The ZIMBABWE Situation December 2012 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Posted 31/12/12
Zec 1 million in the red
Seven killed in Marondera horror crash
Zimbabwe’s road accidents double
Cabinet blocks Mujuru
We won’t fail, says Matinenga
Tsvangirai gears for elections
Mugabe exposes self
‘First African-designed’ smartphone launched
In Zimbabwe, the disability that prevents Munashe from using his hands proves no barrier to his education
‘A willy old fox’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 29th December 2012
Zimbabwe: What will happen in 2013?
Zimbabwe: The Problem with Drones
Posted 30/12/12
Zimbabwe's human rights commission chief quits
Talk of coalition to oust Mugabe gathers pace
Zimbabwe Coalition Talk To Topple Mugabe Dismissed
Mugabe Starts Vacation in China as Constitution Deadline Looms
Furore over Mugabe vacation timing
Visiting Zimbabweans Urged to Register For Crucial Polls
Hurungwe villagers living in fear of Zanu PF threats
Zanu PF targets injiva
Minister David Coltart calls for halls of fame
70ha maize destroyed in land dispute
New team to review Essar deal
Ignore roadblocks set up by only two cops
A letter from the diaspora
Senior Citizens Service
Posted 29/12/12
Blood reserves dwindle as road toll snowballs
Zimbabwe's Economy on Recovery Path
MDC Factions Express Desire for Electoral Pact in 2013
Electoral pact: Ncube the pessimist Vs Coltart the optimist
Thanksgiving service hails new beginning for Zimbabwe's Anglicans
Zimbabweans in SA Hope 2013 Elections Will Bring Them Home
MDC MPs fight over parly seat
Kunonga priests go two months without pay
Zanu PF primary elections set for February
Police Detain Manicaland Villagers For Tilling Macdom Land
Makoni says he is "World Class Leader"
Zimbabwean Journalists Want Early Voting Privileges
Several water bottling firms banned
Zimbabwe ill-prepared for rainfall extremes, farmers say
A season's greetings, and a gloomy forecast
Grand Opposition Coalition of Zimbabwe: Necessary and Possible
Posted 28/12/12
Road death toll now at 134 - and still rising
Nine traffic cops arrested for taking bribes
Anglican Bishop Conducts Harare Christmas Mass
Mugabe flies-out for "private' trip to Asia
Jomic dismisses torture camp claims
KGVI, Boxing day to be renamed?
Zim Banks Face Huge Financial Losses
'Zec full of spies'
Biti launches attack on Zanu PF
Zimbabwe Businesses Plead For Violence Free 2013
Mugabe's poll plan in the woods
Treasury gets tough with parastatals
Liquidity challenges lower tourism
Mawere gathers momentum ahead of elections
Msipa hails contract farming
Council medical aid faces collapse
Female rapists resurface, soldier latest victim
Another Zimbabwean woman held for drugs in India
Tsvangirai: Zimbabweans Should Brace For Tough 2013
Gukurahundi Massacres: Number of Victims (Part 13)
Posted 26/12/12
Road carnage toll climbs to 127 in 10 days
Ncube denies insulting Tsvangirai, praising Mugabe
Refugees in South Africa Hopeful at Christmas
Huge Diamond Center Soon To Open In Zimbabwe
'Zanu PF Won't Punish Minister Mpofu For Heroes Status Proposal'
Tsvangirai urges routine medicals for MPs
The time for Zimbabwe to decide has come
Posted 25/12/12
Zimbabweans brace for bleak holiday with rising poverty, unemployment, food and cash shortages
18 perish in single deadliest car crash yet
Coltart differs with Ncube over election pact
Teachers Union Dismisses New Zimbabwe Census Figures
Tsvangirai in rallying call: Register to Vote
Trade deficit tops US$3,8bn
Obama appoints Zimbabwean academic
Her Zimbabwe too has been hacked
Tsvangirai shocked by death of Deputy Minister
Borders calm ahead of Christmas
Zimbabwean drug mule spared death in Hong Kong
Nurse flees to Zimbabwe after battering UK girlfriend
Tsvangirai on politics and personal life
Tsvangirai on politics and personal life
Indigenisation: Is the timing appropriate?
