The ZIMBABWE Situation February 2013 ARCHIVE
Posted 28/2/13
Harare’s water woes hit Parirenyatwa
NCA referendum challenge ruling deferred, again
Courts cannot stop referendum: deputy AG
Ahead of referendum, UN experts call on Zimbabwe to respect fundamental rights
COPAC campaign meetings in full swing
Police block public debate on constitution in Harare
Daggers out as ex-allies fight over constitution
MDC-T appeals for SADC intervention
Suspected Maisiri murderers named
12 year-old Maisiri died of ‘carbon monoxide poisoning’
Murdered boy’s chilling story
The MDC Today - Issue 523
MPs demand Mugabe action
Political violence: Mugabe demands arrests
ConCourt to hear Zimbabwe application
Zim literacy levels exaggerated: Coltart
Broke Zimbabwe finds economic saviour
Parliament partners human rights lawyers
Civil servants lose out to referendum
Digital terrestrial TV launched in Zimbabwe
Victory for Manicaland in long-awaited judgment
African migrants pay high prices to send money home
Hot Seat: Heated panel discussion on Zim draft constitution
The Copac Constitution fails before the law
We did no wrong: Brainworks
Zimbabwe: New Narrative on Land Reform
Constitution Watch 7/2013 of 27th February [Draft Constitution: Minister Matinenga's Advocacy Meetings Programme]
Posted 27/2/13
CIO agents visit Maisiri over son’s death in arson attack
Zimbabwe cabinet ministers clash over Headlands killing
Boy's father speaks, Zanu PF denies killing
Tsvangirai to confront Mugabe
Zimbabwe PM's Party Reports Increase In Violence
Tsvangirai calls for international help with peaceful elections
Mujuru: No Western election monitors allowed
Chinamasa backtracks and says election funding IS secured
Police Vow to Seize Radios Linked to VOA Studio 7
Mugabe listens to Studio 7: Chamisa
Bennett claims diamond cash being used to ‘clean’ ZANU PF image
MDC-T sends SADC dossier on political violence
Tsvangirai summons ministers
Zanu (PF) MP forces schools to close
Mpilo Hospital authorities appeal for help
Constitution Outreach Meetings Flop on First Day in Bulawayo
Air Zimbabwe revives Victoria Falls-Johannesburg route
Mujuru pleads for partnerships to save agriculture
Police officers 'stole from Nkomo home'
Report Tackles Mystery of Zimbabwe's Disappearing Diamonds
Glen View defence lawyer describes State counsel as farce
Zanu PF in a state of panic and on full scale violence - MDC-T
NCA vs The President - High Court Application update
When a white farmer in Zimbabwe gets shot in the face
Oxford charity dinner to support Zimbabwe’s orphans
Court Watch 3/2013 of 26th February [Cases against Civil Society Leaders]
Posted 26/2/13
Zim to clamp down on civic society
Women activists blast police
12 year old dies after suspected arson attack in Headlands
Statement by the United States Embassy on the death of Christpower Maisiri
Violence returns as Zanu PF ouster looks immiment
Zanu PF unleashing full scale violence - Morgan Tsvangirai
SA warned against ‘complicity’ in potential Zim violence
Armed robbers terrorise city over weekend
Zanu PF in plot to assassinate MDC: Biti
Biti assassination claim pathetic: Zanu PF
Chinamasa, Biti deny securing referendum cash
Judge to deliver ruling Wednesday on NCA’s referendum challenge
Drama at the High Court as referendum case adjourned
Zec invites observers to apply
Murky political party funding raises stink
Ghosts of slain MDC activists haunt police
Tsvangirai warns of instability relapse
Harare residents criticise Council water failures
Seven die in accident
In ground-breaking move, S. Africa steps in over alleged Zimbabwe mass rapes
Mugabe faces defiance on vote buying
Zanu PF MP hospitalised after assault
Newly-resettled farmers reel from AgriBank loans
Government must zone out land for urban agric
Five Lessons From Zimbabwe's Richest Man, Strive Masiyiwa
Police onslaught on NGOs ominous
Constitution Scorecard
BILL WATCH 8/2013 of 25th February [Senate Votes Against POSA Amendment Bill]
Batch 2 Posted 25/2/13
Zimbabwe says enough money has been raised locally for March 16 constitution referendum
Mujuru: Only SADC members should monitor Zim elections
Zimbabwe activist's 12-year-old son killed in fire
Biti seeks China infrastructure help
Soldiers run amok, invade gold mine
Government to ban unqualified teachers
Court kicks out Kunonga sidekick
Former Ghana leader praises Tsvangirai
Zimplats speaks on messy deal
Is Jonathan Moyo part of a parallel govt?
