The ZIMBABWE Situation January 2013 ARCHIVE
Posted 31/1/13
Biti extends the begging bowl after empty coffers statement
Zimbabwe has just £138 left in the bank, finance minister says
Discrimination & land grabs enshrined in new constitution
Emergency response teams on high flood alert
Rains Drive 10,000 Students Out of School
Police reveal blast mystery
MDC-T would prefer elections in July
Draft constitution strengthens Cabinet, Parliament
Women Take Center Stage in Draft Constitution
Minister Mutsekwa faces stern test in MDC-T party primaries
Biti & Chamisa criticized for ‘threatening’ to sue paper
Sacked Zimbabwe Workers Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Professor John Makumbe laid to rest
Chingoka makes racism claim
Zimbabwe - The cost of an election
Property rights, discrimination and the new Zimbabwe Constitution
Posted 30/1/13
ZimRights boss granted bail
Civil society denies being snubbed by African Union
Concern as land-grab chaos ‘swept under the carpet’
Zimbabwe has $217 left in the bank, says minister
‘Empowerment a hoax’
Zanu PF empowerment model ‘elite predatory transfer’
Community share schemes illegal: Biti
Zimbabwe heads for elections with a sense of impending doom
Two-term limit for future Zim presidents
MDC-T Crafts Ruling Policy Document
MDC calls for more reforms
Zimbabwe draft constitution curbs presidential powers
Tsvangirai would end Commonwealth boycott
MDC feud report false
Zimbabwe to double Marange diamond output - paper
Zimbabwe’s political elite implicated in mining corruption
ZRP suspects "explosives" in Chitungwiza blast
AIDS Activists: Zimbabwe AIDS Figures Skewed
Flash flooding strikes Zimbabwe’s dry areas
South African Helicopter Donations Stalled, But Zimbabwe Can Violate Human Rights Without Them
Freed activist Paul Rukanda speaks out
New draft creates royal political class in Zimbabwe
‘Honoring Tongogara’: Electioneering and Sheer Hypocrisy
Good faith: Zimbabwe's obligations under international law to acquire land and pay just compensation
Posted 29/1/13
Independent body to investigate abuses by security services
'Army has role in indigenisation' - Mnangagwa
Mugabe Can Lead Zimbabwe for 10 More Years; Constitution
'Step up pressure on Zim’
Diamonds probe rattles Zanu PF
Zimbabweans mourn Professor John Makumbe
African Consolidated Resources a ‘sacrificial lamb’ after losing WikiLeaks case
Protest planned over contentious land-grab book
Zimbabwe Activists Won't Back Down To Mugabe
Police ban Gukurahundi commemorations
State loses to Gwisai again
Amnesty response to reports of helicopter part transfers from SA to Zim
Turning on Taps a Risky Business in Zimbabwe
Zanu PF empowerment model ‘elite predatory transfer’
How Zimbabwean’s land case ended up in SA’s legal system
Ben Freeth: Response to Jonathan Steele’s article
Zimbabwe and Chinese imperialism
Makumbe, a true hero
Batch 2 Posted 28/1/13
Rare voice of sanity Professor John Makumbe dies
CIO boss attaches ACR property
‘Harare City Council has failed residents’
Zengeza blast caused by goblin: survivor
Chitungwiza blast: $40 000 vanishes
Zim civic society groups angry
Mugabe, Tsvangirai resist running mate clause
‘Zim scribes among most frightened’
Save Valley hunters charged US$70k
Constitution deal seen boosting tourism
As the tourists head back to safari in Zimbabwe, is it on the Rhodes to recovery?
