Zimbabwe Facts and Figures

[ICG] Zimbabwe must hold elections before the end of June 2013, but the reforms needed to ensure appropriate conditions are critically wanting. The regional organisation - the Southern African Development Community (SADC) - calls for the removal of sanctions, claiming they are a serious political impediment to reform. Those who have imposed the measures - in particular, the European Union (EU) and the U.S. - argue the reform deficits justify their continuation, though they have been more symbolic than drivers of

[Zimbabwe Standard] Harare - A National Security Council (NSC) meeting slated for last Friday was cancelled after a fierce clash between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over the composition of the attendees following the expiry of the term of office of one of the service chiefs, authoritative sources confided to The Standard last week.