Bind Mugabe to GPA promises – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 23rd February 2013
In Zimbabwe, learning Chinese is a lucrative investment
Is China funding Zimbabwe’s referendum and elections?
Posted 25/2/13
Vapositori vow to vote for Mugabe
Mujuru raps indigenisation greed
Victims demand international monitors
Police request shock
Traffic police use codes to extract bribes
Zeja moots Institute for African Environmental Journalism
Ban on radio receivers sparks outcry
Church leader blasts politicians
Barter trade impoverishes villagers
Mai Gunguwo triumphs against odds
Charity weans women off prostitution
Satanists: Prison Services at a loss
Low cotton prices worry farmers
New hope for ethanol project
ZMDC outsources to improve gold output
‘Unclear policies hinder growth’
Will Zanu PF uphold the new constitution?
Civic organisations losing their moral standing
Police undermine voter-education
When shall we say no to mediocrity?
Posted 24/2/13
Bvute vows to revive Air Zimbabwe
Dry weekend for Harare
ZEC to print 12 million ballot papers
Women Urged to Vote Yes in Zimbabwe Constitution Referendum
Manicaland Governor Mushowe fingered in food aid politicisation
Pressure mounts on Tsvangirai
ZANU-PF scoffs at Khama
SA court confirms chopper sale interdict
Mutambara raps banks over EcoCash
Windies crush Zimbabwe in first ODI
From Zimbabwe, With Faith
Constitution Watch 7/2013 of 22nd February [COPAC Summary of Draft Constitution]
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 5/2013 of 23rd February [Committee Meetings 25 February to 1st March]
Batch 2 Posted 23/2/13
Zimbabwe fails to secure external funding for referendum
UN To Send Team To Harare To Discuss Electoral Funding
Court postpones NCA attempts to delay referendum
CiZC report on their 'Yes No' Constitution debate
US sanctions will only change if Zimbabwe holds credible election
New report details how Zim diamonds are disappearing
Zimbabwe's disappearing diamonds
Missing: 1m carats diamonds
Named & shamed: Marange aid looters
Mbada secures more Harare airport space
Zanu PF struggling to deny corruption in the indigenisation process
Draft Constitution Empowers President to Declare State of Emergency
Role of Zim police remains unclear
Media group says Zimbabwe police ban on hand-cranked, solar radios illegal ahead of polling
Rights lawyers to challenge police ban on radios
Zanu fears 2002 election report
Court to rule on Zim helicopter freeze
Zim farmer protests to the EU
Gift Konjana: My ordeal at the hands of the police
Suffering amid Zimbabwe's diamond fields of plenty
Mugabe cast in gold
Zim's upcoming poll in disarray
Mugabe still firmly in power at 89
Old age haunts Bob’s political life
Division will be Mugabe's true legacy
This is what's happening in Zimbabwe
Reward for being a police state perhaps?
Diamonds are our new dictator
Posted 23/2/13
MDC-T in dilemma over candidates
DeBeers eyes Rio Tinto’s Murowa stake
GMB negotiates for US$61m credit facility
Land policy key to agric investment
Foreign banks forced to submit indigenisation plans
Zimbabwe’s internet subscribers double
POSB privatisation could be a huge challenge
Draft reflects political power struggles
Biometrics tech for Zim polls
Compromise with Zanu PF a thankless job
Mugabe @89: Old habits die hard
Africa: An economic contradiction
Posted 22/2/13
Gunmen raid ZESN offices again and ZPP accused of espionage
NGO sucked into espionage case
MP’s home raided by security agents as crackdown intensifies
MDC: Makarau, Mudenda appointments illegal
Tsvangirai rejects Makarau appointment
Makarau, Mudenda not yet been appointed
On his birthday Mugabe says he is God’s anointed
At 89, Mugabe sees 'divine' mission to rule Zimbabwe
Twelve Killed In Zim Bus Accident
Crisis coalition meets Zanu (PF) top member
Chipangano leader’s MP plans anger Harare residents
Masvingo ‘iron lady’ removed from EU sanctions list
Home Affairs Minister: Police Ban on Radio Receivers Illegal
U.S. promises to improve relations with Zimbabwe: envoy
Churches Asked To Deal With Satanism At Harare Remand Prison
Zimbabwe: Using the church as a political weapon
Tsvangirai to Attend Inauguration of New South Korean Leader
Gono gives Mugabe 89 cows for his 89th birth day present
MDC calls for investigations into Zanu (PF) looting
Diamonds fog Zimbabwe reforms: NGO
Hot Seat transcript: Panel discussion on gender violence in Zimbabwe
Indigenisation bias: grave concerns
Robert Mugabe’s last throw?