Professor Welshman Ncube should put up or shut up
Food for votes
Batch 2 Posted 24/12/12
Mugabe decree causes Xmas chaos
Traffic chaos at Beit-Bridge border Post ahead of Christmas break
Mt Darwin villagers terrorised
Fear grips Hurungwe villagers as Jochomondo terrorizes
Zimbabwe worries about RENAMO war threats
Zim close to securing loan from SA
Women live in fear of rape: Zimbabwe study
Tourism Minister Mzembi wins 3 Africa Leadership awards
Chiyangwa awarded bizarre Honorary Doctorate degree
Gweru residents forced to pay for dry taps
Professor Ncube salutes President Mugabe
Zanu PF heavy weights clash over Adam
Britain's forgotten asylum seekers left in limbo
‘I will increase the cake’
‘Sympathy for the Devil’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 22nd December 2012
Posted 24/12/12
Biti is playing to the gallery: Zanu PF
Chinotimba calls for peace, tolerance in Buhera South
Sibanda forces villagers to support Zanu PF
Bleak Christmas for workers
Storm over Byo census results
Dozens of cattle die of thirst in Masvingo
Hurungwe farmers benefit from conservation agriculture
BCC demands answers from Sipepa-Nkomo
Bulawayo man in reforestation drive
Shebeens, a health time bomb in Harare
Christmas treat for Makumbi Mission orphans
Zim to meet debt obligation
Business ‘groaning’ as 2012 comes to a close
Conservation messages go unheeded
Action needed to cement awareness
Sitting MPs should prove their usefulness
‘It is possible to create a million jobs’
Clean, peaceful leadership renewal is possible
We‘re the world’s worst drivers, OK?
Stop extorting desperate travellers
Posted 23/12/12
Tsvangirai meets generals
New High Court judges
Family planning for Harare's street children, too
Fuel supply to stabilise: Zimbabwe 5.6m litres of fuel to arrive in Malawi
Mpofu criticises Zanu PF hero selection
Thousands say "Good bye Adam Ndlovu"
Second unity government on the way?
Can Zimbabweans Muster A Grand Coalition For Change?
Batch 2 Posted 22/12/12
MDC-T secretary for elections Seiso Moyo dies from suspected heart attack
ZimRights official and three others denied bail
Harare residents appeal for urgent solution to typhoid crisis
Council recalls director over Xmas garbage
Biti says Zimbabwe has no money to fund elections
Zimbabwe’s $4 Billion Sovereign Fund Questioned by Analysts
Biti upbeat about budget
NGOs Tempering [sic] With Voters’ Roll: Mudede
Mudede gags media
Mudede says 300, 000 voters dead since 2008
Zuma victory ‘bad for Mugabe’
Ramaphosa-Mugabe tension 'won't hamper co-operation'
Police arrest MDC-T official in Beitbridge
Zim exiles group to petition Zuma over charter deadlock
Masvingo Council loses bid to prevent assets sale
Zimbabwe Gets Computers to Track Epidemics, Diseases
Thousands throng Bulawayo roads to pay homage to Adam Ndlovu
Tsvangirai, Mugabe in Ndlovu tragedy stampede
Zanu PF Refuses to Grant Adam Ndlovu Hero Status
Food is the least thing the Ndlovu family needed from Mugabe
Christmas and New Year Message to the people of Zimbabwe from President Tsvangirai
Unity Day 22 Dec
Desperate vote-buying by Zanu (PF)
Constitution Watch of 21st December [No Christmas Present from Principals' Committee]
Posted 22/12/12
Fistfight breaks out at Zanu PF meeting
Sibanda blasts Zanu PF chefs
MDC-T railroads confirmation process
Ex-Zipra fighters rebuff Chiwenga
Zec cannot deliver free and fair elections: ZDI
‘Zim headed for food crisis’ government
Zim struggles to contain primitive diseases
Why elections are unlikely in 2013
The good, the bad and the ugly of 2012
Cabinet scorecard: How the ministers fared in 2012
Petrecozim recycling plant planned
Investors sceptical of govt guarantee
Consumer price index adopts new weights
Zanu PF winking in the dark
Sad songs and the long wait for better days
Zanu PF, ANC don’t equate, Cde Moyo
Zanu PF’s political insanity
GNU II and how to get there
Tsvangirai fiddles while Zim burns
Political highlights of 2012
Posted 21/12/12
Army joins forces with China for $2 Billion gas & coal project
DR Congo Crisis: Zimbabwean troops advance into North Kivu province
At least 800 typhoid cases recorded in Zimbabwe's capital
Zimbabwe and China ink $400 mn electricity deal
Govt owes €16m
Zanu PF says 30 issues holding up new charter
Tsvangirai says no to Mugabe
