The ZIMBABWE Situation December 2011 ARCHIVE
Batch 2 Posted 31/12/11
Flood alert as heavy rains continue in Zimbabwe
COPAC livid as constitution leaked
Parliament Mull Suing Herald Newspaper
Processing of passports suspended
Police Charge Media Activist For ‘Denigrating’ Mugabe
MDC senator died of bird flu
Prime Minister Tsvangirai Urges Tolerance, National Unity
Police Bar MDC Nkayi Rallies
Charamba denies Mugabe speech rap
Dereliction of duty caused boat disaster: ZPA
Chamisa minister of the year
2011: Makandiwa comes tops
Heavy Toll on Zimbabwean Music as a Dozen Musicians Pass On in 2011
Kitchen-table bloggers are today’s revolutionary heroes
Lethal game of cat and computer mouse
2011: The year Jonathan Moyo may want to forget quickly
Posted 31/12/11
Charamba linked to army poll ploy
Mugabe declined US exit package: WikiLeaks
‘Copac chaos a poll-delaying ploy’
Zanu PF, MDC-T set to prolong unity govt
Victoria Falls loses out in new world seven wonders poll
AirZim prejudicing the country — Kaseke
Cabinet Scorecard: How did the ministers fare?
Some of the year’s quotable quotes. . .
The good, the bad and the ugly of 2011
2011: Mujuru death shook up political scene
Another year goes down the drain
Let’s demand to be governed well
2012: A watershed year
Will the MDC pick up the ball please!
What will the New Year bring?
Debunking Mugabe’s poll plan
Liberalised broadcast media informs voters
Business longs for more December madness
Posted 30/12/11
Diamond Firm ‘Hires’ Plane for Mugabe As Air Zim Woes Haunt Mugabe
Mugabe’s provincial party offices damaged in bombing
Chimanimani West MP granted bail
Zimbabweans evicted from diamond mines await compensation
Mugabe rewards praise-singing general
Outcry over Zimra flawed system
Harare plunged into darkness
Journalists and Rights Defenders Are Zim Heroes-Ray
‘Boat had mechanical fault’
Blow to Artists as Zimbabwe Center Closes
Mzembi appoints advisory council
Huddersfield Conservative forms new anti-Mugabe group
How Cabinet ministers performed
Posted 29/12/11
Zimbabwe police 'arrest owner of boat that capsized'
Boat Disaster: Shocking details
Zimbabwe Legislator Freed on Bail After Calling President Gay
Mujuru Faction Opens Parallel Party Offices In Bikita
President’s absence: Reform agenda grounded
Air Zim debt paid because Mugabe needed plane
MDC Clashes with Councilors over Corruption Probe
Envoy Says EU to Respect Zimbabwe Election Outcome Regardless of Winner
High Court judge to rule on Zvoma’s motion
Police shatter vendors’ holiday spirit
Zimbabwe considering a ban on raw platinum exports
Hotel Group Unloading Assets to Pay Heavy Credit Line
‘2011, failed year for Harare council’
The ‘unpeople’ most of us don’t know
Don’t personalise the Liberation struggle
Will Mugabe heed Pyongyang’s stay-away call to foreign leaders?
