The ZIMBABWE Situation February 2012 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Posted 29/2/12
Tsvangirai Says 'Unity' Government to Continue
PM, Mugabe discuss polls
Zim parties must honour pact: SA
Posa high on parly agenda
Zim Needs New Government To End Crisis
Beitbridge prosecutors ‘too scared’ to handle MDC arrests
State Blocks Release of Arrested 13 MDC T Officials
ZANU PF MP arrested for diverting community funds
Clerics pile pressure on Mugabe over reforms ahead of poll
Anglican Church Clarifies 'Confusion'
Ship Accidents Sever Data Cables Off East Africa
Detained farmer released after third weekend in custody
CIO officers in court over extortion and kidnapping of ZIFA boss
Millions face SABC blackout
Zimbabwe Splinter Union Calls Worker Street Protests on Wednesday
Indigenisation scheme partisan: Tsvangirai
Meeting was academic: Gwisai
Mugabe Preaches Non-Violence - But Bashes NGOs
Gay Zim man pulls out of international competition
WOZA protest for media freedom and fair ZBC licensing fees
Former Senior Army Officer Kicked Out Of Bar By CIOs
Harare Council Continues to Pump Raw Sewage into Fresh Water Lake
Vigil for Paul Chizuze
Transcript of Job Sikhala on Question Time: Part 1
Transcript of Job Sikhala on Question Time: Part 2
Batch 2 Posted 28/2/12
Paul Chizuze - Disappeared
Concern for missing human rights activist
Mugabe attacks African leaders
Zuma Embarks on SADC Tour For Mugabe Final Push
Move to disqualify Mugabe denied
Gono, Kereke Feud Exposed
MDC-T cry foul over arrests of provincial and district officials
Chipangano stops delivery of fresh produce into Mbare
AG’s wings to be clipped: Mwonzora
Chombo’s shocking $130,000 ZESA bill
Denmark gives additional 40 million kroner to Zimbabwe
Government to probe US$1bln RBZ black-hole
Scepticism greets Mujuru’s award of top African prize
Two weeks until media reform ultimatum ends
‘HIV/Aids rampant in Zim’s tertiary institutions’
Indigenisation impossible - Eddie Cross
GNU urged to curtail excessive powers vested in Local government Minister
Zimplats given two weeks to hand over 29.5 pct stake
Investor boost for RioZim
‘Zim economy shrunk to less than half of Zambia’
Zimbabwe’s $100 billion dream
People’s Constitution irreversible
Zimbabwe Running Out of Time
Posted 28/2/12
Mugabe haunted by 2008 poll loss
Govt orders eviction of new farmers from Burma Valley
Tsvangirai probe takes new twist
US$900m capital injection set to end Byo water woes
MDC-T activists’ short-lived freedom
Corruption dragnet catches small fish
Varsity, students on war path over enrolment
Journalist’s efforts benefit her community
Zimbabwean implats contract worker beaten to death: police
RBZ, Time Bank in bitter battle
Mugabe still dwells in the past and won’t let go
Eating cake while the nation starves
Zimbos celebrate national lunacy
Partisan policing kills public confidence in ZRP
Posted 27/2/12
Mugabe blasts gays, foreigners at birthday bash
Mugabe says ready for polls, slams violence
MDC officials arrested in Mat South
Zanu (PF) youth league attacks corrupt party `chefs`
How Chipangano stalled fuel project
MDC 99 bays for Mugabe, Chihuri blood
Iran funds by $3.5mn joint tractor factory in Zimbabwe
Horse-trading over constitution
Zimbabwe constitution panel: No clause agreed on age limit to disqualify Mugabe from polls
Mugabe’s bid to vie for top seat after clocking 88 puzzling
CIO attack Mujuru ally
Concerns raised over youth fund vetting
Mugabe tells cops : Hands off Morgan
Biti cracks whip after customs complaints
Fresh problems confront Zou
Impala's Zimbabwe platinum unit given 2 weeks to detail handover of 29.5% stake
EU ‘economical with truth’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 25th February 2012
Bill Watch 7/2012 of 24th February [Parliament to Resume Sitting Tuesday 28th February]
