The ZIMBABWE
Situation
February 2010 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
- Batch 2 Posted 28/2/10
- GNU cracks widen
- Tsvangirai snubs Mugabe’s lavish birthday feast
- Govt wants stiffer empowerment laws
- Tsvangirai back at work
- Harare councillors feel the heat
- Eviction for ‘Zimcopter inventor’
- Paralysed ex-convict relives prison ordeal
- Sanctions not hurting economy, says US envoy
- War veterans’ squabbles escalate
- JOC hounds unionist into hiding over exposé
- Govt debt cripples Bulawayo council
- Face of a humanitarian crisis here
- Unions seek to bring HIV matters to boardrooms
- Alarming results from infection study
- PMTCT records success but child infection remains high
- Empowerment law threatens major SA investment
- Strange twist to Telecel fraud scandal
- Succession plan for black family business: Myth or reality
- ICT Bill to be resuscitated
- Cash boost for Zim tourism sector
- Sunday View: Failure to pay workers worsened by bloated civil service
- Alex Magaisa: Using politics of labelling to undermine opponents
- Comment: Time to demonstrate leadership
- Sunday Opinion: Why an International Women’s Day?
- Posted 28/2/10
- Hands off our diamonds, platinum, Mugabe warns Western investors
- Mugabe defends sale of foreign firms to locals
- No IMF loans until arrears are cleared: US
- Harare to punish foreign firms over shares
- Police besiege union’s offices
- Senate delays enactment of RBZ bill
- Statement on Political Violence in Epworth
- President Mugabe Says Government Too Broke To Raise Wages
- Zimbabwe Mines Minister Obeys Supreme Court, Hands Over Diamonds
- Prices of Basic Goods Surge 20.5 Percent in Zimbabwe - Consumer Council
- Corrupt officials selling ARV drugs in Mbare’s black market
- Zimbabwe: Trade Union Leader Arrested
- Govt loses 30% revenue to evasion
- Implats chief to head Zimplats
- Three decades of murder and misrule
- Can an early election thwart Zimbabwe's Mugabe?
- No go areas
- Zimbabwe earns its stripes
- Zimbabweans begin tour with tense win
- Posted 27/2/10
- Mugabe to celebrate 86th birthday with televised £325,000 lobster feast
- Zimbabwe presses on with local ownership law: minister
- Gono, Mugabe clash on indigenisation act
- ZANU PF attempts to block millions of exiles from voting
- Diamond industry lashes out at KP over Zim blood diamonds
- Circumcision: Zimbabwe's latest anti-HIV weapon
- Zimbabwe’s national flower faces extinction
- Mugabe's CIO recruits illegal vendors as informers
- U.S. official discusses Zim engagement with multi-lateral lenders
- U.S. Embassy honors five Zimbabwean students for essay on President Obama
- Bennett’s defence objects to ‘microwave testimony’
- Mount Pleasant Public Outreach Newsletter:
- Children that slip across borders
- HOT SEAT: Interview with Mayor of Harare Much Musunda
- Zim's not-so-free press
- Helping Zimbabwe
- A letter from the diaspora
- Zimbabwe turns on PR spin, but same old crooks run show
- Batch 2 Posted 26/2/10
- SA court ruling deals blow to Mugabe land seizures
- Govt uses 65 percent revenue on wages: Biti
- MDC calls for arrest of Zanu-PF marchers
- State wants to call another IT expert
- Zanu-PF ministers accused of 'looting'
- Prisons crippled
- Mugabe sucked into diamond saga
- Factionalism-hit Zanu PF mulls elders council
- Parly contempt threat for NetOne chairman
- Zanu PF wants retention of old executive order
- ‘Expert witness’ in Bennett case merely a general hand
- Park and proceed mantra misguided — Chamisa
- ‘Arrest of political violence perpetrators a matter of time’
- ZimInd Publishers appoints new editors
- GNU deserves a four out of 10 mark –– analysts
- Price increases need to be explained –– analysts
- Govt seeks US$135m to ease power cuts
- Techno savvy gulf ‘divides’ Cabinet
- Arda estates coming out of the woods
- Gold payment: RBZ’s default continues
- The inclusive govt and politics of the belly
- Muckraker: Silence finally golden for Gono
- Eric Bloch: State-driven destruction rages on
- Can the MDC-T be trusted?
- The Madhuku, NCA prophecy that came true
- Candid Comment: Mugabe has left corruption to thrive
- Comment: Constitution-making now a tangled web
- Editor's Memo: Hate-slogans cannot win the day anymore
- African past injustices ignored by courts
- Feature: Zimbabweans say not ready for elections
- Posted 26/2/10
- State accused of seeking to persecute Bennett
- Zimbabwe finance min says West ready to cancel debt
- Court favours Zim farmers
- Ruling on ‘unlawful’ land reform to be enforced in SA
- ZANU PF sanctions demo youths were ‘drugged’
- Zuma to plead with UK government to remove targeted sanctions
- Zanu PF's Politburo Endorses The Controversial Indigenisation Law
- Blood Diamonds Being Certified as Conflict-Free - Industry Leaders Speak Out
- Parliamentary audit unearths 10,000 govt ghost workers in Zimbabwe
- Power wrangle likely ahead of new ZUJ polls
- Mudenge seeks to evict war vets from farm
- Zimbabwe seeks $3m from Zambia in maize debt row
- ZANU-PF blackmailing Nigerian, Chinese businesses
- Ex-CFU chief, wife found dead at home
- Highfield Update
- It’s the EU not the MDC, Stupid!
