The ZIMBABWE Situation October 2011 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Batch 2 Posted 31/10/11
Reform before readmission
'Zim has worst conditions'
New panic over Mugabe's health
Mugabe should strategise on relinguishing power
Tired Mugabe wants out: Tsvangirai
Bob's 'disgraceful legacy'
PM, Mugabe collide
Respect People’s Rights: Tsvangirai Tells Police Officers
Mass arrests of MDC activists in Matebeleland
SA link as Gaddafi’s son ‘flees to Zim’
Biti distances himself from Airbus deal
Tsvangirai takes gay crusade on the road
Cotton centre evicts 13 famlies
Chinamasa: You are wrong about the ICC
Forced to follow a leader who’s going the wrong way
Religion and Politics Should Not Mix
‘Awesome Semantic Redolence’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 29th October 2011
Statement by Mr. E G Cross
Posted 31/10/11
Mugabe ready to step down, says Tsvangirai
GNU Principals block MPs’ hefty payout
Police threaten to shoot MDC-T supporters
Harare residents plan protests over rampant water cuts
Hunt for public service ghost workers stirs hornet’s nest
Long distance, tuition behind school drop outs
Gold panners causing havoc in Bindura
Chokuda case: Avenging spirits exact justice?
Tsvangirai’s support for gays backfires
Villagers denounce homosexuality
Criminal elements burning vehicles in Zvishavane
Prisons boss Zimondi dragged to court
Zim Red Cross gets US$30 000 donation
‘Share scheme, a vote-buying gimmick’
Zanu PF conference: Will Mugabe face challenge?
RBZ debt scuttles Korea deal
Kasukuwere says Korean investments safe in Zim
Increasing imports threaten recovery: AfDB
Import duty re-introduction yields positive results: NECF
Mobile banking craze hits Zim
Minister pushes for GMO food to avert hunger in Zimbabwe
SundayView: Mismanagement threatens national asset — wildlife
FromtheEditor'sDesk:
SundayOpinion: Mugabe, Zanu PF are the problem
Posted 30/10/11
Zimbabwe's espionage crackdown nabs three
Court approves MDC rallies
Police disrupt MDC rally in Lupane
Mugabe Wants To Step Down: Tsvangirai
'Mugabe could appoint Grace'
Zim should restore ‘genuine’ democracy
MDC supporters arrested for Gaddafi “insult”
Biti: Cabinet ministers among failed farmers
Heat Wave in Zimbabwe Exacerbating Impact of Urban Water Shortages
Zimbabwe Engages International Lawyers To Challenge European Sanctions
Iron Ore Dispute Jeopardizes Strategic Partnership in Zimbabwe Steel Maker
Zanu (PF) wants to silence me: Chibaya
Radio Licence Issuance To Linger Longer
Morgan Tsvangirai on Question Time
Mugabe banks on violence
Are real owners of Zanu (PF) afraid to challenge ‘mafikizolos’?
Zanu PF continues to idolize the late Colonel Gaddafi
The sky is falling in
Bill Watch 46/2011 - 27th October [Summary of the Last (Third) Parliamentary Session]
Batch 2 Posted 29/10/11
MDC-T to defy police ban on rallies in Matabeleland
MDC-T Youth Leader Arrested Ahead of Tsvangirai Banned Rallies
War Veterans Terrorizing Matabeleland Villagers - MDC Activists
Border chaos as new computer system fails
COPAC says constitutional report ready
Commonwealth Wants Political Reforms Before Re-admitting Zimbabwe
ZANU PF thugs defy eviction and assault police
President Tsvangirai addresses thousands of party supporters in Binga
Mudede judgment postponed
Mercenaries offering to take Gaddafi's son to Zimbabwe - ICC
Zimbabwe to 'sue EU' over travel ban
Zim 'women rapists' released on bail
Mugabe is in Singapore - sources
Ncube accused of playing central role in ‘engineered’ MDC split
Radio license hearings poorly attended
Africom bosses arrested
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Moves to Tax Teacher Incentives
Zimbabwe: keeping up with evolving humanitarian needs
CHOGM - What Next For Zimbabwe?
Posted 29/10/11
Mugabe’s illness triggers panic
Document leak deepens Zanu PF fissures
Parliament flexes muscles on evasive Made
MDC-T, police feud over rallies
‘Strip Mudede of his powers’
‘Sterner stuff’ needed for Zanu PF succession issue
Timba risks arrest
President’s health cause for concern
SA envoy breaks mould on invasions
Air Zimbabwe can fly
MuckRaker: Zim once again on wrong side of history
Globalisation, democracy and the African agenda
Indigenisation: From one crisis to the next
Let the political games begin!