MDC-T dismiss threat of elections without new charter
‘Mugabe can call for polls without new constitution’
Militarised election body a problem for Zimbabwe
Activists urge Sadc to play role in Zimbabwe’s elections
Food, Jobs Top Prime Minister 2013 Agenda
Lawyer slams ‘state crackdown’ on ZimRights
Court grants Masvingo workers right to sell council property
Biti rubbishes anti-Western talk on funding
Zanu PF abusing Adam Ndlovu funeral
Parents face criminal charges after trying to bring their children to SA
Judge slams prosecutor in CIO, cop case
Mystery surrounds death of Zimbabwean woman in Kenya
Diamond looters cornered
The MDC Today – Issue 493
Transcript of Diaspora Diaries interview with Mashonaland West farmer Piet Zwanikken
Media Notice from the Zimbabwe Vigil – 20th December 2012
Experiences of Student Rights Activists in Zimbabwe
Posted 20/12/12
Top Zanu, MDC officials in major scam
Onslaught against farmers threatens future investment
Media Alert From The Commercial Farmers' Union In Zimbabwe
Dutch Embassy Press Release on the shooting of Pieter Zwanikken
ZANU PF is unelectable with Mugabe as presidential candidate
March poll push dead
Ncube ready for elections without new constitution
Elections not possible till 2015: academics
Zimbabwe population growth slows, 3 million fled in a decade of political, economic turmoil
Bulawayo City Council trashes census results
Zim govt slammed for live elephant exports to China
ZCTF Report - Dec 2012
Road crashes claim 34 lives in 3 days
MDC-T declares Adam Ndlovu a national hero
Council in $5,4m tender row
Released Glen View activist “rejuvenated”
Call to screen bottled water
PM bemoans abuse of justice
Zimrights officers arrested... 'Intruders' planted documents
Minister upbeat over Air Zimbabwe audit
Zimbabwe bid to buy SA coins from Common Monetary Area
Kunonga surrenders
Mugabe stuck with Zuma
Security forces deployed as historians
Operations at New Zim Steel to resume next month
Govt retains majority stake in POSB
Zimbabwe's bush toliets and disease
Gideon Gono economical with the truth
Chihuri got it all wrong
Comment on Procurement and Corruption
Posted 19/12/12
Banket farmer lucky to be alive after ‘assassination attempt’
SA farmer waits to be evicted from Zim farm
No breakthrough expected from COPAC talks
COPAC Taken to Court Again Over Draft Constitution
$4 billion looted from mining companies through indigenisation
Zim information minister calls for regulation of the internet, social media
ZimRights official still detained a week after arrest
Tsvangirai in charge of elections for unity government
Mutambara: June 28 Deadline to Dissolve Zimbabwe Parliament
MDC Skeptical of Military's Impartiality in 2013 Polls
Zimbabwe population peaks at 13 million: census report
Zim inflation eases
Zimbabwe stockpiling diamond - World Bank
Zimbabwe whips SA miners into line
GMB accountant up for fraud
Row erupts over Mat gold mines
Zanu-PF boasts about a shared history with the ANC
Adam Ndlovu burial set for Saturday
Gukurahundi Massacres: The 5 Brigade and CIO (Part 12)
Posted 18/12/12
21 MDC-T activists granted bail in ongoing Glen View murder case
‘We have not deployed in DRC’
Gandiya appeals for help to renovate properties
Kunonga’s chair thrown out in cleansing
Sekeramayi warns violence perpetrators (With some readers' comments)
Zimbabwe road accidents increase by 9%: Police
MDC-T looks to government to bail out Masvingo Council
MDC: Ruwende villagers up in arms
Zanu PF abusing grain loan scheme
Victims urged to speak out as child rape cases increase
$4,9m vanishes from Chitungwiza coffers
Zimbabwe's Population Growth In Marginal Growth of 1.1 Percent
Police reunite Toronto mother with two kids allegedly held in Zimbabwe
Tributes pour in for Adam Ndlovu
Update on national consultations on the urban council’s act
Education: A Pawn in Zimbabwe’s Political Battles
Anti-corruption crusade: Zanu PF’s recycled election gimmick
Muckraker: Bishop Kunonga hung out, left to dry
Comment: Mugabe must consult o DRC
Editor’s memo: Poll roadmap, Sadc spot-on
Land, the Environment, the Constitution, and the Advancement of Zimbabwean Society
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch: The most breached clauses of the Global Political Agreement
Robert Mugabe’s Frozen Assets: Where are they?