- Residents convene a public meeting
- Batch 2 Posted 25/2/10
- Zim indigenisation law comes into force Monday
- New Zim constitution by Feb 2011
- Zimbabweans not ready for elections yet
- Bennett’s defence unmasks state witness
- ‘78 percent ZITF exhibition space taken up’
- SA court dismisses villagers’ land claim
- Zim farmers turn to SA court for help
- Zimbabwean union leader in hiding after police raid
- Representatives of Striking Zimbabwe State Workers Charge Intimidation
- Zanu-PF gives PM sanctions ultimatum
- Suspended Zapu members await hearing
- Racist ZRP’s ban lives on
- Zim, Bots meet over water resources management
- Nigerians takes AAG to court
- Kahiya to be named NewsDay editor
- Zimbabwe's Willowvale Motor Said to Risk Closure Over US$3.4 Million Debt
- U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Charles Ray, on Agricultural Development in Zimbabwe
- Casualties of the constitutional reform process
- Bridging the knowledge divide: People and power
- Posted 25/2/10
- Mugabe militia set up torture camps: Group
- Mugabe’s Divided Party Gears For Election
- Mugabe’s party rallies against US sanctions
- ZANU PF youth protest against sanctions & ‘pirate’ radio
- Zanu PF youths detain freelance journalist
- Manyere Freed
- Court blocks fake emails in MDC official’s case
- Bennett trial: State "expert" exposed
- Zimbabwe's Bennett lawyers dispute e-mail evidence
- Controversial board chairs Zim diamond fields
- ZCTU calls for probe into diamond field
- Russia pulls out of blood diamond deal
- Zimbabwe's new constitution delayed until 2011
- Zanu-PF officials booed by supporters
- Seed Co International Sues Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to Recover US$3.6 million Debt
- Police accused of beating suspect to death
- Air Zimbabwe to retrench hundreds
- Air Zimbabwe grounds Chinese planes over non payment
- Zuma will ask UK to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
- ZimRights activist gets death threats
- Dry spell cuts 11 pct of Zimbabwe maize crop
- Support grows for complete overhaul of POSA
- Bots, Zim make peace
- Informal Cross-Border Traders Reduce Poverty, But Face Major Risks in Southern Africa
- Blackouts Widen in Zimbabwe With Breakdown of Hwange Power Plant
- First steps taken to restore working relationship with the IMF
- Harare voters demand fixed election dates
- Mines Minister splashes US$40 000 on gardening equipment
- Zimbabwe novelist finds a safe haven in Miami
- PEACE WATCH 2/2010 of 24th February [Police Powers under POSA when Public Gatherings Take Place]
- Posted 24/2/10
- ZANU PF supporters disrupt MDC rally in Epworth
- Zanu-PF, MDC trade accusations of violence
- Civil service strike losing steam
- Rights group seeks Marange diamonds ban
- Government criticised for failing media reform
- Hwange power plant seen operating end-March
- Military group attacks Police in arrest case
- Zimbabwe Black Ownership Law Should Be Changed, Minister Says
- Beware ZANU PF tricks in constitution making- MP
- Witness’ pleas to be excused draw laughter
- Zimbabwe set sights on return to Tests
- ZESA-The fall of a giant destroyed by Zanu pf
- HOT SEAT: PART 2 - Heated debate on Indigenisation Regulations
- CHRA makes its submissions to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government
- Bill Watch Special of 22nd February 2010 [Parliamentary CommitteeMeetings 22nd - 26th February]
- Batch 2 Posted 23/2/10
- Zimbabwe Striking Civil Servants Demanding Diamond
- UN chief faces row over Zimbabwean cholera deaths
- Zim's democracy 'insufficient': EU ministers
- Parly defers diamond firm’s hearing
- Bennett’s trial postponed to today
- Judgement By Candlelight
- Zimbabwe - Multi-currency system has legs
- Vicious ZANU-PF attack on MDC continues in Epworth – government responds
- ZUJ Elections To Be Monitored
- Wide support for POSA amendments
- Sanctions were caused by ZANU PF – Dabengwa
- Zimbabwe's white farmers struggle to build city lives
- Bulawayo group wins Oscar nomination
- Mugabe's U.N. Helpers
- Bill Watch 6/2010 of 22nd February 2010 [Commentary on Indigenisation Regulations]
- Posted 23/2/10
- China throws birthday bash for Zimbabwe's Mugabe
- China warns Zimbabwe: We are not ’friends!’
- Zuma says sanctions hurting efforts for free and fair poll in Zimbabwe
- Bennett says Russians & ZANU PF chefs mining diamonds on his farm
- Zimbabweans Bid to Amend Security Law
- Mangwana says elections in 2012
- AG says MDC members threatening him
- Striking civil servants resort to sit-ins
- Vicious ZANU-PF attack on MDC rally in Epworth
- Measles in nearly half of country's districts
- Flower to take Zimbabwe role
- Posted 22/2/10
- Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state, shows his age at 86
- Top Tsvangirai ally back in court
- Hwange Thermal suffers complete generation failure
- China will not lend Zimbabwe any more cash, minister says
- Sanctions hurt Zuma plan for Zim
- Broke RBZ fails to pay US$7 million
- Mugabe celebrates 86th birthday
- Another year older...but none the wiser
- Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: Mugabe Birthday Protest – 20th February 2010
- Funeral insurance
- A coup in Zimbabwe? Never!
- So who is best African president, so far?
