Amid all the bloodshed of Zimbabwe’s 2008 election, it was the murder of the 30-year-old Tenderai Ndira that caught the international media’s attention. He became a symbol for the country's political struggles. Five years on, Zimbabwe is transformed, but the freedoms he fought for remain far off.The shadows were lengthening when Tonderai Ndira and his two friends huddled around a ...

Reappraisal of Zimbabwean president coincides with plausible plotline of win in 'credible' elections leading to lifting of sanctionsHe has been a schoolteacher, freedom fighter and political prisoner. He has gone from admired independence leader to despised autocrat. Now a life that spans nine decades could be about to add its least expected final chapter: the rehabilitation of Robert Mugabe.The following ...

Zimbabwe's authorities ignore a court ruling to free an activist accused of calling President Robert Mugabe a "limping donkey" at an election rally, his lawyer says.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police arrested the editor of a private newspaper on Tuesday over a report that suggested army commanders loyal to President Robert Mugabe were not opposed to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai winning elections expected this year.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's president says Africa's intelligence services must prepare for fresh onslaughts by foreigners and the continent's former colonizers to grasp its natural resources.President Robert Mugabe said Monday that Africa's vast reserves of resources and the world-wide recession have triggered a new scramble for control of its "raw wealth."