BILL WATCH 54/2012 of 16th December [Bills Passed & Sitting Days in 2012: Parliamentary Vacancies & Voting Strengths]
Batch 2 Posted 17/12/12
Anglicans take back Zimbabwe cathedral
3 years on, Zim reform talks come to naught
MDC-T, Zanu PF politicians spar over radio signal jamming
Bill Gates on Zimbabwe safari
WikiLeaks haunt US ambassador
Kasukuwere, KFC in chicken war
We are powerless: Zanu PF
Mugabe forgives Zanu-PF bribe-seeking Ministers
Ex-player Adam Ndlovu killed in crash, Peter improving
Mugabe risks isolation if he defies SADC
Stone Age Attitude – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 15th December 2012
COURT WATCH 22/2012 of 15th December [Court News and Judgments in By-Elections and Maguwu/CIO Cases]
Posted 17/12/12
Markers threaten to down tools
Workers storm Chinese employer’s home
Derelict buildings litter Bulawayo
MDC primaries set for next month
New parties promise bacon, butter
Zanu PF conference fails to rejuvenate party
Tender boards directive sparks uproar
Ministry ups efforts to fight malaria
Nyanga turns to mountain water
Water harvesting brings hope to communities
Residents resist agro-forestry project
Govt offices filthy: Minister Madzorera
Investment will increase gems’ output: World Bank
Indian investor in gem cutting and polishing
RBZ to set up complaints desk
Geology sheds light on role of wetlands
Posted 16/12/12
Zimbabwe to Start Registering New Voters Next Month
ZEC forfeits delimitation, slashes poll budget
Tsvangirai, Mugabe in cash scramble
MDCs cross swords
Political Tension Grips Zimbabwe Ahead of Crucial Polls
Zambia, Zim set for UNWTO indaba
Madhuku mulls entering active politics
Police burn war veterans’ homes
Mutambara in USA to Launch Zimbabwe Diaspora Initiative
'Army backs Kasukuwere' - Ngwena
Tsvangirai says leadership not about degrees, but influence
Zanu PF MP begs for British aid
Anglicans set for cleansing ceremony
Sexual abuse of children on the rise
Sister Act: The Rhodes Scholar Edition
Alone but together
Zanu PF conference a complete failure
Why army is important to Zanu PF survival
Robert Mugabe and me – how a despot has clung on to power
Is China the new colonial power in Africa?
Batch 2 Posted 15/12/12
Teachers Strike Looms In January
Zimbabwe's Constitution Making Process in Disarray
ZANU PF blamed for latest COPAC deadlock
Cabinet team changes Copac draft
Zanu PF campaign strategy exposed
Mugabe's party unveils battle plan
Chiwenga in war vet vote buying bid
ZANU PF corruption driving away investors
I am suffering for my MDC links: Businessman
123 cops arrested in anti-graft drive
ZimRights official to spend weekend behind bars
Abducted mother and children “found” in Bulawayo
Kunonga challenges Supreme Court ruling
2013 elections in danger over election observers
Be ready to govern: President Tsvangirai tells supporters
Minister Kasukuwere: I Want to Employ White Domestic Servant
MDC-N, ZAPU coalition on the cards
Employ youths, save agriculture: CFU
Zimbabwe, China trade volume reaches 750 mln USD in 10 months
Madhuku backs Mugabe election call
Aquarius sells control of Zimbabwe JV
MSF sets more initiation sites in Chikomba
The Challenges of Media Regulation during Elections in Zim
‘I’ll fight until Mugabe pays for the farm he stole from my family’
Zimbabwe now Mugabe’s private company
Zanu-PF's insane economic proposals
Posted 15/12/12
Polls: War vets promised $2 000 a month
Zanu PF ministers demand $10m bribe
DRC deployment: Mugabe did not consult cabinet
Alarm bells toll at Zanu PF indaba
‘I’m the GNU stabilising factor’
Nkomo’s health triggers internal strife
Parastatals turning the corner — Moyo
Zanu PF must learn from SA counterpart
Freda Rebecca gold production up 66%
Avoid over-reliance on natural resources: Expert
Mobile phone money services on the rise
Eric Bloch: Policy shift key to economic recovery
Zimbabwe Military needs to be restrained
