The ZIMBABWE Situation September 2012 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Posted 30/9/12
Zimbabwe Sets Date For Elections
Court to decide on 2013 election dates
Chiwenga endorses Mnangagwa
Coalition government past sell-by date: Tsvangirai
Zim lodges complaint to UN
In pictures: Mnangagwa secret diamond deals; all by himself and son
Zimbabwe PM apologises over love triangle
Industry in the dark over US$64m loan
Decriminalise Sex: Parliamentarians Urges Govt
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's brief to civil society
Queuing up for the front page
The Glenview 29
Batch 2 Posted 29/9/12
Police detain MDC-T officials in Bulawayo
NCA dismisses Stakeholders Conference as pointless
Zimbabwe's constitution process a battleground
Looters defy Mugabe
Minister Biti: Save Conservancy Invasion Irks IMF, ADB
Minister: Save Conservancy Invaders Greedy Zimbabweans
Afromedia insists its Zim operations legal
Zimbabweans Condemn Arrest of ATV Journalists
Judge slams attempts to evict new farmers
Police refuse to disclose informants
Zim plans further appeal against landmark SA court ruling
PM pushes for arrest of ex-Nssa board
Zim power crisis sparks concern
China donates food worth $14m
Farm seizures fuel unemployment
Courts dismisses Tsvangirai application in ongoing ‘marriage’ saga
EU delegation in Zim for financial talks
U.S. Ambassador Designate Bruce Wharton upbeat about return to Zimbabwe
Why was Southern Africa's 'house of justice' pulled down?
Mugabe’s alternative UN General Assembly speech
Save Valley Conservancy: Acid test for tourism
Posted 29/9/12
Row over Mana Pools intensifies
New re-election hurdles for Mugabe
Fear as army invades Nyanga
Glen View 29: CIO visits Mutedza homestead
MDC-T faces acid popularity test
Politics a stepping stone to gravy train
Education: Putting the cart before the horse
Zamps release “mythical” results yet again – AMH
Mugabe in bid to manipulate court ruling for early polls
Zanu PF electioneering strategy in full swing
MuckRaker: Be careful what you ask for Cde Nhema!
Editor’s Memo: Media silly season truly upon us
Mugabe’s posturing not fooling anyone
Candid Comment: Zim water crisis is clearly man-made
Economic impact of SA court ruling
Will govt deliver on agricultural plan?
How Mujuru camp won the battle for vice-presidency
Posted 28/9/12
General elections in March 2013: Mugabe
No agreement on final election date as Mugabe sets out ‘roadmap’
Mugabe condemns UN council's 'insatiable' war appetite
US calls Mugabe comparing deaths of Stevens, Gaddafi 'abhorrent'
IATA suspends Air Zimbabwe over poor safety record
Harare based news provider raided by police
Tomana plots SA constitutional court appeal
Zimbabwe, Zambia to Raise $6 MIllion For UNWTO Meeting
COPAC violence plot leaked
Zimbabwe lawyers publish analysis of COPAC draft charter
Zimbabwe’s debt reaches US$11bln: IMF
Tsvangirai suffers maintenance claim setback
Poachers caught using anti-tank mines on elephants
MDC-T: State witnesses fail to identify informants
Solomon Madzore Message from Chikurubi Prison
EDITORIAL: A legal lesson for Zanu (PF)
Mugabe speech to 67th UN General Assembly
Posted 27/9/12
Mugabe tells Zuma that constitutional changes are on track
Mugabe, Zuma discuss 'mini general election'
IMF Unhappy with Zimbabwe Policies
Zimbabwe's Economic Growth To Weaken Significantly This Year: IMF
EU team jets in
Copac delays 2nd All Stakeholders Conference
Constitution indaba will be a circus - ZCTU
Government business on hold
Chinese Coal Mining Threatens Zimbabwe's Zambezi Water Project
State witnesses fail to identify informants
Air Zimbabwe revival stifled by debt
MDC-T to celebrate 13th Anniversary in Bulawayo
New Zimbabwe Steel Workers Surviving on Menial Jobs
Empowerment funds diverted to pay Lobola by ZANU-PF youths
ZLHR Launches Analysis Of COPAC Draft Constitution ahead of Second All Stakeholders Conference
Constitution Watch of 26th September 2012 [Stakeholders Conference Later in October]
Posted 26/9/12
COPAC in u-turn over civic participation at All Stakeholders Conference
Mugabe by-election call due