- Mugabe and reconciliation: The genesis and meaning of `We Are All Zimbabweans Now'
- Batch 2 Posted 21/2/10
- In 86th birthday broadcast, Mugabe defends business take overs
- ZMC gazetting ‘welcome relief’ but fears abound
- Mugabe ignores PM’s directive
- Lavish birthday bash planned for Mugabe
- Borrowdale residents query Chinese construction project
- Residents want POSA repealed
- Commission probes Chitungwiza graft
- Mugabe avoids ‘Ark’ Professor
- Living next door to son’s killers
- Senators lament ‘unclear’ role
- Zapu says spurned leaders must return
- PM scoffs at ‘parallel govt’ accusation
- Broken hearts, HIV and compassion as Big House, Small house premiers
- DAPP empowers Guruve villagers
- Employers want changes to leave days, probation
- Chamisa blasts Zimra over duty
- Zim in bid to raise US$50 million from Diaspora
- Alex Magaisa: Sanctions: Beware of Zanu PF’s crocodile tears
- Sunday View: Patronage is no substitute for a good work ethic
- Comment: Birthday celebrations mistimed, inappropriate inappropriate
- Sunday Opinion: Planning ahead crucial for grain imports
- A mysterious arms dealer lands Illinois golf course in legal "twilight zone"
- Posted 21/2/10
- Zimbabwe given back IMF voting rights after seven years
- Zimbabwe power cuts worsen after plant shutdown
- 5 000 families evicted from farms
- Zimplats project uncertain over indigenisation
- Zim, Botswana to meet over diplomatic spat
- ZESN seeks vote for prisoners
- Zimbabwe's Police Forced To Join Civil Servants Strike
- I Will Not Give Up - Mugabe
- Zimbabwe Constitutional Process Stalls Again, This Time Over Role of Donors
- Zim tops African media exiles list
- Ghana’s Black Stars to camp in Zim
- Alan Butcher to coach Zimbabwe national cricket team
- Ten Years And Counting In Zimbabwe
- Mugabe legacy: Rot, ruin
- Posted 20/2/10
- Angry civil servants vow to intensify strike action
- Zanu-PF forcing civil servants to strike?
- Zimbabwe Strike Continues
- Biti says talks have reached deadlock
- Zimbabwe Media Commission Gazetted
- WOZA women finally released
- Confusion as senior police officer is removed from EU sanctions list
- Russians mining diamonds at Charleswood Estate
- Harare residents present their grievances to parliament
- CIO reportedly broke into Mpofu’s office
- Zimbabwe Students Pay For Attacking Draconinal Law
- Zim game rangers kill Zambian poacher
- Aware Trust - Animal and Wildlife Research and Rehabilitation
- "Small House, Big House" showing soon on TV
- Zimbabweans a sore point in villagers' lives
- The Affirmative Action Group (AAG) – Reaping What Others Have Sown
- A letter from the diaspora
- Batch 3 Posted 19/2/10
- Fresh trouble at Nestlé Harare plant
- Empowerment laws can trigger chaos: ZCTU
- Zim budgets US$28m for World Cup
- US Congressional Delegation Meets Zimbabwe Leadership, Advances Re-Engagement
- Zimbabwe lawmakers to visit US
- US congressmen say Zimbabwe still unstable
- Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Said to Renege on Deal to Surrender Assets for Auction
- Biti calls for South African intervention
- Striking Zimbabwe Civil Servants Return to Harare Gardens to Map Way Forward
- Zimbabwe Inflation Rising as Disinflationary Effect of Hard-Currency Move Fades
- 93pc drop in Zimbabwe prison deaths
- Might is not always right
- Mugabe legacy: Ruining Africa’s jewel
- House of justice - part 1
- House of justice - part 2
- Batch 2 Posted 19/2/10
- Open conflict over diamonds
- High Court judge occupies Ariston estate
- Mugabe yields to pressure over security council
- Diamond miner wants top cop probed
- Commission to probe corruption in MDC-T
- ZNA discharges acquitted soldiers
- Power crisis grips Zimbabwe
- Byo faces stiffer water rationing
- 21st February: More of pampering than charity
- Mutambara way off the mark
- Zim not yet ready for elections –– analysts
- Year-on-year inflation rises –– CSO
- Shabanie Mine on the verge of collapse
- Biti ‘confident’ voting rights will be restored
- Depositors still sceptical of banking sector
- ‘Indeginisation rules create system of patronage’
- It’s politics not the market. Stupid!
- ‘Red tape stifling investment’
- The good times roll again for tobacco farmers
- Indigenisation law short-sighted, destructive
- Muckraker: Apologists and their disgraceful excuses
- Eric Bloch: Death sentence for economy
- Moyo objective only when bitter
- Candid Comment: Mugabe determined to sink with Zanu PF
- Comment: Diamond saga reeks of sleaze
- Editor's memo: Indigenisation discourse needs to be broadened
- Posted 19/2/10
- Court orders government to stop mining in Chiadzwa
- Is Savior Kasukuwere being forced to back-down from his indigenisation regulations?
- Government’s mixed messages over status of indigenisation regulation
- TAKE ACTION: WOZA women still in custody today
- Masvingo Teachers Forced To Join Strike At Gun Point
- Zimbabwe annual inflation at -4.8 pct y/y in Jan
- CRD Finds Secret Diamond Mining at Charleswood Estate
- Pressure mounts on Mugabe to fully implement GPA
- Letter to the Law Society of Zimbabwe from Ben Freeth of Mount Carmel Farm, Chegutu
- Zimbabwe displays 'Ark of Covenant replica'
- Bring on the polls
- Zimbabwe a plum posting for envoys
- Batch 2 Posted 18/2/10
- Zimbabwe's Controversial Indigenisation Regulations Dropped
- Mugabe says West against development
- 'Toll gate fees diverted without authorisation'
- Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union Charges Judicial Conflicts of Interest
- Zimbabwe Military Chiadzwa diamond fields invasion resumes
- Zimbabwean Prime Minister Tsvangirai in South Africa for Surgical Procedure
- We had no need for land - resettled Zimbabwe peasants confess
- Zimbabwean Black Empowerment Group Vows to Enforce Indigenization Rules
- Livestock easy target for cross-border smugglers
- INTERVIEW: ‘Zimbabwe needs foreign investors’
- Mugabe Birthday Demonstration
- A Zimbabwean tollgate?
