Read more Zanu-PF stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27735/zanu-pf.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71895/tsvangirai-boycotts-unity-government-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai’s party will boycott Cabinet meetings and cut off communication with president Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, theoretically its partner in government. The move accompanies growing anger among members of Tsvangirai’s MDC over Mugabe’s strong-arm tactics and the jailing of a Cabinet minister-designate, the New York Times reports.http://www.newser.com/story/71895/tsvangirai-boycotts-unity-government-in-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 13:25:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56492/tsvangirai-crash-was-no-accident-mdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe car crash that killed Morgan Tsvangirai's wife last month may not have been accidental, the BBC reports, citing early reports from the investigation. Tsvangirai’s political party suspects the collision with a USAID truck was engineered to kill the Zimbabwean PM after he entered a power-sharing agreement with President Robert...http://www.newser.com/story/56492/tsvangirai-crash-was-no-accident-mdc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 14:16:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53883/zimbabwe-sees-hope-as-mugabes-grip-weakens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGains are fragile and much work remains, but opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe's new coalition government finally see hope that they can weaken Robert Mugabe and put the nation on track, the New York Times reports. Donor nations are pressuring for better economic policies, a free press, and other reforms, and...http://www.newser.com/story/53883/zimbabwe-sees-hope-as-mugabes-grip-weakens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 8:40:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52072/mugabe-hosts-250k-party-in-starving-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than half of his country is starving, just 10% have jobs, and nearly 4,000 have died of cholera since August, but none of that has stopped Robert Mugabe from partying. Zimbabwe’s president spent $250,000 on his 85th birthday bash today, which included a 187-pound cake, the BBC...http://www.newser.com/story/52072/mugabe-hosts-250k-party-in-starving-zimbabwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 13:50:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51567/donations-dry-up-for-mugabes-85th-birthday-bash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCelebrations are underway in Zimbabwe this week to honor President Robert Mugabe’s 85th birthday, but the country's economic crisis, cholera epidemic, and shifting balance of power have dried up donations for the usually over-the-top festivities, the Times of London reports. Officials of his Zanu-PF party aimed to raise $300,000...http://www.newser.com/story/51567/donations-dry-up-for-mugabes-85th-birthday-bash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Feb 2009 14:14:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50376/mugabe-thugs-collect-for-presidential-pig-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAggressive supporters of Zimbabwe's ruling party have been pressing the country's farmers and businesses for "donations" to fund Robert Mugabe's ultra-luxe 85th birthday bash, the Times of London reports. A wish list supplied to the Times includes 8,000 bottles of champagne, 8,000 lobsters, and 4,000 portions of...http://www.newser.com/story/50376/mugabe-thugs-collect-for-presidential-pig-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 3:00:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49154/obama-out-to-topple-mugabe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama is preparing to lead an international effort to crack down on the Mugabe regime with an aim to driving the controversial autocrat from office, reports the Times of London. The US will push for tougher UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, including a foreign investment ban, and press Russia and...http://www.newser.com/story/49154/obama-out-to-topple-mugabe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 1:49:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45808/mugabes-party-feasts-while-zimbabwe-starves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government of Zimbabwe has planned a decadent feast for delegates from the ruling party while starvation and cholera run rampant in the general population, Time reports. Robert Mugabe and 5,000 Zanu-PF delegates will treat themselves to 124 cattle, 81 goats, and 18 pigs across a four-day conference now...http://www.newser.com/story/45808/mugabes-party-feasts-while-zimbabwe-starves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 12:30:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39699/mugabe-snubs-opposition-keeps-key-ministries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe's new unity government already is in jeopardy, and it hasn't started governing yet. Robert Mugabe handed out government ministries yesterday and kept the meaningful ones, including the army and police, for his own party, the BBC reports. The opposition MDC "totally and absolutely rejects this nonsense," said a spokesman....http://www.newser.com/story/39699/mugabe-snubs-opposition-keeps-key-ministries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Oct 2008 11:07:02 CDT