Let’s gradually promote locally-produced goods
Land not the economy
Posted 14/12/12
Another deadlock hits COPAC draft
MDCs give in
One arrest after police raid on ZimRights
MDC reports abduction of three children and pregnant mother
Coltart says 'rights violators' stymying signature of Rome Statute
Soldiers to vote freely
Jacob Zuma denies rift with Mugabe: 'We were freedom fighters together'
Police bust fake documents ring
ICT to drive economy: Bloch
Zanu PF declares blitz on technology
Zim a ‘key target’ for poachers because of unemployment
Zim troops heading to DRC, again
Air Zimbabwe optimistic it will pass IATA safety test
ZANU PF thugs disrupts MDC youth rally in Uzumba as police arrests and detain MDC officials
Econet Wireless likely to get control of TN Bank
Tsvangirai holds Masvingo crisis meeting
Firms face seizure
Congestion at Beitbridge puts damper on festive mood
The MDC Today - Issue 488
Save Conservancy: Traditional leaders speak out
Community news activist acquitted
‘We have missed it on national healing’
Mugabe’s bark worse than his bite
Posted 13/12/12
Zimbabwe to Send Peacekeeping Troops to DRC
70 000 Zimbabwe teachers flee political violence
KweKwe’s Alshabab terror group put under police radar
Govt urged to declare schools ‘peace zones’ ahead of elections
Illegal gold panners released after Binga residents protest
World Bank Technical Team in Bid To Revive Zimbabwe's Economy
US fugitive living large in Masvingo
African Union, SADC Put Pressure on Mugabe To Reform
Rangers kill poachers, recover weapons of war
Bulawayo governor refuses to meet US ambassador
Air Zimbabwe braces for crucial IATA test
Bulawayo church groups to march over corruption
Diamond technology centre promises 40,000 jobs
US says will accept a credible Mugabe poll win
Soldiers clear landmines after The Zim story
SA plans for border pressure
Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe: Election Watch
The story of Zimbabwe's Marange diamonds: Pollution, Politics, Power
Posted 12/12/12
Disgraced Kunonga loses another legal battle at High Court
Principals meet over constitution
COPAC verification exercise may be complete by Thursday
Conclude constitution, Sadc urges Zim
Ncube puts damper on coalition prospects
Masvingo council faces collapse after asset seizure
SA cops slammed for use of tear gas at Zim border
EU wants credible referendum, poll
MDC blasts Charumbira for 'Zanu PF, chiefs inseparable' remarks
Zimbabwean Churches to Stage Protests Over Corruption
Komichi to launch peace campaign in Sanyati
Play banned in Zimbabwe
Secret Footage Reveals ZANU-PF Intimidation and Threats of Violence
Mugabe threats a ruse — Analysts
Incorrect statement in the Herald
The UK’s Leveson Enquiry Report and the Zim Context
Fragility and Education in Zimbabwe
Resolutions of ZANU PF conference
Communique on Extraordinary SADC Summit
Gukurahundi Massacres: First 5 Brigade Onslaught (Part 11)
Posted 11/12/12
ZANU PF admits millions owed to displaced farmers
Mugabe ‘upbeat’ about electoral victory following Gweru conference
"There is no wounded lion" President Tsvangirai tells Mugabe
'No reforms no polls' - SADC warns intransigent Mugabe
Crackdown on rights activists continues ahead of elections
ZESN staff and taskforce member released
ZCTU leaders arrested during Human Rights demo
Zanu PF admits losing support
SA ‘unlikely’ to toughen KP diamond trade laws
Civil Servants Demand Contracts First Before Poll Participation
Walk the talk, Zec tells Mugabe, Tsvangirai
‘PM will take keys to State House’ - Khupe
I'm favourite to win Presidential elections - Ncube
Zanu PF presses for local currency, Biti resists
Poacher shot dead, 2 rifles seized
Mugabe swings last missile
We are ready to die for Tsvangirai: Madzore
Devastated Makone family mourn daughter’s death
I am a messenger of hope: Tsvangirai
Is Zanu PF richer than the state?