Iron-fisted rulers meet similar fates
Nationalise Marange diamond fields –– Cross
CandidComment: Decongesting Harare: Take employment to the people
Editor'sMemo: Zanu PF set to entrench airwaves domination
IndependentComment: Key lessons from Gaddafi’s death
Posted 28/10/11
ZANU PF activists attack MDC-T’s Harvest House
Harare swelters as water crisis continues
Police Bans Three MDC Rallies
‘Zim secures $300m Brazil farm loan’
Hundreds march through Bulawayo to protest ZESA failures
Salaries suspended at Zisco as Indian deal drags on
Zim Announces Census Dates
Sanctions on Mugabe, allies to stay
Gwisai trial postponed again
Attorney-General mulls pulling Zimbabwe out of UN over Grace's visa row
MPs tackle Tsvangirai over gays
Why Mugabe might be forced to embrace gays
PM wants growth-focused empowerment
Zimbabwe Allocates $45 Million to Small Farmers For 2011-2012 Season
Chipangano Gang Wreaks Havoc in Harare
War over Tsvangirai's book
Will Mugabe's party be torn apart by Wikileaks?
E.Cross: Presentation to Parliament on Marange
Posted 27/10/11
Officials denied visas, Mugabe cancels UN trip
Interesting comments by Herald readers...
Mugabe rumoured to be back in Singapore
State case against Gwisai and others crumbling
Chogm to debate Zim political woes
Zim plant generates controversy
Registrar General faces court action after refusing Zim man passport
Broadcasting Authority Of Zimbabwe Board To Be Reconstituted - Tsvangirai
‘Chombo’s dismissal of councillors irrational’
‘Hired thugs’ attack Anglicans in Mutare
MDC Cries Foul Over Youth Member Arrests
Air Zimbabwe trying to secure French planes amid sanctions
Tsvangirai says Zimbabweans will decide on gay rights
Zim Foreign Minister Blasts UN Over Gaddafi Killing
Zimbabwe rejects calls to ratify ICC treaty
Security forces intensify violence against MDC
Zimbabwean Lydia Werrit granted three more years in UK
MSF, Red Cross brace for cholera in jails
Will of people will prevail: ZEC warns securocrats
High Court ruling litmus test
Army recruitment drive
Small-scale farmers choose tobacco over maize
ZESA robs clients: ratepayers
Makone blasts GNU
Indigenisation should not be political rhetoric
Bill Watch 45/2011 of 26th October [Prime Minister's Question Time to Start Today]
Posted 26/10/11
Zimbabwe shock Black Caps in final ODI
Reactions to historic Zimbabwe win
Zim experiences hottest October in almost 50 years
Binga Villagers Refuse To Grab White Owned Firms
Ex-Zim Policeman Teargas Shoppers
Parliament Completes Public Hearings on Electoral Reform Bill
Former AAG chief defends support of ZANU PF
Gwisai’s defence to cross examine state witness
Spokesman for Zimbabwe's Mugabe Now Cites 'Differences' With Gadhafi
ZANU PF Haunts Journalist At BAZ Hearing
Zimbabwe's Chinamasa attacks Tsvangirai on gay rights
MP released from custody
Ex-judge to lead Zimbabwe match fix probe
Zim Judges Say Government Should Buy Them Clothes
Fertiliser industry stuck with 300 000t
Asylum seekers face detention
Deportation of Zimbabweans tearing families apart
How rich was retired General Solomon Mujuru?
MISA-Zimbabwe: Human rights should be taken seriously
MISA-Zimbabwe: Journalists trial deferred
CHOGM and Zimbabwe
Will Gaddafi’s family settle in Zimbabwe?
Posted 25/10/11
Zimbabwe government to take over Air Zimbabwe's debt
SA denies report of deadly deal with Zim police
MDC ready to rule — PM
Fresh Mugabe health concerns
‘Zanu PF thugs are wasting time’
Public hearing meeting disrupted in Bulawayo
Cholera fears rise in Harare as fights over water continue
Water Crisis Worsens in Mabvuku
Zesa fears collapse
Nicholas Goche Gets New African Top Post
MDC-T MP for Mkoba arrested on false charges
Violence rocks AAG summit, Mandiwanzira bloodied
Zimbabwe's PM backs gay rights for new constitution
Zimbabwe politicians in community trust abuse
Diesel shortage hits Harare
Essar’s Zimbabwean steel quest turns sour
Serial rapist dies
Chamber warns of mining decline
Zim fails to meet tobacco sales target
Diaspora Can Play Bigger Political Role: DBIC
Goche conceded Mugabe lost 2008 election
‘No Vote’ was a blunder: Tsvangirai
Letter from Harare: why Mugabe is unlikely to share Gaddafi's grisly fate
Leadership and Accountability
Batch 2 Posted 24/10/11
Report: Zimbabweans 'sent to die'
Tsvangirai Matabeleland North Rallies Disrupted
Zimbabwe Needs To Engage Tribal Differences : Ndlovu
Mugabe wanted Tsvangirai to rule
Zim professionals living in poverty
Over 60 % Secondary Girl Children Drop From School: Report
Govt, private sector lacks financial resources
Govt frustrating investors
I did not help found the MDC - Nyoni
Gaddafi gone – next Mugabe: Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 22nd October 2011
Posted 24/10/11
Grace Mugabe evicts 62 Mazowe families