Posted 26/2/12
Mugabe's birthday celebrated in Mutare
Zimbabwe president, marking his 88th birthday, tells the young to shun Western values, gays
Mugabe tells Cameron 'to hell with you' over gay rights
Mugabe pushes for early elections
Tsvangirai vows to resist early elections
Tsvangirai threatens to boycott poll
Speaker Wants Corrupt MPs Arrested
Search For Chihuri Replacement Has Commenced: Tsvangirai
Harare faces litigation over Easypark: Chombo
Shamu given 3-week ultimatum to reconstitute
PM: give shares to Marange villagers
Chiefs demand board places in mines
Masvingo Residents Give Governor 96 Hours Ultimatum To Reverse NGO Ban
Mugabe a pain: PM
Farm invaders face arrest
Seventy percent unbanked
President Mugabe’s ‘ambiguous revolution by political default’ — by Takura Zhangazha
Join the dots
Can the removal of Mugabe materially and morally transform the situation in Zimbabwe?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 24th February 2012 [Meetings Open to Public 27 February-2nd March]
Batch 2 Posted 25/2/12
Tsvangirai vows to resist Mugabe poll push
‘Bitter’ Tsvangirai castigates insincere Mugabe
Minister: Zimbabwe spends more on foreign trips than education
Registrar General’s office shreds IDs of youths registering to vote
Police accused of soliciting bribes at roadblocks
$2 billion pumped into agriculture but abused by new farmers
Joint Peace Rallies A Waste Of Time - Zapu
Kunonga bouncers pounce on school
Zim puts end to body searches
Tension grips city
SADC backing for Zuma deals blow to Mugabe
Zimbabwe Courts Regional Leaders On Zimbabwe
Chihuri Vows To Crush Any Egypt/Libya Style Demos
Hardliners want Gono arrested
Zimbabwe Turns Up Heat on Foreign Miners
4 million face risk of water borne diseases
AIDS levy generates new resources for treatment
Zim needs debt relief — Hawkins
Child labour on the rise
Zim man applauded for championing African gay rights
Opening Remarks by Hon. Lovemore N.M Moyo Speaker of the House of Assembly Parliament of Zimbabwe
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s statement to the press
Posted 25/2/12
Biti steps up efforts to oust Zimra boss
Tsvangirai probe hits brick wall
‘PM to tackle crucial reforms before polls’
Coltart blasts foreign trips
Battle for new constitution intensfies
MDC-T reins in Byo’s warring councillors
Anti-West stance damages economy
Transparency: ‘Missing link in the economy’
Zim’s economic recovery under threat
NSSA: Looking at the bigger picture
Glenara Estates listed for land redistribution
National Railways of Zimbabwe to restructure
Muckracker: ‘Harnessing’ the brain drain, for sure
Mugabe: Revered, reviled in equal measure
Politics derails anti-corruption agenda
Fighting democratic regression in Zim
Zim: We don’t see any mountain
Economic recovery: A long way to go
Keeping it at the cutting edge
Posted 24/2/12
Zanu-PF rewrites Zim's 'careless' draft constitution
Clause locking Mugabe out of polls scrapped
MDC Distances Itself From Draft Constitution Rumours
Energy Minister insists “chefs” will be disconnected over unpaid bills
Air Zimbabwe vanishes from the skies indefinitely
Public prosecutor arrested at courts
Biti's Predictions A Pie in The Sky: Hawkins
Biti hits back at Mugabe
Zanu PF Strong-arm Citizens to Attend Its Rallies: ZESN
Government urged to prioritise human development goals
Mwale remains free 12 years after brutal murders
Detained farmer faces third weekend behind bars
Teachers Target July For improved Salaries
‘Public Protector’s office invisible’
MDC members drag cops to court
CDF: MP held, more arrests expected
Enemy Number 1: Youth unemployment
Hospital defies govt over free TB meds
Scandal of the unwanted nurses
Mugabe's former teacher claims to be the world's oldest man at 115-years-old (and the secret to his long life is being nice to the dictator!)
