Zimbabwe
An exchange on the land occupations in Zimbabwe
October 17, 2001
Comrades,
Zimbabwe land agreement reflects West’s concern over instability in Africa
By Chris Talbot, September 14, 2001
The agreement made at the Commonwealth conference in Abuja, Nigeria last week over the escalating land occupations reflects the growing concern by the Western powers over a dispute that has continued ...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe regime steps up repression as economy collapses
By Barbara Slaughter and Chris Talbot, August 18, 2001
Zimbabweans are responding to growing poverty and unemployment with strikes and demonstrations.
Widespread protests against fuel increases in Zimbabwe
By our correspondent, June 23, 2001
The past week has witnessed sporadic protest actions in many of Zimbabwe’s urban areas against massive increases in fuel prices. The price hike was announced on state television on June 12. Petr...
Alleged coup plot in Zimbabwe
By Chris Talbot and Barbara Slaughter, June 1, 2001
An alleged coup plot, in which top military leaders would seize power and oust Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been leaked to the British Guardian newspaper and its sister paper, the South Afr...
Zimbabwe economy in free-fall
By Barry Mason and Barbara Slaughter, April 5, 2001
The Zimbabwean government faces a deepening economic crisis. According to the South African Financial Mail of March 23, the economy is in "free-fall”.
Zimbabwe: Relations between MDC opposition and Mugabe deteriorate
By Chris Talbot, October 13, 2000
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said last month that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe should step down from office or “we will remove you violently”. Tsvangirai was speaking at a ral...
Civil war looms in Zimbabwe
By Chris Talbot, August 11, 2000
Zimbabwe faces a growing danger of economic collapse and open civil war, provoked in large part by the efforts of the West to destabilise the regime of President Robert Mugabe.
Narrow victory for Mugabe in Zimbabwean elections sets stage for further upheavals
By Chris Talbot and Chris Marsden, June 29, 2000
The majority vote for the ruling Zimbabwean National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government in last weekend's parliamentary elections represents a setback for Britain and the United States. The op...
Crisis in Zimbabwe: British military force poised to intervene
By Chris Talbot, May 1, 2000
Tensions between Britain and Zimbabwe continue to deepen at the opening of a round of talks designed to bring an end to the seizure of white-owned lands by supporters of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU...
Tensions grow between Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF government and MDC opposition
By Chris Talbot, April 12, 2000
Five people have been killed and several seriously injured in clashes, as supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party stepped up their occupations of white-owned farms in Zimbabwe. Violence has escalated i...
Zimbabwe: Referendum defeat for Mugabe shakes Zanu-PF government
By Barbara Slaughter and Stuart Nolan, February 22, 2000
Last week voters in Zimbabwe rejected the new constitution being proposed by President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF). In a result that surprised most ...