Police disrupt Tsvangirai rally
Zanu PF shies away from Mugabe endorsement
Poll hearings abandoned
MDC-T activist buried three years after death
Government to set up reconciliation council
Cholera fears in Harare as water shortage persists
Empowerment taken too far
Zimbabweans ordered to leave SA township
Ex-RBZ workers’ plight turns nasty
Politics derail Bulawayo recovery
Kasukuwere shuts door on Zimplats suitor
Govt releases only US$11m to rehabilitate ailing NRZ
SundayView: Global peace remains an elusive goal
FromtheEditor'sDesk: Share ownership schemes a Zanu PF poll gimmick
SundayOpinion: Zanu PF, aliens colluding in poaching syndicates
Posted 23/10/11
African Union Largely Silent About Gadhafi's Death
Gaddafi death: Mugabe in crisis
Violence on the rise
Non-violence pact: PM
Activists arrested for “burning” Zanu (PF) banner
Zim violates African Rights Charter
IOM deplores treatment of refugees
NGOs chased away
UNICEF trucks misused
Farm invasion spat pits SA against Zim
Air Zim losing $4m a month
'Sanction campaign in the bin
Zimbabwe targets free breast cancer screening
Zimbabwe dictionary unifies rival sign languages
Mutambara falls from grace
Young Africans Chat A Way Forward For Zimbabwe
‘Ministers plotted terror'
Lawmakers to get windfall
Black Caps win ODI series despite second Taylor century
End the deceit of endless dialogue
Scott free for torture
ZANU PF Conference or Congress?
Batch 2 Posted 22/10/11
Fights break out as water crisis grips Harare
Harare Cholera Threat
ZANU PF mourns the demise of Gaddafi
Gaddafi Fall A Lesson To Other African Dictators - MDC-T Spokesman
Forced labour on farms owned by ZANU PF chefs
Map of victims of violence
Riot police assault innocent civilians in Bulawayo
Tomana Charges Prosecutors, Mugabe Biscuit Man Freed
Xenophobic violence resurfaces in South Africa
Public hearings expose cracks in GNU
Zimpapers Talk Radio's Impartiality Threatened
Zim Vigil activist granted last minute reprieve from deportation
Zimbabwe Seeks to Reopen Talks With Essar Africa Over Iron Ore Holdings
Zimbabwe scores badly in world bank rankings
Govt must pay up: Robertson
Mbeki financed MDC split: Tsvangirai
Livestock Initiative Restores Land, Water in Zimbabwe
Zanu-pf should learn from the Libyan experience
Posted 22/10/11
Zanu PF fights over VP posts
Chinamasa rejects 2008 election violence probe
‘Zanu PF open to Mugabe succession debate’
Chiyangwa’s return linked to Zanu PF power struggle
Mutsekwa accuses Zanu PF of asset-stripping
Africa faces tough decisions over GMOs
Zanu PF obstinacy leading towards disputed election
Inflation to close year above target
Zim to clear US$260m Federation-era debt
Muckcacker: What will they do when Mugabe goes?
Budget: Essential policy issues
Globalisation, democracy and the African agenda
Matabeleland cries out for pragmatic politicians
CandidComment: Budget 2011: Biti’s acid test
IndependentComment:
Editor'sMemo: Flexibility, rapport key for BEE success
Posted 21/10/11
Gaddafi praised as "an African hero" by Mugabe's party
More CIO offices and torture centres exposed: Part 2
MDC-T youths march in solidarity with detained activists
Lawyers Name And Shame Police Torturers
Court hearing for MDC youths, chairman today
Jailed MDC activist collapses in court
Undercover cop testifies in Gwisai case
Mujuru death saga deepens
Police push for inquest into Mujuru’s death
Commercial radio shortlisting slammed for favouring ZANU PF
We Will Not Be Biased, Says ZimPapers Talk Radio
Electoral Amendment hearings suspended due to ZPF violence
Zec in dark over by-elections
Zimbabwe to Reopen Marange Tender By Year-End, Chimanikire Says
Biti on state of roads
Council workers back on strike
2 000 Zimbabweans Deported Monthly
Zims fear SA census enumerators
Feared Mnangagwa Did Not Play Significant Role During The War: Mhanda
Midlands Governor Compensates Family Of MDC Slain Activist
New Zealand beat Zimbabwe in first one-dayer
Get South Africa more involved in changing Zimbabwe
Posted 20/10/11
Zim needs US$200 mln for vote
ZEC Urges Zimbabweans To Assist In Removing Ghost Voters
Zimbabwe inflation seen below 4 pct end-2011-finmin
AAG split linked to deepening ZANU PF cracks
Veteran Zimbabwe Politician Urges ZANU-PF to Ditch Mugabe in 2012 Elections
Mugabe a “bad choice” for Poll – Zanu PF leaders
President, PM, Others Spend US$50 Million Traveling in September
Mtukudzi partners with ZBC in radio licence application
Four Aspiring Radio Stations Shortlisted
Judge dismisses court application over missing diamonds
‘Zimbabweans eager to return’
Refugee groups slam SA Home Affairs
Govt in hot water over passports
White-owned businesses must pay: Zanu youths
Enos Nkala denies involvement in Gukuruhundi Massacres
Mayor confronts Chombo
