The ZIMBABWE Situation May 2013 ARCHIVE
Posted 31/5/13
Zimbabwe electioneering drawing supporters into a 'food trap'
Chinese firm granted mining rights despite devastating impact warnings
'Zanu (PF) will break-up when Mugabe is gone' - Nkala
New constitution ushers security sector reforms
Army reforms: win polls first, PM told
Ezra ‘Tshisa’ Sibanda triumphs in Vungu primary election
Losing MDC-T Primary Poll Candidates Seek Fresh Elections
Parly thematic committee summons Zec
'Zec must supervise voter registration'
Debt-ridden Zim set to adopt another ESAP-style scheme
Chisumbanje workers cleared after ‘arson’ arrest
Airzim’s new plane grounded
MDC-T denies poll timing confusion
Zisco workers unpaid for 36 months
Lawmaker Urges Parliament to Consider Public Views on Controversial Income Tax Bill
JOMIC investigating political violence in Harare South
‘Dabengwa leading a nonexistent party’
Businessman to take Mudede to court over dual citizenship
Statement on the new licence fees for mobile telecommunications operators - Goche
Video - Comedy sketch about Zimbabwe politics
Bill Watch 17/2013 of 30th May [Private Member's Bills Nullified: Parliament Adjourned until 4 June ]
COURT WATCH 5/2013 of 30th May [Supreme Court Decision on Private Members Bills, & Dabengwa and ACHPR Election Cases]
Posted 30/5/13
Zimbabwe not ready for peaceful, credible election: EU official
African Commission urges Zimbabwe to reform
SADC: Tsvangirai outfoxes Mugabe, Zanu PF
Political violence leaves dozens injured in Harare South
‘Arson’ attack heightens tensions at Chisumbanje
ZimRights officials in court, as ZESN offices raided
Police in Hwange summon ZESN and confiscate civic education material
CSOs wary of Zanu (PF) machinations ahead of polls
Globe-trotting Mugabe flies out of the country, again
Treasury releases US$25m for voter registration
Peter Ndlovu denies plans to contest in polls under ZANU PF
MDC-N denies moves to fire Misihairabwi-Mushonga
Australia sanctions removal criticised
Shock at MDC-T parliamentary candidate’s death
Court hears hate speech case against former MP Norman Mpofu
Zimbabwe Secures $140 Million to Curb Harare Water Woes
Parliament Approves Ratification of UN Convention on Disabled Persons
EU will work with a Zimbabwe government chosen by the people: Westcott
Minister Biti concerned over missing diamond revenue
8 die in Gokwe accident
HOT SEAT: (Part 2) Tendai Biti says MDC government will target multiple farmers
Posted 29/5/13
Teachers & children attacked by violent youths at Gweru school
Zimbabwe minister says economy shrinking on vote uncertainty
SADC plans Zimbabwe poll funding summit
Parliament Committee Tables Troubled Zisco Deal
No shocks from MDC-T primaries in Matabeleland South
AU to establish new military force
Mugabe interview seen as attempt to spruce up battered image
Govt to enforce 50pc local procurement
Devastated Zim community mourns the killing of two in SA
Library needs US$9m
WTO General Assembly key moment for Zim & Zambia
Police exposed in PM’s aide’s case
Zanu PF running scared – MDC-T
MDC-T leaves it too late as Zanu PF regroups
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Constitution-Making and Voter Education in Zimbabwe
AU at 50: Has the Pan-African Dream Become a Nightmare?
