Why trial result was a Mugabe masterstroke
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THE judge who presided at opposition leader Morgan Tsvangiraiâs 20-month treason trial in Zimbabwe is a corrupt placeman who last year grabbed a prize white-owned farm for himself.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Â The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party was ordered to stand trial on corruption and other charges next year, raising doubts about whether the party would back his candidacy for the 2009 presidential election.
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Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted of treason Friday in a stunning decision from a court system that routinely favors President Robert Mugabe&#39;s government.
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To see Cosatu banned from Zimbabwe is not surprising, considering everything that has happened in Zimbabwe so far. How does one begin to address the situation when one is faced with a bunch of politicians with Mugabe as their leader?
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News of the acquittal of the MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai on high treason charges today was met with rollocking jubilation in Harare.
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Zimbabwe&#39;s government has condemned the acquittal of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, saying a guilty man had been allowed to walk free.
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Zimbabwean police dispersed a crowd of opposition supporters on Friday outside Harare&#39;s High Court, which is due to hand down its verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe  - A Zimbabwe court Friday  acquitted most of 70 suspected mercenaries charged with weapons  offences in an alleged plot to topple the government of  Equatorial Guinea but found their leader, Simon Mann, guilty.
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South Africa's political crisis deepened yesterday when the ANC's new leader, Jacob Zuma, was told that he would go on trial on August 14 for corruption
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Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.
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Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan  Tsvangirai was acquitted on Friday of plotting to assassinate  President Robert Mugabe and seize power, a verdict he said may  boost prospects for national reconciliation.
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Lawyers said on Tuesday Zimbabwe police had defied a high court order granting them access to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and others who were arrested and allegedly tortured while in police custody.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, his right eye swollen shut and his head partly shaved to reveal crudely stitched gashes, left a courtroom yesterday and was treated at a hospital for injuries that his lawyer said were the result of savage police beatings.
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Zimbabwe's parliament is debating a bill which could allow President Mugabe to choose his own successor.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks set to face a challenge from within his own party, the BBC can confirm.
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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his beating by police should be an inspiration for the struggle.
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Lawyers are trying to secure access to Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai after authorities defied a judge&#39;s order to either bring him to court or to set him free on Tuesday.