Matibenga fights for civil servants
Makandiwa cashes in
Zambia demands Rhodesia debt
Police officers survive by hook and crook
Moyo planted false stories in state media: Wikileaks
Wrong-headed advice to wrong-foot Mugabe
Constitution Watch Content Series 9/2011 - 18th October 2011
Posted 19/10/11
MPs flee Zanu PF thugs
ZANU PF ‘empowerment’ group under new leadership
Biti urged to stop Mugabe trips
Air Zim Sinks Deeper In Debt
Fears rise for Zim activist facing deportation from UK
Mutambara commutes to work weekly from South Africa
Army, Police Refuse To Pay US10m They Owe Council
State opposes bail application
Madzore’s bail judgment set for Thursday
Minister Accuses NGOs of Destabilization in League With West
Zimbabwe Not Paying 1,000 Teachers Rehired After Unity Gov't Formed
Zimbabwe to Award 2 Commercial Radio Licenses
Aspiring Radio Broadcasting Company To Work With ZBC
SA deportees include Gukurahundi survivors: ZAPU
MDC election campaign to target young voters
Miners decry high bank tariffs
ZESN chairman Tinoziva Bere on Question Time
Parliamentary Committees Series - 17th October 2011 [Meetings Open to Public 18 - 20 October]
Constitution Watch Content Series 8/2011 - 15th October 2011
Posted 18/10/11
Zimbabwe PM says local ownership rule too stringent
Tsvangirai urges Mugabe to retire from politics
Zanu PF rift over Zimplats trust
SA urged to explain ‘secret’ deportation decision
Mugabe/Zanu (PF) Wary Of SA Deportations
ZANU PF youths disrupt public hearing on electoral law bill
Fear of violence in public hearings
Zim government reacted angrily to criticism by Commonwealth
Mutare Mayor attacked in robbery
Madzore’s urgent bail application postponed again
Hearing postponed for abuse case of Zimbabwean official's aide
Police Refusing With Mujuru Death Probe Results - Makone
Still no bailout for Air Zim
Urgent support for elephants needed
15 000 say goodbye to singer Tongai Moyo
New Zim mall to cost US$100m
Khaya-Moyo Denies Riches
Former CIO agent avoids UK jail
Branson plotted to oust Mugabe
‘SA backed coup plot’
NZ win Twenty20 series in Zimbabwe
How to take tea and turn the tables on Mugabe
Keynote Address by the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
Bill Watch 43/2011 of 14th October [High Court Orders Holding of 3 Matabeleland By-Elections]
Batch 2 Posted 17/10/11
Zanu PF factions unite to remove Mugabe
Mugabe caves in to demand for congress
Zimbabwe diarrhoea outbreak - 7 dead
Election preps in mess
ZAPU Gears For By-elections
Pending By-Elections
High Court Braces For MDC’s Charges Against Mutambara
Zanu man defends farmer
Move to defuse land-grab row
Chiwenga rules out WikiLeaks probe
Mugabe praises Zambia’s Zim-educated white VP
Freda, employees lock horns
Government's mining claims sham exposed
Who will pay RBZ’s massive debt?
Mujuru enquiry pointless: MDC MPs
Female ‘rapists’ part of wider syndicate: Police
Zim-SA relations take turn for worst
WikiLeaks: Tsvangirai on warpath
Deportations to put pressure on Mugabe? – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 15th October 2011
Zanu-pf’s culture of intolerance regrettable
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series [Public Hearings on 2012 National Budget]
Posted 17/10/11
Mugabe under pressure to deal with ‘sellouts’
Zimplats windfall divides Zanu PF
‘Soldiers plot vote rigging’
Zanu PF in bid to block violence trials
MDC-T plan to lure more voters on cards
Displaced political violence victims return home
Hearings on electoral Amendment bill to start
Security agents, activists clash over mass grave
Divisions rock AAG
Governor Gono: Colossus no more
Wildlife: A national asset under threat
Biti tells govt to give farmers long leases
SundayOpinion: Open letter to Morgan Tsvangirai
Posted 16/10/11
“MDC Real Change Peace Rally” Angers Zanu-PF
Illegal Panners Should Not Be Arrested: Minister
Citrus farms lie idle as land grabbers give up
Army campaigns for Zanu (PF)
Harare Brought To A Halt As Women Rapists Appear In Court
17 men implicate rape suspects
Political violence grips Masvingo
Kunonga strips Anglicans of property worth $40 million
Prosecutors call off strike
Not enough ‘chefs’ for all the country's wealth: Kasukuwere
Investor Fears of Zimbabwe's Empowerment Law Choke Off Capital Flows
Inflation Surges to 4.3 Percent in Year Through September
Moyo plot thickens
We will not be forced to vote for Zanu (PF)
Villagers sacrifice herds to get decent news
S. Africa's Continued Deportations Of Zimbabweans Signals Moratorium Over
Red Cross welcomed
Death penalty ungodly: former judge
Commonwealth in bid to ensure free, fair polls
Zim and the Commonwealth
Africa's despots gather without fear of arrest
"Mugabe in Grace's hand bag" - WikiLeaks
NZ crush Zim by ten wickets
That's my throne!
