The ZIMBABWE Situation June 2013 ARCHIVE
Posted 30/6/13
U.S. President Obama Calls for Democratic Reforms, Free Elections in Zimbabwe
Mawere Blocked From Presidential Race As Only 5 Are Allowed
Civic Groups Campaign for Free, Fair Elections
Madiro vows to fight old Mutasa
Zimbabwe to "aggressively promote" its tourism in China
UNWTO team in Vic Falls
Obama fundraiser digs for Zimbabwe business deals
Judgements are not to be evaded
Batch 2 Posted 29/6/13
10 Candidates to Contest Zimbabwe Presidential Election
Ncube throws hat in to contest presidential election
Mugabe, Tsvangirai to run in Zimbabwe presidential vote
Mavambo Kusile Dawn Party Not Fielding Presidential Candidate
Makoni backs Tsvangirai
Ncube spurns Tsvangirai election alliance
ConCourt dismisses Diaspora vote challenge
Mawere registers to vote following dual citizenship court victory
Losing MDC-T candidates to stand as independents
Zimbabwe parliament comes to an end Saturday
Saturday 'doomsday' for MDCs: Mugabe
Suspended Mutare mayor wins ‘monumental’ case to stand for re-election
Zim: Top brass called on to respect people's will
Coup threat hot air - Dabengwa
Zanu PF abusing police - Makone
Obama and Zuma Expected to Discuss Zimbabwe
Sapes Trust Policy Dialogue Forum
Legal breakthrough for Zimbabwe farmers
Mystery Zim car-crash deaths haunt Zanu-PF
Jury still out on Zim's land reform
Rise of black tobacco barons in Zimbabwe
Re-empower SADC Tribunal
Zimbabwe At A Tipping Point
Something to write home about
Kunyepa!
Zimbabwe Election Watch : Issue 4
Constitution Watch 30/2013 of 28th June 2013 [The New Constitution & Citizenship]
Posted 29/6/13
Bias and chaos as voter registration rumbles on
Army deploys ahead of polls
Police embark on all-out campaigning for Zanu PF
War vets mull suing Makamba
Zanu PF primaries leave trail of acrimony
Mugabe’s health sparks fresh fears
Zimbabwe elections funding dilemma persists
MDCs fail to capitalise on Maputo triumph
Mugabe gets away with amendments by decree
Fierce clashes in Zanu PF over candidates
Mutasa lobbies for party chairship
Zim’s trade deficit to worsen
MSMEs key to Zim’s economic survival
Zim elections could help economic growth
Polls: Zim’s moment of magical realism
Whipping system disempowered parliament
Issues not emotions key in elections
State media undermining Concourt
Zim is dense already Mr President!
Elections reporting and media ethics
Posted 28/6/13
ConCourt rules in favour of Mike Campbell & Co. - AfriForum
SA court dismisses Zim govt appeal of farm ruling
Constitutional Court to hear election cases 4th July
Constitutional Crisis Looms as Court Shifts Election Challenge Dates
ZANU PF primary elections leaves party in disarray
Full Zanu PF primary election results
Zanu PF primaries: Made, Sikhanyiso booted out
Opposition parties mull new Movement for Change
Chindori-Chininga family insist fatal ‘accident’ was murder
Minister Theresa Makone condoned seizure of radios by police
Conflicting reaction over Minister’s ‘sex boycott’ appeal
Partisan generals not a threat: Dabengwa
Mobile voter reg flawed: Madzore
Mzembi embroiled in UNWTO tender row
UK-based rights activists in plea for peaceful elections
Zimbabweans: Unity Govt Failed to Implement Key Reforms
State invokes controversial law to keep Sagandira in custody despite bail
Company Closures Escalate In Manicaland
Listen to the people
June 27: Lest we forget
Zimbabwe: Is democratic change possible?
The God Complex of our politicians
The spirit of wrath is upon us
Posted 27/6/13
Constitution Court postpones election date hearing
Election date cases set for ‘consolidation’
Nomination court will go ahead despite Mugabe filing wrong date
Mugabe's Absence Stalls Zimbabwe Electoral Reforms
No room for appeals in ZANU PF primary elections
Zanu PF fails to meet primaries deadline
No major glitches as MDC concludes primaries
Zapu to Field 96 Parliamentary Candidates, Grand Coalition Talks Collapse
Mugabe living in fear, says ex-ally
Dabengwa dismisses security commanders’ threats
ZEC announces nomination rules
Mawere wins dual citizenship case
Stateless Zimbabwe residents gain citizenship
Chunk of Mutharika’s fortune tucked away in two Zim banks
Iran expanding medical services in Zimbabwe: IRCS chief
ZESA seeks partners for US$90m project
Hot Seat: Interview Zanu PF’s Jonathan Moyo
Posted 26/6/13
Mugabe heads back to Singapore
Tsvangirai files for Zimbabwe poll delay
Constitutional Court to hear 6 urgent election applications Wednesday
All eyes on Con-Court, as Zanu PF races against time
Primary elections present logistical nightmare for ZANU PF
Zanu (PF) primaries fail to take off amid shortages of stationery
Kwinjeh seethes over MDC-T primary election farce
Mobile voter registration process a fraud: residents
ZEC Election Preparations Impress SADC Observer Mission
ZEC Puts in Place Committee to Accredit Observers and Journalists for Elections
Chindori-Chininga not a national hero: Mutasa
Calls grow for ‘insult law’ reform ahead of elections
‘We don’t need Tsvangirai to legitimise Ncube’, says MDC
Govt departments lashed for not promoting local products
What's the rush Mr President?