Zimbabwe: speaking from where I feel safe
Robert Mugabe, my husband: 'he chose me' gushes Zimbabwe's first lady
Ruramai’s Story – International Human Rights Day 2012
Batch 2 Posted 10/12/12
Apology from newzimbabwe.com
Zanu-PF plotting landslide election victory
Zanu (PF) resolves to muzzle private radio stations
MDC-T eyes electoral pact to unseat Mugabe
Chihuri defends Zanu PF conference appearance
Frugal Mugabe shakes off 'out of touch' tag
Hoop dreams: Robert Mugabe's son abandons basketball ambitions
100% Lunacy – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 8th December 2012
Zimbabwe; what if ZANU (PF) wins
‘I’ll let Mugabe die in peace’
Zimbabwe: Has its first coalition improved the country?
Constitution Watch of 8th December [Principals Set Up Committee to Deal With Post-Conference Deadlock]
Posted 10/12/12
MDCs fanning violence: Zanu PF
Tsvangirai warns senior officials
Mixed feelings over PM’s leadership
Deputy Sheriff pounces on UMC
Diarrhoeal burden for health ministry
Kunonga is not my lover: Mai Chisamba
NGOs hit out at Mathuthu
Pirate taxis record brisk business
Mutare mayor calls for probe
NGO accuses Zanu PF of hijacking ethanol project
Mt Hampden city: Brilliant idea, wrong timing
Zimbabwe’s high levels of corruption a cause for concern
Climate change: Farmers must reinvent
No forward movement
Graft: Good words, well-spoken Gushungo
Posted 9/12/12
Vice President John Nkomo dies
Mining in Mana: Unesco protests
210 white farmers refuse to vacate gazetted land
Mugabe Plays The Race Card Ahead Of Zimbabwe Elections
Bennett takes aim at indigenisation policy
Mugabe promises "wounded beast" fight in Zimbabwe poll
Zimbabwe’s president says his party will try to reclaim power with resounding poll victory
Elections impossible before June: Biti
Treasury fails to release Zec funds
ZESN staff and taskforce member arrested in Gweru
Police round up ZESN officials
Govt to unbundle ZESA
Zuma to brief Troika on progress in Zimbabwe
RBZ unearths irregularities
It’s not the MDC-T councilors, it’s the system
Tough-talking Mugabe shows no signs of slowing down
Annual migration
Blood diamonds - "Nothing but a storm in a tea cup"
Batch 2 Posted 8/12/12
Mugabe backs 100% black ownership of Zimbabwe-based firms
5 deaths in Harare as typhoid continues to spread
Taskforce revived to mitigate typhoid outbreak
Destruction of Harare wetlands leading to ‘undrinkable’ water
Poll before new constitution: Mugabe
Zim's Constitution Committee Unconstitutional
Zimbabwe President Talks Of Purging Corruption
Chaos at ZANU (PF) conference
Mugabe targets decisive victory
ZANU PF to face backlash in Mash Central province
88 Year-Old Mugabe Set to Open Zanu PF Annual Conference
Mugabe to use conference as rallying call to unite divided party
Tsvangirai says vow to quit if he loses 'a joke'
SADC calls summit over Zim, DRC
Harare residents mobilize against ZANU-PF
Legislator challenges soldiers to end violence against MDC-T
Councillors Attack on Biti misplaced
U.S. hails expanding Zim Orphan Care Program
Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR) Zimbabwe’s 2012 UK National Conference – Saturday 8th December
Remarks by Morgan Tsvangirai at Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) convention, Kenya
Lawyers honoured by ZimRights
Zimbabwean woman a world champion of social justice
Gukurahundi Massacres: Overview of 5 Brigade Abuses (Part 10)
Tsvangirai appointed spokesperson for GPA principals: Is it a Zanu-pf trap?
Posted 8/12/12
Succession high drama rocks Zanu PF meeting
Zanu PF goes for broke in elections
Mugabe blasts Copac
Scramble to finish ‘Hall of Shame’
Zanu PF youths engage in turf war
Inter-parastatal debt balloons to US$1bn
Govt approves UNWTO structure
Integrated railway system planned
Mall of Zim receives the green light
Mugabe’s déjà vu moment
MDC-T primaries row intensifies
Harare residents drink ‘filtered urine’
MPs obsessed with money and luxury
What will swing the elections?