Batch 2 Posted 15/10/11
Zimbabwe to Reinstate Evicted Anglican Teachers
SA Ambassador to Zimbabwe criticises lawless farm invasions
Bennett needed to be replaced: Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe's Sept CPI inflation up at 4.3 pct y/y
COPAC says referendum could be in February 2012
Police bar PTUZ march
Mugabe rejects Zimplats offer
Mugabe Says Black Economic Empowerment Program to Stay
Malawi offers Zimbabwe farmers land
Madzore bail hearing postponed again
MDC, Zanu PF councillors unite for perks
No condoms allowed in Zimbabwean prisons, official says
SA slammed for deportations of hundreds of Zimbabweans
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Condemns "Thuggery" Against Zimbabwean Church
Zim's church horror: 'Homosexuals must die'
All roads lead to Rudhaka Stadium on Sunday
Commentators caution Zim on transitional justice
Some are more indigenous than others
An appeal from St. Christopher’s School
Press release from the Joint Ethanol Project Advisory Committee
Biti’s statement on 2011-2012 Agricultural Inputs
A letter from the diaspora
Posted 15/10/11
‘Zanu PF will sink without Mugabe’
High Court orders by-elections in 14 days
SAA capitalises on AirZim’s woes
Parties adopt draft constitution framework
MDC-T threatens to boycott sham election
Bulawayo rates soar
Motion to clip Chombo’s wings faces stiff resistance
Zanu PF succession hots up
Commonwealth ready to accept reformed Zimbabwe
Government to issue Diaspora Bond
Stocks fall as govt ups empowerment drive
Mobile banking services launch chart a new era
MuckRaker: Kunonga a mere cog in the Zanu PF wheel
Eric Bloch Column: What Biti should do
Byo revolving fund under scrutiny
Visionless leadership defers Zim’s dream
The best and worst of the unity govt
Editor’s Memo: MDC-T’s poll demands in line with GPA
Candid Comment: Credit now the fourth money
Stop human rights abuses
Posted 14/10/11
High Court rules against Kunonga evictions
Zimbabwe's Anglicans in rare victory following Archbishop of Canterbury visit
CIO offices and torture centres exposed countrywide
Locals to get 10 pct of Zimbabwe unit:Implats
Zimplats to invest up to $1 billion in Zimbabwe
Zim Rejects Security Sector Reform
Defiant Chinamasa Rejects Human Rights Remedies
Who will counter Chinamasa’s fraudulent report?
High Court order Mugabe to call by-elections
Tsvangirai's MDC Demands New Electoral Commission Staff
MDC-T official beaten by soldiers for wearing Obama t-shirt
The MDC Today
Police arrest MDC councillor
Madzore bail hearing fails to take place Wednesday
South Africa deports 500 Zimbabweans in two days
We can’t pay for transport to work: Airzim workers
Corruption rocks multi-million Ethanol project in Chisumbanje
Housing list soars to 1,2 million
Power outages threaten Zimbabwe agriculture
Mugabe's violent henchman handed community service
UK tycoon confirms Mugabe ouster plot
Black magic sperm?