Posted 28/12/11
MDC Mourns Lawmaker's Sudden Death
Air Zimbabwe Flights to South Africa Still Grounded Over Debt Crisis
Chief Chundu Villagers Miss Christmas Due To Roadblocks
Zanu-PF Bigwigs Sell Free Maize Seed on Parallel Market
Police: Chivero tragedy boat overloaded
Holiday death toll tops 72
WFP buy local scheme helps farmers
Mbeki’s concoction: candy from poison ivy
A beacon of light for Africa
Posted 27/12/11
Lake Chibero boat tragedy claims 11 lives
Ailing Mugabe rushed to Asia for treatment
Farm Workers Celebrate Christmas Without Salaries
Police Disburse Villagers Celebrating Christmas Day
Posted 26/12/11
Air Zim plane flies home
Criminal gang terrorises Beitbridge as holiday toll rises
Zimbabwe poised to be world's third largest diamond producer
Leadership struggles dog MDC factions
Zapu Battling to Delete Zanu-PF Violence Tag
Hospitalised Inmate Skips Police Protection
Reform efforts in Zimbabwe move slowly as tensions rise
Poverty fuels sexual abuse: Report
Book Café founder heart-broken over closure
Mixed trends, the fittest survived
Batch 2 Posted 25/12/11
Mugabe, Tsvangirai ‘plot’ against Ncube
Cash crisis recedes in Harare
Zanu PF resists CIO reforms
50 dead as Xmas accident toll soars
Irrigation scheme under threat from Chinese firm
Zanu PF hijacks beauty contest
Cement plant workers cry foul over safety
2011: Remembered for media onslaught
WikiLeaks saga exposes Zanu PF, MDC-T leaders
2011, the year politicians would want to forget head
Unity Day is hollow – Analysts
Potentially vibrant tourism development under threat
Little gained from regional integration
Passengers can help curb road carnage
Year of political deception
Editor's Desk: Wake up and take the kids to the Lunar Park
SundayView: Why Zanu PF will not win free and fair elections
Dictatorial Grief – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 24th December 2011
Posted 25/12/11
Air Zimbabwe Failing to Raise Cash to Buy Spares for Impounded Aircraft
Air Zim Dispatch Senior Engineers To London
Electoral Chief Plays Down Call For 2011 Elections
New Zimbabwe Constitution: problems mount
Travellers warned of criminal syndicate at border post
Gvt Extends Free Health Services to Pregnant Women First: Madzorera
Zimbabwean Lawmaker Uses Sports to Promote Peace
Breakthrough of the Year: Antiretroviral drugs treat & prevent HIV
Posted 24/12/11
Zimbabwe Political Parties Dismiss Unity Day As Irrelevant 24-Years On
Zuma facilitation team hopeful
Court case proves CIO above the law
Travel chaos hits Beitbridge border post
People Wrench At Banks To Get Cash Ahead Of Christmas Holiday
Stranded Air Zimbabwe Passengers Likely To Spend Christmas At UK Airport
ZESA owed over $500M in unpaid electricity bills
Zim’s economy banks on diamonds
Anhui farm project helps Zimbabwe's agriculture
Zanu PF delay tactics exposed
The MDC dissociates itself from the so-called COPAC National Report
Payback time for Zanu PF thugs
Zimbabwe: Where pensions can mean poverty
Summary On Politically-Motivated Human Rights And Food- Related Violations
Profile: Emmerson Mnangagwa
Batch 2 Posted 23/12/11
Tsvangirai fraud probe complete
Zim influence in decline — China
Banking sector attitude wrong –– Kasukuwere
MDC-N to fire 5 defectors
MDC must follow procedure — Gumbo
Zanu PF casts deep shadow over Zuma
Malawi duplicates Zimbabwe crisis
‘Insolvent’ Rainbow Tourism faces liquidation
Interfresh deal gets shareholders’ nod
AMA agro bills fail to entice market
Liquidation: AirZim’s sole option
MuckRaker: Judge not Cde, lest you also be judged
Dabengwa’s hypocrisy exposed
Zanu PF poll plot foolhardy
AirZim must prepare for privatisation
Postal voting: Govt must be pro-active
Jomic: Our toothless bulldog
Posted 23/12/11
Zimbabwe rights groups forecast upheavals in 2012
Police crackdown triggers Harare transport chaos
Police roadblocks cause chaos for Harare shoppers
Xmas made in hell
Power outages affect surgery at Parirenyatwa hospital
Harare’s water supply crisis worsens
Radio licences row escalates
Charamba wrong to say parliament cannot discuss BAZ
Senior CIO operatives re-instated after 13 years
Constitutional Revision Process Resumes After New Dispute
Chinhoyi Residents Snub Unity Day Commemorations
Price hike hits Zim nationals hard
Book Cafe/Mannenburg Faces Closure
Mugabe Pledges Support for Kabila Amid Disputed DRC Vote
No new sanctions — US embassy
India releases Zim diamonds
RapNet Suspends Member for Listing Marange Diamonds
Zec takes election lessons
Exiled James Makamba misses daughter’s funeral
ZANU PF Mwenezi MP behind murder and violence
Posted 22/12/11
Long bank queues return as cash shortages hit Zim
Dozens of political activists to spend Christmas in prison
State blocks bail for MP
Air Zim plane released in London but no flights yet