Zimbabwe: Never again! London Protest for peaceful, free and fair elections
ZCTF Report June 2013
SADC and transformative politics in Zimbabwe: from paper tigers to fierce guard dogs
Diamond Mining in Zimbabwe: The Chininga Report
Bill Watch 26/2013 of 25th June [Parliament Passes Money Laundering Bill]
COURT WATCH 8/2013 of 25th June 2013 [Constitutional Court Cases 9 am 26th June Onwards]
Posted 25/6/13
The Theatre of the Absurd continues in Zimbabwe
Why ZANU-PF is in a hurry to hold elections
Grace Kwinjeh elbowed out of parliamentary race, latest winner arrested
Some political heavyweights may crumble in ZANU PF primaries
Zanu PF primary elections to disrupt children’s learning time
Military strategizes Mugabe’s election campaign
ConCourt set for key election ruling
Chinamasa appeals for poll extension
Voter campaign a ‘slow and painful’ exercise
‘Mugabe doesn’t own Zim’
Journalists' harassment worrying: Misa
Scribes under attack
Press freedom dropping ahead of Zimbabwe vote
Demand for new broadcasting licences
ZANU PF ‘arms dealer’ sues the UK over targeted sanctions
Chiredzi man in court after ‘hitting’ Mugabe picture in anger
Party refutes Mutambara's alleged ouster
Interview: Zimbabwe tourism boss hopes to take China by storm
Tighten screws on Mugabe, Obama told
MDCs call Mugabe’s spokesperson a liar
Rio Tinto to keep Murowa Diamond Mine
Women in Zimbabwe’s Parliament Will Change Widow’s Lives
Zim: It's too late for free, fair polls
Mutambara on Redefining Zimbabwe’s Competitiveness
Zimbabwe 2013 Election Survival Kit for Candidates
Next episode of Nyoka & Kunyepa
Can South Africa avoid doing a Zimbabwe on land?
Batch 2 Posted 24/6/13
Mugabe digs heels in over poll date
Zimbabwe court to decide new poll date
Mugabe denies snubbing Ncube, Tsvangirai
Con-Court poll case: Mugabe goes it alone
Election date case open floodgates at Constitutional Court
Primary Election Friction Worsens in Zanu-PF, MDC-T
'Mutambara not with us'
Mugabe in bid to lure civil servants
Chaos as MDC-T abandons Insiza vote
Kezi villager struggle to get IDs
Baba Jukwa warnings come true
‘We’ll keep knocking on Sadc’s door’
‘No reforms, no elections’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 22nd June 2013
SADC won’t fund nor endorse a sham election
Posted 24/6/13
Biti rubbishes registration exercise
Urban voter registration slow, painful
No voter registration hassles in rural centres
Zanu PF election campaigns gather momentum
MDCs blast Zanu PF over no show
Tsvangirai predicts victory
Chaos rocks Zanu PF ahead of primaries
Mixed feeling over Zimbabwe 7th Parliament performance
We will wrestle seats away from MDC: Jim Kunaka
Was Mugabe humiliated in Maputo?
Age: Mugabe’s albatross
Mugabe bemoans divorces in Zanu PF
Bridgette Mugabe still in hospital
Congestion hits Beitbridge border post
People living with albinism bemoan lack of sunscreen
Fall in SA rand affects cross border traders
‘Hot-headedness necessary for my job’
Why do most people believe lies?
