The ZIMBABWE Situation March 2013 ARCHIVE
Posted 31/3/13
Zimbabwe's Request For UN Election Funding in Limbo
India to consider $400-million LOC proposals from Zimbabwe
Government fails to pay university fees
Zimbabwe hangman raises execution fears
Group wants Ugandan prisoners released
Barclays reaches deal with Zimbabwe in precedent for sector
Graft contagion besets Zimbabwe mining sector
Zimbabwe Has A New Constitution, But Disputes Over The Land Provisions Continue — By Ian Scoones
Embracing life's challenges - Trevor Ncube at TEDxEuston
Posted 30/3/13
Tsvangirai goes to court over poll dates
Zanu PF savages Zuma's adviser, PM goes to court
Regional Leaders Call For Reforms in Harare Ahead of Elections
No to security reforms: Minister
Botswana shuts door on Zimbabwe TTD holders
Zimbabwe Struggling to Pay Laid-Off Workers
MDC-T supporter bled to death after war vet nurse said ‘Tsvangirai will treat you’
Police clash with touts in Harare
UNWTO assembly will benefit SMEs - Tomas
Over 5,000 Ugandans detained in South Africa, Zimbabwe
Stray lions from Botswana descend on Beitbridge
Fifa quash Zimbabwe ‘Asiagate’ bans
The EU does the inexplicable...
Batch 2 Posted 29/3/13
Conflicting communiqués issued after Zim/UK meeting
Chinamasa brings ZANU PF ‘violence’ to London
'West can work with any democratically-elected govt'
Zanu-PF Remains Skeptical as West Re-engages Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean murderers free to travel to EU
Mugabe, Tsvangirai to summon Chihuri
MDC-T demand immediate end to corruption commission clampdown
MDC joins Zanu PF MPs call for Kasukuwere investigations
Zanu-PF succession battle spills to indigenisation probes
Churches launch peace project to curb Zimbabwe’s election violence
Battle for election date spills over to the Courts
Explosive Zanu (PF) Politburo meeting
Mtetwa blasts Jonathan Moyo
Minibus chaos in Harare
Zim urged to reform ‘unstable’ and ‘artificial’ economy
Zimplats appeals land repossession
“Miracle Votes” – An analysis of the March 2013 Referendum
Zimbabwe's Upcoming Elections and the Political Reforms That Never Were
Posted 29/3/13
Referendum figures manipulated — Biti
June 29 unrealistic for elections: Zuma
Mugabe pushes poll dates via back door
Zim must invite more election observers: EU
Aspiring candidates’ CVs found in a river
Zanu PF tests its rigging machinery
Another GNU debilitative: Analysts
Zanu PF persists with ‘illegal’ community share trusts
Ministers unleash fierce backlash
VP Mujuru politicises controversial venture
Political parties scramble for ‘alien votes’
New draft constitution entrenches land seizures
Dairibord results expose industry
Elections: What is to be done?
The bloody British have done it again
Political folly and referendum aftermath
Labour relations continue to deteriorate
It’s about the economy, stupid!
Sanctions: Zanu PF’s alibi for failure
Brics’ bid for new world order
Posted 28/3/13
Western donors to support Zimbabwe on conditions
Friends of Zimbabwe, 2013 Communiqué
Chinamasa raises radio ban at UK meeting
More arrests in corruption probe backlash
Nieebgate: Zanu PF MPs demand answers
MDC supports MPs calls to investigate Kasukuwere
Tsvangirai’s four aides finally granted bail
Iran helping Zimbabwe snoop on internet
Nyikayaramba wants to be ZANU PF MP for Uzumba
MDC-T to announce own poll results
ZANU PF will struggle to beat MDC-T in general elections
Zanu PF cheating ahead of Zimbabwe election
Zanu-PF will win, says NCA
Residents 2: Chombo 0
Supreme Court judgment gives Mutambara breathing space
Internet Users Still Experiencing Network Slowdown
Wildlife authorities urged to keep strengthening anti-poaching laws
Zimbabwe choppers court review postponed
Jabulani Sibanda – a desperate but dangerous imposter with wet ears
Political idiocy and the aftermath of the ‘yes’ vote in Zimbabwe
The dark cloud of fear
Bill Watch 11/2013 of 26th March [Referendum Results Gazetted]
Posted 27/3/13
Britain holds ground-breaking talks with senior Robert Mugabe ally
ZimVigil targets Chinamasa at donors’ conference
Anti-corruption body boss languishes in jail
ZACC regrouping
PM’s employees to know bail fate on Wednesday
Judge recuses self from Tsvangirai aides case
Zimbabwe Govt Principals Discuss Human Rights Activists' Arrests
Mtetwa condemns her arrest as an intimidation tactic
Glen View murder case deferred
Senior MEP gives guarded welcome to partial lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
EU trying to divide us: Zanu PF
No change yet in US sanctions on Zim
Biti slams exit packages reports as ‘lies’ & ‘nonsense’
Zim torture victim welcomes ‘bittersweet’ African Commission ruling
Gwisai warns against forming new party
Green Fuel's $600 Million Chisumbanje Plant Still Closed
Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant reopens
MDC-T primary elections to be held in April
Mutambara, Ncube feud rages
War Veterans Besiege Govenor Maluleke's Office
‘Zanu PF wasting time on early polls’
Freezing of Zimbabwe State Posts Angers Civil Servants
11years for poaching: new law
Zim considers restrictions for foreign journalists
‘Problems in Zim mean problems in Zambia’
Zimbabwe referendum marred by intimidation and arrests
International developments on Zimbabwe - Comedy of Errors
Has the EU lifted sanctions against Zimbabwe too soon?
