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Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe Prez Mugabe refuses to stand down in a bid to buy time for...

Zimbabwe was left stunned by this week's military intervention.

17 Nov 2017 1:59 PM IST

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Robert Mugabe resists Army pressure to quit as President

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai called for Mr Mugabe's departure in the interest of the people .

17 Nov 2017 1:22 AM IST

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe needs democracy

Mugabe grew to like his office so much that he became one of the world's biggest tyrants in so-called democracies.

17 Nov 2017 12:27 AM IST

Mugabe has been in power since white minority rule ended in Zimbabwe in 1980 after years of war. (Photo: AP)

The first lady's ambitions, military's scorn: Zimbabwe without Mugabe

Nothing has been heard from Mugabe or his wife Grace directly since the start of the army operation.

16 Nov 2017 2:03 PM IST

Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier at an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare. (Photo: AFP)

Robert Mugabe under house arrest, Zimbabwe Army takes over

Zimbabwe's economic decline over the past two decades has been a drag on the southern African region.

16 Nov 2017 5:32 AM IST

Tanks roll towards Harare as Army, Mugabe head for clash

A witness saw two other tanks parked beside the main road from Harare to Chinhoyi, about 20 km from the city.

15 Nov 2017 1:50 AM IST

Martha ODonovan, who appeared in court in the capital Harare, was charged with subversion as well as undermining or insulting Mugabe, now 93. (Photo: AFP)

American journalist arrested, charged for trying to overthrow'...

Martha O'Donovan was arrested and on account of an alleged tweet that described the ageing leader as selfish and sick.'

5 Nov 2017 2:53 PM IST

Bennett, a former treasurer general of the opposition MDC party, was an important figure in Zimbabwean politics and served time in prison under former President Robert Mugabe. (Photo: AP)

US: Exiled Zimbabwe leader Roy Bennett killed in helicopter crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the crash 15 miles (24 km) east of Raton.

19 Jan 2018 12:48 PM IST

President Jacob Zuma appointed Justice Ray Zondo as Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa. (Photo: Twitter)

Zuma's exit: Will it herald change in Africa?

South Africa, we must remember, has one of the highest inequalities in the world as well as an appalling rate of...

19 Feb 2018 4:51 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)

Old may also be gold; sunset yrs can open new chapter of life

Recently, in MP and Rajasthan, older leaders assumed the reins of government though there was a demand that the younger...

9 Jan 2019 5:21 AM IST

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Tatenda Taibu poses with his book Keeper Of Faith.

Tatenda Taibu, the keeper of faith

Taibu was trying to carry on with his life in Zimbabwe, but an incident involving his wife forced into exile.

5 July 2019 1:56 AM IST

The burial of Zimbabwes founding president, President Robert Mugabe , will be delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built at a prominent spot at the national Heroes Acre monument, the latest turn in a dramatic tussle between his family and the countrys current leader, a once-trusted deputy who helped oust Mugabe from power. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried at new mausoleum in 30 days

Mugabe's first wife, Sally, is buried there and a space next to her had been reserved for Mugabe.

14 Sept 2019 9:28 AM IST