Kereke withdraws journalists’ case
Mbuya Nehanda tree at Heroes Acre
Chief Bans MDC's Friday Political Meetings
Mugabe wades into DRC poll dispute
Crisis rocks COPAC as ZANU PF complain at draft content
Parties clash over constitution
Tobacco Farming Negatively Impacts Zimbabwe's Indigenous Forests
Govt struggles to raise agric funds
Eyebrows raised as SADC secretariat pushes ZANU PF agenda
Murambatsvina part II coming soon
No plans for regularising Zimbabweans again
Zimbabwe’s Strange And Messy Debate Over Homosexuality
Settlement Chikwinya on Question Time: Part 1
Political violence perpetrators and their crimes
The JAG Trust Christmas Communique
Posted 21/12/11
MDC-T MP for Chimanimani arrested for ‘denigrating’ Mugabe
Chitungwiza workers strike after two months without pay
Constitution-Revision in Crisis as ZANU-PF Demands New Drafters
Gukurahundi victims celebrate death of North Korean leader
The Late Kim Jong-il Was A "Lovely" Man - Zanu (PF)
Mugabe only head of state at Kabila inauguration
Stranded Air Zim passengers chucked out of Gatwick hotel
More Woes As Impounded Air Zim Plane Develops Fault
Lawyer's nightmare over
WOZA: Williams and Mahlangu Trial day 3
Nyagura implicated in fuel scam
2 MDC members arrested in Makoni for “illegally distributing seed”
I won’t stop: Ncube
Zimbabwe government may force platinum miners to set up refineries
Beitbridge holiday pile-up begins
Waiting for the "Heavens to Weep"
2011 - Bad year for dictators
Zimbabwe Women and their Participation In Elections
Batch 2 Posted 20/12/11
Zanu PF theatens to dissolve parliament
'Zanu PF kills for votes'
Eviction leaves farm workers stranded
Air Zim claims debt paid
Stranded Air Zim passengers refuse to leave hotel
MDC-T proposes change to party symbol
Women face death penalty in Malaysia
Civil servants give government ultimatum
Media monitors released by High Court
MDC to set up audit teams
Profile: Perence Shiri
Wrestling with a skeleton
Posted 20/12/11
Mugabe plots to pull out of GNU
Tsvangirai blocks talk of Makone censure
Brace for more street protests, says Sikhala
Ardbennie resident’s gold reef stand
Rights violations probed
Harare council faces hefty loan penalties
Danida back in zim 10 years later
Air Zim to resume flights
No Nkomo statue before Unity Day
Festive season: No business boom for transporters
Giving the boy child the best possible start in life
Mad week is here, let’s all take care
Zanu PF conference: Who’s fooling who?
Forget politics and enjoy our wonderful world
Posted 19/12/11
'Mugabe powerless'
MDC-T pushes dual citizenship, Diaspora vote
Zim set to benefit from EU trade agreement: Report
Zim dollar return plan slammed
Gay rights at center of Zimbabwe's constitutional debate
Makone escapes censure
They Want To Rule By Spilling Blood: Dabengwa
Sikhala Sets In Motion 2012 Election Campaign
Campaigners call Kimberley Process an 'utter failure'
Exporting rough diamonds, a major setback
Chiadzwa diamond fields transformed
Audio #3: Marange victim tells his story
Austria closes Zim mission
Another top intelligence official dies
What will Zuma do? – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 17th December 2011
The solution in Zimbabwe
An open letter to Gwede Mantashe
Solidarity Peace Trust The Spell of Indecision in Zimbabwean Politics
Posted 18/12/11
Millions From Diamonds Go to Mugabe, Observers Say
Uproar Over Zimbabwe Registrar's Bid to Update Voters List With Help of Chiefs
Civil servants threaten New Year strike
Mujuru death: Inquest stalled
Mutambara appeals
High Court Orders Release Of Media Monitors
Villagers Snub Mugabe’s Seed Handouts
MDC-T demand immediate liquidation of Air Zimbabwe
Parly To Build Own Hotel
Warrant of arrest for ex-CIO chief as spy agency in-fighting escalates
Jabulani Sibanda descends on Manicaland
Zimbabwe Financial Experts Question Government’s Latest Agro-Finance Plan
ZANU-PF, MDC brew new storm
Deadly Cholera Could Return, Warn Municipal Officials in Harare, Zimbabwe
ZAPU Castigates Mathema’s Interference, Asks Him To Back Off
No Reconciliation With Nkiwane’s ZCTU: Matombo
Mugabe under pressure
Mann tells his side of coup story
Resolutions To The MDC National Council
Letter to Father Christmas
Posted 17/12/11
Zimbabwe suspends flights to S.Africa over debts
Air Zimbabwe passengers stranded as airline runs out of money
Kunonga militants target schools helping evicted Anglicans
Daggers out for Biti
Tsvangirai Slams Pro-Mugabe Media
Property seized in Nyazura over unpaid water bills
New diamond discoveries
Zanu PF MPs walk out of Parly
Moyo Refuses To Back Down On Zvoma Motion
Chinese-built houses’ roofs blown off
Ministers opposing reforms –– PM
Baz: Shamu defies cabinet
Community radio backs MPs in bid to dissolve BAZ
It's what all the tyrants are wearing, darling!
