NEW Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been injured in a car crash, it has emerged.

NEW Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been injured in a car crash, it has emerged.

His injuries were not life-threatening according to a spokesman who said Mr Tsvangirai, his wife and an aide all were all hurt in the crash on the outskirts of Harare.

Mr Tsvangirai was only appointed PM last month after hammering out a power-sharing deal with bitter rival Robert Mugabe who remains the country's president.