A judge in Zimbabwe forced the police to produce to court a leading opposition politician who had been arrested.

A Zimbabwe High Court judge ignored an order by his own court barring him from moving onto a farm confiscated from a white family, the owner of the disputed land said today.

A white Zimbabwean farmer was today jailed for 15 years with hard labour for the murder of a black squatter.

A white Zimbabwean farmer faces the death sentence after being convicted today of the murder of a black squatter.

Hours after the official closing time for polling stations, Zimbabwean voters stood their ground early today, determined to cast their votes in the most dramatic election in their country’s history.