Even Zimbabwe's constitution waits for Mugabe to pass the baton, or pass away
Miracle votes!
Posted 26/3/13
Zimbabwe High Court frees rights lawyer after 8 days in detention
Mugabe, Grace, Mutasa and service chiefs remain on EU sanctions list
Chinamasa breaks ice with London trip
Protest tomorrow - target Patrick Chinamasa
Zanu-PF dismisses EU sanctions lift
Mugabe assured of Malaysia safe haven
Beatrice Mtetwa released
More lawyers will be arrested in Zimbabwe ahead of polls
Lawyers file petition against harassment and intimidation
Bail hearing for Zim PM aides set for Tues
Court case for Glen View 29 postponed to April
Govt ‘complicity’ questioned in corruption probe backlash
Division rocks anti-graft body
Mugabe accused of abusing power in delaying by-elections
Zanu PF tinkering with Mash East voters' roll: MDC
Ministers in line for huge exit packages
Zim govt found responsible for torture in landmark ruling
Zanu PF Crisis: Sekeramayi fights in Kasukuwere’s corner
'War Veterans won't allow Tsvangirai to rule' - Jabu
Zambia's ex-president Rupiah Banda arrested
Railway system near collapse
Zimbabwe’s internet crawls as undersea fibre outage enters 4th day
Industry loses as Zimbabwe politicians argue over indigenisation spoils
Is Zanu pf reading too much into London visit?
Bill Watch 10/2013 of 25th March [Next Step towards New Constitution - Enactment by Parliament]
Batch 2 Posted 25/3/13
High Court hears Mtetwa bail appeal tomorrow
Protestors, police clash
LSZ to stage march over Mtetwa
Letter to Robert Mugabe - Unlawful arrest and detention of human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa
ACHPR finds Zimbabwe guilty of torture
Tsvangirai takes fight to Mugabe
Ncube dares Tsvangirai, Mugabe
Britain seek to restore diplomatic relationship with Zimbabwe
Back off from Mugabe debate, war vets told
Black on black land war intensifies
‘Govt not serious about commissions’
Madzore calls for peaceful co-existence among youths
Youths defy govt, bury Gukurahundi victim remains
Mugabe should have been arrested on his way to see the pope
Hot Seat Transcript: Interview Welshman Ncube
Police State – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 23rd March 2013
Dark days are back
Posted 25/3/13
Parties use referendum to push election agenda
Don’t set me on collision course with my bosses — Kasukuwere
Sweden funds Harare City Library renovations
Villagers in quandary as rains destroy bridge
San community on the verge of starvation
Villagers set to benefit from banana project
Sechele: The student who eclipsed his teacher
Shunning local products destroys industry
Can the referendum mirror election voting pattern?
Mtetwa incarceration an ominous sign of violent elections
Zacc investigations: Police must be impartial
Regional vigilance critical as poll nears
Another bitter election looms
Posted 24/3/13
Zimbabwe PM's staff released without charge
President Mugabe to Approach Courts Again to Avoid By-Elections
Anti-corruption chief charged with fraud
Mugabe'll stick to June poll, spokesman
Mugabe regime targeting High Court judge
Judge under fire
Zanu (PF) rocked by corruption scandals
Violence against women a major concern-UN
African Commission finds Zimbabwe responsible for torture of a human rights lawyer
The end of Zimbabwe power sharing, the return of brute power
Where Citizenship Went to Die
Return the favour to Beatrice
Batch 2 Posted 23/3/13
Beatrice Mtetwa’s incarceration poses challenges for murder trial
Senator Coltart speaks out on the continued detention of Mtetwa
Anti-corruption chief arrested in probe backlash
Corruption at centre of Zim arrests
Zimbabwe commission told to delay funds probe until after election
Zuma’s team denies being thrown out of JOMIC meeting
EU to lift most of the targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe
Crackdown on opposition ends period of goodwill
Crackdown on Zimbabwe's civil society
Election timing: MDCs unite against Zanu PF
Exiles plan worldwide demo at Zim Embassies
15th Free Zimbabwe Global Protest - stop police harassment of civil society and opposition members
MDC-T MP asks for permission to hold meeting in police camp
Workers’ union resolves differences after split by ZANU PF
Mugabe, CIO exposed
British Fire Fighters Rescue Bulawayo Fire Brigade
No money to deport foreign ex-convicts
Air Zimbabwe plans daily SA flights
Feisty Mtetwa holds tightly to her smile
In my view Beatrice Mtetwa should be Zimbabwe s next president
Zimbabwe: South Africa’s contunued shame
A sick judiciary begets a sick nation
Where is the justice, where is the fairness?