Posted 28/5/13
Outraged MDC-T boycott burial of ‘hero’ Kanengoni
Mujuru calls for peace as CIO assassin is buried as national hero
Beatrice Mtetwa trial postponed after drama filled day
Australia further eases Zimbabwe sanctions
Air Zimbabwe launches Airbus plane
MDC-T primary elections produce interesting results
MDC elections claim more casualties
SADC says Zimbabwe can hold elections now
June 29 dream crumbles
Licence fees used to fund new mobile voter registration campaign
Constitution clips ‘Chombo’ powers
Education fund abuse claims baseless: Coltart
Zanu PF primaries divisive: Chiyangwa
Bulawayo governor wants NGOs banned
Zim deportations on the rise
Zim parties rubbish Mthwakazi threat
Baba Jukwa wave rattles Zanu PF
Mugabe, Tsvangirai get cosy as inclusive govt nears end
Mugabe worksuit new fashion craze
‘Justice delivery system fraught with corruption’
Democracy at play in MDC
Zimbabwe's blend of ethanol and politics
The arrest of lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa - a new low for lawyers in Zimbabwe
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 12/2013 of 27th May [Public Hearings on Income Tax Bill - 28 to 31 May ]
Batch 2 Posted 27/5/13
Vote of no confidence passed for 7 MDC-T sitting MPs in Harare
Peaceful confirmation process and primary elections
Primary elections gain momentum
New constitution consolidates independence gains: Mujuru
45,000 die from HIV, 1m infected
Mandela too soft on whites, says Mugabe
Mugabe offers rare glimpse into family life
Sanitising Zanu PF – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 25th May 2013
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 11/2013 of 26th May [Committee Meetings 27 to 30 May]
Posted 27/5/13
Mixed reaction to MDC-T policy conference
MDC-T’s economic recovery strategy feasible — Analysts
Parliament just a talk shop — NCA
‘New charter: Don’t pop the champagne yet’
‘AU did not snub Tsvangirai’
Mnangagwa faction fights back
MDC-T bigwigs fall in primaries
Mavhaire, Hungwe battle over control of Masvingo
Govt owes Harare City Council US$130m
Nursing graduates relieved to be in employment
Zimbabwe losing millions to gold smuggling: MMCZ
‘Mineral resources should revive ailing economy’
The AU at 50: Lessons for the future
Democratic elections tied to access to information
The world still owes women safety, equality
Unity must transcend to the grassroots
Posted 26/5/13
Opinion Divided Over Africa's Future as AU Turns 50
ZLHR challenges govt to advance AU common values
Journalists Still Being Harassed As Elections Loom
Push To Arrest Chinamasa
ZITF Exposes Byo’s De-Industrialisation
Tsvangirai Party Supporters Fight for Election Positions
Zanu-PF Says Aspiring Candidates Must Only Campaign for Mugabe Until Primary Election Rules Are Finalized
Deportations Of Zimbos Escalate
Robert Mugabe claims he could trust Margaret Thatcher but Tony Blair was dishonest in new documentary
‘My people still need me’: Mugabe
Who's in charge of this asylum?
Soil Atlas of Africa
Batch 2 Posted 25/5/13
Tsvangirai reads riot act to aspiring parliamentary candidates
Zanu PF bids to regain Harare
One of Mugabe’s top spies dies
Pension payments increased ahead of elections
ZEC urged to get organised ahead of fresh registration exercise
Mangoma acquitted for ‘wishing Mugabe dead’
Supreme Court reserves judgement on election date petition
Harare dry as treated water goes to waste
Service chiefs offside, says ex-army colonel
Zimbabwe rights activist files court suit on prisoners being denied vital AIDS drugs
Hospitals face blood shortage
Govt urged to intervene in illegal hunting at Hwange
MDC cries foul over youth fund
Teachers slam payless promotions
Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee
NamPower in the dark over Zesa deal
HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1)
Mugabe 29 June 2013 election date misplaced: Analysts
The prerequisites before an election date is announced
Zim: Reinvention of the opposition
Constitution to rein in security forces?
MISA open letter to Mugabe and Tsvangirai
Mugabes under the spotlight – Zimbabwe's first family filmed at home
Justice demands the victims must never be forgotten
Posted 25/5/13
Politburo supports Mujuru to succeed Mugabe
Political deal cutting as MDC-T primaries begin
Masvingo thwarts resurgent Mujuru faction
Poll manifestos: Parties sharpen ideas for battle
ZCTU blasts MDC-T policy document
CIO deputy director-internal Kanengoni dies
Misa calls for urgent media reforms
Chiweshe, Guvava join Constitutional Court
Mugabe trip gobbles millions
Makarau speaks out
Fraudulent sale prejudices pensioners
‘Zim can have more radio, TV stations’
Zim struggles to turn human rights corner
Zim lags behind as Africa marks new era
Trade deficit to widen to US$3 billion
Zim faces food crisis
Zim shortchanged in mining deals — DPM
No return to Zim dollar
Disenfranchisement of ‘aliens’ xenophobic
Mugabe vulnerable in next elections
June 29 elections — Mugabe bluffing
Stop deluding yourself, Mr Mandiwanza
MDC-T’s shift from slogans to ideas
Election uncertainties scare away investors
May 25: Charity begins at home
Mugabe’s bid to airbrush dark legacy
Posted 24/5/13
June election ‘unlawful’ in terms of new Constitution
Ten more years of Mugabe?
