August 2013 headlines

Headline news 31 August, 2013

Headline news 30 August, 2013

Headline news 29 August, 2013

Headline news 28 August, 2013

Headline news 27 August, 2013

• Tourism Night awakens Victoria Falls
• Zim Labour Expert Urges Workers To Exploit New Governance Charter
• Question time – Saviour Kasukuwere
• Mugabe disowns Harare, Bulawayo
• Mugabe attacks Europe over tourism cake
• Enos Nkala caused me suffering: Dabengwa
• The transition has been hijacked: Biti
• MDC-T Spends $5M Supporting Political Violence Victims
• Gutu named as the new Mayor of Harare
• Confusion dogs UN tourism conference
• $300m ‘Disneyland’ park set for Victoria Falls
• Robert Mugabe threatens to expel foreign firms from Zimbabwe
• UNWTO opening speech by ZANU-PF leader robert mugabe

Headline news 26 August, 2013

Headline news 25 August, 2013

• Former Cabinet Minister Kumbirai Kangai Dies
• Robert Mugabe: It’s Time to Go
• Swearing in of parliamentarians on September 3
• Accreditation nightmare at UNWTO
• Inauguration speech is like a deserted and empty ant-hill
• New constitution fully operational after swearing-in of Mugabe

Headline news 24 August, 2013

• UNWTO once in a lifetime chance for Zim
• ZCTF update 22 August 2013
• Coltart Urges Mugabe to Unite Zimbabweans
• Report says Mugabe more paranoid since disputed poll
• Botswana says its position on Zim has not changed
• Zim judges under fire for contravening UN rules
• Mugabe’s victory wasn’t credible, SADC disappointed us: says UK
• Controversial Partners taint Meikles key Mining venture
• Rule of the elderly
• Transcript – Mugabe’s inauguration speech 22 August 2013
• Lebensraum, coming to a street near you
• Inauguration speech dampens confidence
• Mugabe’s soft landing, exit strategy
• Mugabe in dilemma on new cabinet
• Mutasa vows to deal with Mnangagwa loyalists in Manicaland
• Mugabe (89) Africa’s oldest leader
• Indigenisation has to be flexible
• Mugabe rejects Sadc vehicles
• Mugabe’s grand exit plan gets underway
• MDC-T sweats over mayors
• No budget for provincial councils
• MDC in crisis
• Govt must invest in education: Coltart

• Beyond Salvage?
• Knives out for Mujuru
• Tenday Biti says farewell to Finance ministry
• Econet Wireless Zimbabwe launches 4G network
• African media under spotlight as UNWTO opens
• What next for the West?
• Mugabe blasts West, commends rivals
• MDCs boycott Mugabe inauguration
• Mugabe Succession Heats up as Zanu PF Leader is Sworn in
• Zimbabwe Poll Results Need Independent Verification
• Mugabe in anti-West, anti-gay rant at inauguration
• Most Heads of State stay away from Mugabe inauguration
• Indigenisation clash ongoing
• Few African leaders at Mugabe’s inauguration
• SADC summit shock
• ZESA won’t survive: Mangoma
• Judge Bhunu under fire for call to arrest Tsvangirai’s lawyers
• SADC dances the Mugabe victory jig
• Marange: where is the diamond money?
• EU Concerned by Allegations of Election Irregularities in Zimbabwe
• Five players restored to Zim squad
• Financial Squeeze Hampers Zim UNWTO Projects
• Delegates jet in for inauguration

Headline news 22 August, 2013

• Zuma too embarrassed to attend Mugabe inauguration
• Media Notice from the Zimbabwe Vigil – 21st August 2013
• Concern for animals relocated ahead of UN tourism meeting
• MDC-T mulls withdrawing parliamentary poll challenges
• The people speak to “The Zimbabwean”
• Mugabe ally, Zanu co-founder Enos Nkala dies
• 40 heads of state to attend Mugabe inauguration
• Mugabe inauguration: Tsvangirai can’t attend a robber’s party
• Where Elections Have Ended the Questions Have Not
• BILL WATCH 40/2013
• Succession, health doubts loom over new Mugabe term in Zimbabwe
• Expanded Zim Parliament to host more bodies than seats
• Expelled MDC-T independents form new party
• MDC stood no chance in court
• CONSTITUTION WATCH 33/2013
• You will celebrate on Thursday
• Zim in conservation dilemma
• Next step: Batoka Dam
• UNWTO 2013: Biggest event on the International Tourism Calendar
• Parks authority embarks on restocking programme
• The African Condition: Are we independent or grooming tyrants, free or imprisoned?
• Fewer exhibitors register for Harare Agricultural Show