- Posted 18/2/10
- Mugabe threatens to defy diamond trade standards
- Robert Mugabe responds to more sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe
- Arrests in Mutare - urgent action required
- Zimbabwe agrees to Kimberley Process monitor for Chiadzwa diamonds
- Minister urges dialogue on empowerment laws
- ‘Harare to get water once every three days’
- Mugabe defends local takeover of Zimbabwean firms
- Cost of living up by 10%
- National healing elusive, as torture bases re-emerge
- Cholera kills 9 in Zimbabwe
- Tollgates net US$7m in 4 months
- Obama dispatches US politicians to Harare
- Journo wrongfully arrested in Zim
- Mugabe finally appoints five MDC ambassadors
- Drug dealers on Zim diamond boards: MP
- EU is insincere: ZANU PF
- Demystifying 'Sanctions'
- UNHCR's help for displaced Zimbabweans produces tangible results
- Chiyangwa named in Zimbabwe Tourism Authority US$33 000 debt
- Leaders of Striking Zimbabwean Civil Servants Take Bearings in Harare Meeting
- Oh, please shut up AGO, you embarrass Welsh
- When the Birthday Boy Is a Ruthless Dictator
- The perfect cop out
- Zimbabwe's Controversial Land Reform Program Started 10 Years Ago
- News Analysis: Zimbabwe faces daunting task of luring investors
- A Tribute to Mike Mason by Emma Hurd from Sky News............
- Zimbabwe Weekly Update – Number 6
- PEACE WATCH 1/2010 of 17th February [POSA Requirements for PubicGatherings]
- Posted 17/2/10
- GPA talks doomed because of widening differences
- European Union extends targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe - with names of those delisted
- Mugabe's party 'not worried' by renewed EU sanctions
- Indigenisation bill threatens investment conference
- AAG vows to force foreign firms to comply
- Zimbabwe Pressure Group Plans Xenophobic Attacks
- Investors evicted from hotel parking by armed police
- Divided loyalties stall regional economic integration
- MDC official remains locked up in Bindura
- Zimbabwe's tobacco sales marked by higher production
- Plans for all-night Robert Mugabe birthday party 'are insensitive'
- Zimbabwe cancels British diamond miner's licence
- Prison Officer missing after trial
- Civil Servants protest rallies suspended
- Congressional delegation visits Zimbabwe
- Speaker Moyo lashes out at The Herald
- UNICEF stops water chemical supplies to urban councils
- Zimbabwe's RTG plans to double room capacity
- Do white Africans exist?
- HOT SEAT: Indigenisation debate
- Big mouthed Chiyangwa seals Mugabe’s targeted sanctions fate
- Portfolio Committee to conduct a public hearing on service delivery
- Bill Watch 15 Feb 2010 - Legislative Reform Series 1/2010 [POSA Amendment Bill]
- Batch 2 Posted 16/2/10
- 16 judges benefit from Mugabe land grab
- EU sanctions on Mugabe and allies to stay
- ANC says Zim coalition marked by confrontation
- Tsvangirai Says Zimbabwe Food Situation Critical
- Representatives of Zimbabwean Civil Servants Charge Intimidation Over Strike
- Serious infighting between Clerk and speaker of parliament in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean Ministers Urge Exiled Businessmen to Return Home
- Chinese bring Zimbabwe's black and white together
- Zuma can’t ignore what is happening in Zimbabwe
- Highest paid Zimbabwean University lecturer earns less than US$300
- Limpopo looks to Zimbabwe to ease teacher shortage
- Delegates troop in for tourism conference
- SA moots new land policy
- Harare Loses Its Shine
- In Zimbabwe, morning chores mean good news
- My experience as a lone parent on asylum
- Conservation strategy to save Africa's big cats teaches old dogs new tricks
- Posted 16/2/10
- No progress in GPA talks: Ncube
- ZANU PF accused of politicising civil servants strike
- Civil servants vow to continue with strike
- EU to endorse decision to extend targeted sanctions by another year
- MDC’s Gwezere tell of torture at hands of ‘drunk’ security agents
- WOZA ‘Valentine’ protests attracts hundreds
- Mujuru, Nkomo blocked Moyo politburo bid
- Zanu PF Clash Over Mine And Mugabe Birthday Bash
- Measles continues to spread in Zimbabwe
- Cholera resurfaces
- State universities near collapse
- More Dark Days For Zimbabwe
- Urgent report from Chipinge farmer
- SA diamond chief earmarked for Marange job
- Bank says Zim will miss most MDGs
- Deepening poverty grips golden town
- African ministers arrive in Zimbabwe for tourism conference
- U.S scholarships for Zimbabwe students now fair
- Signs of hope in Zimbabwe
- A WOZA perspective on the state of democracy in Zimbabwe
- Download the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act and Statutory Instrument 21 of 2010
- Posted 15/2/10
- SA team says Zim parties still negotiating
- Group says unity govt is a ‘sham’
- Zimbabwe’s biggest investment forum opens
- Zim’s Econet in Haiti aid campaign
- Zanu-PF youths said to hijack teachers’ strike
- War Vets Dig Up Great Zimbabwe Ruins
- Lavish birthday bash planned for Mugabe
- NCA to fight on despite local media blackout- Madhuku
- Guruve prison inmates hired out to Zanu pf officials
- Brain drain bites, academics strike
- Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 13th February 2010
- The Voice for Democracy’s message
- Cry for Zimbabwe: a great country in ruin
- Zim inclusive government problems mount but there is no alternative to it
- Bill Watch Special of 14th February 2010 [Public Hearings on POSAAmendment Bill and Local Authority Service Delivery]
- Bill Watch Special of 14th February [Parliamentary Committee Meetings 15th - 19th February]
- Batch 2 Posted 14/2/10
- MDC-T alleges hidden hand in civil servants’ strike
- Civil society groups slam ‘unproductive marriage’
- Zanu PF chef rebuked for blaming land chaos on white farmers
- Outrage over arrests of The Zimbabwean staff
- Women take campaign to cyberspace
- Mtshabezi water project takes off
- Noczim losses raise eyebrows
- IOM donation to minimize response time
- Tanzania takes lessons from Zimbabwe
- Parastatal Bosses Face Salary Cuts
- Time Bank Seeks Gono’s Help
- Tourism Forecast to Grow by 10%
- EU Gives US$13 Million to Boost Zim Agriculture Lifeline
- Failure to Fulfill Obligations Immoral, Says Insurance Boss
- Succession Plan in Black Family Business: Myth or Reality ?