No Reconciliation With Nkiwane’s ZCTU: Matombo
Tsvangirai Calls For Reforms Before Vote
Mutambara booted out
More duty woes for travellers
Coventry named sports person of the year
U.S. pushes for African solutions to climate change
Profile: Obert Mpofu
Bill Watch 56/2011 of 16th December [Parliament Adjourns until 28 February]
Batch 2 Posted 16/12/11
Zanu PF mobilisation drive hits brick wall
Human rights not an issue for China
Zapu, police on collision course
Zanu PF cracks down on social media
Mutinhiri loses ministerial post
Zanu PF indaba: Yet another jamboree
‘Liberation parties birds of a feather’
RioZim set for US$8,7m loss
AirZim suspends flights to Jo’burg
SEC, ZSE meet over viability
‘Review mining royalties policy’
Zanu PF urgently needs leadership renewal
MuckRaker: Sanctions a pretext to avoid renewal
Eric Bloch Column: Deterrents to foreign investment
The dangers of illiberal democracy in Zimbabwe
Preventing delays in poll results
Crude stroke cancels Freedom Charter
Independent Comment: Zimdollar calls a desperate ploy
Editor’s Memo: Polls: Sadc, AU must remain steadfast
Candid Comment: Zanu PF won’t let go of the airwaves
Court Watch 5/2011 [State v Elton Mangoma MP, Minister of Energy and Power Development]
Posted 16/12/11
Zimbabwe raises $1.5 mn to release impounded airplane
Angry Air Zim passengers demand answers
Newspaper staff to face trial over ‘defamation’
Chinese firm denies abuse at Zimbabwe diamond mine
Tsvangirai calls for reforms before vote
Court Orders Mutambara To Step Down As MDC Leader
'I fear for my life but I try not to be paranoid' says activist
Locadia’s sister exposed as leader of violent militia
KISS FM sues the broadcast authority over radio licenses
Mugabe Begs International Support For Overcrowded Prisons
Senate Human Rights Committee Tours Zimbabwe Prisons
Gwisai’s trial takes new twist
Robert Mugabe makes poll plans to bury power-sharing
Politicians Implicated In WikiLeaks Have No Case To Answer - Tomana
Zimbabwe Medical Authorities Warn Consumers Against Fraudulent Drugs
More farm seizures ahead
Bulawayo Mayor insists donated pink bins will be used
Mugabe's huge gamble
Chinese companies under scrutiny in Zimbabwe
Political violence perpetrators and their crimes
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s End-Of-Year address to Parliament
Tomana is not fooling anyone about Wikileaks
Court Watch 4/2011 [Press Freedom Cases - The Independent and Standard Appeals to the Supreme Court]
Posted 15/12/11
Zuma says no
Hundreds stranded at Gatwick as Air Zim drama continues
Zimbabwe says auction of impounded airline plane deferred as negotiations continue
Sikhala urges Zimbabweans to unite and overthrow Mugabe
Job Sikhala Arrested
Mugabe's ZANU-PF Vows to Silence Critics Ahead of Zimbabwe Elections
Mugabe targets Biti for election campaign attacks
ZPP’s damning report
Debate in parliament exposes broadcasting authority
MDC legislators call for Baz licence withdrawal
Housing ‘not enough’ for displaced Chiadzwa villagers
Zim Clerk Of Parly Fights For His Job
Mugabe Blocks Shamu’s Wife For Senior Party Position
Bromley Farm workers evicted
Chinese immigrants deported
Witness implicates police
SA activists honoured for helping Zimbabweans
Support refugees’ rights: UN
Tsvangirai: The man who failed to deliver the killer punch?