Only more targeted sanctions will make Mugabe reform
Court Watch 3/2012 of 23rd February [Belated Convictions for Political Violence]
Posted 23/2/12
Education in Crisis as Mugabe, Tsvangirai Blows Over US $25 million on Globetrotting
MDC-T to insist on media reforms before elections
Zanu PF Militia Slapped With 10 Year Sentence for Murdering MDC Activists
Arrest of MDC-T director blamed on infighting
Joseph Mwale part of ‘security’ during PM Chiadzwa tour
Zim public ‘paying the price’ of rising corruption
Churches and shops forced to close for ZPF rally
Open Letter To The Parishes In The Diocese Of Harare(CPCA)
‘Rights commission remains dead’
Australia gives $6.7 million for water
Tomana determined to sue EU
Chinamasa, Mumbengegwi still on EU sanctions list
Zim's huge debt very worrying, says UNDP
Zim near bottom in new UNDP report
9 months of hell inside Chikurubi prison
Zim's Crude Death Rate Declines To 15/1000
Mugabe Threatens to Arrest Tsvangirai
Crisis Coalition ready for 2012: Watershed year for Zimbabwe
House arrest for Chitungwiza town clerk
Desperate farmers resort to substitutes
Chihuri, Zimondi, Chinese And Parastatals Shower Mugabe With Praise On Birthday
Mugabe Says Government Can't Meet Worker Demands
Zapu man in trouble over Mugabe bash
Hon. Khupe nominated for the African Achievers Award
Electricity Supply and Service Delivery
Pocock eager to make his mark off the field
Ballot Update Consolidated 2011
Gyrations of a geriatric: Robert Mugabe at 88
History will judge ageing Mugabe as people's oppressor
Constitution Watch of 20th February 2012 [Drafting Process Developments]
Constitution Watch of 21st February 2012 [COPAC's List of Constitutional Principles]
Posted 22/2/12
Mugabe, 88 today, vows to retain his grip on power
'Resurrected' Mugabe: I have beaten Christ
Mugabe praises Tsvangirai
Diaspora calls for 88 year old Mugabe to go
Zuma rubbishes Mugabe
COPAC reviews 6 chapters in draft constitution
Wage dispute stops resumption of Air Zim flights
Top MDC Official Arrested Over 'Assassination Plot'
No money to pay civil servants: Mugabe
Girls at Zimbabwe school 'attacked by goblins'
Another court delay leaves elderly farmer behind bars
MDC-T activists finally released
Dozens of People Face Eviction From Zimbabwe Farms
Mugabe blocks war vets exhumation of Cecil Rhodes grave
Zimpapers Talk Radio to go on air ‘end of next month’
MDC Inmates relive 9 months in hell
Full text of President Mugabe's 88th birthday interview
A Bully’s Birthday
Mugabe’s Birthday Bash: 21st February 2012
Zimbabwe: De-listed Zanu pf loyalists face big dilemma
Posted 21/2/12
Mugabe threatens to reject Zuma
MDC using reforms to get rid of me — Mugabe
President Mugabe still in charge at almost 90
Mugabe ups the ante on elections
Mugabe will block constitution
Mugabe Not Going Anywhere
GNU will not be extended: PM
Former commercial farmer remains detained
Many Zimbabweans set to lose free to air TV channels
Draft constitution suspicious' - Moyo
‘Zim's new fees will cripple mines’
Implats concerned about Zim statement
National Parks slammed for involvement in elephant deaths
Diaspora prepares for second Free Zim protest
Zesa mum on chefs’ electricity bills
China ripping off Zim: Mutambara
Zimbabwe: how we aid profligacy
Eddie Cross: Are we making Progress?
Eddie Cross: Can we do it?
Keynote speech by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at the CEO Africa Roundtable
Radio Interview in Australia
Bill Watch 5/2012 of 18th February [Parliamentary Update ; No Progress on Implementation of AG's Office Act]
Bill Watch 6/2012 of 18th February [Uncertainty over Key Appointments Continues]
Batch 2 Posted 20/2/12
Ncube hits back at Mugabe, Tsvangirai
80 families evicted from Mazowe farm
Political thuggery enslaves Mbare
SA to block access to free-to- air channels
Tsvangirai endorses Marange diamonds
Zanu PF dismisses sanctions ‘easing’
Frogs won’t stop US$300 million investment — Kaseke
Masvingo NGO ban stupid — Madhuku
Bargain hunters prey on Zim Stock Exchange
Diamond firms seeks new concession
When custodians steal the purse
Sunday View: Banning NGOs is the height of lunacy
Zim must seize EU opportunity
From the Editor's desk: After the crisis, now the insanity
Comment: Chihuri saga snuffs power-sharing illusion
Posted 20/2/12
Robert Mugabe promises elections this year
Mugabe vows to reject 'flawed' constitution
Judge refuses to list farms
No Water At Parirenyatwa General Hospital
Sanitation crisis puts lives at risk
Mugabe rules out Chihuri re-think
19th Feb 2012 17:59 GMT
Robert Mugabe birthday plans hit by lack of money
Gold Panners Killed in Zanu PF Officials’ Mine
Hospitality industry on mend as tourists keep coming
Terror gang stalls $1,2m project
EU Studying NGOs Information
Plan International Response to Radio VOP published Article
Land developer slams council for corruption
ZCTF Report - February 2012
Mugabe’s birthday gifts – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 18th February 2012
Posted 19/2/12
Zanu PF ministers loot farming inputs
Biti moves to stabilise banking sector outlined
Constitution: Parties divided on five issues
Indigenisation: Masawara given 14-day ultimatum
Muted reaction to lifting of sanctions
Essar Africa To End Zim’s Electricity Woes
Typhoid, result of govt maladministration: Chamisa
Headmaster warned
Mineral proceeds for industry revival — CZI
Mugabe Must Explain Mbare and Zaka Murders Before Zuma Comes
Keeping the pressure on Mugabe
24 carat pigeons
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 18th February 2012 [Meetings Open to Public 20-23 February]
Posted 18/2/12
Sanctions lifted on Reutenbach, Bredenkamp
Mugabe slams EU sanctions
Zimbabwe PM urges transparent diamond trade
Zimbabwe civic groups dismiss charity groups ban, declaring it a breach of aid laws
Zanu (PF) Supports Ban On Food Relief NGOs
More NGO bannings feared
Don't let up on Mugabe, HRW says
Robert Mugabe supporters plan lavish celebrations for 88th birthday
Free Zim Global protests on Mugabe’s birthday
The 21st Movement - Second Free Zimbabwe Global Protest - Tuesday 21st February 2012
Evicted farmer jailed for more than a week
Bail for 7 MDC-T’s in Glen View case
Deputy Minister Takes Mugabe Insult Case To Supreme Court
Zanu (PF) Supporters And War Vets Demand To Exhume Rhodes' Grave
Factions want to kick Mugabe out
Zimbabweans Object to Special Treatment for Politicians on Utility Payments
Zim votes against human rights in Syria
Britain, Zim’s all-weather friend — Madzorera
Zim customs conduct strip searches
WOZA Founders Face Sham Trial
Revival of Zim post service
3 yrs on, Zimbabwe unity govt 'still dysfunctional'
Will 2012 be the Year of the African Despot, again?