An anatomy of MDC-T’s policies when in power
Parties must protect scribes
Leadership is not about rewards
Posted 23/6/13
Tsvangirai: MDC Will Win Presidential Election
Zanu PF defers primaries amid protests
Key Zimbabwe Reforms in Limbo as Mugabe Snubs Opponents
Residents Threaten to Oust Sitting Councilors
Tourist arrivals up 49pc
South Africa says July election problematic
Zimbabwe bleeds diamond revenues
How Frelimo succeeds where Zanu PF fails
Economy: Where Biti is losing it
SADC’s Maputo Summit: Zanu PF’s view
Jukwa, Nyoka and Kunyepa
Batch 2 Posted 22/6/13
Mugabe fails to turn up for meeting with Tsvangirai and Ncube
Jonathan Moyo says ZANU PF not part of ‘consensus’ court application
Election rigging in Headlands
Factionalism rocks ZANU PF ahead of primaries
Protesters storm MDC-T headquarters
ZimRights officials acquitted
Electoral Commission starts accrediting poll observers
MDC-T plans to unmask manipulation of voters roll
Imposition of Candidates Angers Zanu-PF, MDC-T Supporters
Reporter Badly Hurt In Attack By Three Masked Men
Daily News scribe detained
Residents Threaten to Oust Sitting Councilors
Mugabe may still hold elections without reforms: analysts
Zimbabwe builds spooks academy
Zimbabwean arms dealer sues Foreign Office for freezing assets
Stateless Zimbabwe residents gain citizenship
Secret insider warned Zanu-PF 'rebel' before his death
Zanu PF chefs accidents timeline
Hot Seat transcript: Zanu-PF ‘diamond whistleblower’ Chindori-Chininga dies in car crash
Zimbabwe's harmonised elections a 'delayed' match
Examining Prospects for Democratic Reform and Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe
The business of candidacy in Zimbabwe
IFJ Raises Concerns Over Journalists Security in Zim
67 airfares
Posted 22/6/13
‘War’ in Zanu PF primaries
Fresh chaos rocks Zanu PF primaries
Military intensifies campaign for Zanu PF
Zim polls: Sadc remains steadfast
Presidential decrees — Mugabe’s lethal weapon
Mugabe’s power retention ‘chaos’ theory
How Mugabe was routed in Maputo
Kasukuwere renews threats
Mugabe dishes out equipment
Leaders race to fix poll dispute
Service delivery sacrificed on the altar of politics
Zim diamond industry run mafia style
Probe on CDF abuse hit by funding hitch
Matinenga almost resigned from govt
MPs, chiefs make quick buck from hiring out vehicles
Mudede frustrating the 30-day voter registration: Biti
UNWTO team expected in Vic Falls
Experts predict decline in Zim’s inflation rate
Bank lawsuits clog the courts
Registering as a voter proves cumbersome
Unintended consequences of chicanery
Tsvangirai forgot to use long spoon
Zanu PF rabble-rousers must be tackled
Sadc summit outcome — What next for the MDCs?
Khama debunks Zanu PF myths
Election saga preventing economic recovery
IMF dialogue a step forward
Judges must not stray into politics
Posted 21/6/13
ZANU PF’s diamond ‘whistleblower’ Chindori-Chininga dies in car crash
Fresh Constitutional Court application drafted by GPA parties
Chinamasa Defies Govt Principals' Order to Withdraw Court Application to Delay July Polls
Poll date case urgent, says Govt
Elections: Zim plunges into fresh crisis
Voters’ roll so shambolic that Makone was not even on it
Mudede denies refusing to register ‘aliens’
Fund Zanu-PF or lose land, white farmers told
MPs blame Mugabe for sluggish parliamentary business
Teachers threatened with arrest after police bar planned protest
WOZA’s Jenni Williams scoops another international award
Zimbabwe Tourism Ministry Wants Elections Before UNWTO
Bill Gates gives cars, bins worth $140k to Kuwadzana
Zimbabweans among thousands ‘suffering’ in SA
Parliament Passes Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Bill
'Civil society clampdown taints poll'
War, Violence Drives African Journalists into Exile
The MDC Election Bulletin – Issue 16
Zimbabwe’s Dual Legal System
Inertia seems to be Zimbabwe’s worst enemy
Posted 20/6/13
Chinamasa told to resubmit court application
AU poll observer team holds meeting with civil society groups
Security sector under pressure to explain ‘illegal’ political plans
Security chiefs ‘still in war’ mode: Mugabe
Zimbabwe mining taxes disappear
Detained for driving vehicle with voter awareness message
Defiant MDC-T MP Muchauraya finally granted bail
ZCTU: Workers Need Special Days for Voter Registration
Ncube’s MDC rules out Tsvangirai pact
MDC-99 to boycott poll, says Sikhala
Harare risks running out of potable water
Political will standing in the way of Zuma recommendations
Mozambique ex-rebels vow sabotage
Mother speaks of border kidnap horror
Rebuilding Zimbabwe’s Health System
AU on collision course with Sadc over Zimbabwe elections
Demonstration Demanding Free and Fair Elections in Zimbabwe
Police refuse to sanction PTUZ march
MDC response to Grand coalition meeting claims in NewsDay