Open letter to Chatham House – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 26th January 2013
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 1/2013 - 26th January [Committee Meetings 28 to 31 January: Lobbying Opportunities on Bills]
COURT WATCH 2/2013 of 25th January [Supreme Court & High Court Judges & Labour and Administrative Court Presidents]
Constitution Watch 1/2013of 27th January [Final Draft of New Constitution]
Posted 28/1/13
Political elite looting gems: TI-Z
Fear grips Zanu PF chefs
Former MDC-T mayor joins Zanu PF
Zimbabweans enslaved by superstition
Council, illegal vendors set on collision course
Clean-up victims get decent shelter
DAPP student invents easy-to-use solar cooker
Tobacco farmers warned
Safari operators appeal for Kasukuwere’s intervention
Zimbabwe ready for meaningful elections
Corrupt officials demean the value of land redistribution
‘Conservation farming is the answer’
Fight for wetlands ongoing
Corruption at the core of Zanu PF
Superstition entraps Zimbabwean minds
Posted 27/1/13
Committee adopts Copac draft
Parliament to Table Draft Charter Next Month
‘Anti-tank mine may have caused Chitungwiza blast’
UN slams NGOs crackdown
Ncube’s MDC to reinstate devolution if it wins polls
Byo now city of destitutes: Mayor
Perception crisis haunts Zec
Zimbabwe Records Over 10,000 Malaria Cases So Far In 2013
U.S Pledges $95 Million For HIV/AIDS Prevention
President attends AU security indaba
I feel ostracised by my boss — Deputy minister
'Stand up for your rights' – Eddie Cross urges youths
Coltart, Zimbabwe Cricket cross swords
ZCTF Report - Jan 2013
Can you be white and African? No, says the Guardian, you can’t
Crocodiles, mermaids, goblins and the constitution
Batch 2 Posted 26/1/13
SA court halts donation of helicopters to Zim defence force
AfriForum wins court order to prevent delivery of helicopters to Zimbabwe
SANDF defends military helicopter donation to ZDF
Armed police swoop on home of MDC-T chair for Midlands
Suspects questioned over Chitungwiza blast
Zanu PF orders diamond fraud probe
‘Zanu-PF Manicaland officials have case to answer’
Makandiwa ‘miracle diamonds’ sparks debate
Machisa breaks down in court after fourth bail hearing postponment
Police slammed for disrupting peace building meeting
MDC supporter in court over a Mugabe song
Labour Minister Holds Crucial Meeting With Agitated Civil Servants
Rights Group Demands Good Use Of Diamond Money
Zim prisoners have no food or soap
Zim finance minister dismisses proposal to settle farmers' claims
Code to stem political violence in Zim hailed
S K Moyo in line to succeed John Nkomo
The MDC Today
Support Us Or Leave, Zim Tells Banks
Deportation scandal: UK can't kick out murderous Robert Mugabe's henchman as it would breach his human rights
Zimbabwe's future looks bleak as hope fades
Aspiring to be president of the whole of Africa
‘Jacob Zuma’s Gift of Helicopters for Mugabe’, Disgusting
Posted 26/1/13
Tribal twist to Zanu PF succession race
Chamisa, Biti in bust up
I outwitted the MDCs— Mugabe
Draft accord: Will of political elite prevails
War veterans warn MDC-T of violence
Irate Mugabe tosses Madiro to the police
Interfresh land grab exposes Agribank
Military ratchets up Zanu PF campaign
Nssa loses case, computerisation flops
Marange diamonds: A godsend for Zanu PF
Indigenous firms rip off govt
Zimbabwe mineral production down in 2012
Zim launches online payment
Zimbabwe’s trade deficit stands at US$3,6bn
New draft creates royal political class
Diploma in mining suffices in Zanu PF
Media reform: Zim needs own Jefferson
Martin Luther King’s legacy highlights civil society role
Rescuing Zimbabwe’s livestock industry
Zimplats deal: Who is the winner?
Pothole patching can only go so far
Draft fails on deliverables
Posted 25/1/13
Mugabe dictated new draft: Mangwana
Draft constitution set for ‘Yes’ vote after ZANU PF endorsement
Makoni Urges Governing Parties to Release Constitution Report
Zanu PF backs constitution, ridicules Makoni
Chitungwiza Blast: Suspects Arrested
Late n’anga’s wife speaks out on mystery blast
Govt urged to intervene in ZANU PF takeover of Renco Mine
ZANU PF threatens villagers in Chegutu and Mberengwa
‘Overdue’ call for land audit welcomed
Agric sector still in crisis: CFU
Green Fuel to Resume Ethanol Production
Chinese mine pumps poison into Ngezi River
Mutambara kicks out German envoy
Editors Meet in Zimbabwe to Assess Tourism Preparations
Political Parties to Follow National Healing Code of Conduct
Public hospitals in dire straits
Machisa’s bail application postponed again
Minister Biti Sets Aside U.S.$136 Million for Matabeleland Region
Mugabe faces AU snub
Skeletons in the Marange cupboard
Remove chiefly robes and enter politics
Is Zimbabwe's education sector on the road to recovery?
Britain's Mugabe-phobia has obscured the good news from Zimbabwe
GNU: Is dropping the name Zesa the solution?