Headline news 21 August, 2013

• Zim’s Court Upholds Mugabe Election Victory
• Electoral Court orders arrest of Tsvangirai lawyers
• Zimbabwe Railways Boss Dies in Car Accident
• UN hypocrisy slammed ahead of Zim tourism meeting
• Norway urges widespread audit of development loans
• Zimbabwe Manufacturers Ask Government to Cut Taxes, Mint Coins
• Bank Sues Zim’s New Farmers Over Loans
• Councillor Muzuva elected Harare Deputy Mayor
• Zim’s inflation continues falling
• Victoria Falls Bridge in the bright lights
• Africa’s greatest living Englishman reduced to idiot status
• US will lift Mugabe sanctions only after reforms
• Democratic Alliance wants Zim election report
• Commonwealth should act on Mugabe’s ruthless rule
• Six terms is unethical
• Inside Mugabe’s Zimbabwe – a photo story by Robin Hammond
• No Sadc endorsement of polls yet
• Do Western Sanctions Really Hurt Zimbabwe’s Economy

Headline news 20 August, 2013

• US won’t lift sanctions
• Zuma’s bad judgement
• SADC asks West to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
• Zimbabwe – Revolution eats its children
• Freedom in this life time
• Mugabe’s mystifying hold on Africa
• ConCourt to rule on MDC-T petition 20 August 2013
• Mujuru 1, Mnangagwa 0
• SADC criticised as Mugabe chosen for regional Chairmanship
• Over 100 MDC-T candidates to file court petitions
• MDC-T under attack in Mugabe’s home district
• Zimbabwe’s 2013 election results marred by fraud
• MDCs bemoan Mugabe elevation at SADC summit
• Mugabe and “street woman” Zulu bury the hatchet
• Constitutional Court decision surprises experts
• Khama in Zimbabwe Poll U-Turn
• God might take Mugabe soon: Mujuru
• I’m ready to take over: Mujuru

Headline news 19 August, 2013

• Mugabe elected SADC deputy chair
• Mugabe to be sworn in on Thursday
• Zhing Zhong Elections – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 17th August 2013
• Mugabe returns home basking in glory of endorsement
• Mugabe preparing his own sanctions regime
• Southern African leaders back re-election of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
• Barclays profits up 37pc
• Southern African Group’s Head Urges Zimbabwe Sanctions Review
• Zimbabwe: Top Historian Diana Mitchel Dismisses Baba Jukwa Uprising
• The Truth About The World’s ‘No Go’ Zones
• Implications of the flawed 2013 elections
• Tsvangirai explains why he withdrew presidential election court challenge
• Zimbabwe: Declining Deflation in Zimbabwe Boosts Tm Supermarkets
• Chidyausiku Summons Tsvangirai’s Lawyers Despite Poll Petition Withdrawal
• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to be sworn in Thursday: aide
• Billionaire Mo Ibrahim blasts Africa’s ageing crop of leaders
• No to prostitution at UNWTO: Mzembi
• Analysis Zimbabwe: SADC Endorsement of Mugabe Last Chance 
• What to do when there is no Justice

Headline news 18 August, 2013

• ZANU-PF makes history
• ‘I’m not going anywhere’ – Tsvangirai
• Running With Mother – a child’s tale of Gukurahundi killings
• MDC Youths Stage Protests in Harare, Demand Election Re-run
• Zim elections were rigged: SACBC
• SADC endorses Zimbabwe’s elections
• Mozambique President Demands Zimbabwe Election Debate
• Police recommence onslaught against journalists
• Furious Gono denies indigenisation U-turn
• Top MDC Officials Seek Election Game Changer at SADC Summit
• Harare City cancels debts
• UK still concerned about reported irregularities during Zimbabwe elections
• Power outages a warning
• ZESA power cuts worsen after election period
• Rival ends Zimbabwe election challenge to re-election Mugabe
• Council poll results dismissed as “comical”
• Regional stability fears rise as Zimbabwean ‘exodus’ reported
• Tsvangirai drops court challenge to Mugabe’s election win

