The ZIMBABWE Situation August 2011 ARCHIVE
Posted 31/8/11
Zimbabwe expels Libyan ambassador after switch of allegiance to rebels
Libyan deportation bid fails
Mujuru death probe complete: Police
Vice-President Mujuru determined to take the throne
Foreign Banks must stop enabling violence and corruption in Marange diamond fields, say human rights groups
Zimbabwe: Rampant Abuses in Marange Diamond Fields - Human Rights Watch
Mineral Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe Sells Illegal Marange Diamonds
Grace Mugabe scam accused go missing
ZANU PF youths resist eviction from seized Byo property
Police question Independent journalists
Promised media reforms a pie in the sky
Zim Gazettes Improved Prisoners’ Diet
Zim told to pass law against poll violence
ZOU in exams scandal
PM in shock discovery
18 Zimbabweans Injured in Stampede To See "Prophet"
The MDC Today - Issue 233
Bus en-route to Zimbabwe from SA kills five, dozens injured
Bulawayo renames Main Street after Nkomo
Zimbabwe Teachers Rap Unions for Failing to Provide Traditional Benefits
Part 2 of ROHR debate on Question Time
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch : Issue 30
Posted 30/8/11
Police led farm invasion leaves hundreds homeless
ZANU PF force Libyans to take down rebel flag in Harare
Libyans warn Mugabe
Zimbabwe army panic over Libya revolt
Zuma denies ignoring Mugabe's ‘blood diamonds’
Gono unhurt in mystery farm blaze
Foreign papers face Zimbabwe ban
Mugabe hails farm recovery
Farmers fail to pay labourers
AirZim responds to reports
Khupe calls for end to property invasion
Zim issues warrant for SA truck drivers
Legislator Saves Children From Sharing Classroom With Cows
Zimbabwe Topped UK Asylum Seeking List In 2009
Over U.S. $500 Million Needed to Replace City's Water Pipeline
Canadian owned gold mine loses Zim licence
Implats may invest US$10 billion in Zimbabwe
Zim loses investment over indigenisation
Eddie Cross: How Zanu PF would win an election against MDC
Mujuru death probe is like the 2008 presidential results
Posted 29/8/11
Libyans in Harare Dump Gaddafi
School leavers stranded, govt fails to produce exam certificates
Supreme Court ruling empowers Kunonga
Disasters Cost Zim Over US$2,8 Billion
Circumcision drive targets cabinet ministers
‘Zim law blocks a $10bn investment’
Goche dragged to court
'Makandiwa returning today'
Mugabe threatens: ‘they’ll be cinders’ - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 27th August 2011
Pay more for less
Libya envoy’s defection sparks discord in GNU
Govt forces Libyans to pull down rebel flag
Police say they can’t stop Byo property grab
Gukurahundi ghost rattles Zanu PF
Minister blasts police for bias
Nkomo returns after treatment in South Africa
MDC-T set to quiz Makone
Goche denies role in buying luxury government cars
Is Mugabe softening stance on MDC?
Regional teachers converge in Zim
Poachers devise new tricks to evade detection
Pregnant women shun HIV-testing
‘No price hike for maize meal’
Kasukuwere vows to grab companies
Deporting Libyan envoy bizarre
Sunday Opinion: There is need to go beyond rhetoric
Posted 28/8/11
Gaddafi 'seen in Zimbabwe on Mugabe's private jet' as Libya rebels march on dictator's home town
Zimbabwe throws out envoy over defection
Zimbabwe's Ruling Partners Differ Sharply Over Status of Libyan Ambassador
Zuma: AU will not recognise Libya rebels
Refugees ‘disappear’
Enormous electoral challenges - Motlanthe
FM Biti Says Diamond Cash Not Covering Civil Service Pay Increase
Mugabe heaps praise on Biti
Chombo’s perks
Teachers forced to support
Police brutality concerns
Zanu (PF) Women Went On A Rampage
Stay out: PM
Zimbabwe Co-Home Affairs Minister Makone Denies Sustaining Mild Stroke
First casualty of Zimbabwe mine grab
CPCA challenges ruling
Plans to revive ‘youth corps’
Mujuru's death blow to Zanu PF
The mysterious death of Solomon Mujuru and fears for the future of Zimbabwe
Abusive Email from Henry Maturure ex diplomat CIO
Posted 27/8/11
Zimbabwe may deport Libyan ambassador who defected to rebels
Zim, Libyan assets threatened
Gaddafi's Envoy spills the beans
Zuma’s SADC report talks tough on ZPF and security reform
Be serious: Zuma
Unconfirmed reports say VP Nkomo has died
Harare Anglicans back in court
Anglican priest seriously beaten by Kunonga mob
WOZA march on parly hand over 100ths petitions
'CIO spying on exiles in the UK' - Report
No bail for alleged Zanu PF kidnappers
Dangarembga blasts Zim politics
WikiLeaks: Gono friends with Mugabe's enemies
Import duties drive up food prices, hurt poor
OPINION: Mujuru death exposes leadership vacuum
Zuma needs a democratic Zimbabwe to gain credibility over Libya
A letter from the diaspora
Batch 2 Posted 26/8/11
