MDC boycott criticised by Mugabe

Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s prime minister and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), has announced its decision to boycott the country’s unity cabinet. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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Zimbabwe to reach 100,000 cholera cases

Although the cholera infection rate has slowed in Zimbabwe, the number of cases is expected to reach 100,000 this week, said the Red Cross. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Tsvangirai visits political prisoners

After being sworn in as Zimbabwe’s prime minister on Wednesday, Morgan Tsvangirai spent his first full day in office visiting political prisoners that he wishes to see freed from a jail near the country’s capital, Harare. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Cholera on the rise in Zimbabwe

With more than 1 000 new cases of cholera reported in a single day in Zimbabwe, the United Nations has said that the outbreak of the disease has flared up once again. (photo, from sciam.com)

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Water cut in cholera-hit Harare

In much of the Zimbabwe capital, Harare, water was cut because of a shortage of purification chemicals, at a time of a cholera outbreak, The Herald newspaper quotes water authority officials as saying. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Mugabe swears in two vice-presidents

Two vice-presidents have been sworn in by the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe (photo, from terrepolitique.com), who also unilaterally appointed members of his ruling Zanu-PF party to key cabinet posts.

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Deal reached in Zimbabwe

A deal has been reached between Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, and Robert Mugabe, the country’s president, who both agreed to share power. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Doubts on agreement in Zimbabwe talks

After marathon talks Thabo Mbeki (photo), the South African president, left Zimbabwe, where he failed to secure a power-sharing deal between the country’s main rivals. Mr Mbeki added that he had doubts about an agreement to be reach.

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Mbeki goes to Zimbabwe for talks

Thabo Mbeki (photo, from dailymail.co.uk), South African president, who has been mediating for more than a week between his Zimbabwean counterpart and Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition’s leader, is going to Harare, in order to hold talks with both sides.

A power-sharing deal may be close, suggest reports, despite a news blackout imposed on the discussions.

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Zimbabwe : Tsvangirai hopes ‘honourable exit’ from Mugabe

Morgan Tsvangirai (photo, from thesun.co.uk), Zimbabwe’s opposition leader, said he hopes that after power-sharing talks, president Mugabe will make an “honourable exit”. In an interview with Britain’s Channel 4, he added that Mr Mugabe was in denial about violence in Zimbabwe.

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