Headline news 17 August, 2013

• Tsvangirai throws in the towel
• MDC-T concerned ZEC and Mudede manipulating evidence
• SADC citizens demand regional court of justice
• MDC-T withdraws court petition?
• Zimbabwe opposition withdraws election challenge
• MDC-T preps for Party results challenge gather momentum
• MDC doubts fair court hearing
• Mugabe’s ‘go hang’ tirade a telling sign
• Nikuv polls rigging saga takes new twist
• War vets make fresh demands
• Parks translocates wildlife to Victoria Falls
• Zim’s stolen polls global infamy
• Mugabe: What is Thabo Mbeki smoking?
• Binga villagers in fear as ZPF retribution continues
• Outgoing Zimbabwe Minister Challenges Election Results
• From the archive, March 2011: An Iran-Zimbabwe Nuclear Axis
• Is Mugabe too old to rule us for another five years?
• Zimbabwe election: A guide to rigging allegations

Headline news 16 August, 2013

• Mugabe is not an African hero: SA survey
• Robert Mugabe’s Election Fiddle Darkens Zimbabwe’s Future Further
• Mugabe victory brings wave of intimidation against women activists
• Zanu PF wants to mend rift with Western countries
• I’m not done with Zim: Zuma
• Anti-Mugabe graffiti explodes in Harare
• Villagers threatened over elections
• Tsvangirai Turns Down Zanu PF Overtures For Second GNU
• Sham or not, election flaws unlikely to unseat Mugabe
• Avaaz petition to protest 2013 Zimbabwe Elections
• Focus on succession after election rout – August 2013
• From the archive April 2012: Mujuru rules out Mugabe challenge
• From the archive April 2012: Mnangagwa dismisses succession claims
• Police arrest and release journalist Jan Raath over Iran nuclear deal story

Headline news 15 August, 2013

• Tsvangirai Election Case Judgement Reserved ‘Indefinitely’
• Zimbabwe Polls Not Part of SADC Agenda in Malawi
• Tsvangirai polls petition be heard on Saturday
• Video: Muzarabani Fraud and Fear
• MDC-T Plans Poster Campaign Against Mugabe Vote win
• State of the nation
• SADC protests against Zim polls at SA parliament
• Surrender regalia or else: Zanu
• Greasing up the Slippery Slide
• Mugabe says No security reforms
• Time for Zimbabweans to reflect
• Malema hails Robert Mugabe
• Robert Mugabe vows to continue Zimbabwe indigenisation
• More than 30 regional NGOs petition SADC over Zim elections
• UN urged to refer Mugabe to International Criminal Court

Headline news 14 August, 2013

• Zimbabwe’s Mugabe plans ‘final phase’ of black ownership plan
• Sadc must stand firm on Zimbabwe
• Election petitions set for tomorrow
• Botswana not afraid to go it alone
• Zimbabwe, Iran and uranium: a story made in sanctions-busting heaven
• Successful, harmonised election – free and fair?
• ZimVigil Sunday 11 August 2013
• Mutambara tipped to get ministerial post from Mugabe
• The election was fixed but we must plan for life after Mugabe
• Civil servants pay rise this year
• In Zimbabwe, A Luta Continua
• Condolence Message: ZLHR Mourns Rebecca Mafikeni
• Zim business: quit calling Bob names
• Jailed MDC-T activist dies after two years in prison
• Kirsty Coventry ties the knot
• Women rights undermined in Zim
• Zimbabwe faces tough future as economy falters after elections