ZESN’S findings on voter registration
U.S. Demands Credible Zimbabwe Elections, Smooth Transition
Opening Statement of Senator Chris Coons: SFRC subcommittee hearing on Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Why the Opposition Shouldn't be Distracted by the Election Date
A repeat of 2008 is looming in Zimbabwe
Bill Watch 25/2013 of 19th June [Parliament Meets in Wake of SADC Summit]
Posted 19/6/13
ZANU PF ‘big guns’ walk out of crucial Cabinet meeting
Tsvangirai backs calls for Zimbabwe polls to be delayed to October 31
Parties Opposed to Zanu-PF Crafting Zimbabwe Grand Coalition
Zuma tells Mugabe to censure his generals
MDC-T Chegutu officials protest primary election ‘irregularities’
Chamisa says ZANU PF will lose poll under free and fair conditions
Zim Diaspora to protest voting rights failure
Racism allegations hit MDC-T Bulawayo province
‘Con-Court can amend poll ruling’
Cop drags Chihuri to court over bribe
Nkomo commemoration sparks criticism
Harare Secures $144 Million to Tackle Water Woes
Water Crisis Hits Gweru as Gwenoro Dam Runs Dry
Zimbabwe 'Cattle Bank' Takes Deposits That Moo
Air Zimbabwe slams property seizure
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: George Charamba
Nyoka and Kunyepa - Cabinet Meeting (Cartoon)
Courage of Zimbabwe human rights lawyer captured in film
Zimbabwe court ruling on election date plays into Mugabe’s hands
A voice from Bindura for G8 and world economy
Zuma's report to June 2013 Sadc summit
Posted 18/6/13
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in electoral climbdown as he agrees to push back date of vote from end of July
Zimbabwe PM says polls can be delayed to October 31
Salomão: SADC will respect decision by Constitutional Court
Zanu PF Party Will Contest Any Postponement Of Zimbabwe Polls
ZEC warns biased media
Coltart Responds to ‘Herald Nonsense’ on SADC Summit
Zuma slams brakes on Mugabe poll bid
ZANU PF primary elections set for Monday next week
Mtetwa’s trial moved to June 29th, ruling on MDC-T 29 reserved
Madiro & Mabika Acquitted; Mabika Faces More Charges
Journalist left for dead is 4th reporter to be attacked in one week
MDC-T Activists: Victims of Injustice or Sour Grapes?
Ministers challenged in Zanu PF primaries
How Sadc felled Mugabe
Zuma has belled the cat
Important notices from the Zimbabwe Vigil
NCA response to the Daily News article
SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue
Its time Cde Leader, its time your Excellence...
Postponement of Zimbabwe election welcome - Ian Davidson
SADC summit resolutions on Zimbabwe:
PM Tsvangirai's address to the SADC Extra-ordinary summit
Batch 2 Posted 17/6/13
Robert Mugabe bows to pressure and changes election date
South African leaders pressure Mugabe to postpone Zimbabwe election
Mugabe says rivals scared of 'sure' defeat
‘Humiliated’ Mugabe must sack advisers: Biti
Mutambara denies palace coup claim
Robert Mugabe 'too frail to be leader'
Bloated Sadc summit entourage
Police crackdown on Tsikamutandas riles villagers
Zim First Lady's 'disGraceful' behaviour slammed
Debt blocks access to financial support
The clouds part – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 15th June 2013
Communique on Extraordinary SADC Summit
Bill Watch 24/2013 of 15th June [The Last Two Weeks in Parliament]
Posted 17/6/13
Sadc leaders humiliate Mugabe
It’s dog eat dog in Zanu PF primaries
Will Chiyangwa’s money translate into votes?
Voter education exercise a right for all
Nyarota lodges appeal
Is Mugabe worried about legitimacy?
‘Mugabe’s election decree unconstitutional’
Is the sun setting on Gideon Gono?
‘Zimbabwe heading for another disputed poll’
Cancer vaccination to be made accessible to girls soon
Activists concerned about judgement delay
Villagers complain of rampant stock theft
Society shuns children with disabilities
Villagers want their training centre back
Irrigation schemes: Panacea to hunger in Manicaland
Commuter omnibus robbers on the prowl
Govt moves to plug diamond revenue leaks
‘Zim diamond value chain marred with irregularities’
AfDB injects US$6 million into private sector
Revisiting the concept of democracy
Security sector reform full of contradictions
Mugabe must uphold the law
Lessons from the Anglican saga
Posted 16/6/13
BREAKING NEWS: SADC calls for 14 day Zim election extension
Delay polls by two-weeks, SADC tells Mugabe
Sadc won't accept Mugabe poll date
MDC-T boast triggered presidential decree
Coltart: SADC appeals embarrassing
Diamantaires set eyes on Zimbabwe rough diamonds
Zimbabwean Farmers Adrift Amid Power Struggles
HOT SEAT: Madhuku, Coltart & Matyszak analyse constitutional crisis
Zimbabwe’s military: Who will guard the guardians in polls?
Statement by David Coltart
Is Jonathan Moyo eligible for Zanu-pf primary elections?