Bank wins US$1m case against Gono
Impala's Zimplats unit hit with $34 mln tax charge
Salvation Army ‘causing humanitarian disaster’ in Zim
Mutoko teacher living in fear after army attack
Cops ban MDC meetings
Zanu (PF) headman threatens MDC supporters
Zanu (PF) says not running parallel government
ZANU PF seeks political interference in SA judiciary
Minister Sheds Tears Over Gukurahundi
PM’s men storm Karimatsenga home
6 dead in Harare minibus crash
MDC-T 29 mistakenly arrested: lawyer
The MDC Today
‘Harare owes service providers $100m’
Zanu PF patronage jobs backfiring
Community protests over Marange diamond
The mean season for gays
Black Zimbabwe is torture country: Court
Open letter to Zimbabweans in the Diaspora
Mugabe’s CIO: Is it a criminal enterprise, gang or a syndicate Final Part
Bill Watch 44/2012 of 25th September [Finance and Older Persons Acts gazetted]
Posted 25/9/12
ZBC's Barwe leaves for UN after visa row
Journalist Reuben Barwe issued a visa for the United Nations General Assembly
Anti Mugabe protests at United Nations
South Africa poses regional security threat: Moyo
Zimbabwe police chief attacks foreigners after mining setback
‘Zanu PF victim of SA judiciary’
Professors Ncube, Mutambara lock horns
Zanu PF, MDCs clash looms
MDC calls for arrest of violent ‘soldiers’
Musindo gives housing stands to gain votes in Mutare
Chiweshe nurses back in court over Howard Hospital saga
Glen View cop murder trial drags on
Indigenisation policy hostile to investors: Mashakada
Only Bewitched People Will Re-elect Mugabe-Ncube
Agony for Mutoko villagers who attended MDC rally
Jomic fails to attend WOZA complaints
Sithole’s wife dies
Zimbabwe trade unionist rests after persecution
Involvement Zim military in partisan politics is disturbing
International Peace Day Statement
Save Conservancy: Demanding broad based empowerment
World Rhino Day: Time to reflect
Posted 24/9/12
Supreme Court Faults State Agents Over Mukoko's Torture
Zanu PF Youths Divert Empowermentt Funds: ZYC Reveals
Locardia, Tsvangirai in peace talks
Harare, Chitungwiza health time bombs
Bulawayo orders 'big flush' amid water rationing
‘Damn the environment, I need food’
‘Mummy, Daddy’ politics – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 22nd September 2012
Soldiers arrested for extorting rank marshals
Underfunding cripples Education ministry
Myths surrounding Chinese investment exposed
Corruption behind people’s failure to get identity documents— Report
UN official urges Zim to work for peace
Access to healthcare still a nightmare
Poor households get lifeline from FAO
‘There is no alternative to Copac draft’
Biti unpacks Zanu PF amendments
Banks in fresh bid to spur savings culture
Poor roads inhibit tourism growth in Eastern Highlands
‘No deadlock in constitution-making’
Posted 23/9/12
Tomana Presses Ahead With Prosecutions of Prosecutors
'Soldiers' storm Ncube rally in Mutoko
Reuben Barwe barred from US
Mugabe delays MDC minister's swearing-in
Amnesty urges police restraint in minibus war
Zimbabweans told to stop speaking English language
Police recorded Kereke’s statement: Chihuri
Police torture under Supreme Court spotlight
On International Day of Peace, end rhetoric and hollow statements
Purple splats
Deception, terror groups and China
Batch 2 Posted 22/9/12
Storm gathers over Mana Pools
Ministers in massive double-dipping: report
Clash in cabinet over referendum Bill
Zim under pressure over IMF debt
MDC-T grills Bhebhe over utterances
‘Referendum doubtful’
Tsvangirai’s wedding: A new life of luxury
Harmonise mining laws regime –– Mutsinya
Economic growth forecast revised
IDBZ raises US$60m for Zesa’s meters
Stakeholders’ forum: A recipe for disaster
New draft constitution guarantees change
Mana Pools is a national heritage
Zim Media Council out to muzzle press
Copac draft: Don’t stop the train
Settling scores under guise of indigenisation
Accelerating tourism growth
Battle rages over Save Conservancy
Zanu PF succession in practice
‘Fear factor’ in Zim polls
Posted 22/9/12
Mugabe intensifies military plan
ZANU-PF reactivate 2008 terror structures