No guarantee of fair poll
A chance for Pope Francis to be the saviour of Zimbabwe
Out of the country when his police force go 'over the top'
Zimbabweans Must Stand Up to Impunity - ZACC should be given be given enough support to fight corruption
Posted 23/3/13
‘No surrender, no retreat’: Anti-Corruption official
Tsvangirai under pressure over arrests
Sadc Chief lambasts Jomic, GPA commissions
Zanu PF, Sadc on warpath
Unity govt splashes out on ministers
Polls roadmap: Sadc stays the course
GPA negotiators take begging bowl to UK
‘Zanu PF regroups under GNU’
Mugabe imperial presidency intact
MDC-T agonises over appropriate election strategy
Mugabe, Tsvangirai race cliff-hanger
Another ‘Borrowdale Brooke’ for Ruwa
Dairibord milk supply programme bears fruit
Barclays Bank under pressure to comply on indigenisation
Who will be watching the economy?
First small economic step forward
Referendum does not herald change
Referendum a commitment to democracy
New constitution: Appreciation of rights
No light on the horizon yet
Indigenisation badly managed
Posted 22/3/13
Mtetwa’s lawyers lodge High Court appeal
Police target two more in PM office crackdown
Mugabe needs to dissolve parliament before proclaiming poll date
Zimbabwe to hold elections by June: minister
Election Dates Unsettle Zimbabwe Unity Government
Zimbabwe eyes new vote with questions over free poll
Mugabe’s office ‘imposes candidates for party elections’: Zanu PF MP
President Zuma Attempts To Diffuse Political Tensions in Zimbabwe
MDC youths thwart CIO abduction attempt
Anti corruption body defends fresh probe plans
Youth groups condemn meddling Kasukuwere
Mugabe, Tsvangirai the same: Madhuku
Cash hungry Catholic college fires students
The ICT Revolution Is The Game Changer – Zimbabwe PM
1.4 Million Zimbabweans Receiving WFP Food Aid
Tracing the indigenisation scam in Zimbabwe
Mtetwa: Trials, tribulations
Arrests, Intimidation and No New Zimbabwe
Wounds: open, closed and healed
On to the polls
Assessment of Zimbabwe Constitutional Referendum: Election Resource Centre
The seed of conflict
Posted 21/3/13
Mtetwa remanded in police custody until April
Police motives questioned over targeting of PM aides
Beatrice Mtetwa's arrest shows all is not well in Zim
New constitution may come into effect end of April
'Team of Rivals': Uneasy Zimbabwe Coalition Government Nearing End Ahead Of Summer Elections
NCA rejects referendum results
Referendum observers barred from counting centres
EU to decide on sanctions next week
Regional Leaders To Discuss Zimbabwe
Mugabe invites pope to Africa to pray 'for the sinful world to repent'
Mugabe embarasses the Vatican just by turning up in Rome
Zim PM ally charged with attempted murder
Magistrate faces stock theft charge
Heavy rains pound Harare
Retailers Increase Sugar, Meat Prices
Mujuru orders Chisumbanje ethanol plant to re-open
Mugabe’s multi-million rand sanctuary almost complete
Jailed Beatrice Mtetwa ‘speaks out from prison’
Zimbabwe: Prominent human rights lawyer must be released immediately
A fascist display by the police
NCA Press Statement on the Referendum
MDC formations too comfortable in government
EDITORIAL: A fresh chance for Zimbabwe
Posted 20/3/13
Zimbabweans approve new constitution
Zimbabwe Referendum Results
Zimbabwe top rights lawyer, PM's aides charged
Beatrice Mtetwa & four MDC officials denied bail
Zimbabwe rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa brought to court, to spend 3rd night in jail
Mugabe attends Pope’s inauguration in Rome
Zuma wants Sadc team in Zim ahead of polls
Kwekwe arrests ignite fears of escalating intimidation by security forces
Suspicious Calls Force Newspaper Staff to Vacate Offices
MDC-T man held over petrol bomb attack
Chaos rocks rival Zapu launch
Zimbabweans pressure British PM over deportations
Tsvangirai Office Arrests: What Happened
Statement by the President of the MDC, the Right Hon. Morgan Tsvangirai
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s statement to the press
Interview: low turnout dents constitution
Zimbabwe constitution: this referendum apathy suits Mugabe
Zimbabwe: End Police Crackdown on Civil Society
Zimbabwe: the next vote will have the economy at stake
Zimbabwe: Why Is One of the World’s Least-Free Economies Growing So Fast?
Bones hold past, future of ravaged country
Posted 19/3/13
Police refuse to comply with High Court order to release Beatrice Mtetwa
ACTION ALERT : Take action for Beatrice Mtetwa
Zimbabwe police ignore court order to free prominent rights lawyer, police bias alleged
Reported Anomalies to the Counting and Collation of Results
International approval for referendum, despite next day arrests
ZEC criticised over accreditation failures
First count gives Zim's draft constitution the go-ahead
We voted for change, say Zimbabweans
Tsvangirai says ZANU PF showing signs of fear ahead of elections
Tsvangirai says arrest of aides is pre-vote 'intimidation'
Military, CIO surround The Zimbabwean offices
Mugabe arrives in Rome for pope's inauguration
MDC-T official appears in court charged with attempted murder
Tongagara daughter in hiding over corruption probe saga
Zimbabwe industrial hub a 'ghost town'
Zanu PF is rich while Zimbabwe is poor
US Embassy Statement on referendum
SADC okays referendum
Chilling raid on Zimbabwe Prime Minister’s staff, prominent lawyer, following referendum
Amnesty reaction to unlawful detention of Zim lawyer
ZLHR statement on the situation of Beatrice Mtetwa
African lawyers condemn arrest of Beatrice Mtetwa
Law Society calls for immediate release of Zimbabwe Law Society ex-president
Bar Council Statement
New constitution - or same old repressive Zim?
