ZIMBABWE ELECTION 
A man walks past posters of Zimbabwean presidential candidates Robert Mugabe, Simba Makoni and Morgan Tsvangirai
Australian Zimbabweans help their countrymen
During his recent trip South Africa SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson interviewed Zimbabwean political exiles. The story of one in particular has tugged some heart strings. read more...
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Zimbabwe torture victims speak out
SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson spoke to exiled opposition activist Patson Muramoga who was brutally assaulted in Zimbabwe's election-related violence. read more...
Opposition jeers Mugabe in parliament
Tuesday, 26th August,2008Zimbabwe's new parliament got off to a stormy start as the opposition MDC flexed its new-found political muscle by jeering and heckling President Robert Mugabe. read more...
Zimbabwe rivals call for end to violence
Thursday, 7th August,2008Zimbabwe's rival parties have issued a joint statement calling on their supporters to halt all political violence. read more...
Zimbabwe crisis talks deadlocked, opposition
Tuesday, 29th July,2008Negotiations in South Africa aimed at ending the political crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe are deadlocked, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesman said. read more...
Zimbabwe rivals sign political pact
Tuesday, 22nd July,2008President Robert Mugabe and Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai have pledged to draw a line under Zimbabwe's long-tunning political crisis and work together. read more...
Mbeki to work closer with UN, AU on Zimbabwe
Saturday, 19th July,2008South African President Thabo Mbeki, underpressure to expand his troubled mediation efforts, agreed to work more closely with the African Union and UN to bring an end to the Zimbabwe crisis. read more...
Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe
Saturday, 12th July,2008China and Russia blocked a US draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have slapped sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe over his disputed re-election. read more...
Zimbabwean exiles vow to return
Thursday, 10th July,2008Opposition activist Patson Murimoga, who fled to South Africa after being beaten up by pro-government thugs, hopes to return to Zimbabwe, reports SBS senior correspondent Brian Thomson. read more...
G8 reject Mugabe's legitimacy
Wednesday, 9th July,2008Group of Eight leaders have vowed to take "further steps" - including sanctions -against the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, after rejecting the president's legitimacy. read more...
Deadly violence intensifying: Zimbabwe opposition
Tuesday, 8th July,2008Zimbabwe's opposition accused militias loyal to Robert Mugabe of stepping up deadly attacks against its followers as the veteran leader faced more foreign criticism over his controversial re-election. read more...
Thousands greet Mugabe upon return from summit
Friday, 4th July,2008Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived home to a hero's welcome from thousands of supporters after avoiding serious ensure at an African Union summit over his widely condemned one-man election. read more...
Zimbabweans seek refuge at US embassy
Friday, 4th July,2008Around 200 Zimbabweans were seeking refuge at the US embassy in Harare after being forced out of the political opposition's headquarters, a senior US official said. read more...
Video reports on Zimbabwe
Thursday, 3rd July,2008Award-winning senior correspondent Brian Thomson has been reporting on Zimbabwe from neighbouring South Africa, where he spoke to Zimbabwean exiles fleeing violence in their homeland. read more...
West can 'go hang' over Zimbabwe: Mugabe
Tuesday, 1st July,2008The West has no basis to speak about the situation in Zimbabwe and can "go hang a thousand times," President Robert Mugabe's spokesman says. read more...
Africa softly condemns Zimbabwe vote
Tuesday, 1st July,2008African Union observers have condemned Zimbabwe's one-man election as undemocratic, intensifying pressure on Robert Mugabe as he faced his peers after a vote much of the world dismissed as a farce. read more...
Smith, Rice and Komura discuss Zimbabwe crisis
Saturday, 28th June,2008Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has discussed the crisis in Zimbabwe with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura. read more...