Zimbabwe Cabinet Silent On General's Death; Police Investigation Criticized
Mujuru investigation ‘bungled from the onset’
US seeks deal on Marange diamonds
Narrow escape for debt-riddled Zupco
‘Show reflects Zim’s economic recovery’
Mpofu tightens grip on Hwange
Small banks losing market share to top five
Death, illness now Zanu PF’s Achilles’ heel
Mujuru death exposes essential services decay
Inflationary pressure up
Consumers hit by price increases
Favourable threshold for banks –– Biti
Govt to surpass US$700m deficit
Muckraker: If only our clergy could tell it like it is
Eric Bloch: More indigenisation insanity
Mujuru: Yet another mysterious Zanu PF death
GPA: Tokenism and deception sideline women
Picking up pieces of hope – Sadc’s Zim dilemma
CandidComment: De-industrialisation: Technological leapfrog not the answer
Editor's Memo: Mujuru death: More and more questions
Comment: Enemies of open society
Posted 26/8/11
Anti-Gadhafi Libyans Demonstrate in Harare
Zim 'does not recognise Libyan NTC'
'Gaddafi not welcome in Zim'
20 dead in double bus crash
Zimbabwe raises electricity tariffs 31 percent
Zim Rights Leaders Arrested, Beaten Before Release
Gwisai trial postponed again
Rights Groups Say ZANU-PF Youth Militia Training in Secondary School
Zanu-PF warns US Ambassador to Zimbabwe
U.S. Ambassador Meeting With Zanu PF National Chairman
Police and soldiers block protest of Jabulani Sibanda
ZCTU says ZANU PF behind factionalism
SADC drags feet on appointing reps to assist JOMIC
WOZA marches to Parliament over ZESA monopoly
Anglican Church Challenges Kunonga In Supreme Court
US Ambassador denies being barred from Mujuru home
Zimbabwe threatens to deal harshly with foreign companies
Implats chief says not "willing sellers" in Zimbabwe
Implats says Zimbabwe equity policy "does not work"
Implats: Zim mines may “limp along”
CFU returns to Harare Agric Show
Zimbabwe holds census trial run
Makone hospitalised
Africa Remains Hamstrung in Battle for Water and Sanitation
How a General stole a farm: My family’s story – Guy Watson-Smith (2004)
Posted 25/8/11
Solomon Mujuru: Widow Joice wants Zimbabwe death probe
Zimbabwe Vice President Suspicious About Husband’s Death
Mhanda calls for commission of enquiry into Mujuru death
Libya's Zimbabwe embassy flies rebel flag
Zanu’s secret plan to steal next election
Interviews reveal Zanu election strategy
SADC officials welcome: PM contradicts Mugabe
Retired officer threatens Tsvangirai
No Boers in Zim politics: Chiwenga
Trial of Gwisai and 5 others deferred a third time
Airzim future uncertain
Sanctions-busting suspected in Zim airplane deal
Zim finally agrees to help root out Rwandan genocide suspect
‘Zanu PF wants to loot Zim’s economy’
Police detain Masvingo youths who want to protest Jabulani Sibanda
Kasukuwere and Gono in ZANU PF row
ZCTU battle for control takes new twist
Teacher incentives necessary
We are rotting here: jailed MDC members
ZLHR blast Human Rights Bill 2
Global action against Zim’s political rape horror
Civil servants forced to pay for Heroes Day celebrations
Chivi villagers refuse to attend Zanu (PF) rallies
Small-scale farmer trains over 2,000 villagers
Zimbabwean farmers grow Nigeria's green revolution
Positive outlook for Zim
Conspiracy of silence on company grabs must end
The Dinner with Mugabe Club
Posted 24/8/11
Crisis Looming As Company Takeover Kickstarts
Blanket Mine to lose licence
Caledonia settles gold mine dispute with Zimbabwe
Harare’s indigenisation ultimatum causes panic
Zimbabwe may require foreign bank to sell less to locals
Zimbabwe tells Stanbic to give 30%
Daggers out for Gono
Zim to partner private explorers
Police quiz 23 people over Mujuru death
Mujuru allies cry ‘murder most foul’
Vice-President want answers; why husband could not escape
Mugabe has the most to gain from Mujuru death: analyst
Zimbabwe food price hikes raise inflationary pressure
No water for days in Harare suburbs
Trial of video-watching activists postponed again
Relationship between Zim and USA is like a dysfunctional friendship: US Ambassador
We Are Assisting Zim Export Diamonds: US
Parallel structure emerges in Zim diamond sales
US$1.5 Million Worth Of ARVs Burnt To Ashes
Cosatu blasts Zanu PF
‘Matibenga bound for ministerial post’
FBC launches air travel facility for crossborder traders
Chisumbanje villagers furious over lack of consultation for Ethanol project
Refugees take SA gov’t to court
South Africa [and Zimbabwe] at ‘Stage Six Genocide’
Mujuru's death, selected comments from Byo24News readers part 1
Mujuru's death, selected comments from Byo24News readers part 2
Is the banks seizure threat, a Zanu-pf diversionary tactic?
Bill Watch 34/2011 of 22nd August [New Parliamentary Session to Open on 6th September]
Posted 23/8/11
Gaddafi headed for Zimbabwe?