Mugabe has not yet had his time
Constitution Watch 24/2013 of 17th March 2009 [Referendum - Counting and Collating Votes]
Batch 2 Posted 18/3/13
Beatrice Mtetwa arrested
Zimbabwe Top Lawyer Arrested Soon After Referendum
Police raid PM’s communications office
Zim police charge lawyer with 'obstructing justice'
Zimbabwe Police Arrest Pm'S Officials, Top Lawyer
Biti accuses Zanu PF of intimidation
2 million voted in referendum
Confusion over ‘aliens’ in referendum poll
Zim referendum count under way
Early results point to 'Yes' vote landslide
SADC electoral commissions commend referendum handling
Referendum was “smooth” despite some hitches-ZESN
Mugabe to attend Pope’s inauguration
Referendum no litmus test – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 16th March 2013
Problems with Observer Accreditation
Posted 18/3/13
MDC-T alleges referendum irregularities
Mugabe, Tsvangirai vote ‘Yes’
PM’s appeal to Sadc
Police pick MDC-T official in Headlands
Vote Zanu PF to stay safe, cops told
Group launches campaign for peace on social media
Tongogara’s daughter on the run
Villagers petition minister over diamonds
Tobacco farmers under siege from prostitutes
Tokwe-Mukosi: Villagers demand compensation
Zim misses chance ahead of UNWTO
UNWTO hosts get official carriers
Mujuru piles up pressure for Chisumbanje re-opening
SUNDAY VIEW:The world still skewed in favour of men
sundayopinion:Crackdown hallmark of dictatorship
Not yet time to celebrate
ZACC needs support, not persecution
Posted 17/3/13
Referendum Characterised By Intimidation And Voter Apathy
Armed kidnapping mars Zimbabwe constitution vote
Zimbabweans in 'peaceful' vote on new constitution
New constitution can be changed: PM
SADC observers glide through polling stations
Patients excluded from referendum
High forced voter turnout at Chikurubi
Photo journalists barred from taking pictures
Zimbabwe Refuses to Accredit VOA International Correspondent
2 Years Late, Zimbabwe Votes on New Constitution
Born in Zimbabwe but denied the vote
A national non-event..?
Zimbabwe constitutional referendum: Why it matters
Constitution Watch 22/2013 of 16th March [Court Cases Fail to Delay the Referendum ]
Batch 3 Posted 16/3/13
Tsvangirai supporters attacked ahead of Zimbabwe poll
Zimbabwe attack reveals potential for violence
Zimbabweans to vote Saturday in referendum on new constitution
Referendum challenge dismissed as Makarau sworn in as ZEC head
ZEC admits ‘error’ in failure to accredit ZimRights
ZEC 'threatens validity of polls': report
Zuma calls for peaceful Zimbabwe referendum
South African Envoys in Harare, Push For Political Reforms
US calls for monitoring of Zim referendum
Outsiders offer cash to Zim for favours
High Court grants order barring anti-graft searches
Ministers off the hook
Sadc leaders restricting access to justice: Gutu
Mpofu should explain riches: Tsvangirai
Zanu PF wants to grab my farm — Mutinhiri
Mapfumo says Zimbabweans should vote Yes if new constitution is good
Consumers to pay more for maize-meal
SA ‘will not extend’ Zimbabwean document drive
Crackdown in Zim is latest hallmark of Mugabe dictatorship
This week in Zimbabwe
Referendum Special Posted 16/3/13
ZEC Referendum Flyer
A shambolic state of affairs
The proposed constitution gives legal sanction to government land grabs
ZESN’S PRE-REFERENDUM PRESS STATEMENT
ZLHR pre-referendum statment
Vote No on Mugabe's 'fraud' constitution, urge Zimbabwe civil rights groups
Voting Will Change the Lives of Zimbabwe’s Women
Hot Seat Transcript: Zimbabwe’s constitutional referendum debate
EDITORIAL: A rare opportunity for Zimbabwe
Draft Zimbabwean constitution entrenches the status quo
Hard-fought 'yes' campaign fails to capture interest of voters
Amnesty warns of 'game playing' ahead of Saturday's referendum
Zimbabwe’s rival camps both campaign for a new constitution, but the harmony ends there
Army, police shadow looms over Zimbabwe polls
No by-election for president in new constitution
Constitution Watch 20/2013 of 15th March [Referendum: The Question]
Constitution Watch 21/2013 of 15th March [Referendum - Progress Review]
Posted 16/3/13
Govt intensifies drive to mobilise poll funds
Zanu PF politburo clashes over election strategy
High Court thwarts plan to raid NIEEB
Discord rocks MDC-T… as Tsvangirai, Gutu make conflicting Zec remarks
Sadc leaders lose faith in MDC parties
Mugabe is no Chavez
Referendum: Voters weary of polls
Banks under fresh threat
Voting “Yes” endorsing Mugabe powers
Indigenisation: From bad to worse
Candid Comment:Zim’s growing trade deficit a ticking time bomb
Editor’s Memo:Tsvangirai won’t have anyone to blame
Batch 2 Posted 15/3/13
High Court Judge dismisses case against ZimRights boss
NCA challenge role of ‘unqualified’ ZEC chair
Matinenga says Zimbabwe heading for a second GNU
Activists turn heat on ZEC and Mugabe over referendum
Young children targeted in radio raids by the police
Charamba threatens embassy over radios
Regional anti corruption group slams interference of Zim probes
Zanu PF political ads target Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai defends retention of executive powers
Mugabe: Zim’s biggest problem, says Makoni
Tsvangirai Takes Yes Referendum Campaign to Matabeleland
Zanu torturers exposed
Political mudslinging over petrol bomb incident
Beam assists 500 000 children
Family forced to flee Zimbabwe after terrifying death threats plan to rebuild their lives in Scotland
Grim food security outlook for Zimbabwe*
UK Zimbabweans appeal to Cameron
Will Zimbabwe's Morgan Tsvangirai be Africa's next fallen hero?