President Mugabe makes two safe appointments to the Supreme Court
$10 Million Zimbabwe Youth Empowerment Fund Loses Steam
I will remain prime minister after parliament is dissolved: Tsvangirai
No elections without credible reforms, Zimbabwe CSOs urge AU
Zanu PF perpetrated violence on cards
HIV test case heard by Zimbabwe’s new Constitutional Court
Stop attacking leaders, Mugabe tells media
The Zimbabwean launches viral ‘hope’ campaign
Infrastructure: PM appeals for China support
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission pleads for funding
Zimbabwe Election Funding Elusive as South Africa Refers Request to SADC
Mutambara: Adoption of New Constitution
ZLHR on elections and the new constitution
Unpacking Zanu (PF)’s election rush
Posted 23/5/13
Mugabe signs new constitution into law
New Zimbabwe constitution can usher in new culture of human rights
Detained police officers deny ‘crime’ of attending MDC rally
MPs move to start fresh voter registration
Supervise voter registration process, Zec told
Aspiring voters run amok
Police thwart Simba Makoni’s meeting with business community
China strengthens Zim ties with VP visit
Sata offers Zim food, faces revolt at home
Kunonga in $640 000 scandal
Primaries crunch for MDC, Zanu PF
Chombo fingered in another land scam
Bulawayo Council Auctions Residents' Property
Robert Mugabe appoints Supreme Court judges
Mawere told to renounce SA citizenship to receive Zim ID
‘HIV fight: No vaccine in sight’
Musician Thomas Mapfumo Says New Constitution Must Improve People's Lives
Tourism on the way up
Zimbabwe insists on Zimplats mine seizure
Global Fund Project in Zimbabwe Uses Technology to Improve Data Collection
West moves to re-engage Zimbabwe
ZCTF Report - May 2013
European Union announces a €13.5 million grant to improve education and nutrition for Zimbabwe’s children
Mutambara: Developing & Managing the Mineral Wealth of Zim
Morgan Tsvangirai’s statement to the press
Constitution Watch 29/2013 of 22nd May 2013 [New Constitution Act Gazetted]
Posted 22/5/13
Statement regarding the voter registration exercise and the timing of the general election
New Voter registration Requirements
Civic groups call for decentralised & inclusive electoral process
Voter registration centre closes 2 hours early
Do We Need Free And Fair Elections In Zimbabwe?
Mudede’s office to be overhauled under MDC-T government
MDC-T primary elections kick off this Saturday
SA, ZANU PF relations ‘strained’ ahead of poll
79 ditch Zanu PF, Ncube’s MDC for Tsvangirai
Female presidential challenger enters race
EU Avails $17 Million to Revamp Zimbabwe Education
Electoral Body and Gov’t Owe State Vehicle Firm Millions
Zimbabwe’s plea for poll cash must go to Sadc - South Africa
China vice-premier in Zimbabwe for start of trade and development trip before Africa summit
Death In Zimbabwe Results In Unusual Us Charge
Mutasa coup plot exposed
Mudede denies Mawere citizenship
Playwright seeks legal intervention over banning of peace play
Factionalism undermining labour unions: Tsvangirai
Mugabe stutters on poll dates
Zanu PF causes chaos in UZ SRC polls
In Rural Communities Children Living with HIV Lack Access to Treatment
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting
Zimbabwe’s Educational Legacy from the 1980s: was it all so rosy?
Bill Watch 16/2013 of 20th May [Constitution Bill Passed by Parliament & Voters Registration, Voters Roll, Indigenisation SIs gazetted]
Posted 21/5/13
New constitution binds ZEC to another 30-day voter registration exercise
Matabeleland demands more registration centres
Voter registration ends amid concerns
Zim elections by 30 October -Tsvangirai
MDC policy document can help party win crucial elections
Mujuru working to win over church leadership to Zanu PF
We’ve already won: Tsvangirai
Zanu PF courts Mutambara
Supreme Court to hear petition on election date on Thursday
MDC-T man in court over Mugabe remarks
ERC engages ZEC over arrests
ZACC Chairperson case postponed
Special Zanu PF congress to anoint Mujuru
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Biti says Party Will Push for Debt Cancellation
Foreign owned shops face closure after ultimatum
Reform security sector: Jomic
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission broke
Magaisa's changes anger many
Ephedrine drug smuggling rampant
Heroin worth R2.6m seized at Zim border
Miners reject State marketing of minerals
PICTURE: Chivhu fire brigade truck
Tsvangirai outlines revival programme
Youth register to vote now
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 10/2013 of 11th May [Committee Meetings 20th to 23rd May]
Constitution Watch 28/2013 of 20th May 2013 [New Constitution Bill Passed by Parliament: Now Goes to President]
Batch 2 Posted 20/5/13
Zimbabwe’s PM says his party will end years of police and military abuse
Tsvangirai vows to reverse indigenisation
US dollar to remain for 5 years: MDC-T