New Zealand arrive in Harare
Posted 13/10/11
Mugabe hints at WikiLeaks probe
Zimbabwe lawsuit seeks to challenge EU travel bans on its leadership
Zimbabwe Anglicans Optimistic Following Visit by Archbishop of Canterbury
Parliamentarians unite over Mujuru death probe
Too soon for Commonwealth gesture to Zimbabwe-UK
Nuns harassed after Archbishop’s visit
WikiLeaks Drama As MDC Senior Officers Nearly Exchange Blows
MDC-T calls on police to act against terror group Chipangano
Suspected war veterans terrorise residents
All night pungwes for Chayemiti
Still no passports in sight for Zims in SA
SA ‘tired’ of Zimbabwe crisis
Mugabe digs in
State media slams EU attempt to re-engage with Zimbabwe
High Court Rules against kunonga bishop in Manicaland
War Vets fed up
MDC-T national executive meets in Harare
Madzore’s bail application fails at the High Court
City council defy Chombo
You won’t die of hunger, PM tells villagers
Justice Minister Insists Repressive Public Order Act to Stand
Zimbabwe We Can 'Meet the People' Campaign
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series [Public Hearings on Electoral Amendment Bill: 17-24 October]
Posted 12/10/11
Rowan Williams tells Robert Mugabe to end persecution of Christians
Dossier of Abuses
Mugabe 'on top of things': Williams
Archbishop harassed
Kunonga ordered to stop violence
Analysis: will Robert Mugabe keep his word to the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Statement by the Archbishops
Leading article: Courage of a good man in Africa
Homophobia in Africa prompts UK to cut aid
Chinamasa comes out swinging in Geneva
Bennett out as Tsvangirai appoints new ministers
Tsvangirai confident of winning elections
Analysis - Mugabe's health sends shivers through Zimbabwe
MDC-T councillor finds loaded AK47 magazine outside his house
War 'Vets' Torch MDC Legislator's Bus
No date set for Zuma’s meeting with GPA principals
Coalition government accused of abandoning UZ
Chisumbanje Villagers Threaten To Destroy Ethanol Project
We do not belong to anyone: Chiefs
Zimbabwe Army Chief Sounds Alarm on US, British 'Recolonization' Effort
Biti Unveils Bulawayo Survival Fund
Rebound projected for Zimbabwe tourism
Virgin Zimbabwe... Secret cable shows how Sir Richard Branson 'led plot to remove Mugabe'
Bill Watch 43/2011 of 11th October [MDC-T Minister & Deputy Minister Sworn In]
Posted 11/10/11
Archbishop of Canterbury attacks 'mindless and Godless' assaults on Anglicans
Williams hands Mugabe Kunonga 'dossier'
Bishop savages Mugabe
Robert Mugabe offers Rowan Williams tea but little sympathy
Head of Anglican Church holds "candid meeting" with Mugabe
Kunonga hides behind homosexual debate in Anglican saga
Chipangano attack leaves three MDC activists in hospital
Matibenga sworn in as Public Service Minister
Calls for lifting of sanctions a ‘political game’
MDC-T Chair Quizzed About Arms Cache At His Home
Zanu PF Accused Of Coercing Supporters In Hurungwe
Police provoking us - MDC
Minister Trying to Create a "Paper Tiger" Human Rights Commission
Task of rebuilding Zimbabwe has only just begun
Zimbabwe defends human rights record
Murowa Diamonds surrenders 51% to Zimbabwe
Mutambara, AAG boss set for UK expo
Mana Pools faces threat
Ex-Cape Verde leader wins $5m African governance prize
If only UK politicians were as brave as Rowan Williams about Zimbabwe
Archbishop's sermon to the Anglicans in Zimbabwe
Bill Watch 41/2011 of 7th October 2011 [Minister of Justice to Propose Amendments to Human Rights Commission Bill]
Parliamentary Committees Series - 8th October 2011 [Meetings Open to Public 10 - 13 October]
Batch 2 Posted 10/10/11
Archbishop of Canterbury cheered in Zimbabwe
Rowan Williams takes Mugabe to task in Zimbabwe sermon
Christianity not about politics, Archbishop of Canterbury says on Zimbabwe visit
Kunonga followers protest Williams visit
Archbishop Rowan Williams warned over meeting with Mugabe
Secret moves within SADC to get Mugabe to retire
Heads of Commonwealth must try to help Zimbabwe in Perth
Miner sues for $500m
Deportation threat to census
Humanitarians unite to help those facing expulsion from SA
Tough times ahead for Zimbabwe's farmers
Water woes strike hit higher education
Wikileaks: Moyo begs UK tycoon to oust Mugabe
Zimbabwe Vigil’s 9th Anniversary: 8th October 2011
JAG open letter forum - No. 767- Dated 7 October 2011
The Tide of Time and Change
Let’s report bribery in Zim
Whoever takes over from Mugabe could be even worse
Bill Watch 42/2011 of 7th October 2011 [Does the Human Rights Commission Bill meet the Paris Principles?]
Posted 10/10/11
Tsvangirai promises compensation for victims of political violence
VP Mujuru demands results of police probe
Zim Students praised for writing talent
Mugabe going nowhere: War veterans leader
Chipangano attacks MDC-T activists
Uproar over impending deportations
MDC-T intra-party violence blamed
Delayed poll favours MDC-T: Analysts
Khupe launches MDC-T election campaign in Byo
Retired army officer arrested for invasion
Chinese investors accused of unfair business practice
Private business sector calls for removal of targeted sanctions
Govt courts foreign airlines
Sunday View: WikiLeaks exposes the questionable calibre of leaders
Foreign trips a drain on the fiscus
Editor's Desk: Turn violent groups into cleaning brigades
Sunday Opinion: Zim rights report far from truth
Posted 9/10/11
Rio surrenders 51 pct stake in Zimbabwe unit-paper
Gov’t told to change police leadership
State agents step-up terror campaign
Zimbabwe would need huge sum to compensate local currency holders
Tsvangirai's movements curtailed
Strike paralyses Harare
2012 not an election year: civic society
MDC dismisses Chinamasa human rights report
Chindori Chininga Suspended Over Draft Constitution Leak
MDC- T Launches Presidential Election Campaign
Prosecutors’ strike paralyses courts
Youths target empty buildings in Bulawayo
MPs flex muscles
ZBC brings in the big guns
Government Sets US$40 Million Credit for Matabeleland Industry
Money for GMB goes to civil servants
Zanu infiltrates apostolic sects
Maize production to increase
Desist From Hate Speech: MISA Urges Media
Ncube Laments Decay Of Journalistic Values
Ministers strike it rich in conservancies: WikiLeaks
Sen. Inhofe Introduces Bill to Repeal Zimbabwe Democracy, Economic Recovery Act of 2001
A single bolt of lightning
Where did it all go wrong?