Re-engineering Zimbabwe
Referendum Special Posted 15/3/13
Zimbabwe Referendum Watch - Issue 2
MISA-Zimbabwe Constitutional Digest
Studio 7 Voting Guide to Constitutional Referendum 2013
Media Conduct during Referendum and Elections
Key points in Zim's draft constitution
Zim to adopt new constitution, but what changes?
Referendum a ‘done deal’
Zec bans cellphones during polls
Is The New Constitution A Guarantor Of A Free & Fair Election In Zimbabwe?
Batch 2 Posted 14/3/13
ZimRights takes ZEC to court over referendum
NCA loses Supreme Court appeal challenging referendum date
Zimbabwe won’t ease poll ban
Makarau to be sworn in as ZEC head after referendum
Govt invites UN team to assess financial needs for elections
Election cash hunt targets Econet, Telecel
Zim police raids instil fear ahead of poll
Anti corruption body barred from legal searches
Zanu PF aspiring councillor wounded in petrol-bomb attack
US Statement on the alleged petrol bombing of the home of ZANU-PF official William Chapepa
NCA activist arrested for sticking up ‘Take Charge’ posters
Mugabe takes on Zimbabwe's Generation X
Fuel price hike will raise inflation
Biti faces fuel price hike backlash
Villagers threatened with eviction
Murder trial opens seven years later
Zanu PF officials in court for public violence
ZESA in court, owes US$19 million in salaries
Indigenisation fight spills into the courts
UK embassy accused of 'subversion' in Zimbabwe radio row
NRZ chief pleads with train drivers to end strike
Battle for the R G Mugabe fashion label
Referendum Special Posted 14/3/13
Information for the Constitution Referendum
Many Zimbabweans unaware of impending referendum
Wilbert Mukori – Before you vote in the referendum
Zimbabwe's Draft Constitution: By the Politicians, For the Politicians?
Mavambo Leader Says Zimbabweans Should Reject Draft Constitution
WOZA to vote YES
Say NO to the constitution that gives immense power to the executive
Churches to vote ‘yes’ in referendum
Exiles pin hopes on elections
‘Diasporans should be allowed to vote’
Zimbabwe votes on new constitution
Constitution Watch 18/2013 of 13th March [ZEC Observer Briefing: Today: 10 am]
Posted 13/3/13
AU court orders Zim to allow the Diaspora to vote
Confusion grows over constitution ‘anomalies’
Tsvangirai: Unity Govt Undecided on International Referendum Observers
Zimbabwe PM clashes with Mugabe over poll observers
Zimbabwe rights groups plan to boycott Saturday vote monitoring to protest bans on activists
ZEC refuse to accredit some local NGOs
Sadc takes 100 poll observers to Zimbabwe
Biti trims down ZEC budget for referendum
Government borrows from Old Mutual and NSSA to fund referendum
Low Public Turnout in Referendum Meetings Worries Senator
ANC pledges its help to Zanu-PF during Zim elections
Makarau given permanent Zec contract
Madhuku upbeat ahead of Supreme Court hearing
Glen View murder : State closes case
MDC-T-29: Defence spars with Cuban medic
Fuel price hiked
Church leaders seek MDC-T protection
Diamond miner hits back at Biti
Shot in arm for conservation
“Hope in a Desert”
Calling Mugabe’s bluff on sanctions
Criminalising Zimbabwe’s human rights defenders
A promise is a promise? Not in Zimbabwe
The complexities of Zimbabwe’s constitution referendum
Constitution Watch 17/2013 of 12th March [Read the Constitution on your Smart Phone or Tablet*]
Constitution Watch 18/2013 of 12th March [Referendum: Further Information ]
Posted 12/3/13
SADC observers arrive in Zimbabwe
SADC Troika meets ahead of referendum
Biti seeks Mugabe help over diamond funds
Zimbabwe raises $40 mln from referendum bond
Zimbabwe ‘ready’ for referendum
ZEC refuses to accredit ZimRights to observe referendum
No postal votes for Zimbabweans abroad
Mukoko targeted over violence monitoring initiative
Zimbabwe referendum leads to easing of sanctions
Cuban doctor finally testifies in Glen View murder case
Diamond deposits found in Bikita
New Zimbabwe Law To Require Diamond Beneficiation
Zimbabwe resort town in new lion alert, after maulings, week of terror
RBZ warns exporters over offshore cash
Youth Agenda Trust launches “Our time is NOW” campaign
Not So Much A Surprise That The Sadc Tribunal Was Disbanded But That It Was Formed At All
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 7/2013 of 11th March [Committee Meetings Suspended until 6th May]
Batch 2 Posted 11/3/13
Zimbabweans urged to go home and vote
Arrest sparks fears of return to terror in polls
CIO accused of vetting ZEC officials
Zimbabwe Readies For Vote on New Constitution
Aust starts to ease Zimbabwe sanctions
Outrage as lion that killed woman as she made love to boyfriend is shot
MDC-T 29 trial: Cuban doctor in no show
ZIMSEC: We’re as good as Cambridge
A constitutional abortion – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 9th March 2013
Beware of the 'Ides of March'
Zimbabwe's new constitution: 10 reasons to vote Yes