Zim arms deal mystery deepens
Another top diplomat condemns invasion of conservancies
COPAC excludes civil society from 2nd all stakeholders’ conference
Suspect dies after police torture in Chitungwiza
Tsvangirai maintenance case postponed to next week
ZANU PF takes over grain loan scheme in Masvingo
Zimbabwe asks ANC to block property auction
Zim farm school future uncertain as teachers face eviction
Chipinge community in the dark over ethanol project’s future
Mbada hands police $1,5m block
Stalled Deals Derailing Zimbabwe's Economic Revival
Bulawayo asks residents to flush toilets at same time
MDC calls on police to arrest Alshabab
SA commits to helping Zim’s economic recovery
Posted 21/9/12
Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa confirms SADC Tribunal ruling binding, Zimbabwean Government must pay costs
The SA Supreme Court judgement on Zim in full
Principals agree to let COPAC deal with constitution
Mugabe, Tsvangirai Agree to Publicly Table Draft Constitution
Zanu PF concedes defeat over draft constitution
Mnangagwa’s henchman behind KweKwe’s Alshabab group
Chipangano: ZRP in crisis
Soldiers Beat Up Budiriro Residents
Mpiranya Close Ally Of Zim Security Forces
President off to New York
South Africa wants a high profile at rule of law meeting
Dutch Envoy Condemns Property Grab In Zim
GMB Officials, Villagers Selling Food Aid in Zimbabwe
Cabinet approves mandatory ethanol blending
Chisumbanje villagers to get compensation?
Coltart launches blitz on govt schools
Betty Kaunda dies
Kasukuwere: colonial laws blocking empowerment
Proteas cruise to 10-wicket win over Zim
Ninth Free Zimbabwe Global protest on Saturday 22nd September
Morgan Tsvangirai's messy love life is a gift to his enemies
Constitution Watch of 20th September 2012 [Constitution-Making Deadlock Loosening?]
Posted 20/9/12
Mugabe family named in corruption report
Father of murdered cop also blames Zanu PF
Judge delays bail decision in Glen View murder case
Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Zimbabwean land grabs tomorrow
Date for 2nd all stakeholders meeting to be decided Thursday
Copac security nightmare
Mugabe in no-show, again!
Drama and arrest as WOZA deliver complaint letter to police
Tsvangirai’s wife attends MDC bail hearing
PM Tsvangirai Takes Marriage Dispute to Supreme Court
Water, sanitation needs $1 billion
Inflation drops to 3,63pc
Family dispute over politics leaves nephew in coma
Shangaan Speakers Invade Sugar Cane Farms In Tribal War
Zimbabwe cops offer $5m for Rwandan genocide fugitive
Econet Wireless Nets 7 Million Subscribers
Kereke claims wife and daughter have ‘vanished’
UK and Australia contribute US$ 11.5 million to help Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers
Zimbabwe urged to lift ban on growing genetically modified food
What really happened to The Farmer
Nkayi – no road, no bridge, no signal
Alan Butcher charged with rejuvenating Zimbabwe cricket
RAU’s opinion piece – The Fear Factor
Youth Forum Launches the ‘Score a Goal for Democracy’ Tournament
Posted 19/9/12
New group begins campaign of terror in KweKwe
Zanu PF terror groups revived around Zimbabwe
WOZA slams police intimidation as another member arrested
Brother of slain Glen View cop accuses ZANU PF of murder
AG wants tough action against white farmers
Zanu PF Mobilizes Party Base For Constitution Indaba
Corrupt party leaders face probe
Chinese firm plans $3.5 bln Zimbabwe power plant -report
Teachers forced to join ZANU PF structures in Mutasa South
‘Hurt’ Locardia pursues Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai to contest cancellation of marriage license
Zim Offers Reward For Rwanda Genocide Fugitive
UN urged to close the door on ‘illegitimate’ Mugabe
Ncube gives BBC reporter a HARDtime
Census payments doubtful, says finance ministry
Zanu PF ‘funder’ in trouble over Mugabe slur
WFP: Food Crisis Deteriorating in Zimbabwe
UZ’s 14-year old wonder kid ‘enjoying it’
African Commissioners and UN Special Rapporteur defend right to protest
Hospital, cluster homes for Mall of Zim project
Zimbabwe thrashed by Sri Lanka in Hambantota
