Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe has fired the country’s vice president, Joice Mujuru.

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

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.