Zimbabwe must change
Posted 24/1/13
Zengeza blast mystery deepens
Bomb suspected in horror blast
Court blasts Zanu PF land allocations
MDC calls for an urgent land audit
ZimRights Officially Charged in Fraud Case
Zim civic groups to lobby for reforms at A.U. summit
Zimbabwe Constitution Sets Limits on Presidential Term
Zanu PF endorses new constitution
COPAC draft doctored to preserve GPA principals
Tsvangirai, Ncube duped followers: Makoni
Theresa Makone says she fears no challenge in re-election bid
Zanu PF MP grabs Renco Mine
Evicted farm workers living by roadside without blankets
Hunger stalks Bikita
CPU rescues 34 marooned villagers in Beitbridge
Enumerators get their dues
Admin bungling costs students
Zimbabwe Shelves Cervical Cancer Vaccination Program
Fifa vote scandal deepens in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe elections: Why Robert Mugabe may win
BILL WATCH 3/2013 of 22nd January [International Perspectives: Counting Costs of Breaching BIPPAs; Upcoming AU Summit ; Résumé of Recent SADC Summits]
Posted 23/1/13
COPAC draft to be presented to parliament in February
Stage set for June polls in Zim
Floods close Beitbridge Border Post
86 drown, 38 killed by lightning in 3 months
Zim villagers airlifted out of flood zones
Widespread flooding hits Southern Africa
ZimRights board summoned by police in fraud case
More Zim children found smuggled across the border
Court bars Chombo from imposing councillor in Bulawayo
Blast at sorcerer's house kills five
Update 2: Blast at n’anga’s house kills 5
Nkomo’s son praises Tsvangirai
Power blacks out Mugabe’s speech
Zimbabwe's climate change policies need an urban focus
City creates emergency water taskforce
Zinasu Leaders Arrested at Harare Poly, GNU Given Ultimatum
COURT WATCH 1/2013 of 21st January [Opening of 2013 Judicial Year; Achievements of 2012 ]
Posted 22/1/13
Five die in house explosion in Zengeza 2 Chitungwiza
Jabulani Sibanda threatens MDC supporters in Chipinge
Elephant calves back in Zim wild
Elephants still being held to fulfil Chinese wildlife order
Elephant death prompts action against UN tourism conference
Bleak future for Zim tourism
Report: Zimbabwe Army Bartering Diamonds For Arms
Mugabe Buries Deputy Nkomo, Urges Peaceful Zimbabwe Poll
Focus on new charter ignores other reforms in GPA
Constitution deal waives election timelines
‘Draft constitution: Hold onto champagne bottles’
Zimbabwe Not On AU Summit Agenda
Zim Diaspora Petitions Zuma
Indigenisation will cause banks to divest, executive says
Mugabe revives Gaddafi's United States of Africa dream
Lions, hyenas terrorise Hwange village
Mutare sitting on health time bomb
Law society refocuses
Striking farm workers evicted
Zanu PF abusing churches
The MDC Today
David Coltart replies
Are black Zimbabweans racists?
Zimbabwe Freedom Fighters Also Committed Evil Atrocities
Zimbabwe's Forgotten Generation
Batch 2 Posted 21/1/13
NGOs to report crackdown to Sadc
OHCHR Press Briefing Note - Mali, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Iran
Zanu PF a corrupted brand
Draft marks defining moment: Tsvangirai
'MDC has rich menu of candidates'
Provincial governors to be scrapped
Lawyer blasts police, AG’s office for ‘developing cold feet’ in Kereke case
Masvingo governor threatens civic society, again
Cops in $20 000 extortion scam
Police caution MDC official
Treasury to stop bankrolling youth fund
Military guard for Chinese ‘frog’ hotel
Xmas joy turns smelly in Chi-Town
The world must witness – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 19th January 2013
I never joined MDC for a position: Bennett
Posted 21/1/13
Nkomo’s death revives Unity Accord debate
Charamba questions statistics given by ZIA
Chinese shopping mall guarded
Masunda turns Harare into a village
J Nkomo Airport just another white elephant
Chinese firms under spotlight
Villagers accuse Renco Mine of polluting rivers
Young girls trade sex for food in Murambinda
Kasukuwere warns foreign-owned banks again
Zim to sell to EU
Politicians hide behind empowerment to decimate industry