The love scandals that rocked Zanu PF: Part 5
Transcript: Ncube's BBC HARDtalk interview
Zanu-PF is no longer relevant
Learning from Zimbabwe: the Failure of Liberation Politics
Posted 18/9/12
Govt criticised for spending more on defence than education
Diaspora vote put aside by government
MDC-T admits blocking diaspora vote
Parliament at standstill as GPA has 4th Anniversary
Four years: GPA fails to restore economic stability
Papers slate Zim PM’s ‘mock wedding’
Plans For Anti Mugabe Demo AT UN Head Quarters
Teachers stranded as ZOU diploma rejected
‘Zanu PF buying arms to prepare for violence’
Preserve the aura of Mana Pools
Drivers used during census not paid
DCCs disbandment haunts Chipangano
Children at Hopley in need of proper education facilities
Mugabe's nephew in land wrangle
Political play banned from Intwasa
Mugabe’s CIO: Is it a criminal enterprise, gang or syndicate? Part 2
Posted 17/9/12
Morgan Tsvangirai could face bigamy charges after second wedding
Zimbabwe PM: I Have Found True Love
Regional leaders snub Tsvangirai's wedding
Wild animals scare Masvingo villagers
Zanu PF to hijack all stakeholders’ conference
AMH CEO urges teachers not to boycott classes
Unemployment could drive youths into the streets— MDC-T
Water harvesting project transforms villagers’ lives
Children at Hopley in need of proper education facilities
Housing scheme flops, bitter civil servants besiege Mutodi’s offices
Treasury growth projections unlikely to be met: Analysts
IMF meets to decide on Zim fate
Stock exchange for parastatals on cards
Zanu PF using draft charter to test popularity
Wrong thinking behind war for conservancies
Tsvangirai must be accountable for his actions
Tsvangirai must clean up his act
Stop da Circus – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 15th September 2012
Posted 16/9/12
Tsvangirai circumvents court order, marries under customary law
China helped foil Western invasion: Mugabe
Zimbabwe targets 10,00MW power grid
Bulawayo fights to reclaim power station
Fresh assault on Zim media
Mnangagwa parallel structures in Zanu PF
Changes to draft constitution possible: MDC-T
Railway system can’t cope with coal growth
Chipinge receives $122 000 for safe water
The Forgotten Ones
A never ending struggle
Batch 2 Posted 15/9/12
Multiple farm-owners defy Mugabe
Parastatals perform dismally
MDC parties’ ‘Yes’ campaign ‘ill-advised’
Govt pushes Byo water project
Two million face starvation
Parly business at a standstill
Denmark mends Zim relations
Matabeleland’s generational crisis
US$1bn fund to take over troubled banks’ loans
Tsvangirai wedding: Premier walking political minefield
Van Hoogstraten ‘pulls out of CFI’
ZRC: An ambitious route bordering on the impossible
Copac national report a sham
Wanted: A truly professional police force
Mugabe Jamaica comments ill-advised
Tsvangirai sex scandals risky
Copac draft empowers Zimbabweans
A kiss of death from Cde Kissnot
Reversing Zimbabwe’s economic morass
Battle for heart, soul of civil servants
The politics behind by-elections
Intricacies of Zanu PF’s electoral process
Posted 15/9/12
Magistrate cancels Tsvangirai’s marriage certificate
Tsvangirai ‘ceremony’ to go ahead: MDC-T
Smear campaign against PM intensifies
Zimbabwe’s president says he has turned to China for military defense
Mugabe ‘disrespectful, misguided’: Jamaica PM
Amnesty says Zimbabwe police detained 300
Media groups slam establishment of ‘disciplinary’ council
ZANU PF cannot set agenda for COPAC—Mwonzora
ZPF linked parastatal to prospect for more diamonds
Magura son sentenced to community service in Mudzi North
Committee Tasked with Writing New Constitution Dragged To Supreme Court
WOZA leaders walk out on cops
MDC-T want SADC and A.U. to supervise Constitutional Conference
Zanu PF, MDC-T clash over economy
R1-billion Zimbabwe loan controversial but strategic
Zimbabwe: $1bn bailout bet baffles Harare bankers
The Chinese, prisons and unrest
Bill Watch 43/2012 of 14th September [Current Representation in Parliament - Impact if Vacancies are Filled]
The love scandals that rocked Zanu PF: Part 4