Posted 21/2/13
Police ban ‘radios’ in Zimbabwe
Outrage over Mudenda’s appointment as Human Rights chairperson
War vets admit Mugabe controls diamond sector
Zimbabwe police vow crackdown on 'illegal' rights groups
Chinese equip Mugabe with broadcasting gadgets ahead of elections
New survey gives Zanu PF election edge
Smaller MDC Faction Rules Out Coalition Talks
Human rights sidelined in EU deal on Zim diamonds
New twist to indigenisation scandal
Indigenisation and Empowerment Scandal: Nyambuya hits back
MDC to revisit indigenisation deals
Zanu PF using smart violence in rural areas: Civic society
We have ex-military, CIO officials in our secretariat: Zec
Zimbabwe prison official says death sentences to be reviewed
Five MDC-T activists denied bail again
NewsDay journalist released without charge
The MDC Today
Zimbabwe to vote on a new draft constitution
Zimbabweans will be voting in a referendum
Cultural imperialism an enduring threat to linguistic diversity
Posted 20/2/13
Crackdown on civic groups continues as police raid ZESN offices
Violent Chegutu ‘war vet’ removed from sanctions list
Supreme Court Judge new ZEC chairperson
Zanu PF lawyer to head human rights body
Reporter arrested while reporting death threat by ZANU PF official
EU makes diamonds-for-democracy offer to Zimbabwe
‘$1 billion for war veterans’
War vets want mining licence
Calls for Kasukuwere probe mount
Zanu (PF) rejects Gono plan to delay share grabs
Judges' Protest Over Poor Salaries Expose Disgruntlement
100 Farmers Stranded at Mashonaland West GMB Depot
Air Zimbabwe Readies For Airbus Flights
NCA hauls Mugabe and ZEC to court
Dualisation of national trunk roads begins
WOZA: Bertha released on $100 bail
Zimbabwe/Zambia electricty debt
The MDC Today
Message from the HRT Director
Commercial Farmers Union – way forward pt 2
EU Sanctions, Global Witness, and ZMDC
BILL WATCH 7/2013 of 19th February [PLC Adverse Report on Youth Council Regs; AG's Office Amendment Bill]
Posted 19/2/13
EU eases Zimbabwe sanctions, gives pledge on diamond firm
EU criticised after lifting Zim targeted ‘sanctions’ against 21
Zanu-PF slams EU over sanctions
NCA to file urgent application to stop March referendum
Tsvangirai and Mugabe meet to agree on new ZEC chairperson
Principals appoint new ZEC boss
Zim distributes copies of draft constitution
Only 70 000 copies of draft produced
New constitution may be changed: Mugabe
Chiefs, war vets clash over land
Zimbabwe seeks funds from local firms for referendum
Kasukuwere faces questions over $45 million consultancy deal
Police arrest two for voter awareness meeting held in church
ZimRights official granted bail after two month detention
Zanu (PF) crisis in Manicaland deepens
Chipangano leader Kunaka eyes Mbare seat
Gold deposits found during burial
Army Diamond Mining Not Unethical, Says ZMDC Chair
Report reveals tense political atmosphere
Constitution Watch 5/2013 of 18th February [Referendum and the Draft Constitution - Part I]
Constitution Watch 6/2013 of 18th February [Referendum and the Draft Constitution - Part II]
Batch 2 Posted 18/2/13
Mugabe to retire after elections: Tsvangirai
Copac starts draft distribution
‘Zanu PF rigging well underway’
New constitution must be rejected: Gwisai
Police raid MDC MP home
Moyo attacks Gono’s ‘house nigger’ logic
Mujuru sucked into church wrangle
Zanu PF tackles empowerment scam
Mounting confusion over prospective Diaspora MPs
Death, sanctions and big business in the struggle for Zimbabwe's diamonds
Gravel mining wreaks havoc
Mugabe: Marking birthday of hero...villain
Zuma save Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 16th February 2013
Posted 18/2/13
MDCs claim harassment by former ruling party
Civil society under threat from Zanu PF
Education rot: Sweeping changes vital
Knives out for Masunda
Traffic police continue to demand bribes
Muchinguri against imposition of candidates
Toilet fee riles passport seekers at RG’s Office
Zim’s lobola charges stir controversy
Elections and implications of possible outcomes
Referendum: Just a fulfilment of GPA
Schools turned into factories of failure
Posted 17/2/13
Mugabe announces constitution referendum date
Mugabe Promises to Trounce Tsvangirai in Presidential Poll
Zuma, Khama to Push For Zimbabwe Political Reforms Ahead of Election
EU set to ease Zimbabwe sanctions
EU calls for reforms in Zimbabwe amid diamond tensions
Belgium and UK clinch deal on Zimbabwe diamonds
Elderly Pastor and 3 others arrested from Church of Christ in Chegutu
US envoy slams selective law enforcement
Civil servants disgruntled by 5.3% salary hike
Chiefs fronting for white farmers: Mugabe
MDC-T condemns selective voter registration exercise
Pick n Pay’s Zim partner in pickle over Zanu-PF donation
No Place Quite Like Bulawayo
Mugabe regime still failing the test, so why are we handing it a prize?