Sanctions, the force of persuasion on the undemocratic
Batch 2 Posted 17/2/12
Senator Holland's response to defamatory article in The Herald
Struggling NetOne seeks strategic partner
Divisions derail Zanu PF restructuring
SA paper resists Zim registration
‘GPA non-implementation no poll obstacle’
Zanu PF fights over gold mine
Polls in 2012 a recipe for disaster –– Biti
‘Mutambara factor in GNU disruptive’
NSSA acquires majority Afre stake
Threat to microfinance institutions
2012 elections or another GNU?
MuckRaker: ZBC has taken over the RBC’s mantle
Eric Bloch Column: Foreign retail ban: Yet another howler from govt
Three years on... ‘GNU still limping’
AU threat to Zanu PF’s sinister agenda
Indigenous banks: Patriotism versus safety
Independent Comment: Reforms key to re-engagement
How the GNU has performed
Candid Comment: Overregulation, policy see-saws hurt economy
Posted 17/2/12
Top African court urged to tackle SADC breach of human rights
Ministers and MPs fail to account for constituency funds
KP slammed for ‘silence’ over Zim diamond trade
Zimbabwe needs diamond money: PM
Civic groups dismiss charity groups ban
Cabinet fully behind drafting of new constitution
Zim Diamond Mining Company To Be Slapped With US Sanctions
Mugabe ouster plot: "Heads to roll" - Cde Diesel
Mugabe urges foreign firms to join with locals
Zimbabwe Denies Human Rights Abuses at Marange Diamond Fields
Botswana defense chief denies praising Mugabe
Police bar protest march in Mutare
NGO’s urged to defy suspension by Masvingo governor
NGO Ban To Distribute Food To Hungry Villagers Dismissed
Police commission not yet in place
Busted: Mugabe's criminal cabal selling diamonds at half price in looting spree
Zimbabwe caps local banks' offshore funds due to dlr crunch
Diamond Monitors Barred From Zimbabwe Gem Field
Chinese Companies Evade Tax
Africom bosses court case postponed
Air Zimbabwe To Resume Flights
Mutasa threatens violence
UK – UNICEF Partnership on support to Zimbabwe’s health sector set to expand
Minister Biti: Press Statement on Improving Financial Market Liquidity
CSO’S joint press statement on the purported ban of NGO’s in Masvingo
Zimbabwe's Mugabe: Worst of the worst in the world order
Mugabe, Gaddafi and Al-Qaeda
Revisiting Zimbabwe’s land reform exercise
Police corruption totally out of control
Posted 16/2/12
Zimbabwe suspends NGOs as possible election looms
Debate on targeted sanctions intensifies ahead of EU meeting
EU to trim Mugabe sanctions by a third
Zimbabwe minister doubts elections this year
Morgan agrees to early polls
Why Mugabe's cronies are afraid of removal from sanction list
APEX council meets Tsvangirai
ZANU PF loyalists exposed as diamond ‘directors’
Mugabe ouster plot thickens
Court dismisses acquittal application by ‘video watching’ activists
SA urged to prosecute Zim officials over crimes against humanity
Gono’s New ‘Political Party’
British Ambassador Tells Zanu (PF) To Commit To Constitution Drafting
Police in violent disruption of WOZA Valentine’s Day demo
Zimbabwe's Jan inflation slows to 4.3 pct y/y
Zimbabwe tobacco output seen up, but shy of target
Can a new constitution end Mugabe’s reign?