Posted 14/9/12
SA woman in new bid to stop Tsvangirai wedding
Chinese to fund high speed train service in Zim
Students turned away for non-payment of fees
Students Launch 'Final Force' Campaign to Demand Education Rights
Swiss tourist fined in Zimbabwe court for insulting Mugabe
Zimbabwe launches media complaints watchdog, calls for “cease fire” on hostilities
Jamaica Offended By Zimbabwe Leader's Remarks
Police launch crackdown on Chipangano linked gang
Confusion over what Politburo said about draft constitution
Mugabe yet to gazette electoral, human rights bills
Justice Minister: Converting Prisons Into Businesses Brainless
Mining in Mana Pools/Sapi/Chewore: Report on stakeholders meeting – 31 August 2012
WOZA leaders released without charge
MDC-T Glen View 29 bail hearing adjourned to Monday
Australia Warns Its Nationals To Shun Air Zimbabwe
Zim Churches Warn Of Blood shed
Zim To Deport Satanist Refugees From Rwanda, DRC
MDC mass defections stage managed: Moyo
Divisions Over Zimbabwe's Indigenization Law Deepen
Zambia rejects copper project in Zambezi Valley
Biti: Diamond Smuggling To Continue Unabated
Tsvangirai wedding: Nosipho Shilubane's affidavit
Rowan Martin's detailed response to Isadore Guvamombe
Posted 13/9/12
Torture bases resurface
Police go berserk in Harare
New wave of torture
SA urged to explain Zim arms sale
Judge dismisses Locadia’s application to stop Tsvangirai wedding
Love tussle tarnishes Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai
WOZA leaders arrested during Bulawayo protests
War as Chipangano meets match
Zim To Launch Controversial Media Council
Shamu threatens papers over Mugabe criticism
High court hears fresh bail application for Glen View 29
Son of murdered MDC-T Magura arrested in Mudzi North
Purchase of arms signals increased State repression
Proposed diamond trade changes under fire from ZANU PF
Transparency International – Zimbabwe press statement
Goche in land scam?
Bulawayo Residents Struggling For Survival
Severe fertilizer shortages loom
Econet Launches Solar Powered Kiosks For Vendors
Econet targeting 100 percent coverage by 2015
More deceased voters
No further negotiations on COPAC draft
Mugabe's legacy of plunder
Analysis: Zimbabwe - crisis over?
The love scandals that rocked Zanu PF: Part 3
Mugabe's CIO: Is it a criminal enterprse, gang or syndicate?
Posted 12/9/12
Chinese take over several prisons
Mugabe invites Ncube to Principals meeting, then postpones it
Harare gripped with fear as soldiers embark on revenge attacks
Judge reserves Tsvangirai/Locadia judgement to Wednesday
Teachers moot crippling strike
SA's arms sales to Zim 'above board'
Scepticism over US$100m South Africa loan
Firestorm over Mugabe's comments
Election Support Network: Zimbabweans Politically Traumatized
Vic Falls club illegally seized by government
ZANU PF officials implicated in wildlife bribes scam
New bail application for 29 MDC members
Zimbabwe Avails $6 Million For War Vets Children's Fees
WOZA Stages Peaceful Protests Demanding New Constitution
New competition leaves ZBC in red
Gono must answer MPs’ questions: Speaker
Founder of Chipangali Wildlife orphanage dies
Bulawayo: Schools chase children away for non payment fees
Villagers Sue Diamond Mines
Kereke threatens the Daily News again
Transcript: Exclusive Interview with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
The love scandals that rocked Zanu PF: Part 1
The love scandals that rocked Zanu PF: Part 2
Industry dead, Zimbabweans job hunt in the suburbs
Posted 11/9/12
Controversy brewing over South Africa’s arms sale to Zimbabwe
Zanu (PF) Militia Demand Elections
Tsvangirai and Mugabe meet over Constitutional deadlock
CIO boss under pressure to quit
No water in many areas of Harare
Mugabe's recovery caused by MDC-T corruption
Ian Smith’s name still on voter’s roll: ZEC
Food shortages in Chisumbanje
War veterans storm Mzembi’s office
WOZA members protest to demand resumption of Constitutional reform
Zanu PF youths sue Mugabe
Zimbabwe HIV activist demands medication for prisoners
Mugabe man cashes in on diamond fields
Mugabe Too Rude!
