![A campaign poster for President Robert Mugabe is posted along a city street June 21, 2008 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Human rights groups have accused Mugabe's ruling party of mass voter intimidation and violence against the political opposition ahead of the scheduled June 27 presidential runoff vote between President Mugabe and opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_glossy+ret_img/https://iwpr.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/images/focus/GettyImages-81655877%20copy.jpg?h=56d0ca2e)
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Zimbabwe Crisis Reports
Years active: 2008-2012
Exiles Demand Say in SADC Mediation
Plans underway for series of demonstrations and petitions demanding their inclusion in the process.
Don't Write Mugabe Off
The Zimbabwean president is a past master at orchestrating the political process and playing to vested interests.
Grim Harare Hospital Highlights Healthcare Crisis
The hospital reception is a theatre of agony: adults weep, the injured groan and women who have just lost loved ones wail.
Mugabe Silent Over MDC Talks
President’s independence anniversary speech sidesteps negotiations with the opposition.
Rural Zimbabwe's Slow Death
Depression has set in in once flourishing rural townships.
Zimbabweans' Desperate Quest for AIDS Drugs
Many suffering AIDS-related illnesses have lost hope of receiving anti-retroviral drug treatment.
Mistrust Hampers Zimbabwe Mediation Effort
The South African president will have to work hard to persuade Zimbabwe’s government and opposition to talk to one another – and even to him.
Independence Day Gloom
Conditions for Zimbabweans resemble those under Smith regime.
Gukurahundi Reconciliation Urged
New bill aims to address emotional scars of mass killings, but some say it doesn’t go far enough.