I dont hate generals - Tsvangirai
MDC-T pledges to compensate Gukurahundi victims
Mnangagwa's British coup claims; complete fabrication and distortion of history
Zimbabwe's top lawyer won't relent despite arrest
Ultimatum for foreign shops
ZANU-PF Primaries: Another Dogfight Imminent
Zanu PF Charm Offensive – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 18th May 2013
Engaging generals is not treasonous
A new beginning for Zimbabwe
Posted 20/5/13
Zanu PF internal fights weaken Mutasa
MDC-T to reform CIO
Tsvangirai lays out vision
Tempers flare in Mutare over diamond looting
Man offered US$10 as monthly retirement payment
Bulawayo ’s water woes deepen
Govt in dilemma over illegal Chinese mining activities
Harare Airport Road to be completed by year-end’
‘Teenage girls dying of pregnancy complications’
Ten years in jail for stealing Zesa transformer oil
Villagers, urban developers clash over land
Male circumcision could save Zimbabwe US$3 billion
Resistance hinders circumcision programme
Government to crack whip on telecoms operators
Electoral processes demand transparency
Zimbabwe’s struggle for democracy continues
ZEC must expedite CSOs accreditation
Registrar-General a hindrance to credible poll
Posted 19/5/13
Zim lecturer jailed for labelling Mugabe 'rotten old donkey'
Zec to start new voter registration exercise
Mugabe's Party Dispatches Probe Team to Deal With Deepening Factionalism in Masvingo
Chinese vice premier to attend AU special summit in Zimbabwe
Four cadets die in training, half quit
Zimbabwe Business Delegation Visits USA
CIO sponsored NGO suing Mugabe
Zimplats’ Mhembere new Chamber boss
Zim likely to miss gold output target
Give me something
‘Old timers’ proclaiming the same tired old policies in desperation
Batch 2 Posted 18/5/13
MDC-T launches ‘promising’ transformation plan
MDC policy conference seeks renewal
Zim PM confident of unseating Mugabe
Monitoring group in Zimbabwe irks Zanu-PF
Election date will only be decided after voter registration
Poll nightmare: Zec boss seeks prayers
Voter registration nightmare for women
Nkayi woman told she is dead and cannot register
Cowdray Park residents battle ongoing water problems in the ‘Dry City’
Harare City Council needs $2.5 billion to address city’s water woes
25 percent of Zimbabwean children die from malnutrition: Mugabe
Zambia has not charged for maize: Mugabe
Zim 'richest in sub-Saharan Africa'
Zanu PF Threatens Review Of South Africa’s Mediation Role
ZCTU secretary general lays into MDC-T ministers
Zim security sector defies hiring edict
Mugabe wants to ‘liberate’ Zim from US dollar
Zimbabwe wants SA to keep its citizens
Access to HIV treatment for Zimbabwe prisoners challenged
Security sector reform: what's at stake?
MDC's appeal for reform in Zim comes too late
Tsvangirai speech to MDC-T policy conference
JAG Open Letter Forum - No. 834- Dated 16th May 2013
Posted 18/5/13
‘MDC-T to rationalise armed forces’
Sadc puts foot down over reforms
Mugabe to summon military generals
Zanu PF infighting now vicious cycle
Zanu PF frustrates Jomic
MDC-T alliance plans stall over power-sharing dispute
Police ban political parties from door-to-door campaigns
Voter registration dominates Cabinet
June 29 poll claims Zanu PF chat show
Trevor Ncube deplores media repression
Gono battles to rescue Kingdom Bank
Security forces step up new recruitments
Zanu PF intimidates teachers
Govt in effort to bail out ailing companies
Zimbabwe to pay off Nampower $40m debt
Guided tours mask land reform failures
Resources, graft and Africa’s curse
Zimbabwe: Election dynamics and scenarios
How Zanu PF hangs onto power
Leaders should now embrace constitutionalism
Zim paying the price for ‘successful’ land seizures
Dangers of indigenisation on banks
Zim’s actual GDP distorted by corruption
Review voter registration requirements
Polls face litmus test
When will Zim be ready for elections?
Posted 17/5/13
Cabinet calls for fresh voter registration exercise
Voter outrage
Churches hammer ZEC over voter registration
Election group charged for encouraging youths to register as voters
South Africa Piles Pressure on President Mugabe to Reform
State media lashes out at SA minister over conditional cash pledge
Zanu (PF) defies SADC
Lawyer raises fear of infiltration in Tsvangirai’s office
Zimbabwean woman shortlisted for top UN job
Govt criticised for ‘secretive’ mining deals
Zimbabwe Wants to Distribute Diamonds to China, Dubai, Israel
Mugabe Appeals for Help in Funding Agriculture Sector
Xenophobic Attacks Continue in South Africa
Mawere responds to Gono on indigenisation
‘Journalists will be casualties’
HOT SEAT: Giles Mutsekwa reacts to ‘MDC-T talks with army generals’ reports
Office of the Prime Minister remains Constitutionally Protected in the Transitional Period
A Child of Two Lands
Zimbabwe's surprising bid to preserve its colonial past
What Zimbabwe do you want?