BILL WATCH 9/2013 of 9th March [Update on Parliamentary Business]
Posted 11/3/13
Zanu PF, MDCs clash over observers
Sadc warns Mugabe over political violence
‘Zim least democratic in Sadc’
Mugabe rebrands, rises from the ashes
. . . As Marian vows to beat him in the Zvimba constituency
Melee at Zanu PF Byo meeting
Headmen demand perks rise
Govt probes satanism claims in schools
Mutare industries collapse
Transport costs affect tourism
Hosts ready for UNWTO: Masebo
Govt-endorsed barriers hamper regional integration
Uneven distribution of political finances bad for democracy
Zec’s ban on NGOs misguided
An interrogation of the draft constitution
Lessons from Kenya’s elections
Posted 10/3/13
Zimbabwe says it will struggle to pay for elections
Mugabe Pushes For UN Election Funding, Party Hardliners Resist External Support
Finance Minister charges that political violence is returning ahead of elections
Activist Mukoko arrested, charged
Joint CSOs’ Statement on criminalisation of Human Rights Defenders
IDASA Says Zimbabwe Experiencing Low Democracy Levels
MDC: Two thirds of voters on Zim voter's roll are dead
Ncube finished politically — Analysts
Kariba lion deaths blamed on poachers
11 people killed in Byo accident
What Kenyatta's win might mean to Zimbabweans
Zimbabweans must judge the truth for themselves
Waiting for the owl to pounce
The Good, The Bad, and The Unworthy: Zimbabwe's Draft Constitution and its Implications for Land Policy
Batch 2 Posted 9/3/13
Chihuri orders police force to ensure ZANU PF wins elections
Jestina Mukoko hands herself in to the police
Prominent human rights defender hunted down through media
Makone predicts bloodbath in Zimbabwe
Mugabe in SA for talks with Zuma
SADC alarmed by reports of political violence ahead of Zim polls
Madzore’s passport released to enable him to travel
NCA's request of appeal against dismissal of referendum challenge granted by Supreme court
Kariba killer lions put down by rangers
MDC-T district chair arrested in Matopo
Zanu PF orders campaign freeze
Legitimacy of Zim referendum at stake
State guilty of violence against women on international women’s day
Commission probes dodgy Zim deals
Prime Minister Tsvangirai Meets UNICEF Boss
Zimbabwe jails self-professed Congolese Satanists, prisons service in quandary on holding them
Meetings held over Chinese building standards in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's urban housing crisis
Fighting an election ZANU style
Women publish own version of democracy
Some straight talking about women, on International Women's Day - Beatrice Mtetwa
New book chronicles Mugabe’s misrule
Constitution Watch 15/2013 of 8th March [Read the Constitution on your Blackberry and Android Smart Phone or Tablet]
Constitution Watch 16/2013 of 8th March [Referendum - Observers and Journalists Accreditation Fees Gazetted ]
Posted 9/3/13
Mugabe blasts war veterans
Zanu PF may lose in Mash central: Mafios
Matinenga sticks to his guns
Multimedia: Christpowers’ death throwback to 2008
Panic over poll funding
Pressure on Kasukuwere to reverse US$1,7bn deals
Polls: Fierce clashes rock inclusive govt
Tsvangirai envoy briefs Sadc leaders
Gono lashes out at critics
Hunger stalks rural communities
Local companies under threat from foreigners
NEC suspended until after elections
Should the RBZ be independent?
NRZ operating below capacity
RioZim saga takes new twist
AirZim to acquire new Embraer aircraft
March 16 vote: Why spend so much on non-event?
Mugabe hero-worshipping scales new toadying levels
It’s shaping up like 2008 all over again
Administrative devolution an economic necessity
Referendum Zec test case
Mugabe ‘lonely’ admission revealing
Posted 8/3/13
Police target Jestina Mukoko in latest clampdown
Civil society unsettled by police disruptions of publicity meetings
Tsvangirai slams ‘demonic’ riot police
SA urged to heed warning that Zim is not ready for elections
ZEC starts accreditation of observers ahead of referendum
Referendum fails to excite Zimbabweans
Mugabe battles with poll dates
Mugabe gives in to war vets
Ranger shot as hunt goes awry
ZIMSEC: Pupils Should Pay Grade 7 Examinations
14 MDC-T activists remanded in custody
Southern Africa Liberation Youth Leagues Vow Zanu-PF Support in Elections
Indigenisation: Gono claims Mugabe backing
Zim sows confusion over 'non-binding' Zimplats deal
Unkie Mine payment blow for Brainworks
Kasukuwere's role in Zimplats deal must be explained
Transcript of Hot Seat programme with US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Bruce Wharton
Mugabe's secret to long term rule
Mugabe's tit-for-tat exclusion of election monitors a big mistake
ZANU-PF shoots self in the foot
Zimbabwe radios feel heat of referendum
5 Reasons why this woman is voting “YES” in the Constitutional Referendum
Zanu-PF's big lie
Will Zanu-PF be able to steal the 2013 election?
