Zimbabwe

MAPUTO, June 15 (Reuters) - Southern African leaders on Saturday told Zimbabwe to ask the courts for an extension on a July 31 deadline to hold elections, a date that caused high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan...

Iran’s ruling theocracy was unable to overcome its notorious infighting and unite behind a single candidate in Friday’s presidential election, which has suddenly boosted the prospects of the lone moderate in the race and rekindled interest...

MAPUTO (Reuters) - Southern African leaders gathered on Saturday to try to draw up a road map for elections in Zimbabwe, amid high tension between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the timing of the vote. The summit of the...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters)- Cash-strapped Zimbabwe may have to field two goalkeepers in their 2014 World Cup football qualifier against Guinea in Conakry on Sunday. A late flight booking by the financially-troubled Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) meant...

By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG, June 14 (Reuters) - Hackers opposed to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took out the website of the African National Congress (ANC) on Friday, accusing South Africa's ruling party of a corrupt and bloodstained relationship...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hackers opposed to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took out the website of the African National Congress (ANC) on Friday, accusing South Africa's ruling party of a corrupt and bloodstained relationship with the former British...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai rejected President Robert Mugabe's declaration of a July 31 election on Thursday, accusing his rival of breaching the constitution and creating a political crisis. The Constitutional Court...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Five years after bitterly disputed elections, Zimbabwe faced a new political conflict Thursday as President Robert Mugabe called elections for July 31 and his rival swiftly rejected the date. The rival, Prime Minister...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday rejected a plan by President Robert Mugabe to hold an election on July 31, accusing his rival of breaking the constitution and fomenting a political crisis in the southern African...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe fast-tracked changes to electoral laws on Thursday, using a presidential decree to by-pass parliament in a bid to comply with a constitutional court order to hold elections by July 31. The move is...

CAPE TOWN, June 11 (Reuters) - India are to play five one-day internationals in Zimbabwe in July and August. "The only issue that's left is the confirmation of the schedule which should be released as soon as the two boards have agreed on the dates,"...