Zimbabwe's former finance minister has testified that armed, masked men in uniform abducted him from his home during the military operation leading to the ousting of Robert Mugabe and held him for a week in an unidentified location.

Zimbabwe's ruling party promised Robert Mugabe that he would not be prosecuted if he resigned, a party official said.

Questions remain over the future of Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, and his wife who just days ago was poised to succeed him.

Zimbabwe's incoming leader has said his country is a "new and unfolding democracy" as he returned from a brief exile.

Zimbabwe's ruling party has ordered impeachment proceedings to begin against President Robert Mugabe and expressed confidence he could be voted out within two days.

Mr Mugabe ignored a midday deadline by the party's central committee to resign.

Former supporters of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe have demanded that he resign after nearly four decades in power.

Marking his 90th birthday, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said he is not ready for retirement.

When Zimbabwe’s veteran president Robert Mugabe suavely hosted journalists at State House on the eve of last month’s election, there was only one question that caught him off guard.

Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe arrived home from Asia this morning as his party denied reports he had suffered a health emergency.

A coalition government minister dismissed a proposal by Robert Mugabe’s party to bring British and American business chiefs before Zimbabwe’s media to denounce their countries’ sanctions.

Hopes of a smooth transition for Zimbabwe's power-sharing government were dashed today when a leading member of the party opposing president Robert Mugabe was arrested.

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe today attempted to blame his political opponents for the violence and fear being stirred up by his own thuggish supporters.

ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe expects to win next month’s presidential runoff, but will not cling to power if he loses, the government newspaper reported yesterday.

Zimbabwe’s opposition said it was willing to share power with the ruling party, but not long-time president Robert Mugabe.

Six suspects including a former army officer accused of plotting a coup to oust Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe denied charges of treason, the official media reported today.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party leaders are to consider abandoning widely-criticised proposals to delay presidential elections until 2010, it is reported.

Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe is fighting for his political life in a behind-the-scenes power struggle within his own party, analysts said today.

Police in Zimbabwe today banned rallies and demonstrations across large areas of the capital Harare, citing looting and destruction of property at the weekend.

President Robert Mugabe criticised colleagues in his ruling party for jockeying to succeed him amid the Zimbabwe’s worst economic crisis since he led the nation to independence nearly three decades ago, state media reported today.

Zimbabwe’s split ruling party has postponed the launch of its general election campaign for a week to select two remaining candidates.

ZIMBABWE’S opposition was yesterday split over plans to give embattled President Robert Mugabe a dignified exit after 23 years in power.

President Robert Mugabe would resign and a new power-sharing government would be formed under a deal that has been discussed by Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition officials, mediators said today.

The editor of Zimbabwe's only independent daily newspaper has been arrested over a report of alleged police complicity in the looting of white-owned farms.