Batch 2 Posted 8/10/11
Mugabe regrets 'incompatible' unity government
Mugabe warns against Libya-style uprising
MDC-T 'suspends' minister over US cables
Zimbabwe's Biti Sees Problems Paying for Elections
Civil servants to get hefty bonuses
Government duty-free car scheme dismissed as electioneering
Archbishop of Canterbury in Zimbabwe this weekend
Williams, Mahlangu appear in court
Zimbabwe turns to mining to boost coffers
Mugabe admits he has no power to order elections
Madzore remanded in custody on murder charges
Home affairs resumes Zim deportations
Zimbabwean Business Delegation Urges US Invesment Despite Uncertainties
US Ambassador backs empowerment in Zim
Residents drag Chombo to court
Bonded nursing graduates to be released: minister
Zimbabwe to host white collar crime summit
Lawyer strike continues in Zim
Wikileaks cables galore this weekend
HRT 2012 City of Harare Budget Position Update
Posted 8/10/11
Hardliners arm twist Mugabe
MDC-T suspends minister over US cables
‘Nationalise diamonds’
Zim’s poor human rights record under scrutiny
US softens stance on Zim
Gono to supply personal debts record
Impunity rules during Zimbabwe’s ‘transition’
Post-succession potholes
More power outages loom
Treasury still in a fix over Zimdollar exchange rate
Muckraker: You don’t have to be racist to be a patriot
Please explain, Minister Kasukuwere
BEE policy needs proper interrogation
More uncertainty haunts Zimbabwe
Visionless leadership defers Zim’s dream
Empowerment policy foggy
Editor’s Memo: Implementation an outstanding issue
Candid Comment: Infrastructure crucial to hasten economic recovery
Posted 7/10/11
Zimbabwe's president says he can't force 2012 vote
Zimbabwe to import new US dollar notes
New money for Zim stuck in Namibia
Zimbabwe lawmakers want former army chief's death explained
CIO torture offices and addresses to be exposed
Archbishop of Canterbury to press Mugabe on persecution
Kunonga evicts teachers in Mhondoro a week before exams
Mugabe: "Arab Spring" leaders missed warning signs
Scepticism over Zim growth prospects
Mugabe fed up with Moyo
Human rights leaders slam harassment of WOZA
Police Charge MDC Youth Leader Madzore With Murder of Cop
Zuma pressures Mugabe
Mugabe health now a crucial election issue
High noon for Mugabe
Grace Kwinjeh on Question Time
Roy Bennett Speech to Drake University USA
The Tragic Death Of Keith Nicolson On 13/09/2011
Nalatale Ruins
Judicial indolence threat to justice system
Posted 6/10/11
Forced evictions in Zimbabwe leave thousands of children without access to education
Zanu (PF) chefs agree Mugabe must go now
Zimbabwe GDP seen slowing in 2012-finmin
Army divided over Generals who criticized Chiwenga
Arrest unruly youths: Mutasa
Government criticised over human rights abuses
MDC Senior Official Arrested Over Cop Murder
MDC-T activists have now spent over 4 months in custody
Williams visit for solidarity: church
Coltart intervenes in Anglican saga
AG's Dilemna Over Prosecutors' Strike
SA rights group says Zim deportations have begun
Public hearings for radio licenses begin this month
GNU a tug-of-war: Khupe
PM meets Mugabe over civil servants
Chinese cannot sell Zim diamonds
South Africa urged to ensure Zim Diaspora vote
Government suspends proposed vehicles ban
99-year leases can be cancelled: Govt
CIO, cops tortured me to confess: Kuzipa
Ambassador Bronnert meets Deputy Prime Minister Mutambara
Milk production down
Zimbabwe puts food giant Nestlé on the ropes
Chipangano – a law unto itself
MISA-Zimbabwe Statement on abuse of opinion pages
Asylum Found?