Gadhafi Not Welcome Here: MDC-T
ZANU-PF guilty of Mujuru death: Biti
ZANU PF battling to suppress Mujuru death speculation
Mujuru death: Cops quizzed
Interview: farmer Mujuru evicted on his death
'CIO spying on exiles'
Cash strapped Air Zimbabwe buys Airbus planes
ZCTU split looms after congress boycott
Heavy police presence in Bulawayo ignored as hundreds march but 20 members arrested
28 arrests in WOZA demo over ZESA bills
MDC Youth Assembly deputy president under attack
Soldiers blamed for MDC-T official arson attack
Chiadzwa diamonds cleared by India
Chronic malnutrition in Zim
Ask Goche on Luxurygate: Biti
Ensure end to violence, Mugabe told
Firms, govt lock horns
Gukurahundi still sparks heated debate
Gwisai and Activists' Trial Postponed to Wednesday
Masiyiwa saved independent media
OPINION: Another vicious attack on CSOs in Africa
A meeting with Solomon Mujuru
A country’s moral dilemma over liberation icon
Of securocrats, candles and a raging dictatorship
The Dip Tank Looms
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees and Status of Bills Series - Electoral Amendment Bill Public Hearings
Batch 2 Posted 22/8/11
Planes collide in Mujuru flypast
Mugabe changes tact, calls for calm
Cash-strapped Air Zimbabwe donates to army schools
Catch the fire conference: Makandiwa didn’t turn up
Zanu PF accused of arson
Chombo orders reinstatement of sacked official
Man in trouble for calling Mugabe baboon
Councils, Zinara at loggerheads
Mhanda exposes Mugabe, Mujuru, Moyo
Villagers forced to fund militia’s graduation event
MDC enlists SA youths’ assistance to stem xenophobia
Sadc summit fails to tackle Mugabe
Arson: New Zanu PF weapon?
Free eye operations come to Pari
NSSA sets up US$5 million fund for retrenchees
Resumption of import duty sparks price hikes
SundayOpinion: The 4th Money Concept for Zim
FromtheEditor'sDesk: Conspiracy theories can tear a country asunder
SundayView: Well-managed diamonds can make a difference
Posted 22/8/11
Rare Unity at Funeral for Zimbabwean Hero Solomon Mujuru
Mujuru died bitter man
We won’t sit back: Mujuru allies
Chombo Accused Of Destroying Councils
Council Drags Sipepa Nkomo, ZINWA To Court
No farming implements
Tourism up in Nyanga
Company acquisition not priority in helping nation
CIO assaults
Shakib leads Bangladesh to face-saving win
The Power Struggle Unfolds – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 20th August 2011
Posted 21/8/11
Thousands Of Zimbabweans Mourn Mujuru
Mugabe stops Zanu PF jeering Tsvangirai at Mujuru's funeral
Mugabe urges peace after Zimbabwe general's death
Mujuru Death Leaves Many Questions Unanswered; Mugabe
Mujuru’s death a wake up – Beatrice Farm owner
Zim gives firms ultimatum
Zimbabwe bank chief reassures foreign businesses
Following SADC Summit, Mugabe Spurns South African Facilitation Team
UN gives vehicles for 2012 Census
Zim accused of sending mercenaries to crush Malawi demos
Zimbabwe hunts Rwanda genocide suspect
ZCTU President boycotts congress
Mutharika forced to quit Zim land trial
Rampant poaching decimates Kariba wildlife
More War Vet Association woes
Mining co to challenge Kasukuwere in court
The dark side of Operation Murambatsvina
Non-transparent Diamond Sales Affecting Workers Remuneration: PM
Centre clears import of Zimbabwe rough diamonds worth 700 crore
Giant Okavango-Zambezi conservation zone launched in Africa
Fire engine with no water
Posted 20/8/11
War over Mujuru death
Herald pulls the plug on Mujuru story as tensions run high
'Mujuru opposed Gukurahundi'
Analysis - Mugabe succession race could turn ugly
Factbox: Leading figures in Mugabe succession race
SADC summit takes no action on Zim
Leaders skirt Mugabe confrontation
Eyebrows Raised As Zimbabwe AG Office Represents Grace Mugabe in S. Africa
Zimbabwe gives foreign firms 14-day ultimatum
Central Bank Says No Intention to Withdraw Foreign Bank Licenses
Gono savages Kasukuwere
Mugabe appoints anti-corruption team
Strike-ridden Air Zimbabwe ready to soar with new aircraft
Zuma to Appoint Zimbabwe Monitoring Team
Zimbabwe Defence Forces in plot to delay elections
MDC welcomes SADC summit resolutions
NCA, GZF Dismiss Sadc Summit As Routine
Civics Hail Sadc Summit As A Success
Human rights violations case against MDC members referred to Supreme Court
Tsvangirai to address rally in Mutare
ZCTU congress starts amid factionalism
Murerwa flown to SA on ill health
Zimbabwe Activists Vow Legal Action Against Mbada Diamonds Over Dog Attacks
Victory in Court for WOZA
Human Rights Abuses Perpetrated Against “Criminals”
Bangladesh finally beat Zimbabwe to break drought
Correction: Kinnock article was from 2002
2012: A Looming Humanitarian Armageddon in Zimbabwe
My ideal Zimbabwe
A letter form the diaspora
Batch 2 Posted 19/8/11
Mujuru death set to up shake political scene
Copac fears stakeholders’ conference delay
Govt unprepared for failed asylum seekers
Unity govt ‘kills’ parliamentary democracy
Musindo launches ‘housing project’ to lure votes
Get our money back from Zim, Bingu told
Benevolence led to my persecution — Buyanga
Up milk supply:Dairibord
Zimasco imports coal
Zisco, Essar deal a sprawling conglomerate
High losses blamed for missed tobacco targets
Mujuru: A leader who made, unmade history
Muckraker: Where is Jomic when you need them?