Time to focus on familiar challenges
Conservation: Answer to farming woes
Declare roads national crisis
Hosts must give UNWTO positive coverage
Historic week raises hope, eyebrows
Posted 20/1/13
Mugabe Agrees to Limit President's Power
No Earth Shattering Changes To Draft Constitution: Crisis In Zimbabwe Coalition
Constitution: What the parties agreed
Zim Civic Society Hails Finalisation of Draft Constitution
UNWTO inspectors from Madrid not impressed with Zambia, Zim preps
Floods, lightning claim 124 lives
Minister agrees to meet civil servants
Most sitting MPs on way out
Smaller MDC Faction Invites Applications For Election Candidates
‘I Am Strong And will Not Be Defeated’: Zimrights Director
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Surpasses 2012 Targets
CHRA in solidarity with Zimrights leadership
Shoot to kill
Tough luck
BILL WATCH 2/2013 of 18th January [Private Members Bills]
Batch 2 Posted 19/1/13
Civil society criticized for failing to act
UN condemns attacks on human rights defenders ahead of elections
ZANU PF investigating party diamond fraud
Principals shelve running mates issue
Nkomo declared hero, burial on Monday
Bennett breaks ranks over John Nkomo tributes
ZESN concerned about draft constitution
Referendum likely in April: Crisis
US Ambassador To Zim Undeterred By Protests Against Him
SADC troops deployed to DRC
Shamu threatens state media editors
MISA: Zim journalist summoned by police for questioning
Floods Displace Hundreds in Masvingo Region
Zimbabwe rakes in $136.9m mining tax revenue windfall
Zim: Indigenisation will cause banks to divest, executive says
'Fear' drives indigenisation in Zimbabwe
Mazoe Citrus fears revenue loss after ‘invasion’ by Grace Mugabe
Mixed reaction meets ‘agreement’ on constitution
Posted 19/1/13
Massive corruption at govt hospitals
‘World class’ NRZ a fading memory
VP’s death spurs power battle
GPA reform relegated to back burner
Zanu PF bigwigs face boot
Zanu PF’s planned meeting over Byo revival ‘just crocodile tears’
Outrage over baby elephants export
Parliament should scrutinise mining deals
Propaganda war won’t diminish Gukurahundi
UNWTO: ‘Liberalise visa regime or lose out’
MDC-T youths demand parly election quota
Masvingo council woes: Zanu PF seeks political mileage
Furore over youth quota directive
More farmers take up tobacco farming
Government restructures POSB
Murowa pushes diamond output up 11%
Electoral pact absolutely crucial
Disregard sweet-talking Mugabe
Making a living in the ‘informal sector’
Mujuru’s epiphany as elections loom
Narrowing Zim’s trade deficit
Land grabs: The new ‘hard work’
Posted 18/1/13
Principals approve draft constitution
Zimbabwe’s Vice President John Nkomo dies
Govt urged to stop land grabs to end hunger crisis
We have a pragmatic solution to Zimbabwe’s economic problems: CFU
Farms retake splits Zanu PF
Grace Mugabe takes over Mazoe Estate
ZANU PF threatens mineworkers with dismissal
Heavy rains bring chaos to Manicaland
State abusing justice delivery system: Mtetwa
Makone bemoans selective application of the law
Diamond cash tears Zanu PF
Diamonds bartered for guns-Minister
Students blast Biti over loans, grants
30 000 vacant posts in education
Tobacco farmers pollute rivers
Zim facing environmental disaster
China beef-up campaign equipment for Robert Mugabe
Ncube is not a principal, says Tsvangirai
Death of Zimbabwe Vice-President Nkomo sparks debate
John Nkomo: what they said
Roy Bennett explodes
Posted 17/1/13
Anti-sanctions protesters disrupt US Ambassador’s Manicaland tour
STATEMENT on Protests During US Ambassador Visit to Mutare
Leading activist detained in ongoing crackdown on dissent
Zimbabwe Human Rights Activist Charged With Forgery
RFK Center Denounces Arrest of ZimRights Director
Mine closes as workers’ wives strike
Miners threatened with dismissal if they support MDC
Armed soldiers terrorise villagers in the Midlands
Abducted MDC-T youth still missing
Zimbabwe police seize four tons of marijuana
Constitutional referendum set for March?