Headline news 13 August, 2013

• How an exultant Robert Mugabe took on the world and won Zimbabwe
• Mugabe to dump losers
• UNWTO General Assembly Preparations
• Zanu (PF) wants Diasporas back home
• Aids-Free World calls for UN, ICC action on Mugabe
• Mugabe will not yield…
• Heroes Day: Time to reflect
• Mugabe dismisses MDC-T on Heroes Day as rigging evidence mounts
• ‘Go hang,’ Mugabe tells election critics
• Tsvangirai takes proof to Sadc
• Tsvangirai’s Heroes Day message
• UN watchdog urges international boycott of ‘disgraceful’ Zim meeting
• Russian firms invest in Darwendale platinum project
• Mugabe makes first speech since Zimbabwe poll
• No election celebrations
• Marange sues Core Mining

Headline news 12 August, 2013

• The Battle Has Only Begun
• Mugabe’s new threat to SA firms
• Thoughts on Mugabe
• Zimbabwe Succession Rivals Square Off After Mugabe Win
• Official media celebrate Zanu (PF) victory
• Is democracy overrated?
• SA work in Zimbabwe is done
• Mujuru leading battle to succeed Mugabe
• MDC-T to Boycott Heroes’ Celebrations
• Opposition split as Mugabe plots round-up of 100 rivals
• NIKUV paid $10M to rig Zimbabwe polls
• Nikuv in Zimbabwe – earlier reports
• Police hunt down British journalists
• Zimbabwe Backtracks on Uranium Deal Claim

Headline news 11 August, 2013

• We are so pained – Cathy Buckle’s letter on Saturday
• Zim denies secret Iran uranium deal
• Zimbabwe strikes deal to sell uranium to Iran
• Tsvangirai petition may delay Mugabe’s inauguration
• Bootlicker Augustine Chihuri sings for his supper
• Zimbabweans pressure SADC to rescind poll endorsement
• Tsvangirai’s party under threat from the police
• Real work begins for revolutionary party
• Report regarding breaches of the Electoral Act and the Constitution In Bulawayo East Constituency
• Blood on the market
• Who has the last laugh? . . . as President Mugabe outfoxes US and UK . . . and floors the embattled Morgan
• Mutodi case struck off roll
• Zimbabwe to repeat failure after 2013 illegal elections
• The $100m loan that allegedly helped Mugabe steal 2008 elections

Headline news 10 August, 2013

• Zimbabwe Opposition Asks Court to Nullify Election
• ZEC releases shock figures
• Tsvangirai files court papers against Mugabe
• Electricity bills to be scrapped in Zimbabwe
• Election rigging scandal deepens
• UK, Canada protest Mugabe’s UN tourism summit
• Open letter to SA president Jacob Zuma
• MKD rejects ZANU PF win
• Human rights concerns despite a peaceful election
• A frog in the pot
• ZSE’s Black Monday
• Zimbabwe where do we go from Here?
• Mugabe battles to restore legitimacy
• Zanu PF win spells doom
• Moyo is right, this is daylight robbery – Muckraker

Headline news 9 August, 2013

• Mugabe says he’ll deliver on promises
• Zimbabwe to seize platinum mines
• Bob’s back from the grave again….not for the last time either…2018 beckons
• UN World Tourism Summit in a contested political environment
• Zuma pressed over Mugabe
• Zimbabwe leadership in the presence of Nikuv
• Zimbabwe has enough cash, says Gono
• Zimbabwe’s only beneficiary by AfriCartoons
• CIO’s hidden hand at polling stations?
• Mugabe rejects Western criticism over vote
• ZEC says 305,000 voters turned away
• How Obama’s Transition Team Caught Two Violators Of Sanctions On Zimbabwe
• Mandela chose to quit, while Mugabe stays put
• Who is in who is out of Zim’s new government
• Voters’ Roll was Mugabe’s ace

Headline news 8 August, 2013

• RFK Center questions legitimacy of the newly elected government
• Cambodia and Zimbabwe: when elections are compromised
• No UK reps at UNWTO General Assembly in Victoria Falls
• No early return of Zim dollar — Gono
• After polls, can Mugabe rig the economy?
• Interview on the Zimbabwe Election with David Coltart
• Credit where it’s due
• The value of self-belief – Ray Price and Ian Bell
• Mugabe: no longer the Hitler of Africa?
• Mugabe’s death is Zimbabwe’s best hope
• Panic buying as Zanu (PF) wins
• An Opportunity Lost In Zimbabwe
• An African solution?
• UNWTO hails “peaceful conduct”
• Vote rigging by phone – the lighter side
• Russia and Zambia congratulate Mugabe