Zimbabwe’s education system: A hostage of the economy
Love and tear gas
"Something rotten in the state of Denmark"
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 4/2013 of 15th February [Committee Meetings 18 to 22 February]
Batch 2 Posted 16/2/13
New Constitution No Guarantee For Free And Fair Poll:Matinenga
Polling stations to open for 12 hours during referendum
Isolated Doma tribe in the dark about referendum and elections
ZESN thrashes referendum timeline
Khama sceptical about Mugabe peace calls
Chiefs to lead village campaign for ‘Yes’ vote
WOZA activist arrested for disrobing at police station in protest
WOZA: 195 arrested, scores beaten
Co-Home Affairs Minister defies year-long court order
MPs demands slammed as ‘organised corruption’
'Super fund' to ensure support for Mugabe
Zanu PF embarks on a massive rigging exercise
Firm awarded multi-million dollar tender verbally
Paper exposes Indigenisation scandal
MDC supports Biti’s calls to investigate indigenisation
Golden Handshake For ‘Underperforming’ Zimbabwe Councillors
Mugabe wades into mine takeover
Govt cheated in $1bn deal
Harare yet to pay for Zimplats land minister ‘seized’
Zimbabwe Under Pressure to Reduce Elections Budget
Kasukuwere attacks central bank chief
Thousands of cattle die after a dry spell in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Women make easy prey for corrupt politicians
Police MUST STOP the harassment of human rights defenders – ICJ
JAG open letter forum - No. 827- Dated 14 February 2013
Posted 16/2/13
Voter registration exercise in shambles
Draft constitution wreaks havoc with MPs
Madhuku slams referendum dates
Zanu PF pushes out Zec boss …
Politics route to self-aggrandisement
Zim squanders UNWTO indaba chance: Mzembi
Air Zim poised to increase flight frequency
More Byo companies on verge of collapse
Coalition govts undesirable for Africa — Kenya delegation
‘Economy growth path unsustainable’
Chequebook politics erode democracy
‘Indigenisation reduced to a Ponzi scheme’
Mpofu tightens screws on miners
Reforms critical before next polls
Why you should vote yes for Copac draft
Khaya Moyo wants his cake and eat it too
Diamonds are for ever, but …!
Zimbabwe in the year 2050
Taxes: Net may be closing in on fat cats
Zec integrity still doubtful
Indigenisation sinks to rent-seeking
Posted 15/2/13
SA ordered to hand over secret Zim election report
General election for July?