West plotting to ‘kill’ me: Mugabe
Mugabe wants Africa to have one President
‘No electoral interference from NGOs’
Mudede Rejects Online Voter Registration Proposal
CZI: Zimbabwe's Manicaland Province Facing Milk Shortages
Robert Mugabe looks to 'indigenize' Barclays in Zimbabwe
Miracle money claims ‘irresponsible’: Gono
Zimbabwe not a ‘basket case’, donors told
Diaspora Diaries with Alex Bell and guest Ben Freeth
Zanu PF and MDC: Strange bedfellows
The real tragedy in Zimbabwe
Posted 16/1/13
GPA principals meet as facilitation team awaits constitution
MDC threatens action over Ncube snub
COPAC negotiations hit stumbling block – again
New constitution could be dumped in favour of amendment
ZANU PF election campaign ‘funded’ by indigenisation
Zimrights Director Appears in Court
UN appeals for $131 million aid for Zimbabwe for food, water and emergency aid
Zim farmers file ‘historic’ case at African Commission
Arrested MDC-T chairman seen in handcuffs and leg irons
Robert Mugabe to re-possess BIPPA farms
Tsvangirai entices generals
Professor Chavunduka buried in Rusape
Invaders take over land designated for sports
Nhema costs Zimbabwe $1,2 billion investment
Report: Zimbabwe Firm To Join Diamond Miners
Zimbabwe inflation eases
Zimbabwe to Introduce Free Cancer Treatment
UZ Rejects MDC Youth Leader's Application to Resume Studies
Expansion of power station hits a snag
Shoot-to-kill policy condemned
Road carnage needs same effort as HIV
Persecution of Human Rights Defenders is Unacceptable
Copac must apologise to Zimbabweans
Morgan Tsvangirai : A Critical View
Seven habits that hold Zimbabwe back
BILL WATCH 1/2013 of 14th January [Update on Acts and Government Gazette]
Zimbabwe government continues NGO harassment
Posted 15/1/13
African Commission receives historic submission for reinstatement of SADC Tribunal
Chief Justice lambasts corruption
Zimbabwe judge calls for free vote in upcoming elections
MDC Seeks Justice As High Court Opens
ZimRights director Machisa arrested by police
Zanu PF blocking voter registration: Makone
Zimbabwe staggers towards polls
Calls for elections before the UN Tourism Conference
Madzore engages lawyers to fight UZ ban
High density suburbs without water for months
Chief Negomo demands US$1,1m from Tavydale Farm owner
Air Zimbabwe targets TB Joshua pilgrims
Mujuru criticised for saying God anointed Mugabe
PM Transforms Rural Communities
Ivory dealers nabbed
Chinese scholars to study Shona
Mt Darwin Villagers dismiss Makandiwa
Veteran broadcaster Sam Sibanda dies
Implats Zimbabwe deal in balance
Eric Knight speaks on political ambitions
Army worm outbreak threatens Zimbabwe’s food security
Statement by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Morgan Tsvangirai on first principals’ meeting of 2013
Batch 2 Posted 14/1/13
ZRP hits back as cop killer gunned down
Mugabe challengers bonkers: Mujuru
Villagers wary over Zanu PF sincerity
No hope for displaced voters
Mtshabezi water finally reaches Bulawayo
Masvingo MDC youths demand 10 parly seats
Minister in $1,2bn mess
Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe: Zanu–PF’s enrichment project?
Boasting Biti – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 12th January 2013
Posted 14/1/13
Zanu PF kills for power – Siwela
Elections: Zanu PF using delaying tactics
Madzore splits MDC Dzivaresekwa district
Zimplats-govt deal designed to fund terror campaigns: MDC-T
Election dates divide Zanu PF
Why I lost confidence in the police
Parents hail school authorities on fees
Food crisis looms as rains destroy crops in Buhera
Baboons, monkeys fight for food with humans
Apostolic sects refuse to dip livestock
Unlined dump sites contaminate boreholes, says EMA
Rains spark impromptu fare hikes
Communal farmers lead in tobacco industry: Biti
Oversubscribed Byo retail sector crumbles
TN Bank-Econet deal to benefit minorities – Nyambirai
Zimplats’ local partners to pay for government ‘sins’
Democratic principles should start at lower levels
Online registration the way to go
Peaceful polls rest on UNWTO conference
Zanu PF subverts democracy in many ways
Posted 13/1/13
WikiLeaks return trigger tremors