Headline news 7 August, 2013

• Zimbabwe elections marred by irregularities – NORWAY
• PART 2 Abandoned IDs ‘Used to Rig’ Election
• Numerous Dead People’s IDs “Used to Vote” Discovered in Chegutu
• Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai facing political oblivion
• Mugabe hits Zim stocks for second day
• Why Morgan Tsvangirai must now retire from politics
• Economists Predict Bleak Future After Mugabe Re-election
• Zimbabwe to seize mines and compensate banks
• Second Zimbabwe electoral official quits
• Mugabe party vows to boost black ownership of Zimbabwe economy
• Mugabe to Transform Zimbabwe Through Wealth Transfer
• Good and Evil in Zimbabwe
• After Mugabe – the infighting begins
• I will vote in 2018, not this year
• Botswana calls for Zim vote audit
• MDC-T prepares to submit dossier on ZANU PF ballot theft

Headline news 6 August, 2013

• Robert Mugabe’s Made-in-Israel Landslide
• Does Africa care?
• How Zanu-PF stole the election
• Zimbabwe elections: Why is nobody dancing after Mugabe’s latest win?
• “We did not say Zim elections were fair” – Zuma’s Minister
• Condemnation of Mugabe victory grows
• Scale of Zimbabwe vote theft surprised us all
• Western Backlash Rises Over Zimbabwe Vote
• Zimbabwe Banks Said to Stop New Loans on Policy Concern
• Mourning the loss of hope and security in the wake of a shamelessly stolen election: what can we do?
• Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Plunges 11% After Mugabe Victory
• Why Robert Mugabe scored a landslide victory in Zimbabwean elections

Headline news 5 August, 2013

• Summary of headlines from 5 August on the old ZimSit site
• BILL WATCH 36/2013 Election Irregularities – What Can be Done about Them?
• Shameful stain on Britain’s conscience
• Zuma Has Failed Zimbabweans By Congratulating Mugabe – DA Party
• It’s a nightmare…
• ‘Incredible’ elections – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 3rd August 2013
• Zimbabwe 2013 elections – lessons and the future
• Mugabe’s hollow victory will do more damage
• Press Statement | John Kerry | US Secretary of State
• Simba Makoni to unmask the rigging techniques used by Zanu PF
• Mugabe faces growing fallout after disputed election win
• U.S. Says Zimbabwe Election Not Credible
• Africa and West at odds over disputed Zimbabwe election
• SA opposition rejects SADC endorsement of Zim poll
• Zuma urges ‘acceptance’ of poll results  as West expresses doubt
• Zimbabwe: Is the electronic voters’ roll the smoking gun?

Headline news 4 August, 2013

• Summary of headlines from 4 August on the old ZimSit site
• Robert Mugabe’s election victory is defeat for democracy
• Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe reelected; opponents cry foul
• Tsvangirai: outfoxed by Mugabe yet again
• Mixed expectations on Zimbabwe’s future as Mugabe re- elected president
• Zimbabwe opposition furious over Robert Mugabe’s ‘fraudulent’ election victory
• Zimbabwe President Mugabe re-elected amid fraud claims
• Zimbabwe’s perplexing election
• Level of rigging in Zimbabwe’s 2013 election stuns MDC parliamentary candidates
• How the election in Zimbabwe was rigged
• Chinamasa says no to SADC mediation in Zimbabwe
• Anti-riot police increase patrols ahead of poll result
• Mudede refuses to answer questions on voters roll
• When a nation’s hope turns into a nightmare
• We dared to hope by Cathy Buckle
• Electoral commissioner resigns over unfair elections