Unravelling four years
To be or not to be?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 14/2013 of 14th June [Committee Meetings 17 to 20 June: Recent Committee Reports]
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 15/2013 of 15th June [Public Hearings on ZESA Service Delivery 16 -18 June]
Batch 2 Posted 15/6/13
Zimbabwe lawyers say Mugabe's July poll call is illegal, may be forced to rescind
Mugabe 'breached Zimbabwe Constitution'
Biti: No money for elections
Southern African Leaders Meet to Discuss Zimbabwe Elections
Tsvangirai Arrives in Maputo for SADC Summit on Zimbabwe
Welshman’s MDC Takes Security Chiefs To SADC
SADC must deal with Mugabe: Ncube
Zimbabwe voters' roll fraud exposed
Voter registration problems mount
Anti Mugabe hackers bring down ANC website
Police arrest Ncube, Misihairambwi-Mushonga
MDC-T MP Mutsekwa questioned over constituency violence
Ncube-led MDC primary elections begin Saturday
Zanu PF scrambles to hold primaries
Zimbabwe's national airline goes for broke
Air Zimbabwe announces November London return
Zimbabwe ministers battle over conservancy hunting permits
Poachers, Not Animals, Pose the 'Real Danger' in Victoria Falls National Park
Zimbabwe needs a debt audit, not IMF conditions
SADC summit on Zimbabwe elections; the precedence of “SADC Tribunal” case and the concept of “non-interference”
Mugabe's tit-for-tat exclusion of election monitors a big mistake
Mugabe poll move unfortunate: Mutambara
SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue
James Duddridge MP: Zimbabwe's elections must be free and fair
Bill Watch 23/2013 of 14th June [New Electoral Regulations Gazetted]
Posted 15/6/13
Mugabe resorts to powers of decree
Zanu PF not ready for elections — SK Moyo
Fierce political clashes erupt
Mugabe triggers war over elections
Fresh chaos rocks 30- day voter registration
Primaries: Zanu PF bigwigs set to fall
Nyambuya pleads with youths not to dump Zanu PF
Several cabinet ministers under fire
Concourt ruling gives Mugabe headache
Zanu PF hijacks Nkomo Day plans
Joblessness: It’s still doom and gloom
Old judges unlikely to offer new jurisprudence
ZTA reports an increase in Zim tourism
Zim companies losing out to SA
Biti should get real
Jonathan Moyo singing for his supper
Concourt ruling sows absurdities
Lack of media reforms unconstitutional
Biti abuses employment statistics
MUCKRACKER: Beating journalists not best way to win friends
Coalition: Important lessons for Tsvangirai
Mugabe ignites political storm
Sadc summit: D-day for Zim
Posted 14/6/13
Mugabe sets election date, Ncube & Tsvangirai cry foul
Robert Mugabe accused of frog marching Zimbabweans towards another 'illegitimate and violent' election
MDC T files court application to challenge Mugabe’s proclamation
Mugabe fast-tracks election laws, by-passes parliament
Robert Mugabe fast tracks Zimbabwe election laws
Zanu PF MPs query July 31
Zimbabwe in crisis as Mugabe sets election for July 31
Fears of rigging as Mudede tinkers with voter registration process
SADC must deal with Mugabe: Ncube
Hopes dashed for Diaspora vote as court case deferred indefinitely
Tsvangirai says open to Ncube alliance
Air Zim slashes fares
IMF Managing Director Approves Staff-Monitored Programme for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe parliament committee says state diamond revenue missing
More Than 2,000 Killed In 30,000 Accidents On Zimbabwe's Roads
MDC-T29: Judge reserves ruling
Hackers threaten to cripple MoD website
Chaos still reigning at S African border
Elections Must Be Credible, Transparent and Peaceful - U.S. Ambassador
Zimbabwe: Whatever election date, human rights monitors vital
FULL STATEMENT: Tsvangirai on Mugabe’s poll date proclamation
Court Watch 7/2013 of 11th June [New Constitutional Court's Election Date Judgment]
Bill Watch 20/2013 of 13th June [Presidential Powers Regulations Used to Amend Electoral Act]
Bill Watch 22/2013 of 13th June [Election Date Proclamation]
Posted 13/6/13
Zimbabwe PM says he won't agree to July polls, warns Mugabe against going it alone
SADC Summit on Zimbabwe rescheduled to Saturday
Constitutional court accused of violating human rights over election date ruling
MDC turns to JOMIC as ZANU PF thugs step up violence
Mudede refers ‘aliens’ to KGVI barracks
Storm brews over Electoral Act amendments
Amendments to the Electoral Act
Teachers claim a ‘purge’ underway over whistle blowing
Still no date set for ZANU PF primary elections
Crunch Zanu PF meeting today
MDC-T Takes Election Campaign to 3.5 Million Zimbabweans in Diaspora
RBZ cripples Meikles
Desperate for passport
ESSAR Africa team expected at ZISCO
Makoni demands state media access
Zimbabwe Workers Living Below Breadline
Mudede’s district mobile voter registration fraudulent
ZLHR replies to Herald article
Magaisa: Repeal of Section 57- A most significant change in the electoral law
Baba Jukwa and the survival manual for Zanu (PF)
Prof Moyo & Co poisoning Zim society - article with comments....
Bill Watch 19/2013 of 11th June [Are Elections by 31st July Possible?]