No pay rise for civil servants
Mugabe March poll plan in jeopardy
Treasury to release voter registration funds
Zec chairperson returns home
Masvingo voter registration manipulated
We’ll shoot armed robbers, carjackers to kill: Police
Zimbabwe face floods danger
Soldiers terrorise Mberengwa villagers
UZ bars Madzore
Zanu PF disowns Kereke
Zimbabwe Tribal Healers' Leader Chavunduka Dies
‘Indigenisation law will not be amended’
Zimbabwe the investment place to be - Biti
JUICE to change people’s lives – Mangoma
Zanu-PF courting Simba Makoni
Primary elections: bane of political parties
Mushroom sombrero
Batch 2 Posted 12/1/13
29.10.2013: Biti announces election date in London
Tsvangirai steps in over Zimbabwe poll delays
Tsvangirai Puts ZEC in Charge of Voter Registration
ZEC defends Tsvangirai
Chairperson continually absent from ZEC
MDC Press release on voter registration
Ex-Daily News Boss Geoff Nyarota to Contest in MDC-T Primaries
Zanu-PF faction 'wooing' party defector Makoni
War vets leader defends support for Zanu PF
Professor Gordon Chavunduka dies
Zimplats seals $971m indigenisation deal
Suspects' deaths cast suspicion on Zimbabwe's police Inyasha Chivara
Teachers fired and ordered to leave by ZANU PF MP Kachepa
Chisumbanje villagers remanded in custody
50 Harare touts arrested in new clampdown
COPAC committee meets Tuesday to study proposals
United front against Mugabe falters
MDC officials in trouble over Mugabe insult
Traffic cops’ bribe-taking strategies
2013 bad luck for rivals: Mugabe
Global campaign to end violence against one billion women
Coltart walks into cricket racism storm
Poor rains intensify food crisis in rural Zimbabwe
Zim hospitals rely on charity to survive
Still struggling with drug shortages
Zimbabwe Biannual Human Rights Report 2/2012
Gukurahundi Massacres: Human Remains (Part 15)
"Unity Government" without the people being consulted
Posted 12/1/13
Tsvangirai fumes over US$30m poll cash
We are watching you, army chiefs told
Zuma doubts Zim’s poll readiness
Zim prisoners denied ARVs in Botswana
Govt to lift ban on chrome ore exports
Zec yet to set up election body
Chombo, wife take bitter fight onto political arena
New youth quota system for companies
Save wildlife sanctuary: Mzembi sticks to his guns
Bulawayo meat, vegetables contaminated with bacteria
Concern as brutal rape of minors soars legalising rape
US$1bn Zimplats windfall for NIEEF
Econet lashes out at banks
Let’s prove ‘detractors’ wrong
Education malaise dooms pupils
MDCs their own worst enemy
Mohadi ‘intervention’ far from convincing
Further actions key to economic recovery
Parastatals: Zanu PF’s ruinous policies continue
ICTs and democratisation ahead of polls
Our global humanity
Constitution: Lessons from Lancaster House
Economic imperatives for 2013
'Urine Curse' Worsens for Women in Rural Zimbabwe
Posted 11/1/13
Human Rights Watch fears over free 2013 poll
Zimbabwe Seeking Foreign Funding For 2013 General Polls
Treasury to release $9 million for voter awareness campaign
Zimbabwe hits voter roll snag that could slow polls
Conflicting statements over poll registration funds
PM in new voter registration push, funding squeeze persists
MDC supporters denied an opportunity to register as voters
Zimbabwe Election Preparations Remain in Limbo
Mugabe rushes back
Zim On SADC Meeting Agenda
Zuma to up pressure on Mugabe
Massive corruption hits education sector
Newly-Trained Teachers Fail to Get Jobs in Midlands Province
Schools defy govt directive
Zim’s disregard of bilateral agreements reduce chances of co-hosting UNWTO
Bail appeal denied in case against ZimRights official
Police Arrest Chisumbanje Villagers in Rautenbach Land Row
Supreme Court to hear Kunonga appeal
Biti criticised for ‘doing ZANU PF work’
Canada shoots down travel restrictions bid
Police defy President Mugabe
Chief law officer in bribe storm
Police launch another blitz on touts
MDC hands out maize seed
The MDC Today Issue – 496
Poor-nation status to give Zim a debt lifeline
Zambia bans lion, leopard hunting
Ringing the changes to end bartering
Tendai Biti’s Sanctions Lectures: Is he discrediting himself?