- Sunday Opinion: Zim in transition: coping with uncertainty
- Sunday Comment: Empowerment regulations spark off controversy
- Sundayview: Jacob Zuma: Polygamy vs promiscuity
- Alex Magaisa: ‘Indigenisation’ without knowledge won’t work
- World Cup may trigger early general election in Zimbabwe
- Gweru hospital goes for years without water
- First Mugabe took the farms now it is white-owned firms
- Deliberate Coincidences – the Indigenisation Act and the Ban of Food Aid
- Posted 14/2/10
- Give Us Bread And Roses Too This Valentine - WOZA
- Amnesty International: Abuse of human rights continues under unity government
- Zimbabwe needs US$500 million for food aid – Tsvangirai
- Mexican journalist arrested while filming Zimbabwe tourist facilities
- Minister berates state agents over journo’s arrest
- Zimbabwe Faces International Censure on Poaching of Endangered Species
- Zimbabwe Security Agency Reportedly Forcing Teachers to Join State Strike
- EU extends sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his mob
- Swazi police officers to train in Zimbabwe
- Jonathan Moyo Fails To Make It To Zanu PF's Politburo
- Zimbabwe Constitution Process Nonsensical - Madhuku
- Diamonds for the few, destruction for many
- Park the bus
- Deliver or quit!
- Posted 13/2/10
- Fresh elections ‘only way out’ for Zimbabwe says Tsvangirai
- Zim govt. bans food aid
- Indigenisation Minister says new regulation will not be reversed
- Minister refuses to fire corrupt Chitungwiza council
- Hundreds of Zimbabweans evicted in SA
- UN refugee agency accused of ‘xenophobia’ over Zim migrants
- NCA accuses MDC of manipulating views
- MDC places faith in new commissions
- Zimbabwe Villagers Refuse To Give Way To Regional Game Park
- Who's who in the GNU
- I was tortured by drunk security agents — Gwezere
- Nkomo accuses Zesa, companies of pollution
- Suspended Zapu members vow to oust Dabengwa
- Mugabe withdraws controversial directive
- D-Day for politburo appointments
- Civil servants’ strike to spill into private sector –– ZCTU
- Comment: MDC-T’s naivety will lead it up a cul de sac
- Candid Comment: Don’t impose Kariba Draft on us
- The voice of the people should not be silenced
- ZANE to embark on a fundraising tour for Zimbabwean pensioners (Australia via Singapore)
- Press Statement from Wilf Mbanga
- Politics in Police Uniform
- Setting the Agenda for Sustainable Peace in Zimbabwe
- A letter from the diaspora
- Batch 2 Posted 12/2/10
- South African Mediators 'Comfortable' With Zimbabwe Talks - But MDC Sees Deadlock
- Power struggle threatens Zim reforms
- We’ll continue to support Zimbabweans: EU
- CITES chief says poaching a regional problem
- Elections chief to operate from Namibia
- Repeal of sanctions a Herculean task — analysts
- Tsvangirai goes for fresh poll
- Chombo, Shamu leasing farms — Mliswa
- High country risk continues to limit credit
- Comparative methods distorting property prices
- Muckraker: Botswana case: Govt scores an own goal
- Eric Bloch: Liquidity crunch hinders economy’s recovery
- GNU birthday: Consolidate democratic culture
- Comment: Luxury for the chefs, penury for the rest
- Posted 12/2/10
- SA facilitators leave, no progress in talks
- Zimbabwean security forces accused of poaching
- Police officers arrested for ‘leaks to MDC’
- The Zimbabwean newspaper staff charged with publishing falsehoods
- Tsvangirai to assess food situation in Matabeleland and Midlands
- MDC-T dismiss entire Chitungwiza council
- MDC calls on GNU to reverse controversial Indigenisation Bill
- EU gives Zimbabwe $13 million for smallholder farmers
- Trapped panners die, others recovering
- Mutumwa Mawere's Empire Crumbles Further
- MDC slams abuse of judicial system to settle old scores with Botswana
- National Park beefs up security to fight poaching
- Sanctions debate continued
- Reasons to be cheerful about Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe a nation with little to celebrate
- Little to celebrate after a year
- Batch 2 Posted 11/2/10
- The polarised lives of Zimbabwe's rich and poor
- Business wants empowerment laws shelved
- South Africa alarmed at Zimbabwe's new business policy
- Law Society mulls Zimbabwe protest
- Tsvangirai seeks meeting over indigenisation law
- Two Diamond Bosses Arrested
- Mutumwa Mawere's Empire Crumbles Further
- Farmers seek Tribunal ruling on compensation
- We’re not here to punish Harare: CITES chief
- Bulawayo buildings have no toilets
- WOZA release report on state of democracy in Zimbabwe one year after formation of GNU
- Tell Zimbabwe Anti-Riot Police: Real Men Don’t Beat Women!