Analysts rule out crisis if Mugabe stays
Transcript of Minister Eric Matinenga on Question Time
ZIG Watch : Issue 34
Posted 14/12/11
Zimbabwe scrambles for plane seized over $1.2 mln
Arrests and chaos at Gatwick over seized Air Zim plane
Job Sikhala arrested for leading protest march against Mugabe
Joshua Sacco promoting ZPF violence in Manicaland
Gono, Zanu PF push Zim-dollar return
Mining Activity in and near to Hwange National Park
Grave Mistake To Endorse Mugabe – MDC-T
Zanu PF in leadership crisis - Analysts
CIO infighting escalates
Cash strapped Bulawayo council rejects private waste removal proposal
MDC Youth Call For Advertisers Boycott For Zim's New Radio Stations
Fall of ‘Nehanda tree’ bad omen for ZANU PF
Mugabe’s Seized Farms Boost Profits at British American Tobacco
Nurturing Mugabe, one of the ANC’s last dictator friends
ZBC sinks to the bottom of the pile
Posted 13/12/11
Air Zimbabwe Plane Impounded In London
Zim under siege: PM
Mugabe in more double-speak over violence
Mugabe urges supporters to attack opponents in bid to seek re-election
Prime Minister demands Gukurahundi justice
EU ‘concerned’ over Zim violence upsurge
6 Acquited; Trial of Williams and Mahlangu begins
Media monitoring group workers remain locked up
Army says hit by sanctions
Econet launches free MMS trial period
Is another cholera epidemic on the way?
Bushmeat trade driving illegal hunting in Zimbabwe park
Govt strategy needed for RBZ debt
Zim rejects Barclays, Stanchart offers
Implats Zimbabwe JV gives 10 pct to locals -minister
Rio Zim botched recapitalisation drags Mining Index into red
Sordid scandal of Zim’s bureaucrats
Zimbabwe: 2011 in political retrospect
Constitution Watch of 10th December 2011 [Stages Still to Complete]
Bill Watch 55/2011 of 12th December [House sends Budget to Senate]
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committee Series - 12th December [Public Hearings on Primary Education 12-15 December]
Batch 2 Posted 12/12/11
Mugabe wins party vote but challenged by age, ill health
Zanu-PF Has Less Than A Million Supporters- Central Committee Report
S. Africa's ANC offers election help to Mugabe party
Mugabe's Presidential Candidature, A Scandal: ZAPU
Bob, God’s gift to Zim
Tsvangirai Bemoans Unity Government's Failure To End Rights Violations
Mnangagwa: GNU will hold
Copac strikes out of court settlement deal
Tsvangirai fined two cows, sheep
More than one in ten people will need food aid next year
Donor fatigue hits humanitarian projects
Biti’s budget – a recipe for political failure
Visitors to the Vigil – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 10th December 2011
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 10th December 2011 [Meetings Open to Public 12-15 December]
Posted 12/12/11
Defiant Mugabe vows to stay on
Chief slaps fine on PM Tsvangirai
Ncube’s MDC faction good as dead — say analysts
Clampdown on media not govt policy: Minister
Elections hype worsens media onslaught worsens
Zimbabwe urged to abolish death penalty
Madzore to spend Christmas, New Year in jail
Bulawayo engages private firm to collect refuse
Khama, Mugabe mend relations
Copac outreach condemned
Chiyangwa re-admission turned down
Govt unfazed, to continue selling Marange diamonds
Zim needs debt relief: Report
Gold deliveries surge
Pledge to boost human capacities
Demise of dictators shows people power unconquerable
Referendum is key to future
Smear campaign on PM escalates
Only new charter can guarantee free and fair poll
Posted 11/12/11
Zimbabwe's president says he will not retire
Mugabe threatens to reject new constitution
Plans to remove remaining white Zim farmers
MDC-T Murder Accused Appeal To Supreme Court
Moyo In Trouble For Insulting Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai snubs chief's court
I’m lonely — Mugabe
ZLHR slams court ruling
Judge recuses self from ZCTU case
Zimbabwe Per Capita Health Spending Well Below International Benchmark
US Updates the Zimbabwe Targeted Sanctions Schedules
Sale of Agricultural House
Damp squib
Batch 2 Posted 10/12/11
ZANU-PF party panics as Robert Mugabe sticks
Zimbabwe’s longtime president says he’s confident of election victory
Zimbabwe: The land of nervous laughter
Mugabe’s age and health to impact on his candidature
Mugabe fears Nato attack
Top Zanu PF Officials Worse Than Dogs: Sibanda
State Invokes Section 121 To Deny Bail To Media Monitors
Amnesty calls for release of Zim ‘prisoners of conscience’
Nothing to celebrate on International Human Rights Day
Civil Servants Cautions Of Strike In The New Year
Doctor brain drain proves costly
Chief under fire over PM ‘marriage’ summons
Zimbabwe needs $336,34m until 2015 for child food aid
Parastatals funding blocked
Zimbabwe's government under fire for award of overseas business contracts
Sata settles own bill
Analysis: Loophole in blood diamond monitoring scheme exposed
Reply from Zimbabwe Vigil to accusations by Nehanda Radio
When will Mugabe return Libya’s 4 camels to the NTC?