Eric Bloch: Deterrents to Foreign Direct Investment
Effects of North Africa events on Zim politics
Why Zim needs a new voters’ roll
CandidComment: Sadc’s obsession with politics detrimental
Editor's Memo: Polls: Putting the cart before the horse
Comment: Mujuru’s death: echoes of the past
Hunger spreading in south
DOCUMENTARY: Will the real Mugabe please stand up?
Tapestries of fear
Posted 19/8/11
SADC Luanda summit ends with no Zim solutions
Zim Parties Close To Agreeing An Election Date
Summit silent on key issues
S. Africa's Zuma: Zimbabwe Political Reform Lagging
Zuma turns the heat on Zimbabwe's leaders
More CIO agents revealed in supplementary list (Part Two)
$29m for water, sewer systems upgrade in Zimbabwe
Funds Flow, But Water Taps Run Dry
Donors generous - despite Mugabe’s vitriol
US Ambassador barred from Mujuru home
Fugutive Zimbabwean Banker Arrested In Taiwan
Farm invasions continue across Zimbabwe
Stop Rumours Surrounding My Husband's Death - Joice
Mujuru death mystery deepens
Mysterious deaths list
Fierce Leadership Battle Roils Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions
Majongwe denies Zanu (PF) links
Victory for Woza members
Concerns Over Transparency Of The Copac Constitution Drafting Process
Zanu (PF) bigwigs warn Mugabe on elections
The farmer Mujuru evicted speaks out
Zimbabwe Polling Organization Suspends Surveys, Citing Political Climate
Part 1 of ROHR debate on Question Time
Who dunnit?
Do political analysts have emotions?
Posted 18/8/11
Mugabe’s double standards on Mujuru death
Mujuru death raises more questions than answers
Questions over Mujuru death
Mujuru death exposes rot
Mujuru faction regroups
Mujuru Declared National Hero, Burial Saturday
Joice Mujuru Acting President Despite Mourning Husband
Sadc summit opens, Zim’s political impasse tops agenda
Southern African leaders open talks
Zuma remains facilitator as Troika notes Zim progress
Zimbabwe Parties Disagree Over Security Reforms As SADC Meets In Angola
Mugabe And Mutambara Should Go - Poll
Anglican priest evicted from home by Kunonga gang
MDC-T councillor arrested & beaten
Security sector reform dominates NGO Expo in Harare
CZI blasts price increases
Death of MPs affects constituencies
We are neglected: Green Bombers
Last white farmers targeted
Zanu (PF) interferes in food distribution
South Africa seizes children of Zimbabwe beggars
China reaffirms support to Zimbabwe
Cops refuse post-mortem for murdered activist
Political intolerance - SANToC
Uncertainty threatens Zimbabwe’s recovery
Militarised Control of Diamonds and Power in Zim
Solomon Mujuru: An obituary
Was General Solomon Mujuru assassinated?
Posted 17/8/11
Zimbabwe 'kingmaker' general dies in fire
Mujuru Was Among Zimbabwe's Most Feared Men
Zimbabwe's ruling party shrouded in suspicion after ex-military chief dies
General’s death opens Mugabe succession race
General Solomon Mujuru legacy divides opinion
Anglican boss tackles Kunonga mess
Kunonga gets custody of church property
In Zimbabwe, renegade bishop's backers evict priest
Thousands destitute after Nyazura farm invasions
Luxurygate spreads
Mutasa vows not to close ‘torture base’
SADC must stop Zimbabwe army generals: Tsvangirai
ZCTU Congress to go ahead as the High Court dismiss Majongwe's papers
Former Grace Mugabe business partner avoids extradition
Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers Accuse Police of Selective Arrests
Zimbabwe to Use Special Drawing Rights Facility to Pay Off IMF Debt
Cabinet approves exploration company
South Africa's Jacob Zuma Moves to Finalize Zimbabwe Elections Road Map
As SADC Summit Opens, Zimbabwe Governing Parties Remain Divided
SADC told to tackle Zim media repression
Zimbabwe seal ODI series against Bangladesh
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai“s condolence message
Another Open Letter to Eddie Cross
Has the Zimbabwe Diaspora been neglected?
