Political analyst Earnest Mudzengi, director of the Media Centre, is not surprised that President Mugabe’s party continues to resist reforms ahead of elections since reforms mean certain defeat in elections
Mr. Zuma’s envoys met Wednesday with officials from the Joint Monotoring and Implementation Committee, a mechanism to see that power sharing unfolds as agreed under the 2008 Global Political Agreement
Mr. Tsvangirai met with the SADC observer mission in the country for an hour on Friday and urged the regional body to convene a full regional summit to focus on Zimbabwe
The envoys’ mission follows a SADC summit of the troika of the organ on politics, defence and security cooperation in Pretoria last weekend, when the body decided to back Mr. Zuma’s mediation efforts in Zimbabwe
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara told VOA the government is making progress and has raised US$71 million for the referendum and general election
A United Nations assessment team led by Tadjoudine Ali Diabacte, a member of the UN Electoral Assistance Division, is expected to visit Harare to assess the country’s needs ahead of the elections
The latest vote tally in Monday's elections in Kenya show Uhuru Kenyatta maintaining his lead in the race for president.
They vowed to spread the message to women at grassroots level and urge them not to vote for known perpetrators of political violence
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jameson Timba, left Harare on Wednesday to drum up regional support ahead of the referendum and polls
The crisis has been worsened by the United Nations' refusal to fund the referendum citing time constraints
The Minister of State in Prime Minister Tsvangirai's Office is said to have brought the horrific pictures of the charred remains of the 12-year-old boy on the cabinet table
Two weeks ago the UN resident coordinator in Harare received an official request from the government of Zimbabwe for help in raising US$225 million to fund both the referendum and election
A columnist in the state-controlled Herald newspaper attacked Mr. Tsvangirai for breaking the country’s laws by seeking campaign money from a foreign nation
Makarau, the former High Court Judge replaces Justice Simpson Mutambanengwe who was appointed chairman in 2010
'Pretoria will continue to support Africa's peace efforts on the continent, including mediation, peace-keeping, and by providing material and financial assistance'
Government sources told VOA that budget proposals from the police and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission secretariat were too huge
President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara are said to have agreed on the date
The United States says it is only interested in supporting national development in Zimbabwe
'As per the UN guidelines on electoral support, the request has been transmitted to the UN Focal Point on Electoral Assistance at headquarters'
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa has already indicated that primary elections will be held this month.
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