Paranoid ZANU PF in self-destruction overdrive
Bill Watch 14/2013 of 15th May [The Roadmap to Elections - Part I]
Bill Watch 15/2013 of 16th May [The Roadmap to Elections - Part II]
Posted 16/5/13
Three MDC-T youths arrested after registering to vote
New voter registration exercise in pipeline
Cops charge voter educators
One million stuck off voters roll alarming
ZESN urges ZEC to extend voter registration
Influx of political parties ahead of Zim polls suspicious
New party launched, vows to win polls
Save Valley ‘facing collapse’ in the midst of political wrangle
MDC-T youth leader Madzore out on bail after High Court appeal
State to take over US$600m ethanol firm
No progress on SADC recommendations
Moyo blasts ‘reckless’ South African minister
New policy will backfire: economist
Poor governance and bad politics undermining Zimbabwe’s extractive sector
Obdurate generals: history repeats itself
Zimbabwe’s sustained progress towards “Getting to Zero”
Zimbabwe Election Watch - Issue 2
Posted 15/5/13
Constitution sails through Senate
28 parties to contest general elections
MDC-T & ZANU PF argue over controversial Coca Cola advert
South Africa prepared to help fund Zim polls
Fully implement GPA before polls: Sadc Troika
Tsvangirai struggles to register children
Tsvangirai warns Zim security chiefs
GNU paying lip service to peace ahead of poll - Heal Zimbabwe
Zim land audit ‘cop out’ criticised
MDC-T MP granted bail, but remains in custody
Shamu slammed over elections comments
Mugabe blasts Bulawayo and Harare residents for not supporting him
Funding crisis hits country’s tertiary institutions
Zim bound helicopter donation still on hold despite ‘okay’ by SA minister
Save Valley chaos: Mutambara drags feet
‘We belong to Mutambara, not Ncube’
MDC has a robust future – Tsvangirai
Zim tourism on the rebound
'Dead' man comes back to life at his funeral
Tatenda Taibu: A promising career ruined by ugly politics
What we CAN learn from Zim
On the fifth anniversary of Tonderai Ndira's death, how much has changed in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: Kudakwashe Basikiti
Bill Watch 13/2013 of 14th May [House of Assembly Passed Constitution Bill, now Transmitted to Senate]
Constitution Watch 27/2013 of 13th May 2013 [New Constitution Bill Passed by House of Assembly & Sent to Senate]
Posted 14/5/13
Authorities blocking youth voter registration
Youth arrested for mobilizing peers
Press statement on the arrest of three Election Resource Centre personnel
Hatcliffe crew granted bail after spending three weeks in custody
MDC-T to unveil policy document Friday
Mugabe laments urban voters’ stomach politics
Magistrate in ‘no show’ for trial of staffers in Tsvangirai’s office
Mugabe determined to sideline PM on poll dates
MDC takes war to Zanu PF
'Bullet mightier than ballot'
ZEC relaxes proof of residency requirement for voters
Mugabe lures Bulawayo vote
Infiltration delaying primaries: MDC
Biti: Theft in Home Affairs Ministry is costing Zimbabwe
Mugabe wades into Chisumbanje dispute
South African Justice Minister approves spares gift for Harare choppers
Minister: Ten women die daily during birth
Universities, Polytechnic colleges owed more than US$64m
Application Made For New Zimbabwe Diamond Deposits
Marange, Core Mining arbitration begins
Will indigenisation rescue Mugabe?
Engaging Citizens and the State on Governance: Case of Zimbabwe
Changing Times
Batch 2 Posted 13/5/13
Three voting campaigners arrested in Zim
RBZ: Kingdom Bank not collapsing
Zim losing millions to official theft: Biti
Mawere party launched in Gweru
‘Zanu PF to shake up Masvingo structures’
Row over Gwayi valley mining activities
I back Mugabe land grab says MSP-in-waiting
Elephant 'tramples to death suspected poacher'
Is Zanu (PF) too big for SADC?