Posted 16/8/11
Zanu PF push for Mugabe exit
ZANU PF digs in ahead of SADC Summit
Zim crisis solution unlikely at SADC summit: analysts
Monitors ‘infringe on our sovereignity’ – Zanu-PF
Outrage over flashy cars
Another Nyazura farm family attacked by land invaders
Zim’s Biti keeps US$215 mln at IMF
Zim Police Investigates Fliers To Topple Mugabe
Shops In Chiadzwa Diamond Area Ordered To Close
EU invited to tour Chiadzwa after ZANU PF denies torture claims
Zim lifts ban on livestock imports
Over 500 victims of 2008 violence missing
Low water levels worry Byo councils
Pay your bills: Tsvangirai
Zim handing out energy saving bulbs
Rainbow Tourism Group tries to silence The Sunday Mail
MISA - Zimbabwe: submission of broadcasting licence applications
Plan Zimbabwe responds to "NGO ‘campaigns’ for ZANU PF governor"
Social networking and the future of political reporting in Zimbabwe and beyond
The west's gift to Robert Mugabe
Hypocrisy of the highest order
Eddie Cross: Islands of Excellence
Open Letter to Eddie Cross
Batch 2 Posted 15/8/11
Ministers plunder government
HIV MP presses charges against reporter
Police, AG Shield Violence Perpetrators- ZLHR
Import restrictions to hit Zimbabwe's economy
UK's new envoy to Harare aims to improve relations
Zanu PF must resolve Gukurahundi: Moyo
Cholera claims more victims
More than 500 still missing after 2008 poll violence
Consumers in duty panic
Fury at proposal of alcohol ban
Man fined $600 for helping border-jumpers
US plot to discredit Zim security sector, claims state media
PM Tours Mthabezi Dam, Promises To End Matabeleland Water Woes
Rampant Zimbabwe crush Bangladesh
Aid begins at home? – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 13th August 2011
Posted 15/8/11
Jabulani Sibanda threatens to ‘roast livers’ of opponents
Minister Timba demands US$250 000 from Chihuri
Zanu PF militia invades farm
Mugabe turns to war-time allies for support
Tired Sadc leaders tackle Zimbabwe
Minister suspended over MDC-T links
Demise of Bulawayo not deliberate, says Tsvangirai
Chitungwiza residents give council ultimatum
Displaced MDC-T victims still stranded
Mkoba lecturers take Govt to court
Govt forced to rethink beer ban
‘BBC human rights documentary a shame’
Marange diamonds seized in India
Makandiwa’s whereabouts revealed
Mystery of women rapists unleashing terror on men
Zim fails to meet tobacco target
Govt to clear IMF arrears
Sadc summit to discuss free trade
SundayView: Will Zanu PF ever learn from its mistakes?
FromtheEditor'sDesk: Unravelling Jonathan Moyo’s introspection
SundayOpinion: Old Mutual payouts: Is this a fair deal?
Posted 14/8/11
Knives out for Zuma
Kunonga gets control
Zimbabwe torture documentary: The Axe and the Tree Pt.4: Video
Zimbabwe back pedals on company seizures
Drought-hit Zimbabwe farmers push government to lift GMO ban
Food needs to escalate
Boreholes ease water woes in Nyamandlovu
Locals flood Moz hospitals
Support for ‘health tax’
Soldiers, police up for robbery
Mugabe promises soldiers more money
Zim out of AU, UN peacekeeping
Civic societies fume over detention and deportation ahead of SADC summit in Angola
UNICEF children assaulted by Zanu (PF) agents
Residents of Chikomba, Zimbabwe, Allege Abuses of Constituency Funds
Farmers meet poachers
Chipinge: punished for supporting opposition since 1980
Forgive us our debts: The albatross around Zimbabwe’s neck
Security chiefs refuse to allow will of people
Fighting dictators and corruption
Diaspora vote deal hangs in the balance
The Emperor's Cloak
Posted 13/8/11
Sadc summit: Zanu PF, MDCs poles apart
Mugabe Lobbies Regional Leaders to Stave Off Summit Reform Call
Zuma's final push
Summit won’t sanction parties: analysts
Civic leaders deported from Angola ahead of SADC summit
Southern African NGOs Press SADC Leaders on Human Rights Guarantees
SADC GPA Monitoring Team Ready For Deployment
Police visit offices of the Zimbabwe Independent
VMCZ on police visit to Zimbabwe Independent
Tsvangirai fraud scandal deepens
MDC gets on the gravy train
Supplementary list of CIO agents in Zimbabwe
Deborah Bronnert - Britain’s new ambassador
Zimbabwe official inflation rises to 3.3%
White couple gets farm back
Water shutdown for city
MDC-T MP and ZANU PF governor clash over donor project
Remains of suspected Gukurahundi victims found in Lupane
Retailers Urge Abolition of Duties on Imported Maize Meal, Oil
Zimbabwe Justice Rules Legislator Cannot be Compelled to Take HIV Test
Polls plunge Zanu PF into turmoil
Diaspora vote deal reached
Silence Surrounds Submission of Broadcasting licence applications
Muponda freed, charges dropped
MDC-T still searching for 7 activists missing since 2008
Malema silencing Zimbabwe opposition: group
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by four wickets
Mugabe’s best friends
Foreign Aid Dilemmas under Zimbabwe's Inclusive Government
A letter from the diaspora
Bill Watch 33/2011 of 11th August [POSA Amendment Bill Bocked]
Batch 2 Posted 12/8/11
Sadc ‘must rein in rogue regimes’
Mugabe readies party for polls
Drop in the ocean for MZWP
Zanu PF youths lease out grabbed property
Zim food security ‘pressing issue’
Only 25% of GWP implemented — Biti
Corruption fight: Zanu PF chefs remain sacred cows
Hwange Colliery workers mull strike
Banking sector: Room for optimism
Rural farmers should go commercial –– Olam
130m kgs tobacco go under the hammer
Tsvangirai’s leadership qualities questionable
Muckraker: We all know who has the ‘octopus’ grip
Eric Bloch: RBZ sees realities
Sadc Summit: Will it be more of the same?
