PRETORIA - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Thursday Zimbabwe elections will go ahead next year, despite infighting that continues to hamper the government's power-sharing agreement.
UNITED NATIONS - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday he was giving the U.S. Obama administration time to lift sanctions its predecessor imposed on his country, saying he did not expect immediate action.
Zimbabwe's central bank chief Wednesday accused Finance Minister Tendai Biti of stalling the distribution of 10-million Zimbabwe dollars received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August.
Harare - Zimbabwe teachers, who went on strike over salaries at the start of the new school term three weeks ago, returned to work on Monday after their union called off the boycott.
HARARE - Zimbabwe's mining sector could yield up to 16 billion dollars if the government can create the right climate for foreign investment, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told industry leaders Thursday.
Harare - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told businessmen on Wednesday that their potential investments in Zimbabwe would be safe, while the finance minister announced the country is $5.7-billion in debt.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has denied impeding progress of the unity government with his long-time rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, state run media reported on Tuesday.
South African President Jacob Zuma is set to visit Zimbabwe this week to speak at a farm trade show, a spokeswoman said on Monday, amid tensions in the fledgling unity government.
Harare - President Robert Mugabe's party walked out on Sunday of a meeting of cabinet members to review the work of a unity government it has formed with its opponents, angry over charges of election-rigging.
HARARE - Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa Simon Khaya Moyo is tipped to become ZANU PF national chairman when the incumbent John Nkomo replaces the late vice president Joseph Msika at the party's congress in December.