In my view
Constitution And Confusion
Constitution Watch 14/2013 of 6th March [Read the Constitution on your Android Smart Phone or Tablet]
'I keep above the fray' says Zimbabwe's Julius Makoni
Posted 7/3/13
Riot police break up Zimbabwe PM meeting
Zimbabwe's PM addresses rally after police crackdown
Zimbabwe police blame error for rally crackdown
GPA negotiators meet Zuma's team
Parliament to urge editors to turn down hate speech
Woman mauled to death by lion as she made love to boyfriend in Zimbabwe
‘Aliens’ voting rights reinstated: Tsvangirai
‘Elections will need Western observers’
Police arrest MDC-T youth activist in Byo
Desperate national railways wives appeal for salaries
Fraudulent activities uncovered at Mpilo hospital
Air Zim seeks to heal rift with pilots
ARV effectiveness in preventing HIV trial fails
Knight plans to improve security in Mbare
Mnangagwa ‘co-operated’ with apartheid SA
Zimplats given 30 days to object to government land take over order
Zim to grab mine with no compensation
Zim to increase royalties
The upcoming referendum is the very last chance for Zimbabweans…
Zimplats deal exposes generational disconnect
Constitution Watch 13/2013 of 6th March [Referendum - Correction of Foreign Media Practioners' Fees and Warning about Publishing False Information]
Zims abroad: strong links with home
Posted 6/3/13
SA presidency refuses to release Zim election report
Radio Dialogue case fails to take off
Council discharges raw sewage into water: court told
Dual citizenship guaranteed in new constitution
Zim to bar Western observers - report
Election monitors ban a shame: UK
EU Observers Will ‘Strengthen’ Zimbabwe Referendum, U.K. Says
Zanu-PF Youth Accessing Empowerment Funds
Air Zimbabwe to resume London flights
Police bar NCA ‘no vote’ meeting
Youth Group Launches Non-Violent Campaign Against Police
MDC-T Disagrees With Police Findings in Maisiri Arson Case
14 MDC-T supporters detained in police cells
Welshman Ncube bids to scuttle Mudenda appointment
EcoCash craze hits Zimbabwe
‘DJ’ Eric Knight to neutralise Chipangano?
Lawmakers: Divisions in Zimbabwe State Unions Retrogressive
'Zim seeks 50% of Zimplats’ claims'
Implats contests government take-over as indigenisation falls apart
Implats pondering legal options after Zimbabwe land grab
HOT SEAT: Interview with Home Affairs Minister Theresa Makone
Allan Savory: How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change
Constitution Watch 12/2013 of 4th March [Referendum - Observers and Media Practitioners - Accreditation]
Posted 5/3/13
Zim cops: No foul play in opposition fire
Maisiri’s wife criticises police for shoddy investigation
Only friendly countries will observe electoral processes:Mumbengegwi
Britain to fund Zim girls’ education
Six million hungry in southern Africa
Maize shortage renews debate over GM in Zimbabwe
Referendum date in breach of SADC guidelines on elections?
MDC withdraws from COPAC campaigns
Zuma accused of ‘allowing’ destruction of human rights court
Radio Dialogue slams police ‘crackdown’
Moyo rubbishes Mugabe, Mujuru
‘Grab UNWTO opportunity’
Sports reporter barred from charity match by military police
Zanu PF activists lose land row
Zimbabwe police seize 14 MDC supporters
Harare warns on idle mine licences
Respite for Zimbabwe foreign banks
The MDC Today - Issue 526
Robert Mugabe: I'm lonely
When portable radios become a security risk
Is Jonathan Moyo speaking on behalf of Zanu PF?
Zimbabwe’s indigenisation policy: falling apart?