Dark clouds of brutality that changed Andy Flower’s life
Posted 5/10/11
MDC youth leader arrested
Prosecutors go on strike
'60 bodies' in school mass grave: minister
UK nurse and husband seize Zimbabwe farm
WOZA leaders granted bail
Give resettled farmers title: banker
Birth control jab doubles HIV risk
Controversy Stirred Before Zimbabwe Visit by Archibishop of Canterbury
Two MDC-T officials injured in unprovoked attack
Violence erupts in Chipinge South
Showdown looms over Zim report to UN human rights meeting
NewsDay newspaper website hacked
SA resumes Zimbabwe deportations
SA “unaware” of reported deportation directive
African army officers begin study tour
Vehicle imports: Goche statement this week
9th Anniversary of the Vigil - Saturday 8th October 2011
Wikileaks: Mnangagwa would be more ruthless than Mugabe
The role of the middlemen at Beitbridge border post
I Have A Dream For Africa!
Posted 4/10/11
Beatrice farmer & 84 workers threatened with eviction
No Zimbabwe-style land grabs in South Africa, says Zuma
Senior cop denied UK asylum
Gov’t urged to scrap media controls
Still no bail date for WOZA leaders
Speculation on Mugabe’s health mounts after 7th Asia trip
Cooperate or perish, Moyo tells Zanu PF's WikiLeaks plotters
Poverty alleviation scheme targets kids
Zimbabwe’s power situation: a closer look
Wikileaks: CIO keeps Mnangagwa a step ahead of his adversaries
2013 U.S. Green Card Lottery opens October 4
Lessons and Insights to Inform Zimbabweans on Zambia Elections
Address by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
I disagree on lifting sanctions for six months
Posted 3/10/11
Mugabe dismisses health speculation
Mr Land Grab at it again in Zimbabwe
Diamond boycott threat
WikiLeaks strengthened Mugabe's hand: Moyo
Two leaders of Women of Zimbabwe Arise still in prison – Action Alert
Majority of Zimbabweans shun state TV broadcasts
Sleeping in queues for water
Zimbabwe threatens to close under resourced universities
Zim must pay up: IMF
Disgraceful Zimbabwean asked for £25 000 to expose illegals in UK
All our politicians need is love: Biti
Wikileaks Bring Winds of Change, even to Rural Zimbabwe
World ignores Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 1st October 2011
Batch 2 Posted 2/10/11
Mugabe in Singapore for medical attention
Many MPs have Aids—Speaker
Tsvangirai preaches peace
Mohadi, new farmers in land battle
Zesa switches off Mutoko hospital
Invaders threaten to drive out elephants from conservancy
Jonathan Moyo speaks on Mugabe succession
Journalists launch green association
Empowerment a Zanu PF project, says Kasukuwere
War veterans share ‘stolen’ cattle
DPM Khupe’s bodyguard sues Langa
Violence perpetrators to assist victims rebuild homes
Kunonga speaks on Anglican chaos
Children demand better services for the disadvantaged
Zanu PF chefs exploiting farm workers
Colourful festival for king Mzilikazi
Striking college lecturers suspended
Mugabe in another elections conundrum
Preserving wildlife can rebrand Zim
Indigenisation drive shifts to financial services sector
Strike costs NRZ US$5m
Econet launches mobile money transfer service
All set for Sanganai travel expo
Sundayopinion: Inclusive govt must redefine priorities
From the Editor's desk: Of rats, smokers and the scourge of litter
Sundayview:Pros and cons of polling station-based voting system
Posted 2/10/11
Speculation as Mugabe travels to Singapore for treatment
Constitution goes to the drafters
Census to cost $16 million
Sticker Shock as Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Pitches US$88M Referendum
Tsvangirai Moots Inter-Ministerial Session on Indigenization
Chiroto denies looting
Ministers not living in luxury: Tsvangirai
ZANU-PF to block changes to POSA again
Rhino dehorning conflict rages
Tsvangirai defends book decision
Kasukuwere misled the nation: MDC youths
Zimbabwe Railway Strike Sign of Urgent Need for Restructuring - Minister
Mine grab will only benefit clever ones: Supa
Anglican hymn becomes global prayer
The whole story
Zanu PF to blame
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 30th September 2011 [Meetings Open to Public 3 - 6 October]
Posted 1/10/11
Zim needs money to vote on constitution
US Embassy slams Zimbabwe police over violence; group reports cases of assault, intimidation
Zimbabwe rights group reports 20 violations a day
70 Elephants Under Threat On The Chiredzi River Conservancy, Zimbabwe
Second Press Release
Conservancy ‘decimated’ by land invaders
Political changes in SADC delay plans on Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Media Liberalization Advocates Grow Impatient on Radio Licenses
Rowan Williams is 'lobbying for homosexuality', claims Mugabe-backed bishop
Indigenisation: Zanu PF leaders at war over country’s mines
Pressure mounts on foreign firms in Zim
Mining firms ordered to transfer shares next month
Daily Newspapers 'Lying' About Readership, Claims Geoff Nyarota
CIO’s Thuthani a “heroine”
Police Dismantle Diamond Trafficking Network in Manica
Amnesty International to launch report
Zimbabwe is set for more uncertainty
The University of Iowa and Drake University to host Roy Bennett
The Grace Mugabe Wikileaks weekend special
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