Posted 10/1/13
Germany threatens boycott of tourism conference
Villagers report threats by soldiers to JOMIC in Mash East
Mugabe new stickers instil further political fears
Police use teargas to disperse angry Chisumbanje villagers
Tsvangirai to meet ZEC over elections
Recriminations over voter registration debacle
Biti lobbies Canada to remove restrictive measures on ZANU PF
Zanu PF, MDC agree
Zim urged to copy Zambia and Botswana in hunting suspension
Mines bodies stuffed with Zanu PF cronies
Riot police quell GZU job seekers
Zimbabwe rights post could be flash point
Human rights chief exposes regime
Biti, Ncube date investors in London
Beitbridge border nightmare over
Silence on pay deal riles civil servants
Justice delayed for torture victim
Chinese language to be taught in Zimbabwe school
Diaspora Immigration Blamed on Divorce Increases in Zimbabwe
Rural areas a delicate political domain
New year, new hope? Unlikely for young Zimbabweans
Posted 9/1/13
COPAC co-chairs report progress in constitutional talks
Voter registration activists live in fear
Zimbabweans Ignore Politicians' Plea For Peace
Elections Unlikely by March
Zanu PF clings to Mugabe goodies
Govt acquires pothole patching equipment
Home Affairs finds Beitbridge chaos solution
Near-riot at Beitbridge Border Post as chaos continues
SA & Zim urged to end border crossing nightmare
Four family members killed in crash
Three border jumpers swept away by river
Zim warned about flood dangers after kombi washed away
Tension rises in Chisumbanje over land row
Armyworms Destroy Zimbabwean Crops, Pastures
Civil Servants Divided Over Salary Negotiations
Touts, rank marshals resurface at city ranks
Prophet Angel takes umbrage at Biti 'miracle cash' taunt
Erratic Rains Bring no Respite to Thirsty Bulawayo Residents
Nestle could be next target for Zim government
The MDC Today
Hundreds Zimbabwean kids held in SA prisons
Indigenization won't revive Zimbabwe
Gukurahundi Massacres: Types of Physical Torture (Part 14)
Posted 8/1/13
Beitbridge border congestion gets worse
Mohadi to meet SA counterpart over Beitbridge chaos
Tsvangirai sweats over military
Mugabe's plan to outsmart Zuma ahead of 2013 election
Zim targets Sadc, AU for poll funds
Teachers warn strike action still likely
Civil servants strike deal
Zimbabwe secures $147mn road rehabilitation loan from S/African bank
Wildlife regulator blasted after baby elephant dies in China
MDC-T youths to access National Youth Funds
3,000 workers retrenched in 2012
Close to half a million people infected with diarrhea in 2012
Kereke divides war vets
‘Ignorance costing farmers’
Harare mayor wants second bite
China likes what it sees in Zimbabwe coal deal
Harare tops road carnage list
Bulawayo woman sends Mugabe nude picture via Whatsapp
Maternal Mortality, Obstetric Fistula on the Rise in Rural Zimbabwe
Africa And The Succession Trap – By Tim Kelsall
COURT WATCH 23/2012 of 31st December [Postscript on Anglican Church Court Cases]
Batch 2 Posted 7/1/13
Mugabe, Tsvangirai Fight Over Election Boss
MDC–T ‘unearths’ dirty campaign gimmick
Diaspora dual birth certificates scam for children exposed
Army quizzed me: Welshman Ncube
Over 100 corrupt cops nabbed
Divisions rock Zanu PF in Manicaland
Chiyangwa wins Court case against Harare City Council
Diamond Firms To Bankroll Zimbabwe Farmer Training
ZCTF Report - Jan 2013
A bridge too far – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 5th January 2013
Posted 7/1/13
Political party lures church members
Zanu PF targets 80 000 Bulawayo votes
Tongogara’s interview opens can of worms
Bus accident claims eight in Bulawayo
Elephants exported to China in danger
War vets face extortion charges
Using old constitution a ‘violation’ of GPA
Rural communities wiser about Aids, farming
Mopane woodland under siege in Wedza
Villagers attack Chinese firm
Workers suffer as Essar deal drags
Govt urged to leave Comez
More than 3 000 workers retrenched in 2012
Prophets leading the faithful up the garden path
Let the new year bring great change
We need educated drivers on our roads
Probe Angel’s ‘miracle money’
Posted 6/1/13
Bus crash kills 8 near Bulawayo, carnage toll climbs to 208
Zimbabwe’s Airports Get Passing Grade From ISO
Biti challenges false prophets
Midlands University grabs Ian Smith’s farm
Voter Registration Fails to Take Off
Minister’s Mugabe Insult Case Postponed
Power tender sparks furore
Japanese interest importing coal from Zimbabwe