Democracy at work – in varying degrees
Chinese nationals in Zim admit to animal cruelty
U.S. awards Self Help grants to Zimbabwean schools and orphans
Posted 15/2/12
Zimbabwean diamond field 'run by Robert Mugabe's police chiefs'
Global Witness Tells Consumers: Don't Let Mugabe be Your Valentine!
WOZA Valentines protest disrupted by police
Prime Minister tells civil servants diamonds key to better salaries
ZANU PF at war with itself over new constitution
Zanu PF officials in Mugabe ouster plot
Zimbabwe's debt-crippled power utility plans to get tough
Mangoma taken to task
Kariba Dam Wall On Zimbabwe Side Risk Collapsing:Mangoma
Zim to begin selling tobacco
Prices of basic commodities rising sharply
As Zimbabwe Fends off Typhoid, City of Harare Reconnects Water Service
Hotel meeting with Chombo lands Mutare councillors in trouble
Zimbabwe's Social Security Authority Takes 84% Stake In Troubled Bank
Activist Zvorwadza asks court to close Matapi police station
Youths turned away for bringing Affidavits to register as voters
Chitungwiza Residents raise concerns with Minister Chombo
Migrants face unlawful arrests and hasty deportations
Father Fidelis Mukunori Publishes Book On Violence
Black Caps complete Zimbabwe rout
Blood Diamonds Are Mugabe’s Best Friend
Global Witness press release on Zim diamond report
Posted 14/2/12
Zanu PF wants constitution drafters sacked
Zimbabwe power imports at risk
Two suspected typhoid deaths in Zimbabwe
SA urged to investigate Generals accused of Crimes against Humanity
Two MDC-T members murdered in one week
Principals meet as row over Chihuri intensifies
Zuma Zim-bound
Tsvangirai urged to probe ongoing abuses in Chiadzwa
Africa Leaders Optimistic about Future of Continent
Community radio projects under threat
Shop operators fleece drought-stricken villagers in Chipinge
Half of Zim teachers are victims of violence
Zim Diaspora To Celebrate Mugabe Birthday With Protests
Limited development in Zim roads
Elections offer EU excuse to extend sanctions
FAB Event: MoneyGram Announced as Headline Sponsors for Zimbabwe Achievers Awards 2012
Sanctions not stalling progress in critical democratic reforms
Batch 2 Posted 13/2/12
'Mugabes barring us from farm, not state'
Court Evicts Mohadi from “His” Plot
Mugabe wilts under pressure
Cabinet orders Biti to act fast to save ailing banks
Chihuri crisis threatens GNU
Zanu PF Militia Force March Resident to A Party Meeting
Police Thump War Veterans
‘Sanctions stalling progress in critical democratic reforms’
Zimbabwe diamond miner gets watchdog OK
Salaries consuming bulk of govt funds: Biti
Water flows once again after Zimbabwe "mermaids" are appeased
Zanu PF threatens to block constitution
MDC-T denies corruption, defends record
International arrest warrant for Zimbabwean businessman
Even President Was Chosen By God
Women of Zimbabwe Arise: Amnesty Urgent Action
‘Youths must demand political space’
Mpofu is man to watch in Zimbabwe
Courts closure and typhoid outbreak-a result of official and criminal negligence
Book Review
‘Seized’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 11th February 2012
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 11th February 2012 [Meetings Open to Public 13-16 February]
Posted 13/2/12
Tsvangirai defies Mugabe on Chihuri appointment
‘Mugabe won’t sign Constitution that disqualifies him’
National healing failed: Villagers
MDC-T mulls protests on Mugabe’s birthday
Council, Zinara clash over funds
‘Black Jesus’ tastes own medicine
‘Negotiations critical for peaceful devolution’
Zimsec short-changes markers
WB to double investment in regional trade
Unholy alliance of Russia, China, Zanu PF
Sunday View: Christian apathy to politics the biggest letdown
From the Editor's desk: Mugabe shows who rules the roost in GNU
Comment: Chihuri saga snuffs power-sharing illusion
Posted 12/2/12
GNU leaders agree on electoral reform
Typhoid hits Harare
PM overestimates his power: Madhuku
Finance Sector Cash Crisis Worsens in Zimbabwe
We Will Kill Teachers That Are Politically Incorrect: ZANU PF Chair
Police, Zanu PF getting gifts from Nigerians
Mberengwa Villagers Forced to Donate towards Chief’s Homestead Electrification
Judge grants Madzore leave to appeal
Mugabe unreliable: Mbeki
MISA-Zimbabwe position on inclusion of media freedom
Coltart slams 'disgraceful' Zimbabwe