- Posted 11/2/10
- Tsvangirai dismisses draconian indigenisation bill
- Saviour Kasukuwere’s indigenisation law is racist
- Talks adjourned to Monday
- Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai's MDC Demands Conclusion to Unity Negotiations
- Zimbabwe Government Workers Strike Draws 75% Participation, Unions Say
- Zimbabwe's MDC Charges Continued Police Harassment Under Unity Gov't
- Army chaplain turns funeral into anti-Tsvangirai rally
- CIO splash out US$5 million on 200 vehicles
- Zimbabwe government appeals court ruling
- Treaty will protect South African investors in Zimbabwe
- Health system in 'high dependence unit': Minister
- Industrialists urge full implementation of GPA
- The rot started many years ago: Gubbay
- Abuse of human rights in Zimbabwe continues under unity government
- Zimbabweans Prefer The NCA Led Constitutional Process
- Zanu-PF members take Mangwana to task
- ZESA threatens to black out BCC over US$2,5m debt
- City Watch, 09 February 2010
- How Do You Solve a Problem Like Arrears?
- Are Zimbabwean diamonds about to finance a Mugabe coup?
- Zimbabwe Weekly Update – Number 5
- Media statement - Zimbabwe Democracy Now
- Enough!
- Band of brothers
- Posted 10/2/10
- Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companies
- White Zimbabweans not handing businesses to blacks face jail
- Tsvangirai rubbishes new Zimbabwe indigenization law
- Talks remain deadlocked as negotiations enter day two
- Civil service strike gathers steam
- Botswana rangers fined, freed
- Cabinet team to summon state & independent editors to discuss hate speech
- Farmers to challenge High Court dismissal of SADC land ruling
- MDC wants fresh elections for Zimbabwe
- South Africans arrested for stealing diamonds in Zim
- CITES boss arrives in Zimbabwe
- 'Faint voice' heard in mine rescue
- Mines seized from Mawere face closure
- Land Audit 2010 – The Politics of Entitlement and “Chegumi”
- Fake vehicle licenses cost City
- Batch 2 Posted 9/2/10
- Zim parties resume talks today
- Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Resume Amid Pressure from Pretoria
- Minister: Zimbabwe can't afford demands of striking workers
- Zimbabwe Parliamentary Committee Blasts Mining Officials Over Marange Diamond Deals
- EU split over Mugabe sanctions
- Parly raises concern over ZMDC operations in Chiadzwa
- Bilateral Zimbabwe-Botswana Talks Set on Detention of Gaborone Rangers
- Red tape stalls revival of state steelmaker
- Commercial Farmers Union to appeal Supreme Court decision
- Judge tells SA to pay for Mugabe sins
- RBZ clings to Time Bank assets
- Zimbabwe coalition turns one, but champagne kept on ice
- British MPs impressed with villagers' productivity
- BCC still owed thousands
- Posted 9/2/10
- Civil service strike paralyses government operations
- Striking workers lay additional demands
- Diamonds missing after police ‘rob’ Central Bank
- Zimbabwean mines minister in trouble over diamond mine partners
- Mpofu In Zimbabwe Diamond Scandal
- 2 New Chairmen to Head Key Zimbabwe Commissions
- Civil servants strike forces postponement of Bennett trial
- Deadly storm hits Chiweshe school killing one pupil
- Zim miners trapped for 4 days
- Zimbabwe Prison Officers ordered to sing national anthem at 8pm
- Drugs, Bodies Go Bad In Hospital
- Mining bosses on diamonds theft charges
- HOT SEAT: Sanctions: Should they be lifted? Zimbabweans speak
- Rio Tinto to boost Zimbabwe diamond output
- Further Twists in the Fate of the Marange Diamonds
- Unity govt must make Zimbabwe a respectable democracy
- Is Mugabe preparing a coup?
- Get still more serious
- Posted 8/2/10
- Zuma team due in Harare today
- Land seizures now SADC issue: Tribunal
- Harare urges exiles to return home
- Zim faces crippling strike
- Outstanding issues block investors: Firm
- Zimbabwe and Botswana to meet on ranger dispute
- Masvingo Villagers Get A Hiding For Attending MDC-T Rally
- Zimbabwe's Cholera Outbreak Was A Blessing In Disguise
- The Addis AU Summit in two acts
- Radio Dialogue losing patience with GNU over licence delays
- Our vital contribution in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 6th February 2010
- ZCTF Report - February 2010
- Bill Watch 5/2010 of 6th February 2010 [SA Facilitation Team and President Zuma Expected in Harare]
- Bill Watch Special of 7th February 2010 [Parliamentary Committee Meetings 8th - 12th February]
- Brussels Hosts an important conference on Zimbabwe
- Batch 2 Posted 7/2/10
- GNU in Major Breakthrough
- Minister Returns Govt Vehicles
- Governor in Trouble over Slain MDC-T Activist
- Shabanie Mine Shooting: Fire Destroys Case Record
- Heavy Load Leaves Prisoner Crippled
- 2 Million Face Starvation as Crops Fail
- Hwedza Man Claims Zuma is his Father
- Ziyapapa Moyo’s Family Blasts Zanu PF
- Workers Left in a Lurch after Training Centre Changes Hands
- Sombre Birthday for Ailing GNU
- Donors Rescue Mpilo Hospital
- US delegation to Review Zimbabwe Power-sharing Deal
- ‘Investor confidence crucial for economic recovery’: WB
- Poaching Threat to Wildlife
- Comment: Sowing Seeds of Distrust
- Sunday View: Military Answers to Economic Challenges
- Sunday Opinion: New Thoughts on Political Parties’ Funding
- Sunday Opinion: MDC-T Must not Put all its Eggs in one Basket
- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe pays security goons $5,000 a day
- Zimbabwe’s Parliament is on the move
- Private schools sprout in Zim as public system struggles
- Maize plots now ‘fields of death’
- New diamond rush hits south-eastern Zimbabwe
- Posted 7/2/10
- Zimbabwe police "snatch consignment of diamonds from central bank"
- Zimbabwe Mines Minister Removes Diamonds From Court-Ordered RBZ Custody
- Tsvangirai Says Early Elections Could Solve Zimbabwe's Political Problems
- Zimbabwe Tribunal Court Ruling Stands
- MDC lodges complaint over harassment
- Britain Says It Supports Restoration of Zimbabwe Voting Rights at IMF
- Archbishop praises courage of Anglicans in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Journos Chased Away From Constitutional Meeting
- UK-based Zimbos have their say
- Lack of migration data hampering cooperation, integration in Southern Africa
- The ‘warlord’ at police HQ
- All Parties Responsible For Removing Zimbabwe Sanctions
- Statement by Chairman of Radio Dialogue Trust
- So what's changed?