More Than 20 Villagers Hospitalized With Anthrax After Eating Contaminated Meat In Makoni District
Congestion back at Beitbridge Border Post
Gwanda Residents Left Out of Community Ownership Trust
UK TB tests for Zimbabweans
Zimbabweans to demo against UK Home Office
Dubious miracles
Batch 2 Posted 5/1/13
Poachers kill four rhinos in Zimbabwe
Zim warned over rhino poaching
MDC-T branch chair detained in military barracks
Cash crisis forces postponement of voter registration exercise
Eight Journos Eye Parliamentary Seats
Commanders enter poll race
Foreign observers row threatens polls: Ncube
Zim election dealt another blow
Legislators: Non-Payment of Allowances Affecting Our Duties
Probe condemns city boreholes
ZESA restructures tariffs as energy concerns remain high
Zim youth warned to beware of election promises
Ministers Clash Over Breach of Bilateral Agreements
Parents Complain of High Tuition Ahead of New School Term
Coventry marries fiancé in traditional ceremony
Zimbabwe farmers forced from home find new life as French estate agents
Tichaona Sibanda interviews Deputy Minister of Justice Obert Gutu on elections
Zimbabwe's war of empty slogans
Zimbabwe’s eviction promise: cold comfort farm
The MDC Today – Issue 494
Death of rural areas
Zimbabwe is still not a politically tolerant society
Posted 5/1/13
Mugabe, Tsvangirai strike poll pact
Zec dalliance with Zanu PF raises eyebrows
Mugabe, Tsvangirai brace for poll battle
Coalition to fight Zanu PF, MDC-T
Voter registration exercise postponed
Chisumbanje ethanol set for mandatory blending
Zesa pre-paid metering no magic bullet
Zimbos’ ordeal at SA detention centres
Mzembi dismisses UNWTO conference fears
Polls: Parties ready for ‘worst case scenario’
War vets: Public sympathy runs dry
Holidaying principals drag constitution talks
Zanu PF primaries: Jostling in full swing
Devolution will unlock economic growth: Ncube
Banks seek six-month moratorium
Sneak peak into 2013 political soap opera
A tale of two different Zimbabwes
Road carnage: Just where is the police?
Biti forecasts not realistic
Key requirements for economic recovery
Sanctions: Zanu PF concedes defeat
2013: Year to return to normality
Posted 4/1/13
Farmers fight on in Zimbabwe land-grab case
Govt criticised for ‘empty’ pledge to stop farm seizures
Voter registration exercise officially begins in Zimbabwe
'I will form next government' - Makoni
Kereke’s vote-buying under fire
ZimRights official still detained with three others
Sibanda calls for MDC-T supporters to be denied farming inputs
Teacher strikes on hold as new school term looms
Row Erupts Over Mega Churches
Mugabe’s ministers rush to TB Joshua
Makandiwa sees gold rush
Zanu PF hijacks govt empowerment programme
New Investment Law On Cards
Government fails to pay MPs’ allowances
3 years no Zimsec certificates: Thousands cry foul
Educators Want Music Added to Zimbabwe Curriculum
Mugabe opens up in SABC interview
Transcript: Zimbabwe's Controversial Marriage Laws
Parties should admit failure: Analysts
Zimbabweans shine abroad but “charity begins at home”
Posted 3/1/13
Zimbabwe stops farm acquisitions
Govt urged to ‘wake up’ after resignation of human rights chief
Lawyers' group: Bolster rights panel ahead of polls
Mugabe vacation timing scorned
Grace Kwinjeh throws hat in ring for parliamentary elections
Zanu PF officials defy WikiLeaks
WFP to increase cash handouts
‘Teachers to report for duty’
Zanu PF plans to intensify campaigns in Matabeleland
Military Police Quiz MDC Chairman Over Army Support
Water woes dampen celebrations
Family planning for Harare's street children
2012's best and worst performing MPs, Ministers
Posted 2/1/13
Government halts seizures of land under treaties
Zuma tackles Mugabe
EU unlikely to scrap sanctions — GPA parties
Chombo takes high-priced farm allocated War Veterans
Road carnage: Police presence increased
MDC-T 'witchcraft' senator Femai freed
Tongogara widow demands probe
Tamborinyoka spends Christmas out of hospital
Erratic Rains Prompt Farmers to Start Planting Crops
Bankruptcy may force Zimbabwe out of World Cup qualifying
I wanted to be president
Posted 1/1/13
Zimbabwe To Slash Mining License Costs In 2013 After Miners Complain
Mugabe's vacation could thwart Zimbabwe elections
Elections won’t disrupt UNWTO — Mzembi
Relief for jobless nurses . . . as ministry finalises modalities for exporting health workers
Zimra introduces solar powered systems
Cry my beloved Zimbabwe
Are white rhinos an endangered species?
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