No democratic transition without security sector reform
Why sanctions must remain in place
CandidComment: Indigenisation could hurt banking confidence
Editor's Memo: Urgent reform key to Zanu PF’s survival
Comment: Sadc must stay course
Posted 12/8/11
Zimbabwe tops Sadc agenda
SADC urged to stand up to tyranny
Mugabe’s party insists Zuma must quit as mediator ahead of summit
Zimbabwe considers dumping US Dollar for Chinese Yuan
Activist of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change Found Murdered
Arrest Ncube’s murderers
Zapu recruits army officers, Zanu (PF), MDC officials
More CIO agents revealed in supplementary list (Part One)
'Smuggled' Zimbabwean children taken home
Zim children still risking SA border crossing
Mutare based NGO ‘campaigns’ for ZANU PF governor
MDC-T ordered to close down office in Chimanimani
Suspected Zanu (PF) Hooligans Ransack MDC Offices
Zim bank robber in SA escape
Zimbabwe reduces penalties on ownership transfer law
Court orders medical treatment for Glen View activists
Britain Donates US$1 Million To Avert Cholera in Zimbabwe
Heroes Day Woes For MDC Supporters
PTUZ warns govt over teachers’ salaries
Chipangano feeds on Mbare vagrant prophetess
ZCTU invites Vavi
Parliament To Hold Public Hearings On Electoral Amendment Bill
Gukurahundi probe on, 'We want proper investigations'
'We are no longer going to ask for the land', Mugabe's memorable quotes
Is the EU trivialising human rights abuse in Zimbabwe?
Bill Watch 32/2011 of 10th August [Parliament Adjourns for End of Session]
Posted 11/8/11
Evidence of Chiadzwa massacre could be used to prosecute Mugabe
White ZANU PF farmer defaces MDC office in Chimanimani
13 days on, Air Zimbabwe stays grounded
Zimbabwe To Have Its First Military University
Missing MDC 7: party petitions SADC, AU
Zimbabwe Lawmakers Reject ‘Indigenization’ Regulations
Evicted farmers, workers sue govt for $20billion
Zanu (PF) provokes villagers
Expel guilty soldiers: Amnesty
Tsvangirai only worried about ‘salute’ from people, not generals
All top foreign company officials could face jail over indigenisation
Zim documentation project: It's a wrap, says home affairs
GNU Begs For US$489m In Humanitarian Aid From Donors
Zanu thug avoids justice
Zimbabwean Churches Told to Support Ruling Party—or Else
Regional leaders urged to confront human rights issues
Heroes Day Woes For MDC Supporters
Chitungwiza town clerk’s allowance case turns dirty
Speaker backs Gukurahundi probe
Many Zimbabweans in Drought-Hit Regions Surviving on One Meal A Day
Global: Human Rights Watch Honors 7 Activists
State journos fear news clampdown
Stealing MPs should be arrested
SADC: Confront Region’s Urgent Rights Issues
Import duty ill-timed
Makandiwa turns down Zanu PF
Outrage: in the name of the people
News releases from Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe – 10th August 2011
Eddie Cross: Marvelous Zimbabwe
Bill Watch 31/2011 of 6th August [Indigenisation Regulations Amendments & PLC Adverse Reports]
Posted 10/8/11
Marange diamonds: Zimbabwe denies 'torture camp'
Mugabe to Britain: Extinguish London Fires
Abducted MDC-N director of elections found dead in Zhombe
Tsvangirai Hails Mukoweshuro As A National Hero
Zanu PF hijack heroes day
President Mugabe Preaches Peace But Differs With PM On Military Reform
Moeletsi Mbeki blasts SADC failure to deal with Mugabe
Amnesty calls for UN investigation into security sector
MDC- T Honours Gibson Sibanda
When Tsvangirai met Chiwenga
Forces Day loses patriotic appeal
Four star-spending for families
Confidence in GNU plunges
Zimbabwean Ministers Disown Proposed Tougher Alcohol Sales Policy
For Zimbabwe's women, a bicycle can be a tool of liberation
Jonathan Moyo’s hypocritical lecture on democracy
Posted 9/8/11
Marange diamond field: Zimbabwe torture camp discovered
Victims speak of massacre in Zimbabwe diamond fields
European Union to lift ban on Zimbabwe's 'blood diamonds' despite torture claims
Export of Zimbabwean diamonds threatens ethical jewellery trade
Zimbabwe minister denies existence of diamond mine "torture camps"
Britain Urges Zimbabwe to Examine Diamond ‘Torture Camp’
Mugabe threatens Western firms in Heroes Day speech
Mugabe Says No To Security Sector Reform
Mugabe takes aim at mining firms
Mugabe slams "terrorist" NATO over Libya operations
Air Zimbabwe passengers stranded in China
New import duty could lead to food shortages
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh in test return
MDC-T commemorates own heroes in Bulawayo
Zimbabweans snub SA permits
Hundreds Of Refugees Refused Entry At Nyamapanda Border Post
Zanu PF rocked by Jonathan Moyo’s call for old guard to go
Majongwe’s bid to land ZCTU post flops
India bars Marange diamonds shipment
Thousands attend Mukonoweshuro’s burial
Vagrant prophetess draws huge crowds in Mbare
Marange diamonds torture exposure vindicates civil society