Media to keep fighting for a free Zim
Petition
‘For he’s a jolly evil fellow’ – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 11th May 2013
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 9/2013 of 11th May [Committee Meetings 13th to 17th May]
Posted 13/5/13
Prospective voters turned away
Tsvangirai challenges election date
Mujuru faction gains ground in Manicaland
Mutasa defends partisan army
Madzore’s candidature in Dzivarasekwa raises discord in MDC-T
MDC-T meets to strategise on elections
Chinese mining activities in Gwayi area spark uproar
Raw sewer overflows in Chiredzi town
Patients flock to Karanda hospital
HIV wreaks havoc in prisons
Electioneering taking toll on business—ZNCC
Accounts committee lacks depth— MP
Mobile money accelerates financial inclusion
Hunger erodes all hope for the future
Parties’ land policies: A comparative review
New farmers short-change Zim
Beyond Mugabe rule: Lessons from Tanzania
Posted 12/5/13
Election dates: Mugabe vows to go it alone
ZEC waives voter registration requirements
Poll challenge set for Wednesday
SADC Troika holds Zimbabwe meeting
Securocrats Tighten Grip on President Mugabe's Zanu-PF Party
Churches in massive campaign for Zanu-PF
Latest on Bikita diamonds
Bank ownership schemes null and void: RBZ
Great Zim under threat
Masiyiwa: Robust Africa Growth Not Benefiting Poor People
Africa must stop looting of its resources: Annan
No one is indispensable
New Zimbabwe - balancing change with continuity and stability
Batch 2 Posted 11/5/13
Fight heats up over Zimbabwe poll date
Dabengwa says the Junta is source of instability in Zimbabwe
Zambia comes to rescue of starving Zimbabweans
International Federation of Journalists tells Zimbabwe to drop charges against Muleya
AG’s office once again delays bail hearing for Hatcliffe activists
Zimbabweans told to ignore attention-seeking Jabulani Sibanda
Zimbabwe to sell diamonds directly to China
UNWTO preps in full throttle
Hospital user fees debate
Kirsty Coventry’s robber jailed
Fears of Zim media crackdown
Why MDC can't win the generals
Robert Mugabe: from liberation hero to villain to redeemed father of a nation?
How ZANU-PF Stays In Power
Posted 11/5/13
New draft constitution: Zim on verge of change
‘Zim set for prolonged transition’
Discontent rocks CIO
Political parties clash over ‘aliens’
Military coup unlikely in Zimbabwe
Tsvangirai insists on security reforms
Chinamasa, Mutasa in showdown
Mutasa in sex scandal
Election promises chip off the old block
Muchena embarks on door-to-door campaign
Draft constitution through
Politics stalls Chisumbanje re-opening
Kingdom Bank on brink of collapse
Zimbabwe secures US$17 million from EU
Mines challenge land grab
Zapf congress to focus on asset allocation
ZNCC presses govt for early elections
KP conflict diamond debate mounts
Is Guptagate the end of Zuma?
Hungwe saga: Judges on the ropes
RG’s office, Zec cogs in rigging machinery
Reckless indigenisation disruptive
Will the real sneaks please stand up?
Of Mugabe, generals and an amnesty
Bank crisis deep-seated
Zanu PF still stuck in the past
Arrests were uncalled for
Posted 10/5/13
Parliament unanimously approves new constitution
Zimbabwe lawmakers vote unanimously for new constitution, senators still to endorse it
Zimbabwean police raid prime minister's office
Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid
Elections in danger
Dorothy Mabika: I Turned Down Mutasa's Sexual Advances
Broke ZEC urged to rope in NGOs for voter education
Fears raised over coal mining activities in the Hwange area
ZANU-PF, MDCs war over reforms intensifies
Cracks in new empowerment lobby group
Harare councillors get land for a song
EU to resume lending to private sector
Massive milk deficit hits Zim
Grain deliveries to GMB drop
Generals dig in heels
GNU could have been better: Ambassador
Zimbabwe: government plans to tighten further its grip on mining
IFJ Calls on Authorities in Zimbabwe to Drop Charges Against Two Journalists
Activist Beatrice Mtetwa faces her date with Zimbabwean justice
HOT SEAT: Expert breaks down legal necessities needed before polls
Murambatsvina scars remain
Hell on Harare’s streets
The time for hate-mongering is over
Mugabe's Will to Power
“I Would Rather Have My Land Back”
Harare arts festival offers upbeat image of a country in turmoil
Constitution Watch 26/2013 of 8th May 2013 [Bringing the New Constitution into Operation]
Posted 9/5/13
Matinenga defers Constitution Bill debate
30,000 new voters register to vote
RG’s office cause chaotic situations at voter registration centres
Rifts widen in ZANU PF ahead of elections
Police launch renewed crackdown on MDC-T and journalists
Zimbabwe journalists charged after military-MDC story
Former M&G reporter released after Zimbabwe arrest
Governing Parties Dismiss Call to Extend Unity Govt to Allow Reforms
Mugabe draws iron curtain around Zim
Mujuru outwits Mnangagwa
Curtain closes on African ‘spies’ jamboree
Mugabe pampering African Intelligence Chiefs to secure own shaky position
Mangoma under pressure over US$1bln tender
European Union Ready to Fund Zimbabwe Electoral Process