Treasury concludes draft to reform RBZ
Masiyiwa sends eight Zim students to US college
Dabengwa's Zapu broke
Draft charter: Zanu PF seeks to entrench dictatorship
So much for the Jewel of Africa
Editor’s desk:Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
FACTBOX-Political risks to watch in Zimbabwe
Peace Watch 2/2012 New Series - 10th September 2012 [National Healing - First Stop the Violence]
Bill Watch 42/2012 of 10th September [Delays in Government and Parliamentary Business]
Posted 10/9/12
Tsvangirai Launches "Yes" Campaign for Draft Constitution , Insists Will Not Budge
MDC-T ‘Yes’ campaign futile: Zanu PF
Call referendum, PM challenges Mugabe
Don't give loan to Zim, DA tells SA govt
Zanu PF threatens to expel party rebels
We will pay civil servants' bonuses: Biti
‘Mineral proceeds used in running parallel govt’
Zanu PF officials in wildlife bribes scam
Mzembi playing politics while I am making dollars — Mahofa
Zanu PF boycotts Diaspora meeting
Census Enumerators up in arms with government over payments
Police, Gono ignored Chihuri warning on 'danger' Kereke
Zanu-PF to meet over Hargreaves hero status
Confessions of bribery
Constitutional Draft content victory ‘sweets’ cannot be stolen from our mouths
Marathon Mugabe – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 8th September 2012
Press Release from the Swaziland Vigil – 9th September 2012
Save Conservancy - Article in the Herald and a Response
Posted 9/9/12
Tsvangirai to launch ‘Yes’ campaign
Mugabe Making Last Ditch Efforts to Revive Constitutional Talks
MDC Mash West officials arrested for rally slur
Zim needs $10m to pay enumerators: Biti
Census: More Still Uncounted After Mop Up Exercise
Zim Industry, Farmers Call For GMO Production To Avert Future Droughts
MDC-T/ZANU-F Legislators Ill-advised: Ncube
Plot against PM intensifies
Tsvangirai 'mentally unstable': ex-lover
Judge to Rule on Bid to Stop Tsvangira's Wedding
Zim Premier Invites Nearly A Dozen African Leaders For His Wedding
Outright corruption and/or plain incompetence?
Mopping up
Batch 2 Posted 8/9/12
Zimbabwe to seek $100m SA bail-out
Zimbabwe Needs Loans to Revive Economy, Finance Minister Says
Late Ex-Rhodesian PM Ian Smith Still on Zimbabwe's Voters Roll
Case launched in Zimbabwe over denial of AIDS drugs for prisoners
MDC-T member hospitalised after violent ZANU PF attack
‘Out of control’ Chipangano blamed for Harare minibus driver attacks
Bulawayo residents faces fifth day with no water
Ex lover in bid to stop Tsvangirai’s wedding
Former Lover Working With CIO: Tsvangirai Spin Doctors
NCA says Zimbabweans must demand fresh elections
Churches dismiss Copac draft
Cabinet finally approves Ziscosteel deal
MDC Rubbishes Prof Ncube's Essar Probe
‘Biti worst Finance Minister’ - Moyo
MDC-T MP for Mbare to switch constituencies
Mugabe man cashes in on diamond fields
Kereke threatens Financial Gazette
Seven charged with $10M tax fraud scheme
'The future of Zimbabwe is bright,' says presidential hopeful
President Tsvangirai to launch “Vote Yes” campaign on Saturday
Zimbabwe’s Save Valley Conservancy, Indigenisation And ‘The Lie Of The Land — By Takura Zhangazha
Crossing the Makgadikgadi Pans in a home-made wooden go-kart
Posted 8/9/12
Copac draft divides Zanu PF
Mugabe, Tsvangirai set for another showdown
New draft: Departure from the past
Tsvangirai wedding on the rocks
‘Chipangano is Zanu PF’
Potraz warns operators
Graft allegations malicious –– Ncube
Aid cuts threaten future of civic organisations
Parastatal boards, CEOs face the chop
Dabengwa booted out of DTZ board
Resource nationalism must be all-inclusive
Tsvangirai must take responsibility
Next elections truly complex
CIO partially controls Sino-Zim
It’s not just the West who are hypocrites
Zim needs agricultural recovery
MDC-T paying price for gravy train ride
What is Zanu PF really up to?