Election riggers in ZEC must pack their bags
Eating stolen fruit
Debt and Diamonds
Constitution Watch of 10th February 2012 [COPAC Clarifies Status of First Draft ]
Batch 2 Posted 11/2/12
Cabinet tackles liquidity crisis
Clashes over Chihuri appointment intensify
POSB wants govt to sever CBZ ties
AirZim set for unbundling, retrenchments
GPA negotiators complete task
Byo fund ‘a drop in the ocean’
‘Energy sector investors put off by indigenisation policy’
Mujuru inquest: Contradictions, more suspicion
Gono’s move could destabilise the financial sector
Economists dispute 9,4% growth rate
Africa needs to invest to compete
Media system: More of the same
MuckRaker: Only one escape now, that is the GPA
Eric Bloch Column: Merits of the monetary policy statement
ZEC, RG’s hand in sham elections
The disastrous effects of Global Fund slashing
Mugabe’s regional charm offensive faces hurdles
Independent Comment: Govt tinkering with problems
Editor’s Memo: Tomana’s duplicity laid bare
Candid Comment: Solving Zimbabwe’s debilitating energy problem
Posted 11/2/12
New Zimbabwe constitution could bar Mugabe candidacy
Constitution Committee Denies Setting Presidential Age Limit
Reports that Tsvangirai wants early election are ‘hogwash’ says spokesman
Charamba blasted for undermining Tsvangirai and Mutambara
‘Disaster’ on the cards as farm invasions continue
Mugabe Outfoxes Tsvangirai Again, Extends Service Chiefs' Terms to 2014
Anti-Corruption Commission Probes Abuse of Farming Inputs
Wrangle Intensifies Between Zimbabwe Local Gov't Minister & MDC Councils
Mutare mayor physically ejected from Council meeting
Not yet ready for elections: PM
Chipangano disrupts project
MDC activist murdered by Zanu PF thugs in Zaka
WOZA members released but face immediate trial
Rights Body To Assist Prosecution Of Zim Human Rights Violators
Cholera scare shuts down Harare courts
Goche: Air Zim must reduce bloated workforce
Madhuku Urges Zimbabweans To Take To The Streets
Cabinet is too big: PM
Marange Moves Towards Normalcy
Tourists Arrivals Affected By Indigenisation
New Tourism Initiative ready to tackle Africa´s tourism problems
Deportations rob vulnerable of remittances
Finance ministry website still down after hacking
What the principals agreed on
Key political risks to watch in Zimbabwe
Posted 10/2/12
Activists dismiss Principals’ meeting as ‘mere talk’
PM: Chihuri only acting ZRP chief
Chihuri’s stay in power a ‘betrayal’
Zim's Police Commissioner To Go - Tsvangirai
Decision to keep Chihuri is a ‘retrogressive step’
Public Service Commission Report Disputes Ghost-Worker Total
Zim Civil Servants Take Salary Dispute To Tsvangirai
Zim payday postponed
Civil servants ordered to respect PM
Police Stop Tsvangirai Lecture Series
First Draft Constitution Completed:Copac
Community Radio In Waiting In Fear After Police Visit
Hunger on the horizon…: Zanu hijacks inputs
Sikhala to embark on 66 day hunger strike over Mugabe
Zanu youth, MDC councillors forcibly eject Mutare mayor
MDC official shot, injured in Masvingo
Chombo targets MDC
WOZA and others arrested yesterday remain in police custody, still not charged
Former ZBC boss unleashed terror in Norton
Farmer tastes own medicine
PTUZ cries foul over re-hiring of retired teachers
The City of Harare should end the Misinformation
Wish you were mine
More for my people
Posted 9/2/12
ZANU PF ‘mischief’ behind EU’s false statements on Gukurahundi
Principals agree Police chief post now ‘vacant’
GPA monitors witness brutal police assault on WOZA members
Panic As Zim Banks Run Out Of Cash
Zimbabwe general's death marked by many mysteries
Nurses reject 22.5 percent pay hike
Corruption at RG’s office
Teachers report interrogation by CIOs over elections
Media Monitors Case Referred to Supreme Court
Mujuru family urged to fight on for the truth
Whistleblower Summoned Over Blood Scare
Chombo appointee blocked
Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts
SA investor in Chihuri plea over seized vehicle
Goverment ignores Chinese labour abuse
CIO’s “nobody” vows to starve
TB Joshua prophesies African leader’s death
Don’t be fooled, residents warned
Who will protect people from Chipangano?
Zimbabwe’s Long Winter
Land reform: Zanu (PF)’s missed opportunity
Reaction to Mr Christopher Jarrett of SAFCA
Where is Zimbabwe’s diamonds cash going?