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees and Status of Bills Series - 5th August 2011
Posted 8/8/11
Zimbabwe PM: Military involved in violence
Leave Politics To Politicians: Tsvangirai Urges Zim Military
Zimbabwe near Test win
MDC wants police to act within law
Moyo goes to court over anti-Mugabe articles
No censure for Chinamasa over SMM
Zim enters diamond big league
Tourism minister calls for alternative to ZBC
ZNA deserters fight for justice
MDC-T seeks to free Mbare
Mugabe scared to go
Mutinhiri cleared
Youths excluded from key policy matters: Madhuku
Zim, Mozambique’s ‘dirty’ row
Farmers fight on
Zimbabwe is bottom of the list for aid
Presidential herd under fire
Asylum-seekers still look for refuge in SA
Massive increase in 2nd hand car imports
Zim govt has suspended holiday lessons
Zimbabweans and Money . . . Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 6th August 2011
A generation of readers
Batch 2 Posted 7/8/11
Beer to be banned Sundays — New law
Embattled Makandiwa gets reprieve
Welshman Ncube says Tsvangirai is ‘empty’
MDC-T unveils own heroes
AAG official nabbed for gold panning
Sadc raps Mugabe over elections
MP arrested
Councillors endorse town clerk’s suspension
Cross-border traders hit by duty on blankets, shoes
Mutinhiri cleared of conspiracy against Zanu PF
Murder suspect appeals for ARVs
MDC-T youths vow to block early elections
Parents of police shooting victim vow to seek compensation
Paying the price for insulting Mugabe
Dream comes true for ZCC followers
SundayOpinion: Succession failure, Zanu PF’s undoing
SundayView: African leaders pay lip service to true democratisation
Posted 7/8/11
Government Again Bailing Out Air Zimbabwe to Tune of US$9 Million
170 farmers await trial – CFU
Kimberley Process Says Zimbabwe Ranked Seventh In Global Diamond Production
ZISCO Steel Resume Operations After Takeover By Essar
Beware election violence: warn true war vets
Zanu PF want Jonathan Moyo in JOMIC
Violence escalates in Midlands
Poll reveals massive voter fatigue, lack of confidence
Police ‘rob’ passengers
Teachers forced to work at Zanu school
Residents slam ZESA
Tobacco – ‘A magnificent recovery’
Mugabe’s relative in smuggling scam
Pensioners’ payment pain
Province is marginalised: BPRA
Hard Winter in Harare
Transitional Justice: national healing and reconciliation
Chimanimani Arts Fest explodes
Zimbabwe victory charge hit by late collapse
Zimbabwe moves on
Kunonga’s actions sickening, perverse
For Howard
Batch 2 Posted 6/8/11
Public Service Minister Elphas Mukonoweshuro dies
Hackers target ZSE website
Council to probe state of Matapi cells
ZANU-PF Blocks Passage in Zimbabwe Senate of Public Order Act Revision
Zimbabwe Diamond Output Surges After Marange Sales Allowed, Rapaport Says
Mutare police top brass war spills into court
Veld fire destroys US$77 000 maize
Political Violence Flares in Zimbabwe Even as Mugabe Preaches Tolerance
Makandiwa to face the music
Zimbabwean writer is a finalist in BBC competition
Zimbabwe takes upper hand in one-off Test
ZESN Ballot_Update June - July 2011
Malema not a SADC Youth Chairperson
A letter from the diaspora
Posted 6/8/11
Tsvangirai under US$1,5m probe
Sekeramayi forces CIO boss out of Central Committee
Gwaradzimba in contempt of parly
Manyika family suspects Zanu PF cover up
Green Fuel project will not be reviewed — Arda
Backyard schools: A sign of government neglect
Indigenisation policy: More questions than answers
Ministers clash over Hwange Colliery AGM
Econet seeks to gag Alpha Media
Strike costs AirZim US$2 million
We need 18 hours of power supply –– CZI
The disaster is closer to home Cde Chombo
Abysmal mid-year budget review
Debt: The albatross around Zim’s neck
Violence perpetrators must pay for 2008 abuses
Alternative financing explored
Land tenure audit now without delay
Take time to listen Kasukuwere
Banks crisis: Prevention is better than cure
Posted 5/8/11
‘Zim, centre of human trafficking’
Parliament set for unprecedented debate on ‘errant’ security forces
Part 6 of the leaked CIO list
ZANU PF thugs pour hot oil on MDCT youth activist
ZISCO Steel No More
Techno Challenge Scuttles Facebook Trial
Ministers seek end to Air Zimbabwe strike
Call to scrap death penalty in Zim
Mugabe dishes out the cash
Hardliners in Mugabe's ZANU-PF Challenge Mediation Role of S. Africa's Zuma
Council defies Chombo
“You can have change without shedding blood” says Tsvangirai
‘Revolutionary’ money sending service available in SA
Makandiwa flees Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange website hacked
Zimbabwe shine on return to Test cricket in Harare
BBC: A Panorama Look At Marange
The illegal seizure by excommunicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of the Arthur Shearly Cripps Shrine in Chivhu, Zimbabwe
When will AIPPA and POSA be abolished?