WOZA Valentine’s Day protestors beaten & arrested in Bulawayo
Amnesty: Zimbabwe’s arrest of peaceful protestors casts doubt on possibility of credible referendum
Tsvangirai expects 'free vote' in July
Top ZNA officer issues fake docs
Judge Agonises Over Seized Farm
Zanu PF snubs Zuma team
Primary school pupils perform better than their teachers
Acting heads man 80pc of Zim schools: Coltart
Civil servants get 5,3 percent pay rise
Nurse convicted over Howard Hospital protest
President’s office takes over Essar deal
EU urged to strengthen Zim diamond restrictions
No urgency over lifting Zim sanctions
Zimbabwe to force blending of fuel
5 Glen View murder suspects in fresh bail bid
Zimbabwe Receives $60 Million U.S Grant to Tackle HIV/AIDS
Malaria claims 10 in Manicaland
Cabinet concerned with harassment of citizens – Minister Makone
The MDC Today – Issue 515
Met Office issues flood warning
Water, Water Everywhere – and No Early Warning in Sight
Special Report: Villagers in Zimbabwe still exposed to violence, intimidation and vote buying
Air Rhodesia crashes cast in stone in Pretoria
Keynote address by the Right Hon. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
An urgent letter to God: From a Zimbabwean
Posted 14/2/13
Zimbabwe referendum 'tentatively set for 16 March'
Elections to be held in July: Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai may get chance to save Zimbabwe
Mugabe faces new political battle
June deadline for Constitution committee
WOZA women beaten & detained after anti-constitution demo
ZEC chairperson Mutambanengwe resigns
Bikita sub-chiefs diverting food aid to ZANU PF
‘Over 2 000 convicts roaming streets’
Mugabe's Party Warns US, West Against Interfering in Internal Politics
Madhuku won’t succeed: Zanu PF
Unity government failures hampering Zim recovery
Zim to support Valentine campaign to end violence against women
State asks for more time in Glen View murder trial
Masunda tackles Chipangano
Top official reads riot act on NGOs
Zimbabwe arrests 'rude' French tourists
Implats in the dark about land seizure in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe eyes big tobacco crop as black farmers cash in
Zimbabwe negotiates BOT deal to revive railway
President’s Office Takes Over Troubled Essar, Zisco Deal
Zanu PF’s indigenisation policy distorted -Tsvangirai
Belgium wants Marange blockade lifted
Headman causes storm over cattle tax fines
CCTVs in polling booths?
UK-Zimbabwe Relations: Motion Sickness?
Land reform: the way forward
Posted 13/2/13
High Court orders Mzembi to leave gold mine
Zim to seize mining company’s land
Zimbabwe gives producers two years to refine platinum locally
Police attempt to raid Peace Project offices at night
UNDP approves Zimbabwe request for election money
Air Zimbabwe planes grounded, debt soars to US$188m
State witness absolves MDC-T activists in Glen View trial
Journalists barred from covering Glenview trial
Zimbabwe Farmers to Stop Selling Maize to GMB
Zimbabwe Faces Crayfish Crisis In Water Ecosystem
Kenya PM pushes for MDCs pact
Typhoid cases continue to rise
Zanu PF gets tetchy over Gukurahundi
NCA: Justice Minister Chinamasa Must Stop Insulting NGOs
Plea from Mudzi youths
Diaspora protests to ‘intensify’ ahead of Zim poll
Zanu PF plan to torpedo Knight, Sibanda run for MP
Survivors of political violence gather in Zaka
EU warned on blood diamond love triangle
The MDC Today
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights analysis of Draft Constitution
The culmination of ZANU PF oppression of the people
Zimbabwe human rights update: 11 Feb
Zimbabwe: Constitution and Electoral laws are not cast in stone
Another look at the indigenisation legislation - an analysis by N.M.Willsmer
Posted 12/2/13
Police force their way into Peace Project offices in Hillside
Minister slams NGO crackdown
Mnangagwa’s top ally suspended in factional infighting
Madiro speaks out
Biti promises millions to save UN conference
Zim to host bush UNWTO conference
Zimbabwe central bank gets tough on cash rules
Ministers demand hefty exit packages
Fuel prices go up by 5 percent
Air Zimbabwe debt soars to US$188m
Air Zim to replace Chinese planes
Students evicted from UZ residences
Storm over UK motion condemning ZIPRA