Headline news 3 August, 2013

• Summary of headlines from 3 August on the old ZimSit site
• International Community must reject fraudulent election in Zimbabwe
• Mai Jukwa finally takes our cue by Muckracker
• Shocking Vote Rigging Video Haunts Zanu PF Before SADC
• Mugabe: African liberator, former honorary knight, aging ruler
• Mugabe party wins huge majority in parliament
• Zimbabwe elections free, credible: AU
• Outgoing minister says breaches of electoral law render result illegal
• Preliminary Statement by African Union Election
• ZEC Results mapped by Sokwanele
• Why a Mugabe victory would be good for Zimbabwe
• MDC considers protests against Mugabe landslide
• Bloated Zimbabwe parliament set to further strain fiscus
• Mbanga in debate at Frontline Club

Headline news 2 August, 2013

• Summary of headlines from 2 August on the old ZimSit site
• MDC braced for a coup if it wins
• Morgan Tsvangirai declares elections illegitimate
• Vote counting completed in Zimbabwe polls
• Vote chaos plunges Zimbabwe back into crisis
• Row Erupts After Mugabe Party Claims Election Win
• Major Flaws in Zimbabwe’s Elections
• Claims of vote-rigging mark Zimbabwe elections
• Zanu PF Heading for Landslide Victory in Disputed Election
• Tension mounts as Mugabe claims poll win amid opposition protests
• EU says Zimbabwe poll peaceful, withholds judgement on fairness
• Bring Zim to a standstill – MDC’s Bennett
• Letter from Harare: Harare sips a cocktail of hope and dread
• Morgan Tsvangirai declares elections illegitimate
• Zimbabwean Vote Seriously Compromised: Observer Group
• Shock and despair as Zanu-PF headed for victory
• Youth Agenda Statement on elections
• One million barred from vote: monitors
• Statement by David Coltart re election result in Bulawayo East
• Africa in Transition » Zimbabwe Elections: A Sham

Headline news 1 August, 2013

• Summary of headlines from 1 August on the old ZimSit site
• Zimbabwean voters find their names have ‘vanished’ from electoral roll as election gets underway
• Zimbabweans shrug off cold weather with massive voter turnout
• Traditional leaders and police “assist” voters in rural areas
• ZEC reports high voter turnout
• Zimbabwe election: queuing voters given more time
• Zanu PF, War Veterans Force Zimbabweans to Vote for Mugabe
• Zim voters’ roll ‘in shambles’, thousands fail to cast ballots
• ‘Tension palpable in Maramba Pfungwe’
• No ink in Nkayi South
• Email from a voter
• What’s going on in Mwenezi?
• Bogus polling station: are there more out there?
• Intimidation in Gokwe-Gumunya
• Two ‘aliens’ suddenly reappear on the voters’ roll
• ZEC regs violated in Mvurwi
• Youths, farmers forced to vote with help from Zanu (PF)
• Forces of evil lurking in the dark
• SA based Zimbabweans left stranded at border
• ZEC given last minute order to hand over voters roll to MDC-T
• AU, SADC urged to intervene in predicted post election ‘chaos’
• Man jailed over Baba Jukwa
• MDC raises concern over excessive ballot papers
• War vets confiscate Tsvangirai posters
• ‘Zanu PF causing Internet traffic jam’
• Zanu-PF, MDC near end of ‘painful’ Zimbabwe unity government
• Tsvangirai party alleges ‘disturbing’ vote anomalies
• Blair to blame for Zimbabwe woes: Mugabe
• We are confident of a win: Tsvangirai
• Scores on the doors
• Zimbabwean exiles call for new elections
• Zimbabwean elections: A view from polling stations
• Obasanjo to alert ZEC to any irregularities
• Exiled Zimbabweans protest against unfair elections
• Zimbabwe Votes 31st July 2013
• Exiled Zimbabweans stage dramatic pre-election protest
• Zimbabwe elections free and fair, says Robert Mugabe after casting vote
• US expresses concern over Zim polls
• Economy needs a clear winner: Gono
• Zimbabwe elections: no matter the result, the future’s bleak (and Comrade Bob’s not going anywhere)
• 89 reasons why Mugabe must go
• Zimbabwe’s crucial elections: what to expect and when
• Q&A: Why Zimbabwe elections matter
• Exclusive interview with Tsvangirai
• Our vote is being stolen – MDC should withdraw now
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