Tsvangirai in Harare yesterday. He wants Zimbabwe’s courts to investigate the election results

Country plunged into limbo as opposition leader alleges fraud and William Hague voices 'grave concerns' over election

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Zimbabwe prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai bows to pressure on early elections

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister said his party is ready to contest elections on 31 July, despite worries that the poll is taking place before democratic reforms can be completed.

Mugabe must hold elections by end of July, Zimbabwe court orders

Zimbabwe's highest court has ordered the nation's president to hold crucial elections by the end of July.

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BBC executives criticised for refusing to provide interviews over report transcripts

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Zimbabwe finance minister reveals country has just £138 left in the bank

Tendai Biti made the extraordinary revelation at a press conference yesterday

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Star FM: Zimbabwe gets its first commercial radio station

Zimbabwe's first licensed commercial radio station went live yesterday, ending a 32-year monopoly by the state-controlled broadcaster and meeting some demands to free up the nation's airwaves ahead of proposed elections.

Lying low: Molly Ngaivambe was told to keep quiet

Asylum-seekers are told:'Go home and lie'

Ruling will decide if Britain is right to expect deportees to protect themselves by dissembling

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