House of Commons Rhodie motion raises stink
Health time-bomb ticking at Renco Mine
Chiefs in Constitution U-turn
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales rise
The MDC Today
US funded medical initiative builds Zim's public health capacity
Paul Chizuze : Disappeared 8 February 2012
Freeth: An open letter to the Zim legislators
The Feasibility of Using Biometrics Technology for Zimbabwe Elections
Zimsec pass rates 2000 – 2012
Where is Zimbabwe’s Diamond Revenue?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 3/2013 - 9th February [Committee Meetings 11 to 14 February]
BILL WATCH 6/2013 of 11th February [Income Tax Bill to be Introduced: Amendments to Mining Law Held Up]
Batch 2 Posted 11/2/13
Knives out for Mnangagwa
Zinasu blames GNU for ‘appalling ‘O’ Level results’
Diaspora can still register to vote - Chinamasa
Zanu PF bribes Mapostori with stands
‘Tsvangirai for polls before UNWTO’
EU gives $520 000 for ECD centres
Ten candidates for primaries in Kariba
Health secretary grilled over stolen funds
Satanists to be deported: Mohadi
ZiFM goes nationwide ‘in 36 months’
Hoping for a miracle – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 9th February 2013
The MDC Today
The Zimbabwean constitution: A necessary compromise
Posted 11/2/13
Madiro probe sends jitters within Zanu PF
Party to weed out senoir corrupt officials: Mutasa
Referendum dates to be ‘fixed’ this week
Referendum attracts mixed feelings
Draft constitution must be contested: NCA
Residents turn to bucket latrines
Cop’s arrest signals the worst to come
Chiefs set to get new cars
Govt owes traditional leaders: Zvidzai
Community caregivers get further training
Security of tenure imperative in reviving agriculture sector
Child protection is the duty of the state
MDCs, other parties should unite to topple Mugabe
Education in free-fall
0’Level results: Don’t blame the children
Posted 10/2/13
ZimRights Faces Charges of Fraud, Forgery
Zanu-PF suspends chairman, 5 others
Man sentenced to 6 months for Mugabe insult
No changes to ZEC secretariat: Chinamasa
EU to determine sanctions on Feb 18
Panic as results withheld over suspected cheating
Immigration officials jailed
Hundreds of students evicted from residences
India, China slug it out for Zim spoils
Zim battles to cope with flood of used cars streaming in
Zimbabwe cricket in familiar strife again
Forecasting Zimbabwe’s political landscape
We'll take the money
Batch 2 Posted 9/2/13
Renco Mine shuts down as ownership fight drags on
COPAC working on referendum question
Draft Constitution Produces Heated Debate
Zimbabwe makes US$250m poll cash appeal
Zim needs billions to bring infrastructure to acceptable levels
Why Biti was criticized for ‘Zimbabwe is broke’ statement
NCA threatens court action over referendum
Debate Over Zimbabwe Dual Citizenship Heats up
Zimbabwe: Appointment of new hangman raises spectre of imminent executions
ZimRights’ Hove granted bail by the High Court
Machisa attacks family, civil society mates
$200 000 raised for Mugabe in 15 minutes
Stay away, Masvingo tells war vets boss
Ostrich farm invaded
Zim: Chinese 'not exempt from indigenisation'
China tipping the trade balance in Zim
Demand for Mandarin overwhelms Zim university
Construction of Chinese-built Zim defence college under scrutiny
Water woes hit Mbare
Housing crisis threatens health in Zimbabwe
Sanitary wear nightmare
Zimbabwe is not a personal tuck-shop for MPs
We must change the way we think
Maize or myth: Zimbabwe farming bounces back?
Democracy the loser
Posted 9/2/13
Ministers demand houses, vehicles as GNU expires
Meikles mogul donates cars to Zanu PF
Electoral amendments will determine poll dates: Ncube
Zim’s prisons remain hellholes
Dispute erupts over Bikita diamond mines
MDC draws up economic blueprint
Govt requests UNDP to mobilise funds for polls
Copac draft takes away power from the people — Madhuku
Copac draft fails to curtail President Mugabe’s powers
Polls should precede UNWTO –– Mzembi
‘Polls without reforms a return to 2008 era’
MDC-T Nec reviews Juice as it prepares ‘to govern’
NewZim Steel likely to become shell company
Mzembi accused of electioneering
UNWTO: Mzembi promises world-class organisation
US$5million upgrade for Zimpost
Grace Mugabe — Philanthropist or self-aggrandiser?