Gono’s replacement
Govt’s plan to restore ZINWA
Solomon Madzore denies calling Robert Mugabe 'limping donkey'
Former M&G intern tells of Zim police intimidation tactics
Mangoma on the state of power generation
Sibanda century steers Zimbabwe to series win
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: Milton Kachepa
Sometimes I hate to be Zimbabwean
Posted 8/5/13
Editor & two others arrested over MDC-T meets generals story
Electoral Commission Publishes Voter Registration Centres
Controversy continues over voter registration campaign
Soldiers suspiciously deployed for mobile voter reg at Malborough high
MDC-T door-to-door campaigners to appear in court Wednesday
AG "persecuting through prosecution"--Youth Assembly
Constitutional Bill set for emphatic endorsement by MPs
‘Disconnecting water a violation of human rights'
Zimbabwe Govt, Indian Firm Abandon ZiscoSteel Workers
Mliswa warns Zanu PF on indigenisation
All-out war in Zanu PF
MDC in quandary over councillors
China to erect big screens in Zimbabwe
Zim courts Indian generic drug firms
Zimbabwe short on climate change funds
ZLHR denounce unfair tactics
MDC condemns arrest of Zimind scribes
Batch 2 Posted 7/5/13
Zimbabwe's President: New Tasks for Africa's Spies
MDC-T rules out elections at the end of June
June 29 election impossible: Ncube
Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios
New ICG report predicts another GNU in Zimbabwe
Zim cannot go Cote d’Ivoire poll route
Madzore granted bail but remains in prison
Bulawayo Residents Say Mobile Voters' Exercise Chaotic
Chiwenga and Chuhuri a security threat to Zimbabwe - MDC
Zanu-PF rocked by infighting: Another Manicaland Chairperson suspended
VP Mujuru next in line: Mutasa
Maternal deaths: EU donates 63 ambulances
State to market minerals, in new proposals
Zimbabwe to consult with miners before imposing election taxes
ZANU PF sticks to same old tune on land compensation
'Zim army needs change'
Zimbabwe Election: Diamonds and Politics
What does it mean to be Zimbabwean?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series 8/2013 of 5th May [Committee Meetings 6th to 9th May]
Posted 7/5/13
Chaos, corruption rock passport offices
Row over partisan army chiefs intensifies
Mugabe reads riot act
Khupe vows to tackle Shurugwi share scheme
Zim loses millions over Chinese projects
Zim journalists still singing the blues
New govt must deepen media reforms
Satanism closer than meets the eye
Chihuri should stop threatening journos
Batch 2 Posted 6/5/13
Zimbabwe Army Chief: No Talks With Prime Minister
Mugabe threatens to dump new constitution
Mugabe's do or die date
Zanu PF 'using food aid to build support ahead of Zimbabwe elections'
Zimbabwe Lawmakers to Debate Constitution Bill
Biti rubbishes opinion polls
Harare Council faces cash crunch
Politics stalling Chisumbanje project
Harare transport system’s villains
ZSE soars as foreign investors return
Williams success levels series
Time for the stick – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 4th May 2013
Posted 6/5/13
Nothing to celebrate on Workers’ Day
GNU on deathbed, says President Mugabe
‘Zim headed for another GNU’
‘Zimbabwe needs God fearing leadership’
Mutasa blasts Mnangagwa
Committee seeks Mugabe’s help in Chisumbanje row
Tongogara’s brother dies, Zanu PF snubs funeral
New shopping mall to give Hwange a face-lift
Battle between kombi drivers, police still on
Patients warned against stock-piling ARVs
Churches take over Byo company premises
Zimbabweans starved of vital information
Hope resides in people’s resilience
Media freedom: Politics is the problem
Press freedom still a mirage
Posted 5/5/13
Voter Files Court Application to Force Mugabe to Proclaim Election Date
Madzore to spend the weekend in police custody
Zec changes open new can of worms
Politburo meets over primaries
Tsvangirai out to foil Mugabe Sadc coup
Mangoma statement on power generation
‘Reforming’ land reform greatly needed
Democratic regime change agenda: Every citizen’s right
MDC-T policies offer recovery hope
Case study: Zimbabwe
Posted 4/5/13
Mugabe declared ‘predator’ of information on World Press Freedom Day
Max du Preez wrong about "Zimbabwe's flourishing farms"
Zimbabwe: The land issue revisited
Dead ZANU PF officials removed from US sanctions list
Lack of information hampers voter registration campaign
Million voters struck off voters' roll: Mudede
Mudzi West villagers face worsening intimidation by ZANU PF
Zanu PF trying to rig the elections through the voters roll
Generals ‘a threat’ to credible polls - Analysts
Zimbabwe PM’s youth leader in jail for Mugabe lame donkey slur at election rally
ZINASU lodges urgent High Court application
Zimbabweans Say Indigenization Share Trusts Not Empowering Locals
Edna Machirori awarded IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award
Panic grips Mugabe
MDC-T’s internal process to select election candidates begins
Zanu PF trying to rig the elections through the voters roll
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: Nicholas Goche
The poverty of Zimbabwe’s political discourse
Road Trip Day Three
Arrest Theresa Makone ?