Bill Watch 4/2012 of 8th February [Media Commission & Foreign Newspapers; Inclusive Government Appointments]
Posted 8/2/12
Mugabe and Tsvangirai disagree on Chihuri’s re-appointment
Top issues put on hold as PM, Mugabe meet
Storm over leaked Tsvangirai memo
Police assault WOZA members at peaceful march in Bulawayo
Woza's Jenni Williams Arrested
Teachers report interrogation by CIOs over elections
Mazoe Families Evicted To Pave Way For The Mugabes
Zuma steps up Zim pressure
Health Ministry Warns of Potential for Further Outbreaks of Typhoid
CCZ: cost of living up 5 percent
Former Zim football chef Rushwaya charged over match fixing
10 Zimbabweans die in horror crash inside South Africa
Zim’s failure to ratify AU Convention disappointing
Zimbabwe expects 15% rise in tobacco output
Govt needs $62 million for loans, grants
End Zesa monopoly — Zerc
Mutare residents demand answers over Mayor’s suspension
Certified Polished Diamond Prices Fall 1% in January
1.5 million carats on the block at Zimbabwe diamond auction
New KP chair urged to clarify Zim position
Service Chiefs appointments: Tomana disingenuous
Youth leadership training in Zimbabwe
The Role of the Private Sector and Trade Opportunities in the Revival of Matabeleland – A SWOT Analysis
Posted 7/2/12
Zimbabwe general's death shrouded in suspicion
Mujuru lawyer blasted by coroner
Tsvangirai ‘shocked’ at Nyikayaramba’s promotion
Mugabe, PM in showdown
Coalition on the brink: PM’s strong letter to Robert Mugabe
Zim power woes deepen as Mozambique threatens cut off
Defiant Zambian Embassy Ends Diplomatic Tiff With Econet
Foreign Papers Defy Govt Ban
Bulawayo police use Mugabe’s birthday to ban MDC-T workshop
More Zim diamonds set for auction
Education Minister faces parliament over student grants
Police Blamed For Rise In Stock Thefts
Power bills weigh down Sable
Harare needs 1.4 billion for new source water system
Zimbabwe PM injured in golf accident
Zanu-PF supporters promised gold
Ex-ZIFA boss freed on bail in match-fixing scandal
Transcript of Welshman Ncube on Question Time Part 2
Ambassador Gillian A. Milovanovic On Her Role As The Newly-Appointed Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2012
Zimbabwe’s Sanctions Standoff
Security sector reform: Going beyond personalities
Implication of reforms on popular democracy in Zimbabwe
Southern Africa: Democracy without the citizens
Batch 3 Posted 6/2/12
Zimbabwe’s Media Commission seeks to ban foreign papers
Banning Of Foreign Newspapers Violates UN Statutes :- MMPZ
Japan Gives ZESN US$110 700 For Election Education
Zimbabwe AG Threatens Those Noting Expiration of Term of Police Chief
Pressure mounts on MDC for hearts and minds in urban areas
Zanu-PF set to change tack in poll
Parties turn Matabeleland into election battleground
Don't underestimate 'rising star' Ncube
National Security Council meeting postponed
The Zimbabwe Justice Project calls for support to stop the violence
Number of detained MDC-T members rises
World Food Program to Feed 1 Million Zimbabweans Through March
Chinese spread wings in Zim
Nhema ups game on wetlands
'Mermaid' Sightings in Zimbabwe Spark Debate Over Traditional Beliefs
ZANU PF Muzarabani MP behind murders in 2008
Ex-governor Masvingo embroiled in land dispute
Mining firms upset Manicaland communities
Zimbabwe mining fees up 5,000 per cent
Companies to auction diamonds
Launch of Zimbabwe Action Forum – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 4th February 2012
Listen to what politicians SAY but watch what they DO is the message
Footprints in the dust
Constitution Watch of 3rd February 2012 [Preliminary Draft under Review by COPAC]
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 3rd February 2012 [Meetings Open to Public 6th to 9th February]
Batch 2 Posted 6/2/12
Meeting aborted as Mugabe, PM clash
Rights activist attacked in Mbare
‘Mujuru family won’t give up the fight’
Copac agrees on non-partisan security forces
Illegal ‘libido herbs’ flood Harare
Zim to ‘export’ jobless nurses: Minister
Tomana’s views are primitive, says Madhuku
Clean-up more imperative than ever
Chitungwiza vulnerable to typhoid
Zimbabwe still exposed to economic shocks: WB
New financial sector entries must comply, says Gono
Emirates offers hope to horticulture producers
Harare needs leadership renewal to achieve success
Re-colonisation: Myth or reality?