Court Watch 7/2013 of 11th June [New Constitutional Court's Election Date Judgment]
Posted 12/6/13
Cabinet ‘agrees’ on general amendments to Electoral Act
ZEC challenged to invite foreign observers despite ZANU PF refusal
Mudede quizzed over mobile voter registration
Fresh Zimbabwe Voter Registration Exercise in Disarray
Ward voter registration impossible: Mudede
MDC-N calls on MDC-T to investigate violence reports
Opposition Also Threatens Media
Stop Attacks on Journalists!
Political Violence Haunts Zimbabwe Voters
Jomic publishes political parties’ code of conduct
Beatrice Mtetwa trial kicks off
Mugabe attacked as Zanu-PF insider takes to FB
Army punishes five year old boy for father’s links with MDC-T
Sitting MPs face uphill battle to win primary elections
Zim children facing increasing levels of malnutrition and stunting
Zimbabwe Workers Struggle for Survival
Zimbabwe Union of Journalists in Renewed Turmoil
Tourist arrivals increase 17 percent
Freed from horror house
Statement by David Coltart
ZIM PQ in UK House of Commons
Jonathan Moyo is singing for his supper
Fellowships for Threatened Scholars
Mobile Voter Registration and Inspection Centres
Posted 11/6/13
30-day voter registration exercise finally gets under way
Voter Registration Information
Mtetwa trial continues as postponement plea dismissed
MDC-N calls on MDC-T to investigate violence reports
Chamisa says MDC-T ‘ready to form new government’
Parties rally behind Tsvangirai
No European Observers at our polls: Zanu-PF
America can go to hell, says Zanu PF
Mawere must follow procedures: Mudede
7 million have no access to hospitals: Biti
Two million tourists expected next year
Mugabe’s nephew ordered to surrender ‘stolen’ office space
Gono stripped of security as he falls out of Mugabe’s favour
Mugabe not keen to meet Sadc
Confusion as evicted farmer brings offer letter
Sally knew about our affair - Grace Mugabe
Politicking blunts Zim's circumcision drive
Increasing surveillance on PTUZ offices and officials
SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue Forum
Polls: court decision a palpable absurdity
A hunger map of Zimbabwe
Power hunger too strong for SADC quotas to work
Batch 2 Posted 10/6/13
Voter information
Mugabe busy, denies SADC contempt
Zim breaks Sadc rules
Tsvangirai defends mediation role of South Africa
EU sanctions do not affect business: Envoy
RBZ 'not worried by court order'
Madhuku escalates attacks on the MDC-T
Big bucks in Zimbabwe for brave investors
Salah hat-trick ends Zimbabwe dream
Zanu PF at crossroads
Water: A precious, scarce commodity in Chitungwiza
Making a Business Out of Water Rationing
HOT SEAT transcript: Harare mayor and residents rep. in heated debate over water crisis
Nyoka and Kunyepa - Aliens
Time to be serious – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 8th June 2013
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 13/2013 of 8th June [Committee Meetings 10 to 13 June]
Posted 10/6/13
Civic Society calls for early observer deployment
US urges Zimbabwe to allow international monitors
Zanu PF not ready for elections – Analysts
MDC-T should utilise Zanu PF’s disarray
Ideologically compatible parties needed
Tsvangirai, Ncube: Zim’s strange bedfellows
Zanu PF activists further remanded
Violence rocks MDC-T ahead of primaries
Magistrate recuses himself in Mtetwa case
Mugabe, Tsvangirai in crunch meeting
Gono stripped of police security
Recovery programme boon for small-holder farmers
Bulawayo community centres gone to the dogs
SA development consultant blasts indigenisation law
Chinese bank to finance power generation
Zimbabwe classified as a ‘grant-only country’
Baba Jukwa and survival manual for Zanu PF
Election deadline not feasible
‘Harmonised elections are complex’
New electoral system promotes equity, equality
Danger of authority without responsibility
Posted 9/6/13
Zuma Pushes for Zimbabwe Reforms Ahead of SADC Summit
‘SADC cannot stop polls’ - Zanu PF
US urges Zim to allow election observers
Mtetwa trial deferred after magistrate stands down
Zanu PF sponsored Violence flares up in Gokwe and Manicaland
Look out of any window
Give me a shovel and a place to stand, and I will end the tyranny of Big Men
Quality of African leaders appalling
Batch 2 Posted 8/6/13
SADC summit on Zimbabwe postponed again
Regional Leaders Fail To Constitute Quorum, Defer Zimbabwe Summit
Mugabe ‘unavailable’ for Sadc summit on elections
Zimbabwe puts SADC to the test
Sadc wasting time: Zanu PF
Civic society pressures Sadc
Zimbabwe agrees to IMF monitoring programme -Finance minister
Tsvangirai hints at election boycott
Inexplicit dual citizenship laws creating serious confusion
PM: Bulawayo Can Again Be "Smoke That Thunders"
Tsvangirai urges people in Bulawayo to vote
MDC-T primary elections move to Manicaland and Masvingo
Women still paying maternity fees despite $625m donor funding
SA criticised for ‘dismissing’ problem of xenophobia
Cross-border traders coin it as rand plummets
Cabinet no place for poll losers: Mugabe
Kasukuwere grilled over Brainworks
Mabika’s lawyer cites politics in stocktheft case
Zimbabwe revisits its 'ugly past' of violence and intimidation
Dilly Dali Tambo and SABC used by ANC to save Zanu PF.... as promised
Zimbabweans can defeat tyranny
Posted 8/6/13
Court ruling splits Zanu PF
Mugabe panics over poll summit
Ncube rules out pact with MDC-T
Zanu PF hardliners push for elections
Security reforms: Elephant in the room
Court ruling puts Mugabe in a fix
Zanu PF factional battles intensify in Byo
MDC-T primaries bloodbath to worsen
… as losing candidates demand re-run
Controversy rocks divided Concourt
‘Air-brushing Mugabe’s image futile’
MDC-T to overhaul Reserve Bank
UNWTO: ‘Not a penny from govt’
Income Tax Bill: Biti makes concessions
Zvishavane: A tale of two different worlds
Nssa seeks procedure exemption
Zimbabwe exhibits at Ticad
Why bankers are losing sleep over EcoCash
Infrastructure upgrading key to economic recovery
People really want you to retire, Mr President!