Posted 10/12/11
Mujuru faction under pressure
Mugabe threatens to sabotage constitution
‘ANC strategists for Zanu PF’
GNU must end –– Khaya Moyo
Zanu PF conference: Mat ghosts loom large
Mutambara reinvents his political fortunes
Arrests raise spectre of media crackdown
Mawere solicits SA, UK intervention
Address Gukurahundi concerns — Khumalo
Contrasting fortunes for new farmers
Nando’s should stand up to bullying
Eric Bloch Column: No to the Chinese yuan
Zanu PF indaba: Watershed or same old story?
Long term targets must direct budget planning
Rights violations: Zim must face the truth
Candid Comment
Posted 9/12/11
Human rights lawyers urge government to uphold rule of law
Cops ban lawyers’ march
Annual ZANU PF conference begins in Bulawayo
ANC Pledges Continued Support To Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF Conference To Come Up With 2012 Election Manifesto
Chief drags PM to court over wife
MDC accuse ZANU PF of abusing chief in ‘marriage’ saga
Tsvangirai ‘marriage’ saga opens debate on Zimbabwe’s moral fabric
MDC members denied government inputs by soldiers and chiefs
Judge Moves to Sue UK Guardian Paper, Journalist and Bennett
Constitution writers to have technical assistance
Robert Mugabe's spy Chief claims US$10 million defamation damages
Geoffrey Van Orden MEP Press Release on Zimbabwe
ZANU PF MP Zhanda blasts Chinese investment
US Joins Look-East Policy For Survival: Mugabe
Parly Clerk scoffs at MDC-T threats
Government urged to prioritise access to sanitary wear
Environment experts castigate Murambatsvina
Zimbabwe's "Hanging Tree" falls, revives legends
Tearful Mujuru welcomes fire-truck donation
Nestle Zimbabwe Invests in Cows to Revive Battered Dairy Industry
Nestle not compliant yet
As Zimbabwe's Anglicans are persecuted, their numbers grow
Zimbabwe: The deep history of AIDS denialism
Posted 8/12/11
State opposes bail for media rights group members
‘Blood diamonds’ on sale for £103m as China and Mugabe benefit from split
Zimbabwe Monitoring Panel Again Seeks Meeting With Police Chief Chihuri
Motion in parliament to cancel controversial radio licences
Zuma’s team holds final meeting with Zim negotiators
Parliament passes 2012 budget, Zanu PF praise Biti
Worst harvest in 50 years: CFU
Soldiers take charge of inputs scheme
Zambia agrees to export 1m tonnes of maize to neighbours
Independent media barred from ZPF conference
The circus comes to Bulawayo
Zanu PF prioritise conference over parliament
Zanu (PF) Mash West Division Saga Deepens
Replacing Mugabe, a Zanu-PF nightmare
NGOs Call For Audit of Zimbabwe Foreign Debt, Charging Misuse of Funds
Kunonga continues to persecute Anglicans
U.S. Statement on the arrests of media workers & civil society activists
Constitution drafters get to work
Ballot Update October-November
Mugabe man insists on elections
Polls only after reforms
Zanu propaganda stepped up
Zanu’s election tactics
Chiwenga graduates
Attacks on villagers sparks call for crocodile cull
CZI predicts economy growth
Zim not immune to global crunch
Could Anjin’s pathetic pay be fuelling diamond smuggling?