Tomana betrays Zanu PF leanings
Posted 6/2/12
Mugabe fears Nato attack
‘Inflammables can’t be ruled out’
‘No foul play in Manyika death’
Checks, balances for executive needed –– ZLHR
Mpofu popularity lures Zanu PF factions
Matter of Act
Inquest deepens Mujuru mystery
Is the banking sector really safe and sound?
Sustainability in agro and farming business
Elections can only be held after reforms
Finally Zinara notices the state of the roads
Eric Bloch Column: Bloated civil service is beyond govt’s means
‘Zanu PF strategy to frustrate MDC-T working’
US$100bn economy for Zim by 2040
Independent Comment: Bank stability critical
Editor’s Memo: Election calls a recipe for disaster
Candid Comment: RBZ biggest risk to financial services sector
Posted 3/2/12
Joint MDC-T/ZANU PF peace rally held in Makoni South
Fireworks Expected At National Security Council meeting
Election This Year Will Be A Disaster: Raftopolous, Petras
Environment Must Be Conducive For Free and Fair Elections: Zulu
ZANU PF Aligned Militants Out To Scuttle Constitutional Making Process
Masvingo residents ‘snub’ ZANU PF empowerment scheme
Former MP Dulini Ncube totally blind after torture in custody
More MDC-T officials arrested
Principals to discuss Chihuri fate
Zim media body seeks ban on foreign papers
Gwisai’s trial: Cop ‘unmasks’ CIO agent
Emirates completes maiden flight into Zimbabwe
The death of Air Zimbabwe
Caaz grants Sol Air operating certificate
EU calls for Zim debt settlement
Civil society lobbies African Union
AU 'has let Zim down'
MP Makuyana’s kidnapping conviction quashed
Mujuru evidence 'compromised': expert
Ex-ZIFA CEO arrested over match fixing
Tsvangirai, Media Mourn Veteran Journalist Bornwell Chakaodza
ZCTF Report - January 2012
Court Watch 2/2012 [S v Munyaradzi Gwisai and others: Application for Discharge]
Posted 2/2/12
"Sit-tight" rulers risk African Spring -Soyinka
Why Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe ended his annual January vacation early
Mugabe’s AU rant ‘a sign of panic’
Harare to ration water in wealthy suburbs as typhoid cases rise
Dr Madzorera dismisses Zanu PF claims on typhoid
Zanu PF officials launch intimidation campaign
Ncube denies conniving with Mbeki to split MDC
Ncube-Mutambara Fight For Control Of MDC Resumes
Tensions set to rise over Chihuri’s future in police force
'Chihuri out of job'
Five Zimbabwe banks risk closure
Confusion As Local Tourists Barred from Victoria Falls
RBZ limits instant cash withdrawals
Conservancies in battle against poachers, settlers
Human trafficking: Chipinge’s unsolved challenge
Brian James suspension Exposes Ugent Need for Local Government Reform!
MDC councillor arrested for assault
Glen View bail appeal postponed
Mwanga Lodge Baby Elephant Dies
E-governance for effective service delivery
Zimbabwe’s media landscape
Posted 1/2/12
Zimbabwe treats more than 1,500 typhoid cases
Zimbabwe rations water to poor after typhoid spell
Civil servants accept deal on allowances
Unions ask politicians for help in Zim strike
ZANU-PF Party Denies Mugabe Retirement Report
Mugabe: AU a toothless bulldog
Zanu PF thugs forcefully evict Mutare Mayor
Mutare residents plan protest march against suspension of Mayor
Civil society says democratic transition in Zim has ‘stalled’
Matabeleland's Education Disparities Due To Gukurahundi - Coltart
Zanu (PF) Aligned Militants Out To Scuttle Constitutional Making Process
SA police slammed for refusing to help beaten Zim man
Baboons wreak havoc at Zimbabwe, Zambia border post
Mujuru Request For An Independent Pathologist Put On Hold
Mujuru murdered?
Zim prisons in deplorable state
Shortages of Fertilizer Jeopardize Zimbabwe 2012 Maize Crop Yields
Hell for migrant farm workers
Police close down Mereki
Mpofu must defend his actions: Lawyer
Zimbabwe Human Rights Activist Released After Weekend in Custody
Zimbabwe players in Asia match-fixing suspended
No tears for Nkosazana Zumas failed bid for the AU’s top job
The state of education in Zimbabwe
Bill Watch 2/2012 of 29th January [AU Convention on Democracy Elections and Governance]
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 30th January 2012 [Meetings Open to Public 31st January to 2nd February]
Bill Watch 3/2012 of 31st January [Call for Input on draft Public Finance Management Regulations]
Court Watch 1/2012 [Opening of the 2012 Legal Year]
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