MDC-T, Zanu PF economic blueprints:Big on style, weak on form and substance
Low-cost bank accounts to be launched
Espionage allegations open Pandora’s box
AirZim claws back in market
Consumer basket up
Zanu PF’s nameless, faceless ‘people’
Barriers to investment on the increase
Book sparks heated debate on land reform programme
Scoones defends controversial findings
Polls: Gladiators’ Waterloo moment
Water crisis emblematic of Zanu PF misrule
Mugabe must get off stage
Posted 7/12/12
Robert Mugabe seizes former Rhodesian PM's family farm
Zim's Mugabe readies for crunch elections
Zanu PF Prepares For Annual Conference, Skirts Succession
Mugabe fires supporters for last hurrah
Ex-ZIPRA vets warn military leaders to respect will of people
Ex-ZIPRA man supports Tsvangirai
Zimbabweans urged to join anti-corruption drive
Zanu (PF) Torch MDC Houses
Stop intimidating citizens, soldiers told
Lawyers petition government for protection to mark Human Rights Day
Why Mugabe dumped Kunonga
Battle for Anglican property resumes Monday
Biti set for Manchester GNU review
Zim part of SADC summit agenda
Zimbabwe Prime Minister arrives in Kenya
GPA parties eager to complete drafting of new constitution
I'll not quit: Tsvangirai
Harare residents drinking urine, says water expert
Deputy sheriff attaches Masvingo council assets
Tsvangirai picture costs cop his job
Consumer basket up
Kasukuwere’s Indigenisation Kills – Bennett
JUICE too ambitious: Analysts
JUICE: Introduction to MDC-T economic agenda
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2012 released
BILL WATCH 53/2012 of 4th December [2013 Budget Approved: Parliament Adjourns until 5th February]
Posted 6/12/12
Ex-CIO spy tortured in custody for exposing ZANU PF
Tsvangirai appointed GPA principals spokesperson
Army Deployment Near Mozambique Worries Tsvangirai's Party
Zimbabwe Speeds Up Internet Connectivity Ahead of UN Indaba
Tendai Biti to lecture at Manchester University
190 elephants die of water shortage in Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe to settle $2,8 million debt
Kunonga, Gandiya trade accusations
Cop sacked over Tsvangirai picture: MDC-T
Family of murdered MDC-T official barred from holding memorial
Bail ruling for the MDC-T 26 postponed indefinitely
Imposition of candidates a recipe for disaster
Zim Headman on the Run after Petrol Bombing Headmaster’s House
Councillors attack Biti
Bussing for Hall of Shame
Disabled Zimbabweans Facing Serious Challenges
Moyo's Zanu-PF candidacy far from secure
MDC Lauds ZIPRA High Command
The MDC Today - Issue 483
Working on sustainable water and sanitation initiatives in Zimbabwe
Structural transformation and the primacy of smallholder agriculture moving on
Posted 5/12/12
Diamond trade watchdog criticised over Zim decision
ZANU PF demanded cash contributions for Gweru conference
Zanu PF supporters now water marshals
Harare Water Barometer 25 November 2012
Farmers Count Loses as Drought Takes Toll on Livestock
MDC-N resolves not to boycott COPAC process
MDC-T activist found dead in Zengeza pub
Three MDC activists abducted in Chegutu
RBZ chief Gideon Gono hospitalised
German minister in Mujuru talks
Visiting German Minister Meets Prime Minister Tsvangirai
Germany minister concerned over Save Valley conservancy
Ben-Menashe escapes house fire
BAT Denies Espionage Allegations
False Mtukudzi death rumours sweep Twitter and Facebook
Zimbabwe Getting into Election Mode
Leave Mugabe alone - Kunonga told
Chinese national up for diamond smuggling
CIO, cop charged for spying for Americans
Fake shooting Zimbabwe man leaves UK cops with huge bill
Grain Bags and Proud Hearts
Gukurahundi Massacres: 5 Brigade Impact in Matabeleland North (Part 9)
Posted 4/12/12
Gandiya church officials arrested after ‘unlawful’ Sunday service
Police assist Anglicans regain churches
Kunonga hides behind Mugabe
Tsvangirai shocked by military brutality in Zhombe
Troops keep watchful eye on border with Mozambique
ZPF infighting intensifies ahead of Gweru conference
Peacekeepers work to smooth Zimbabwe's rocky road to elections
Air Zimbabwe to launch airbus aircraft