MDC-T’s Juice: Old wine in new bottles
Intensifying government bankruptcy
Why I will vote ‘No’ to new draft
Gu Shung-ho sounds just right
Zanu PF’s education legacy in tatters
MDC-T risks backlash from fed-up ratepayers
Mugabe divine right claims absurd
Posted 8/2/13
Zimbabwean MPs approve draft constitution ahead of elections
Zimbabwe's constitutional reform to challenge Mugabe's powers
Mugabe to announce referendum and election dates soon
Mutasa cracking down on political opponents in constituency
Retired soldiers cause ructions in ZANU-PF
Primary Election Delays Causing Friction in Zanu-PF
Australia and the EU to review Zimbabwe sanctions
Zimbabwe: No Hasty EU Retreat on Sanctions
Air Zim Rolls Out Ambitious Plan To Revive Fortunes
Acute water crisis raises fears of disease outbreaks
Zimbabwe's David Coltart: 18% pass rate is progress
‘Govt biggest threat to education’
Zimsec withholds results for suspected exam cheats
Glen View murder trial to resume next week
Howard Hospital facing bleak future as funding runs dry
MDC counters Zanu PF’s indigenisation
Chinese, US planners help Harare
Maternal mortality soars
Geoffrey Van Orden MEP comment on Zimbabwe
Makandiwa, Angel, Gono: What they said
Andy Flower & Henry Olonga: the 'death of democracy' remembered
Land invasions haunting farm labourers
Constitution Watch 3/2013 of 6th February [COPAC Narrative Report]
Constitution Watch 4/2013 of 7th February [House Approves COPAC Report; Recap on Last Lap of Drafting Process]
Posted 7/2/13
Zimbabwe parliament mulls constitution that reduces presidential powers, seeks peaceful change
NCA isolated in rejecting draft constitution
NCA: Zimbabwe Should Suspend Dreaded Security Law
No military reforms — Mnangagwa
Grumbling chiefs offside, says Copac
Byo water situation improves - Mayor
Harare faces water rationing
Harare water outrage ‘a ticking time bomb’
Mayor trashes pressure groups
Zimbabwe Secures $30 Million Grant For Water, Sanitation
Civil society ‘under siege’ as police raid youth offices in Bulawayo
Street kids rounded up by police in central Harare
MISA slams ‘misleading’ broadcasting licence call
Central bank governor blasted for ‘sanitising’ Makandiwa & Angel
Gono meets prophets over ‘miracle money’ claims
Zimbabwe’s central banker warns about SA imports
Zimbabwe implicated in CIA torture report
Solidarity demo for WOZA
$600 000 for Mugabe's 89th birthday bash
Coltart responds to 81 percent O level failure rate
Zimbabwe to have open prison system
Zimbabwe selling elephants cheap to China
New book reignites debate over Zimbabwe land reform
Take Charge: Vote no in the referendum (NCA Press Statement)
Posted 6/2/13
81 percent students fail O’Level Exams
Coltart admits O' Level results 'crisis'
RioZim, Mzembi on collision course after ZANU PF takeover of Renco Mine
I was offered $100k bribe, says Mzembi
NCA tells Zimbabweans to vote No in constitution referendum
EU to send poll observers
Delay in poll date stalls observer mission
Two youths arrested over ‘voter registration exercise’
Confusion remains over dual citizenship laws
Zimbabwe London Embassy Pressured On Diaspora Vote
Chinamasa, Biti still to meet over poll funding
'No to security sector reforms'- Mnangagwa
Political violence goes down in Mashonaland Central: JOMIC
Zimbabwe Introduces Tough Regulations Targeting Youth Groups
Police swoop on homeless people
Harare goes dry as pipe bursts
Bikita nurse blocking MDC from receiving treatment
Community Share Ownership Scheme politicised, polluted
Harare/Beitbridge road to be upgraded, tolled
SADC begins training of Stand by Force in Zim
Is this Harare's most famous bin?
A new take on land reform in Zimbabwe
Designers weave partnerships across continents
Zimbabwe's Marange Diamonds: ZANU-PF's Best Friend?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 2/2013 - 5th February [Committee Meetings 4 to 7 February]
Posted 5/2/13
Mugabe sets election date
‘Soldiers free to support political parties’
Copac draft riles chiefs . . . seek to meet President, Clause on land raises storm, ‘No to throwback to colonial era’
Traditional leaders not happy with new constitution
EU urged to wait for real reforms before lifting Zim ‘sanctions’
‘Satanism-Scared’ Prison Boss Invites Journalists
Zimbabwe’s dual citizenship snag
School expels Mugabe's truant son
Harare residents appeal for water intervention
Move to develop rural school libraries
36 Mugabe beasts stolen
Zimbos in $2,6 million US tax fraud
Worried in Zimbabwe
RioZim fights off gold mine seizure by Mugabe allies
Zimbabwe Deposit insurer runs out of cash
Zimbabwe’s real wealth untapped
Robert Mugabe: A man of many faces