Manheru and handlers fighting a losing battle
Ticad V: We should not miss the train
Constitutional Court ruling defies logic
Judicialisation of politics in Zim
Sadc must stand firm
Posted 7/6/13
SADC summit on Zimbabwe delayed to Monday
Civil society groups to petition regional leaders on poll roadmap
Tsvangirai Says Constitutional Court Erred in Making Election Ruling
Zimbabwean Vote in July Would Violate Constitution, Senator Says
Election schedule tight: Zec boss
Parties gang up against poll date
Sadc in catch 22 situation over poll dates
If you provoke Zanu-PF, it destroys, says MP: video
‘Irrelevant’ diamond watchdog under pressure to reform
Gay rights group ‘attacked’ by unknown assailants
High Court sets date as MDC-T 29 seek acquittal in murder case
Zim pastors embrace social media tools for peace monitoring
Chombo unprofessional: MDC MP
Do not force people to register — Zec
Zimstats Survey: 63% of Zimbabweans are Poor
European Union Launches Zimbabwe Export Help Desk
Meikles gets mining rights after donating cars to Zanu PF
Parties reject poll ruling, approach SADC
'I would never want to see Mugabe behind bars'
MKD not a Zanu PF project - Makoni
Deported from South Africa, Zimbabweans struggle at home
HOT SEAT: Interview Mutumwa Mawere on citizenship fight
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: Kembo Mohadi
Imprisoned by our 'liberators'
Zimbabwe Election Watch : Issue 3
Posted 6/6/13
Human Rights Watch sounds alarm over Zimbabwe security chiefs
Parties join hands to fight for reforms before polls
Zanu-PF Opponents to Participate in Polls After Zimbabwe Implements Key Political Reforms
ZEC chief Makarau admits voters' roll 'shambles'
Roadmap will decide polls – Zuma
Mugabe ‘missed chance to redeem himself over Gukurahundi’
Breaking News: City Council slashes rates by 30%
Water woes continue in Harare
Extend Parly term: Speaker
Political violence survivors struggle to make ends meet
Zim owes diplomats US$6,9m
CAPS assets to be auctioned as company faces collapse
Strong dollar chokes exports
Zimbabwe launches overdue plan to assist drought-hit farmers
Trevor Ncube launches another newspaper
MLF threatens terror attacks
Blood diamond trail leads to loopholes in Kimberley Process
World Environment Day and the Rights Connection
July 31 deadline: the law is an ass
Not so fast
Interview with Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe stirs media storm
If you expected any different from Tambo, the joke is on you
The Supreme Court Ruling on Elections: What are the Implications
Press statement by leaders of Zimbabwe Political Parties held in Harare
Posted 5/6/13
Mugabe’s election rush quashes Zimbabwe reform hopes
ZimRights officials detained
Mawere files Constitutional Court case on citizenship
President Mugabe manipulating electoral rules in his favour
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission: We are Ready for 2013 Polls
Zimbabwe’s Mandatory Voter Registration Program Delayed by 'Logistics'
Embattled MDC-T MPs in ‘do or die’ elections Thursday
Mudede usurping Zec powers on voters’ roll
MDC does about-turn on court’s Zimbabwe election ruling
RBZ under pressure after court order to repay stolen forex
‘5th Brigade did not follow instructions’
Parliament: Zimbabwe Minister Should Face Graft Charges
Anjin relocates 35-member family to squalid home
Villagers walk out on Chief Charumbira
Zimbabwean Scientist Awarded Stockholm Water Prize
Reviving Zimbabwe’s ‘Growth Points’
Interview: Tsvangirai rules out post-election retribution
Zimbabwe's New Constitution Still Work In Progress
Elections ruling will open floodgates
Supreme court judgment from a Constitutional Lawyer’s perspective
Tsvangirai Must Form A Coalition To Have Any Chance In Upcoming Elections – By Simukai Tinhu
Posted 4/6/13
Ncube-MDC questions validity of Zimbabwe’s constitutional court
Supreme Court Judge Defects Against Mugabe
Constitutional Court delays Diaspora vote case, as govt remains defiant
Mugabe remains steadfast on election date
Tsvangirai fumes over poll date
Tsvangirai is in contempt of court - Madhuku
ZEC to roll out new voter registration exercise on Monday
Dali Tambo reacts angrily to ‘Mugabe PR campaign’ criticisms