China top tobacco buyers list
Probe teams gobble $100 000
‘Census enumerators not paid yet'
Zim activists urge UK Border Agency to probe ‘sedation’ reports
You won’t kill us, Tsvangirai tells Zanu PF
'Lazy MPs to be kicked out' - Tsvangirai
‘Zanu PF will be smarter in 2013’ - Biti
The MDC Today - Issue 481
Old Mutual seems unembarrassed by its links with Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Mines may lose Zim licences
MISA: State of the media report launched FOR SITE
Preserving trees is saving our own lives
‘Zim gems storm in a teacup'
Robert Mugabe will win in 2013, here is why
Margaret Tredgold obituary
Posted 3/12/12
Kennedy Center: Harare Should Protect Rights of All Citizens
Man held in remand prison for 11 years
German minister starts rare Zimbabwe visit
'We have to win' - Tsvangirai
My Priority Is Job Creation – Tsvangirai
ZBC crisis deepens
Gandiya takes over Anglican properties
Mugabe, Zanu PF in cash dilemma
NGOs seek to avert hunger
GNU fails to address contextual economic problems
Editor’s desk:Zimbabwe should wake up to reality
Comment:Kunonga must make peace with Gandiya
Deportees ‘drugged’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 1 December 2012
Posted 2/12/12
Restrictions lifted on Marange diamonds
Diamond Meeting Ends Without Consensus on Conflict Gems
Anglican row turns violent
Disgraced Ex-Anglican Bishop Kunonga's Backers Evicted
Banks sucked into Anglican saga
Tsvangirai will stand down if he loses to Mugabe
Rural teachers: Victims of political violence
‘Youths infecting elderly with HIV’
Cabinet hijacks Parly-led Constitution
Govt should support local authorities
Wild animals wreak havoc on cane farmers
A different battle
Hot African wind
"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest"
Batch 2 Posted 1/12/12
40 injured as soldiers go on rampage in Zhombe
Zim deploys troops on Moza border
Police protect Anglicans from Kunonga
Kunonga threatens to shoot journalists
ZUJ condemns harassment of journalists by Bishop Kunonga
Gutu says younger generation discouraged from registering to vote
Chitungwiza falls apart as municipal strike continues
Zimbabwe To Appear At The Vatican Over Death Penalty
Zimbabwe Too Broke To Fund Elections
Tsvangirai promises 1 million jobs
JUICE: Just what Zimbabwe needs now
KP to withdraw Zimbabwe monitor
Sweden provides One Million United States Dollars to Revamp Harare City Library
Germany Minister set for Zimbabwe high level visit
Treasury gives legislators US$9 million present
Copac to swallow CDF funds
WFP News Release: Hunger Season Bites across Southern Africa
'Zimbabwe Must not Rush To Elections' - Mozambique
AirZim to resume regional flights
Kunonga under probe
Zimbabwean journalists face increased intimidation: Report
Community radio journo arrested, released without charge
Group warns of HIV crisis
Demand Chinese Shares - Mliswa
CSOs escalate regional lobby
Zanu PF conference shuts schools early
Mugabe donating Ill gotten money
Solidarity trumps rule of law
Gukurahundi Massacres: Village by Village Summary (Part 8)
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 29th November 2012 [No More Committee Meetings until 28th January]
Posted 1/12/12
Mugabe left with no challenger in Zanu PF
Zanu PF faces extinction in Bulawayo
Anglican saga: ‘Judge did not apply his mind’
Zanu PF conference centre built on stolen land
Security forces to monitor company seizures
Deep-rooted culture of political violence
Messy feud erupts over Mujuru gold mine
MDC-T launches new economic blueprint
BAT Zim’s history of industrial espionage
Zanu PF must democratise
… as party fails to woo voters in Mat North
Rogue bank bosses must be jailed –– Mugabe
Women paying ultimate price
Biti’s budget allocation people-friendly
Regional airlines establish false partnerships
US ‘policy shift’ an opportunity for Zim
Scribes need to go back to basics
Who is the little man now Cde Kunonga?
Eric Bloch: Increasingly beserk govt spending
Opinion: Elections route to democracy
Opinion: Grand coalition possible
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