- Posted 6/2/10
- Zimbabwe government workers strike for higher pay
- Botswana recalls diplomats from Zimbabwe
- Farmer accused of contempt over shock land ruling
- Zimbabwe mines group proposes 10 pct local ownership
- Government to pay millions of rands in damages to SA farmer
- MDC activist ‘was murdered by police’
- ZINASU students arrested at Harare Polytechnic
- Country to host Iran helicopter centre
- Gutu magistrate cleared of corruption
- Donor aid enables mismanagement of Marange diamonds
- Zimbabwe Open to rejoin South Africa golf tour
- A letter from the diaspora
- Batch 3 Posted 5/2/10
- Biti says MDC ready for election
- No outreach without police backing: Reforms body
- GNU fails to stop worker abuse: ZCTU
- Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai Urges Unity of Purpose in Reducing Foreign Debt
- CITES boss’ planned conservancy visit angers Harare
- Cop charged with murder 3 years on
- MDC official removed from remand
- Zimbabwe Authorities Cooperate With Rwandans Seeking Genocide Suspect
- One Year On Zimbabwe's Unity Government Being Derailed By Western Sanctions Issue
- AG’s behaviour symptomatic of ZANU PF
- 10 000 Zanu-PF youth officers on government payroll
- Batch 2 Posted 5/2/10
- Debt Trap Proposal Divides Govt
- Tsvangirai Rejects Mugabe Directive
- Jockeying for Politburo Posts Reaches Fever Pitch
- MDC Transport Manager Finally Set Free
- Govt Fights Against Chiadzwa ‘blood diamonds’ Tag
- Copac Lodges Complaint Against ‘biased’ State Media
- ‘We need a sustainable telecoms policy’
- Poor Country Status: the Pros and Cons
- Zim Faces Maize Deficit Again, Despite Govt Claims
- GNU Discord will Prolong Sanctions –– Analysts
- US$500 000 Fraud Hits FBC Bank
- New RBZ Bank Policy a Drop in the Ocean — Analysts
- Will they Ever Pay Up their Debts?
- Industry Must Innovate to Survive –– CZI
- The Good, Bad, and Ugly of January
- Dollarisation Limits the Moving Tide
- Erich Bloch: Give Bonds Prescribed Asset status
- Muckraker: Food Security is the Greater Good
- Land: Zanu PF Tool in Suppressing Dissent
- Women have Right to Demand Equal Representation
- Comment: Sinister Wind Blows from Addis Ababa
- Candid Comment: GNU: Things Aren’t Looking Good
- Editor's Memo: Reform Agenda Stalled
- Posted 5/2/10
- ZANU PF tables motion to debate sanctions issue in parliament
- Rusape family under siege by violent land invaders
- Student beaten after arrest of 11 on UZ campus
- Kunonga thugs attempt to evict priest and his pregnant wife
- British delegation to Zimbabwe sees ’signs of positive growth’
- Zimbabwean Police apologize for arresting WOZA members
- Election fever hots up ahead of fresh ZUJ poll
- Cautious optimism on Zimbabwe request: IMF director
- Zimbabwe Prepares for Food Shortage
- Latest Food Price Hikes Absurd
- Zanu PF faction behind ACR office attack
- Zanu-PF, MDC disagree about compensating white farmers
- The making of "Mugabe and the White African"
- Batch 2 Posted 4/2/10
- Sanctions motion raises commotion in Parly
- Fresh power struggle rocks Zim coalition
- Tomana fumes at Bennett lawyer
- Zimbabwe’s Attorney General gives prosecutors powers to overrule Magistrates
- Union wants SADC court protection
- Harare begins crop assessment
- Police Arrest 10 Students for Holding Meeting at the University of Zimbabwe
- Ministry calls for officers release
- Illegal immigrant left stateless as passport seized
- ZBC top managers buy top range vehicles at the expense of workers’ salaries
- Cricket rebels return to the fold
- The Corrupt Role of NGOs, Donors and Civil Society in the Zimbabwean Crisis
- Posted 4/2/10
- Judge allows email evidence against Bennett
- Court ordered diamond transfer halted by armed robbers
- Dark clouds hover over constitution-making process
- Election whistleblower living in fear after death threats
- Zimbabwe says needs maize urgently after dry spell
- IMF to decide on Zimbabwe's voting rights
- AU picks Zimbabwe for Peace and Security Council
- Power Cuts Affect O-Level Results Processing - Zimsec
- Children Of Top Zanu PF officials Gobble 86m Rands In Fees
- Top Genocide suspect finds sanctuary in Zimbabwe
- HOT SEAT: Interview German Ambassador Albrecht Conze
- Zim Assoc to the rescue of despairing exiles in UK
- Preparing for a mobile phone uprising in Africa
- Optimistic outlook
- Zimbabwe Weekly Update
- Lamentations of Robert Gabriel
- USAP invites disadvantaged Zim students for 2010-11
- Batch 2 Posted 3/2/10
- Armed robbers disrupt diamonds transportation
- Zim white farmers granted bail
- Civil service strike looms as wage talks collapse
- World Bank concerned about delays in Harare talks
- Zimbabwe coalition partner denounces Mugabe's party
- British MPs visit Zimbabwe
- Britain Rejects Pressure From Former Zimbabwe Ruling Party to Lift EU Sanctions
- Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Defaults on Redemption of Bonds Issued to Gold Firms
- Zimbabwe Parliament Weighs Amendments to Draconian Public Order and Security Act
- Food Security Experts Paint Grim Picture of Developing Situation in Zimbabwe
- 11 killed in multiple collision
- African Leaders Dissolve Nepad as Addis Meeting Closes
- Chaibva Defects To Zanu PF
- Zimbabwe’s most powerful lawyer speaks on RBZ feat
- Mugabe's Vengeful Eviction of Black Nationalist Farmers
- Healing Hearts, Raising Spirits in Zimbabwe
- Land Audit 2010 – What Happened to the US$ 2.5 billion handed to “New Farmers”?