Zimbabwe: “Hope in a Desert” at the Royal Geographical Society, London
Batch 2 Posted 4/3/13
Zimbabwe Referendum Watch (ZRW) : Issue 1
PM launches ‘Yes Vote’ campaign
Downpour washes away MDC-T “Yes Vote” campaign
‘Selfish JZ allowed Mugabe to kill SADC Tribunal’
Parly committee will vet Mudenda - Ncube
Governor puts restrictions on 45 NGOs in Masvingo
Zesa pre-paid meters spark outrage
Mugabe scouts new friends after sanctions snub
Mutasa, Maisiri’s disastrous link
Nieebgate: A revolution betrayed
No observers, no elections – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 2nd March 2013
Constitution Watch 11/2013 of 2nd March [Court Bid to Stop Referendum under Appeal: Who can Vote in Referendum and Where]
Posted 4/3/13
War vets defy peace calls
Zanu PF in scary recruitment drive
Govt moves to thwart inflow of contaminated meat from SA
Zanu PF officials bleed Lupane council
‘School head squanders students’ exam fees’
MDC-T demands probe into Maisiri’s death
I did not kill Christpowers, says Mutasa
MDC-T scared, claims all dead bodies: Mugabe
Police keep Plumtree High fraud case under wraps
Chipinge villagers at the mercy of wildlife
Mining concern adopts orphanage
Vendors yet to reap from tobacco
Beitbridge families now destitute in the wake of floods
Villagers appeal for more food aid
Officials hold talks to bolster tourism
Bill to facilitate govt takeover of RBZ US$1bn debt
Committee to finalise Essar deal appointed
The agony, frustration of job-hunting
What council has done to improve service delivery
Authorities must stop the decimation of Bvumba
Politicians should spare the children
Zim needs peaceful, undisputed polls
Posted 3/3/13
Mugabe's killer birthday party
A 22-carat dictator: Robert Mugabe has gold coins minted to celebrate his 89th birthday in poverty-stricken Zimbabwe
Mugabe moved by the 'giving hearts' of his supporters
Mugabe denies violent campaign ahead of elections
Women Leaders Denounce Escalating Political Violence
Civil society groups slam police behaviour
Zimbabwe to ignore SA court rulings
Whizz-kid (15) scores distinctions at UZ
Chief Negomo resolves to attach Mattison’s property
Kasukuwere botched Zimplats deal: Mugabe
Indigenised firm posts $6,4m loss
Zimbabwe's tough environment for aid agencies
When a nation falls apart
In memory of a little boy
In Zimbabwe, Zanu PF politics rule over life and death
Batch 2 Posted 2/3/13
NCA lodge Supreme Court appeal over referendum
Mugabe can't be challenged in court: Judge
Police raid Radio Dialogue studios, seize 180 radios
Police go door-to-door searching for radios
Onslaught on ownership of radios shows ZANU PF is afraid
Zim election violence divides Cabinet
Tsvangirai threatens poll boycott
ZANU PF and MDC-T spokesmen differ over violence reports
Tsvangirai Seeks SADC Support As Political Tension Grips Zimbabwe
Mugabe is losing his grip - Tsvangirai
Political leaders urged to preach peace, not violence
Impala Unit’s Land Is Grabbed by Zimbabwe With 30 Days to Appeal
Zimplats on collision course with Zimbabwe government
Anti-corruption probes Indigenisation scam
Moyo pulls no punches on Zim indigenisation
WikiLeaks publishes classified Zim e-mails
US Ambassador: Zimbabwean Leaders Should Stop Violence
Zambia calls for calm, postpones by-election amid bloodshed
Tsvangirai conferred with honorary doctorate
UN accused of Zimbabwe cholera cover-up
Mugabe gold coins split Zanu-PF
Government scraps fees for rural clinics
Press Statement by the Minister of Health and Child Welfare
Transcript: Diaspora Diaries with SW Radio Africa’s Alex Bell and guest Roy Bennett
Indigenisation in Zimbabwe: A cacophony of idiocy
The jury is out on Zim's constitution
SOS from the wilderness: Save our Save
Constitution Watch 9/2013 of 1st March [Inconsistencies between Referendums Act and Electoral Act]
Constitution Watch 10/2013 of 1st March [Draft Constitution: COPAC Awareness Campaign Venues]
Posted 2/3/13
Ministers in fierce cabinet clashes
Mutasa behind 12-year old boy’s death –– Biti
Chaos rocks Copac publicity campaigns
Aspiring MPs threaten to split votes
Row erupts over election observers
Draft constitution: ‘Zim hoodwinked’
… Rural folk in the dark over document
Biti in line for prestigious Chatham Award
Empowerment or ‘legal’ racketeering?
‘No plans to hang death row inmates’
Govt plans to seal off new diamond fields
Jostling for parly seats intensifies
Women’s groups meet over polls code of conduct
Residence-based tax system commendable
EcoCash defies Baz
Sudden love for football fools noone
Perils of self-righteousness
ZCTF Report - Mar 2013
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 6/2013 of 1st March [Committee Meetings 4th to 8th March]
Posted 1/3/13
NCA referendum challenge dismissed
Glen View activists defence team to apply for dismissal of case
Lack of English: Cuban doctor throws Zimbabwe murder trial into chaos
Police block debate on Zimbabwe Constitution in Harare
Zimbabwe Struggling to Raise US$95 Million For Referendum
Government to hand over referendum money to ZEC
Coltart bars teachers from referendum
Teachers slam Coltart over referendum
SA Constitutional Court reserves judgment on Zim land grabs
Zimbabwe: “Hope in a Desert” at the Royal Geographical Society, London
Starving residents asked to produce ZANU PF cards
U.S. provides $140,000 to Zimbabwean communities
Christpower Maisiri buried in Headlands
No proof of foul play: fire death cops
Black Empowerment Scheme Haunts Unity Govt
Zisco collapsed beyond repair: Ncube
Chiredzi farmers get offer letters
Former Hwange boss arrested over fraud
Coltart outlines six-point plan for new SRC board
Parly to punish errant ministers
“Zimbabwe must respect fundamental freedoms in run-up to constitutional referendum,” warn UN rights experts
'No space for opposition in Zim politics'
Little talk of amnesty
The wealth beneath
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