Posted 4/8/11
14 die in 2nd crash of an overcrowded bus in Zimbabwe in recent days
Zuma going nowhere
Zim adjusts aid appeal by US$73mln
Video footage exposes ZANU PF manipulation of food
From bread-basket to basket case: Land seizures from white farmers have cost Mugabe's Zimbabwe £7billion
Zimbabwe needs $100 million for the referendum but cannot raise $32 million for food
India's Essar to invest up to $4 bln in Zimbabwe: minister
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Demands More Taxes From Poorly Paid Teachers
Grace abused funds say Chinese monks
Facebook post lands man in court
Inside Chipangano: hungry thug reveals Mugabe’s violent secrets
Return of import duty ill-timed
Women Seeking Justice Face Archaic Rules and Discrimination
ZEC should fix voters’ roll
Technology-shy Mugabe dazzled by Chamisa-Laptops
Rural communities left out
Miners forced to buy Zanu (PF) cards
No end to Air Zimbabwe pilot strike in sight
Some Zimbabwean Ministries Not Reporting to Prime Minister Tsvangirai
MDC will only attend burials of genuine heroes
Late Vice President Nkomo’s Statue Sparks Fresh Debate
Zim Donates HIV Paediatric Drugs
Prisoners shave with broken glass
I only eat traditional foods: Grace Mugabe
‘Set trial date for Grace’s case’
Disharmony in Zimbabwe cricket
Zimbabwe Vigil Statement on ROHR
Correction - Harare cops charged with brutality
Posted 3/8/11
Zanu PF seeks to unseat Zuma as mediator
Mugabe and Tsvangirai still divided over electoral roadmap
Zimbabwe Governing Parties Urged to Reach Agreement Before SADC Summit
No military interference: MDC
Zimbabwe Defense Forces Commander to PM Tsvangirai: Leave Military Alone
Still no clarity on Zimbabwean deportations
Thousands of Zimbabweans in South Africa Face Deportation
SA says Zim deportations will not resume, yet
UN to appeal for Zim aid
Zimbabwe needs additional $73 mln aid - UN
UN says Zimbabwe needs more than $480 million for food, health, humanitarian aid
No Money No Work - Zim Pilots
Zimbabwe Loses $12 Billion of Produce, Farmers’ Union Says
Harare cops charged with brutality
Journalists remanded again for ‘criminal defamation’
ZANU PF accused of using police to banish women from politics
Life for Zimbabwe Anglicans worsens with properties commandeered, priests arrested
HIV MP's lawyer barred from practice
Work on Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo statue resumes
Zimbabwe’s economy showing growth after longtime fiscal chaos
Kombi As A Threat To Democracy
Bowerman Award - pls take a moment to vote for our own Ngoni Makusha!
Posted 2/8/11
Drafting of new constitution resumes after 3 month deadlock
Did UK warn Mugabe and Nkomo about assassination attempts?
Army biggest obstacle to reforms: PM
‘Zanu PF finished’
Mugabe family owns 39 farms, says report
Soldiers beat up ROHR activist after prison release
Block failed farmers from mines: Gono
Gono pushes indigenisation re-think
New ZANU PF jingles present urgent need for reform
Zimbabweans Should Brace For More Zanu (PF) Jingles
US ambassador defends position on military
Air Zimbabwe grounded again following strike by pilots
Mliswa sues Chihuri for unlawful detention
Zanu-PF thug runs berserk at NewsDay offices
S.Africa sets stage for deportation of Zimbabweans
Zimbabwean immigrants in the dark
Parents of 16 dead babies can sue over ZESA faults
China blamed for increase in poaching
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Zimbabwe
Senator Misheck Marava on Question Time
TRANSCRIPT: The Future of U.S.- Zimbabwe Relations
Why Invest in Zimbabwe?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees and Status of Bills Series - 1st August 2011
Batch 2 Posted 1/8/11
At least 18 die in bus crash in Zimbabwe
Net closing on top MDC-T leaders
Matabeleland Residents Facing Safe Water Shortage
'Govt decision ineffective'
Farmers encroach on wildlife
SA banks in Mugabe's sights
Biti instructs revenue collector Zimra not to bank with Zimbabwe Central Bank
State Of The Art Hospital Lies Idle
Prostitutes rap sex-for-freedom cops
UK Border Agency says sorry to Vigil – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 30th July 2011
Legal plunder crumbles Zimbabwean businesses
Caveats and opportunities of secret Zanu pf MDC talks
Posted 1/8/11
16 babies feared dead in power cuts at Pari
Chitungwiza splashes US$500 000 on cars
Zanu PF, MDC agree on polls roadmap
Grace Mugabe’s orphanage leaves families homeless
Unclaimed salaries expose ‘ghost workers’ at Harare City Council
Police face mounting bills over torture
AirZim defers flights as pilot strike bites
Security sector reform could stem the tide: Lawyers
Slain activist inspires Nyanga villagers
ICT indaba slated for August 3
Government crafting new investment laws
Biti move on import duty a double-edged sword
Gono cracks whip on banks
StandardComment: Police must stop being partisan
SundayOpinion: Charges of armed forces coup baseless
From the Editor's Desk: ZDF must show that charity begins at home
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