developed by researchers at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, could not, after all, save millions of lives.
Nando's chickens out on Mugabe 'dictator' ad
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Nando’s has decided to pull its advert grilling Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, due to political reaction and perceived threats against Nando’s Zimbabwe’s management.
Selebi in hospital
Fri, Dec 02, 2011
Former SA police commissioner Jackie Selebi was admitted to hospital on Friday after his appeal against a 15-year corruption sentence was dismissed, his attorney said.
No plans for regularising Zimbabweans again
Wed, Dec 21, 2011
The home affairs department is not aware of any decision or agreement to begin a second process of regularising the illegal stay in South Africa of Zimbabweans, as reported by the Zimbabwean media on Wednesday.
SA's first all-black safe-sex blue movie
Thu, Dec 29, 2011
A young dancer from the Gauteng township of Sebokeng dreamed of becoming an actress - in X-rated movies.
ANC marks 100 years with R100m party
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
The ANC, Africa's oldest liberation movement, is to mark its centenary with an elaborate and expensive celebration in Bloemfontein, the city where it was founded.
Clowning Zimbabwean police mount bid to nail Biti
Sun, Jan 08, 2012
POLICE are probing Finance Minister Tendai Biti over the controversial $500-million windfall Zimbabwe got from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2009. They aim to arrest him if they detect any trace of fraud.
My enemy's enemy is my friend: Mbeki now ANCYL darling
Wed, Jan 11, 2012
The ANC Youth League is pushing for former president Thabo Mbeki to be more vocal on the economy and politics.
Zanu in panic over elections
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF loyalists are now desperately pushing for elections to be held this year at all costs. But it is becoming increasingly clear that this is unlikely to happen as the constitution-making process and other reforms drag on.
Now Emirates flies into Harare
Mon, Jan 16, 2012
The entry into Zimbabwe by international carrier Emirates and the increased number of flights to Zimbabwean destinations by South African Airways will avert a near-collapse of the local aviation sector, economists and analysts say, as the beleaguered Air Zimbabwe has failed to return to full operation.
Zulu King says gays are rotten
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Johannesburg - Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini has criticised people who engage in same sex relationships, labelling them as "rotten", according to a newspaper report on Monday.
Under fire Biti explains how money was spent
Sat, Jan 28, 2012
Finance Minister Tendai Biti, under police investigation as to how the controversial $500-million Zimbabwe received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2009 was used, says the funds were spent on infrastructure projects and alleviating the chronic liquidity crisis in the financial market.
Pressure mounts on MDC for hearts and minds in urban areas
Sun, Feb 05, 2012
Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is facing an onslaught on its grip in urban areas from Ignatius Chombo, the Minister of Local Government, Urban and Rural Development and a key ally of President Robert Mugabe.
Fans flock to home of 'resurrected' musician
Mon, Feb 06, 2012
The "resurrection" of multi-award winning maskandi musician Khulekani Kwakhe "Mgqumeni" Mseleku has caused widespread confusion, with even close family members arguing about whether he has returned from the dead.