The Group of 20: advancing the constitutional agenda for women in Zimbabwe
BILL WATCH 4/2013 of 4th February [Parliament Resumes Tuesday 5th February]
BILL WATCH 5/2013 of 4th February [New Regulation to Control Youth Associations; Update on Monetary Policy Statement; Government Gazette]
Batch 2 Posted 4/2/13
COPAC’s New “Final” Draft of the New Constitution
Voters roll the worst in Africa: Madzore
It’s war again
Zanu PF wants me to take VP post: Dabengwa
69 babies jailed with mothers
Man spends 15 years in remand prison
British govt rigged 1980 polls: Dabengwa
Zim to double Marange gem output
Governor praises Mugabe’s ‘wise’ wife choice
‘We are not white we’re black’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 2nd February 2013
Posted 4/2/13
MPs expected to rubber stamp draft constitution
No Zanu PF membership card, no flea market stall
Masunda promises improved water supply
Chinese firms spread tentacles in Zim
‘Nkomo was hurt by Gukurahundi’
Mugabe fighting to leave a legacy
Experts slam proposed media reforms
Satanism fear rocks Remand prison
Panners spark mayhem in Mat South
Journalists embark on humanitarian project
Firm to offer free swimming lessons
Lazy minds follow myths: Mai Chisamba
Tourism draft plan finalised
Industry revival under threat from imports
Cheap imports must pay double premiums: Insurance expert
Mystery feeds Zimbabweans’ belief in superstition
Another blast, more lives lost
Chihuri’s vote calls undermine Mugabe
Posted 3/2/13
Mugabe's Party Resists Further Reforms Ahead of Elections
Parties head for showdown
Seven banks not complied with minimum capital threshold
Mpofu’s ZABG bank undercapitalised
Gono sued over US$800k mobile bill
Chaos mars car licensing. . . Long winding queues emerge, Motorists get 30-day reprieve
Tourism Master Plan to be launched
Chatunga expelled from school: report
Zimbabwe fills hangman vacancy after 7-year search
76 inmates on death row
Satanists cause stir at Harare prison
Four Gold Panners Die in Abandoned Mine Shaft
Mellow yellow
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Watchdog warns on flaws in new constitution
Early poll ‘rigging’ feared with soldier voter registration exercise
COPAC endorses draft charter
US ambassador raises concern over election legitimacy
Security Chiefs Delve Into Politics, Back Mugabe
Apathy greets news of a new Zimbabwe constitution
Corruption feeds on Zimbabwe's poor
Governor offers Zimbabwe First Lady more farms
Cyanide found in Gwanda water
Zambia, Zimbabwe ready for mega tourism event
RioZim fights gold mine seizure by Mugabe allies
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to establish mobile money regulation
MDC-T ‘big guns’ unchallenged in party primaries
Zimbabwe 'would be shut down if it was a company'
Hospital in terminal decline
Grace Kwinjeh runs for office in Zimbabwe
Charles Taffs talks to Alex Bell on Diaspora Diaries
Easing restrictions before reforms would mean EU has lost the plot
Posted 2/2/13
Gono in dramatic U-turn
ZRP ups campaign for Zanu PF
New provisions dilute Land Commission’s effectiveness
Sadc representatives expected
Succession dogfight rocks provinces
Youths demand larger stake in politics
MDCs can forget about reforms: Chinamasa
Graft: Zanu PF bigwigs untouchable
No windfall for war vets
Zanu PF factionalism: Masvingo clashes reveal deepening cracks
Confusion grows over Khupe fate
Draft creates bloated parly
Kasukuwere grilled over Youth Fund
Primaries: A litmus test for the MDC-T
MDC scouts for candidates
Demos against drugging of Zim deportees
Media proposals rile journos
Essar saga: Supreme Court throws out Mumbire’s ore claims
January rains wreak havoc on crop yields
Demand for Zim tobacco balloons
Mugabe’s AU dream loses fizz, goes flat
Saviour Kasukuwere goofs again
Constitution: We must be on guard
Give an inch they’ll take a mile
Posted 1/2/13
Constitution of Zimbabwe (Final Draft: January 2013)
SADC to observe referendum
Zuma Facilitators in Harare For Crucial Talks
15 injured after soldiers run amok in Chiadzwa
KweKwe terror outfit ‘Al-Shabab’ strikes again in Mbizo
Culture of violence keeps Zimbabweans on edge
MDC-T loses 8 senior members in 6 months
Biti urges ‘finality’ to land reforms
Civil society prepares sanctions fight
Zim govt official wants 'developmental state discourse' rekindled
ZimRights officer denied bail again
Biti on the defensive after being slammed for ‘empty coffers’ statement
MDC is going to the elections and is ready to govern
Gono cautions on foreign bank ownership
Photoshopped Mugabe snap lands man in court
Economy Stutters, Records Low Revenue Inflows
Zanu-PF's ambush disrupted
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