Bill Watch 54/2011 of 5th December [Budget to be debated Tuesday 6th December]
Posted 7/12/11
Plot to prosecute Tsvangirai exposed
Anger grows as another media rights group member detained
Militia training resumes
Chinese firm sells first Zimbabwe diamonds after ban lifted
Fresh row over Marange diamonds
Referendum now expected June 2012
Zimbabwe president’s party holds crucial convention ahead of elections to end coalition
Police beat up commuters and vendors in Bulawayo
RBZ in trouble
Allies turn on Zanu PF Chinese friends
Madhuku denied trial again
Uncertainty reigns in Zimbabwe mining
Mthwakazi activist John Gazi still in prison
Joshua Nkomo Statue Wrangle Continues
Zimbabwe Launches of US$100 Million AGROBILLs
Mnangagwa in car accident, one killed
Mpofu slams De Beers
Human Rights Defenders persecuted in the run up to the UN Human Rights Day
The MDC calls for an end to persecution of human rights defenders
Arrest of MMPZ Director Andy Moyse outrageous
Posted 6/12/11
Kimberley Process failing on blood diamonds, claims rights watchdog
Media group members arrested
Bankrupt Air Zim may cancel SA flights
Poachers kill 23 Zim rhinos
Chefs in poaching scam
MP’s accused of budget blackmail to get cars
Chinese diamond firm paying workers $180
Madzore denied bail
Zanu PF youths abusing Chimoio trips
Zimbabwe's Richest Man Ventures Into Solar Energy
MP’s accused of budget blackmail to get cars
Betty Makoni challenges Gono adviser on rape case
Zim's Malaria Campaign Impressive - Official
Climate change hits Zimbabwe wildlife
‘Wikigate not conference agenda’
Mugabe relives his nightmare
Presidential motorcade stuns Zambians
Indigenisation won’t create jobs: PM
U.S. / Zim partnership boosts medical labs in HIV/AIDS fight
Species of black rhino declared extinct
MDC: the only serious party – President Tsvangirai
The Return of the Blood Diamond (And We Don't Mean the Movie)
Zimbabwe Vigil should consider their position
Transcript of Paul Siwela on Question Time (Part 2)
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - 3rd December 2011 [Meetings Open to Public 5th - 8th December]
Constitution Watch of 3rd December 2011 [Final preparations for drafting]
Batch 2 Posted 5/12/11
RBZ in $450m gold row
Gono aide sues paper for US$5mln
Anti-corruption team probes Zou
Varsity loses $20 000 in 20 cent labour fight
Zanu PF conference gives Bulawayo buzz
Pyrrhic victory for Mugabe - the unwanted presidential candidate
Sata snubs Mugabe invitation
Mugabe blasts money-grabbing councillors
Beware Of The Chinese: Mutambara
Desist From Personalities Politics: Tsvangirai Urges Ncube
CIO in dagger-fight
Mushonga Fires Tirade At Deputy Speaker
Canadian mining firm scoffs at indigenisation drive
Zimbabwe plane seized over debt
Tsvangirai should ‘consider his position’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 3rd December 2011
Posted 5/12/11
Tsvangirai speaks on Gukurahundi
Daggers out for Theresa Makone
‘New constitution nowhere near’
Soldiers, police beat up bar patrons in Karoi, Magunje
‘No fireworks at Zanu PF conference’
‘Political instability worsens domestic violence’
GNU energy-sapping, say ministers
Get local treatment — Sikhala tells Mugabe
Council employees cry foul
Copac discussions on vice presidents put on hold
Furore over radio licences rages on
Lobola: Token of appreciation or money-making venture?