Zanu PF succession process vague
Posted 7/9/12
More ZANU PF Save Conservancy ‘looters’ named
Minister says Zimbabwe to seek regional help for economy
No money for civil servants bonuses: Biti
Civil servants strike looms
Govt gets 9perc from US$456m diamond revenues
Zimbabwe Chiefs Want to Join JOMIC
ZANU PF shielding Kunaka and his Chipangano group
Chisumbanje farmers want their land back from Rautenbach
RBZ refusing to pay retrenched workers
ZBC Launches Anti-Copac Draft Constitution Program
Chiefs Waylay Mzembi To Demand For Answers In Conservancy Saga
Speaker Moyo: Parliament Rightfully Summoning Gono For Hearings
SADC to tackle constitution deadlock: Kikwete
ZIPRA Says Zanu PF Are Fraudsters
Scale of graft shocks Mugabe
Census chaos persists
Save Conservancy, Zim shoots self in foot
War vets demand national report
Unity govt dysfunctional: Mugabe
Prime Minister’s lover claiming US$15,000 in maintenance
Sixteen months since the arrest and detention of 29 MDC members
Zim should strengthen multi-currency regime
Zimbabwe man fined for Mugabe death joke
Cattle rustlers decimate herds
Tsvangirai In US For Democrat Convention
Statement from MDC-N
Is The West Lusting For Robert Mugabe Again?
Posted 6/9/12
Census begins ‘mop-up’ count
CIO bars residents from Zimstats office
Zimbabwe agrees to monitors
Zimbabwe University Animal Unit On Cruelty Charges
SADC Troika to convene special summit on Zimbabwe in October
Police in Tsholotsho ban Zimrights meeting on domestic abuse
Trial of nurses deferred as Howard Hospital saga continues
Ousted Canadian Doctor seeks refuge at Canadian embassy
War Vets reject constitution
Zanu PF attacks Tsvangirai for US trip
Zim poachers poison vultures to cover tracks
Green Fuel dispute political: ARDA boss
Zimbabwe Minister Takes Over Planning Of Diamond Conference
MDC-T, Zanu PF MPs claim Ncube took Essar bribe
Housing schemes affect urban farming
Torture victims lose hope
The MDC Today
External Debt Choking Zimbabwe’s Economic Recovery
MDC-T graft clamp-down farcical: critics
Wake up call for MDC-T
Posted 5/9/12
Zimstat reopens census after miscount outcry
Minister, Hundreds of Households Left Out of Population Census
Chiefs want conservancy seizure reversed
Traditional leader assaulted by ZANU PF in Mutoko North
Constitution stalemate designed to divert attention from reforms
Air Zimbabwe Woes Continue
Zanu PF infiltrates churches
Howard Hospital nurses stand trial after violent protests
Siwela says Mugabe fears retribution for crimes
Kombi pullout leaves thousands stranded
Concern raised over irregularities in SA deportation process
‘Harare turning into desert’
Survey shows Zimbabweans fear violence flare-up in next year’s poll
Zimbabwe's Man-Made Food Crisis
COPAC’s accounts must be audited
Constitution Watch of 3rd September 2012 [What is the Future of the COPAC Draft Constitution?]
Bill Watch 41/2012 of 3rd September [House of Assembly & Senate to Meet 4th September]
Posted 4/9/12
Zimbabwe needs billions for infrastructure: FM
Botswana Extends $70M Credit Line to Zimbabwe
EU urged to renew Zim sanctions over Save Conservancy invasion
Youth farming initiative facing closure after war vets’ invasion
MPs want US$8m for COPAC work
Chiadzwa villagers demand US$50k compensation
Securocrats Dont Trust Joice Mujuru: Wikileaks
Makumbe begins campaign to stand as MDC-T MP
Mwonzora castigates Chombo for protecting corruption
Prof. Ncube's MDC Attacked For Pushing Devolution Agenda
Gono’s $10m lawsuit
Kereke seeks 'immunity' in Gono legal war
'Kasukuwere politicising youth fund'
Mujuru business empire crumbles
UZ’s water usage too high: Masunda
Mliswa exposes Rautenbach and ZANU PF patronage
Lawyers Challenge Censorship Board Over Banned Play
Hand over ZCTU property, Matombo told
NGOs blast police over venue requirements
Nigeria, 'honoris causa' degrees for Carter, Annan, Mugabe
Kombis protest over roadblocks
Mugabe succession causes headaches
WOZA Statement on Zim Learning Exchange Meeting
MDC has no plans to write its own constitution
Is Zimbabwe's long political winter nearing its end?