Posted 3/5/13
MDC youth leader arrested for ‘insulting’ Mugabe
ZINASU students sidelined as ZANU PF interferes in UZ polls
Concerns raised over slow pace of voter registration
MDC-T demands immediate resignation of Chihuri
Zanu PF plans to rig polls: Tsvangirai
Zanu PF scuttles reforms in poll delay tactic: MDC
Zimbabwe Journalists Urge Govt to Repeal Draconian Media Laws
NCA hints at June deadline for new political party
MDC-T primaries kick off Friday
Zapu will not repossess land if it wins — Dabengwa
GNU renders Parly dysfunctional - MP Chikwinya
ZCTU endorses Tsvangirai
Biti to hike mine taxes
ZANU PF’s Obert Mpofu accused of hate speech
Zanu PF Officials Fight Over South African Sugar Milling Giant
Rumpus over Kirsty Coventry mugging and HIV comments
3 ambulances for 3 million people
Hot Seat: Interview Simba Makoni
MDC solidarity message on World Press Freedom Day
ZLHR urges govt to advance media reform
MISA-Zimbabwe 2013 World Press Freedom Day Statement
World Press Freedom: Body calls for ind broadcasting commission
ZACRAS: World Press Freedom Day
Posted 2/5/13
SA facilitation team faces another ZANU PF snub
ZANU PF politicises Western nation’s re-engagement ‘stampede’
Police disrupt Workers Day event in Harare
EU delegation jets in
Madhuku: NCA to Launch Political Party
Generals won't meet MDC-T 'malcontents'
Mugabe wades into students war
Gutu defends demands for Security Sector Reform
No bail for MDC-T 'impersonators'
Zimbabwe voter list inflated by state officials: opposition
ZESA cuts CSC off
HIFA off to an impressive start
Egypt Air revives Harare route after 9 years
Elections: Tsvangirai says peace not enough
Proportional representation: Legal expert warns of 'blood on floor'
Zimbabwe Wall of Shame: Chief Kasekete
Zambian vice-president: 'South Africans are backward'
Giving Women in Zimbabwe’s Informal Sector Rights
Elections in June is wishful thinking
Zimbabwe Election – Road Trip Day One
Zimbabwe Election – Road Trip Day Two
Posted 1/5/13
Breaking news - Security chiefs won't meet Tsvangirai: Chihuri
More problems during second day of voter registration
Voter Registration Teams Fail to Turn up in Mashonaland East
Zim ‘voter lists being inflated’
MDC-T door-to-door campaign activists denied bail
Zuma acts on Zim crisis
Politicians in the spotlight of new accountability project
Former legislator’s ‘hate speech’ trial postponed again
Zim steel industry facing collapse amid worsening investment climate
Olympian Kirsty Coventry is victim of robbery
Mugabe 'insult' soldier freed
Nieeb threatens Daily News with $10m lawsuit
$32 Million USAID Program Boosts Zimbabwe Agriculture, Traders
Marange develops ‘cold feet’
Zimbabwe to Take Impala Platinum Unit Land Even as Talks Proceed
Crackdown on Zimplats ‘electioneering tactic’ - Analysts
Hifa euphoria engulf Harare
Zimbabwe Election – Not Just For Art’s Sake
Clampdown on CSOs Worldwide
Zimbabwe: a new beginning beckons
Zimbabwe Election – Zimbabwe has discovered the joy of economic stability: Biti
Zimbabwe’s Politics – Out with the Old, in with the New
Tendai Biti: Zimbabwe Must Stage “A Legitimate And Credible Election” For Economic Recovery
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