More MDC-T MPs fall by the wayside in primaries
Claims of land reform ‘success’ negated
Air Zimbabwe hunts for new chief executive
Unpaid ZBC workers appeal to Mugabe
$3 500 fees at Grace Mugabe’s high school
Famine stalks Buhera
The Africa Leadership Scorecard 2012
Batch 2 Posted 3/6/13
Robert Mugabe says Zimbabwe elections will be held before 31 July
Zim headed for sham poll: Experts
Parliamentarians gag media
'The British can't make me retire' - Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Calls for UN Security Council Permanent Seat for Africa
Armed soldier terrorising MDC-T supporters in Gokwe
Zim can licence 7 more TV stations
MSF eases Tsholotsho health care task
8 years on, we remember victims of Operation Murambatsvina
Size 46B for Biti – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 1st June 2013
Even in Zimbabwe, It's All About Having the Right Partner
Elections in Zimbabwe: Fighting Bullets With Ballots
The Beginning of the End
Constitution Watch 30/2013 of 31st May 2013 [Proportional Representation]
Hay Festival 2013: NoViolet Bulawayo returns to her homeland
Posted 3/6/13
Tsvangirai sets conditions for polls
Tracy Mutinhiri to represent MDC-T in Marondera East
MDC gears up for primary elections
MDC-T losing candidates allege rigging
Students barred from classes for unpaid fees
Copota School in critical state
Govt sacrificing us for diamonds — Villagers
Residents benefit from soap-making project
Lions, buffaloes wreak havoc in Buhera
Government still to respond to RioZim’s indigenisation proposal
Govt to declare Byo ‘a special economic zone’
Afreximbank to avail more credit to Zimbabwe
Democratic polls remain a pipe dream
An open letter to Amai Jukwa
Reforms as dictated by Sadc will give us credible election
Democratic elections tied to access to information
Construction rules need tightening
Accelerating full unification of Africa
Posted 2/6/13
Zimbabwe election ruling could spark political crisis
MDC-T Seeking SADC Help to Tackle Zimbabwe Election Crisis
'Zanu PF rocked by factionalism' - Zanu PF official
4 000 voter educators to be deployed
Air Zim To Release New 50-Seater Jet
8 MDC, Zanu-PF Youth Visit USA
Sapes Trust Policy Dialogue
Of Kingfishers and caterpillars - do they remember?
Batch 2 Posted 1/6/13
Zim Constitutional Court orders general elections by July 31st
Zimbabwe court orders president to hold national polls by July 31 amid doubts on readiness
Tsvangirai slams Supreme Court’s poll date ruling
ZANU PF welcomes court decision on election date
SADC to assess Zim poll readiness
Why Mugabe can't call Zimbabwe polls
Mugabe makes his first official visit to Japan in 20 years
Air Zimbabwe sends 600 workers home
Young Turks make a mark in MDC-T primaries
Zimbabwe Teachers Seek State Protection
Telecel warned as licence fee tops $137m
Gossip, Crude Revelations Grip Zimbabwe Social Media Sphere
Zimbabwe's health care system, adding insult to injury
Diaspora Diaries transcript on the fatal shooting in Diepsloot
Zimbabwe - Land Reform. How Successful?
Let's “spruce up Mugabe’s image”
Court Watch 6/2013 of 30th May [Glen View 29 Murder Trial: Hearing of Application for Discharge Still Pending]
Bill Watch 18/2013 of 31st May [Constitutional Court Orders Elections by End of July]
Posted 1/6/13
June 29: Zanu PF left with egg on its face
Sadc pins Mugabe down on elections
Zanu PF reactivates terror networks
Cabinet tackles voter registration chaos
Mugabe’s 10-day Asia outing
Soldiers besiege Mutoko
Politburo row over women’s quota
New constitution won’t change political culture
‘Jomic to supervise elections’
Makarau assures ‘aliens’ on registration
Indigenisation fake: Zanu PF youths
Govt to launch youth policy
AirZim 600 on forced leave
Zim banking sector sound — Biti
Treasury acts on VIP travel costs
The wretched of Redcliff amid Zisco row
Zanu PF desecrates national shrine
Zim must craft policies, strategies to benefit from its resources
Economy: Zim’s post-poll priority
Baba Jukwa manifests freedom of speech
Call for review of polling stations — An analysis
Officials wasting public resources on travel
Poll date: Think about economy
The powerful can be all but powerless
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