Seizure of Save Valley Conservancy, time to draw the line
Peace Watch 1/2012 New Series - 3rd September 2012 [National Healing]
Batch 2 Posted 3/9/12
COPAC report will not be released: MDC-T
MDC To Hold Annual Conference in Bulawayo
Mugabe’s ‘mercenary’ ministers exposed
Minister says MDC parties imprisoned in ‘unity’ govt
Air Zimbabwe to Resume Operations
'Hospital in Zim loots over $1m'
Zim babies born on hospital floors
Parliament committee summons Gono
Diamond, Essar deals expose govt incompetence
MPs embarrass provincial governor
Deal to ease Masvingo water woes
State media refuse seat on VMCZ
ZCTU endorses draft constitution
Residents angry with Zesa estimate bills
Exiled Zimbabweans troop back home
Back to school: From rural Africa to the Ivy League
Disappointment with MDC – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 1st September 2012
Posted 3/9/12
Save invasions threaten US$30m safari business
Harare still dogged by water crisis
NGOs blast police over venue requirements
‘Zim to beat broadcasting digitalisation 2015 deadline’
War veterans grab paddocks in Matabeleland South
Effects of Cyclone Eline still evident in Manicaland
Chitungwiza Town Centre now a white elephant
Cotton output surpasses target
UNWTO: An opportunity to market Zimbabwe
Zinara at it again
Damage to environment is a crime against peace
Protect wildlife sanctuary
Posted 2/9/12
Zanu PF Factions Take Save Conservancy Dispute to Courts
Zimbabwe Surveys Show President Mugabe's Party Gaining Ground
Mugabe-Tsvangirai To Be Separated By Run-Off – Survey
Zimbabwe, Botswana Seal P500 Million Deal
NAM Support for Iran Nuclear Program a "Dark Day for Humankind"
Chief Justice Urges Peace, Political Tolerance
Zimbabwe GNU argues over signature
‘Joshua Nkomo would be happy with draft’
Zanu PF terror gang cornered
RBZ plans banking ombudsman
Villagers complained over taking of their land
Stampede as Prophet Boateng jets in
Fired Gweru Mayor Vows to Stay Put
Diamond, Essar deals expose govt incompetence
Mandiwanzira defiant over Zanu PF links
Zimbabwe – lessons from racist Ian Smith
Spring doesn't come quietly
The invasion of the Save Valley Conservancy
Batch 2 Posted 1/9/12
Zuma team raises security concerns
Mugabe granted by-elections court order
Fay Chung blasts inclusive govt
Sadc warned over Zim
Zim to engage IMF on debt
Tsvangirai, Mwonzora clash
MDC-T jumps on Zanu PF gravy train
Essar deal set for finalisation
EU warns Zimbabwe
Zanu PF defends its amendments
Agribank finalises US$30m credit line
Seed Co to cut production by 60%
Elections survey: Cat among pigeons
Diamonds: ZMDC shields CIO role
Thabane’s visit had a diplomatic sub-text
Debt: Govt mortgages Zim
Zanu PF battles to stall reform
Issues at stake in the next elections
PCCs’ power as electoral colleges
Posted 1/9/12
SADC to intervene over deadlock in draft charter
EU threatens to withdraw UN meeting funding
Tsvangirai Acts Over Graft After Damning Report
MDC-T targets corrupt ministers, MPs
PM says MDC will pass the test at the polls
Questions raised over planned Zim diamond conference
By-election deadline extended
Mugabe Pushing for Sanctions Removal at NAM Summit
Statistics Agency: National Population Census Big Success
Payment for Zimbabwe Census enumeratots delayed
Future of Borrowdale mall unclear as Govt plans wetlands protection
EU Mum On Zim Sanctions Lawsuit:Tomana
Zinara plots shock tollgate fee hike
New radio, same old censorship
Zimbabwe mulls Ombudsman for shaky banking sector
Villagers complain about Ethanol plant
Zimfest Harare announces lineup
What's Behind the MDC-T's Fall in Popularity?
Toll money should fix up roads, not toll plazas
Transcript of Elton Mangoma on Behind the Headlines
Transcript of Douglas Mwonzora on Question Time: Part 2
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