Govt’s fresh demands to mining firms
Climate finance falls short
Like farm seizures, indigenisation will destroy economy
Leadership deficit has kept Mugabe in power
Give education sector due priority
Zim not ready for free, fair poll
Posted 4/12/11
Air Zim refused ground handling services in SA
Mugabe Says Unity Gov't Has Expired, Demands Elections
Conf to focus on life after Mugabe
Police Commissioner Snubs Unity Gov't Monitoring Committee
‘Gukurahundi can’t be swept under’
The Dollar Is Dead, Says the World's Worst Central Banker
Gono fired staff 'like used condoms'
Alpha media under fire over rape case
Judge PM on performance: US envoy
PM Insists Marriage a Closed Case, But Jilted Bride Differs
Khumalo expelled for ‘intransigence’
Mutambara’s MDC Bump-Up Khumalo To The Presidency
UK to review restrictions
Nothing for education: Gaidzanwa
Mutsvangwa a ‘Shadow MP’
British taxpayers paid £8m to buy Land Rovers for Mugabe thugs
Review of Two Zimbabwe Novels
Dirty politics
Chicken dinner
Batch 2 Posted 3/12/11
Zimbabwe to up diamond mining fees
Over 20 MP’s walk out on Welshman Ncube
Daily News editor & reporter briefly arrested over Chombo story
Zimbabwe's debt to UK includes money lent for police repression
Police chief rejects reform
Minister in hot soup over P.M's 'wife'
Zim/China diamond auction gets underway
New MDC-T Information director denies link to ZPF
Corruption eats away local authorities: PM
Councils call off AGM
More Bulawayo jobs with reopening of flour mill
Zim on the brink of desertification
President Tsvangirai to address major a rally in Plumtree
Zim judgment a cause for concern
Constitution Watch of 30th November 2011 [Drafting to Start Soon - Reminder of the Process so Far]
Posted 3/12/11
Tsvangirai ‘marriage’: A political powder keg
...Mugabe concerned about PM’s affairs
Kasukuwere’s wings clipped
RBZ extends RMB curatorship
Top posts up for grabs at Zanu PF indaba
Supreme Court judgments take too long
Chipangano an MDC creation — Savanhu
Turmoil rocks Zanu PF Byo
Election code of conduct ‘worthless’
‘ZHRC should look into all rights issues’
Byo State House lies idle
Climate change irreversible — UN
RioZim saga: Owed banks push for judicial management
The budget: So little for so much
Zim set to achieve its inflation target of 4,5%
Tsvangirai his own worst enemy
MuckRaker: Satellite dishes tell us the true story
Eric Bloch Column: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Prosecuting bankers futile
SA: A matter of time before bomb explodes
Independent Comment: Zanu PF conference: Time to break mold
Editor’s Memo: BEE hijacked into a party project
Candid Comment: Now that the budget is over
Posted 2/12/11
Government bows down to MP’s demands over allowances
Thousands march on World AIDS Day in Bulawayo
Zim AIDS Funding Suffers Yet Another Big Blow
Nando’s South Africa pulls advert after Chipangano threats
Morgan Tsvangirai claims he is victim of plot as he walks away from second marriage after 12 days
Rtd Colonel Exposes Zanu PF In Court
Mugabe’s Seized Farms Boost Profits at British American Tobacco
Zim's Gono scoffs at debt relief plan
Zim civic groups meet new Zambian leadership
‘Zanu PF lying about sanctions’
More delays frustrate Madzore’s bail fight
State Concedes Madzore Was Not On The Run
NewsDay lifts suspension of journalist accused of accepting bribe
Are Zimbabwe's new farmers winning, 10 years on?
Q & A with Zimbabwe minister David Coltart
On patrol with Zimbabwe's wildlife defenders: the last hope for black rhinos?
Posted 1/12/11
Tsvangirai clarifies position on his reported ‘marriage’
Mugabe In Trouble Over Suspension of Former AG Gula-Ndebele
New docs reveal extent of debt
Chombo accused of instigating political violence
Maize bags with Mugabe picture given to ZPF members only
Zanu-PF Wants Nkomo Statue To Be Unveiled At Conference
ZRP scam: warning to travellers
Grant Other Players Licences: British Envoy Urges BAZ
Women ‘rapists’ fear for lives
Controversy in City Hall Over Alleged Political Firing
Zimbabwe Sustaining Financial Losses as Doctors Seek Greener Pastures
More than 1000 march against rape
Madzore’s bail hearing resumes at the High Court
Mliswa’s ex-lawyer barred from testifying
MDC murder ruling delayed
Hospital fees blocking access to free HIV treatment
Rhinos at risk get US crime-fighting boost
The MDC Today - Issue 271
Zimbabwe’s fiscal train wreck
Whose interests are they serving?
BAZ is better challenged through courts than via Mugabe
Court Watch 3/2011 - November 2011 [State v Mwonzora MP]
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