- Posted 3/2/10
- Mugabe Strips Tsvangirai Of Powers
- Army involvement feared in land grab
- Magistrate who ordered Zim farmer off wants farm for himself
- Zim soldiers are going to throw us out
- WOZA and MDC activists arrested over constitution discussions
- Anglicans in protest prayer against police
- POSA amendment Bill goes through first reading in Parliament
- ‘Proposed Posa changes will weaken police’
- Grace Mugabe aims to process her ‘blood milk’
- No respite for detained Botswana officers in Zim
- CIOs demand Karoi mourners to ‘produce’ MDC activist Shepherd Yuda
- ‘Fulfil unity govt pact, sanctions will go’
- Harare, KP clash over monitor
- Mining giant hails Zim operating environment
- RBZ owes Zimplats US$34 million
- Zimbabwe Detainees Going Hungry
- Chiadzwa diamond mining company in trouble with Zimbabwe MPs
- Rio says Zimbabwe local mine ownership a threat
- ZISCO needs up to US$1 billion
- Zim farmers warn of huge grain deficit
- Hunger threatens Zimbabwe
- Criminals Wreak Havoc At Border
- Zimbabwe Constitutional Committee to Announce Outreach Launch Date Soon
- NCA Draft Constitution now included in Sokwanele’s online constitution resource
- South African government steps in to help displaced Zimbabweans
- Over 28% students drop out of Zim university
- A Personal Response to Zimbabwe Critics
- ‘Music by Prudence’ nominated for an Oscar!
- Posted 2/2/10
- Secret airstrip built at Zimbabwe diamond field
- No one monitoring airlifting of Chiadzwa diamonds
- Zimbabwe Attorney General admits abuse of section 121
- Zanu PF’s dirty tactics in Zimbabwe’s constitution making process
- Magistrate’s conflict of interest exposed in land case
- Constitutional process suffering from partisan media coverage
- Zimbabwe Prison Boss blocks land audit
- Zimbabwe gov’t, workers in crunch talks to avert strike
- Battle for Chiadzwa continues
- Soldier jailed 35 years for arms theft
- Zimbabwe's farmers warn of huge grain deficit
- On anniversary of power-sharing, Britain firm on Zimbabwe sanctions
- CFU Press Statement
- Embattled cleric denies supporting gays
- Rampant poaching in Nyanga
- Chaos at Zanu PF victory celebrations
- Request
- Bill Watch Special of 1st Febraury 2010[Parliamentary Committee Meetings for 1st - 5th February]
- Batch 2 Posted 1/2/10
- Zim white farmers to appeal to Supreme Court
- Harare bishop seeks divine intervention
- ZRP failing to feed suspects
- AU elects leader of Malawi as new chairman
- White rebel cricketers called to Zimbabwe squad
- Copac swindled
- Residents rip Into Nkomo’s Plan
- Zuma Takes GPA Dispute to AU
- Civil Servants’ Strike Imminent
- Dabengwa Scoffs at Critics
- VP Nkomo faces witch-hunt charges
- Botswana Battles to Have Detained Nationals Freed
- St Anne’s Nurses Strike Over pay
- Zanu PF’s Terror Campaign Threat to Constitution-making
- Maintain Embargo, EU Urged
- Chaos Reigns in Burma Valley
- ‘They’ll go back home in coffins’
- Mash Central hit by Malaria Outbreak
- Japan Joins Fight Against Measles
- ZCTU Proposes ‘paternity’ Leave for men
- Sundayopinion: The Problem With Privatisation
- Sundayview: Land: A key Objective of the Liberation Struggle
- Alex Magaisa: A Case of the Embarrassing Uncle
- Comment: Water Project Needs Action not Rhetoric
- Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 30th January 2010
- Bill Watch 4/2010 of 30th January 2010 [Recent CourtCases Affecting Governance and Rule of Law]
- Posted 1/2/10
- Zimbabwe Anglicans stage protest service
- Mugabe factor hits Zimbabwe hopes of ending sanctions
- Robert Mugabe closes in on last white farmers
- Chihuri charges for police assistance
- Rank marshals getting out of hand
- ZIMBABWE: Students drop out because of unaffordable fees
- Zimbabwe is clamouring for international attention; Botswana should not be blackmailed
- Sanctions on ZANU-PF officials must be tightened not removed
- Mugabe's haunting shadow
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