The ZIMBABWE Situation September 2011 ARCHIVE
NEWS and Other Articles
Batch 2 Posted 30/9/11
Chiwenga loses ‘spies’ battle
‘Mugabe losing it’: Swazi deputy PM
‘Nine provinces prefer an executive president’
Parly demands explanation over ministerial vehicles
Zanu PF ‘Zaire-ises’ Zim — WikiLeaks
Political bickering stalls Essar deal
Endorsement scramble to precede conference
Afre forensic audit exposes Timba
Afre AGM, EGM were doomed to fail
RioZim: A beggar on a pipe of diamonds
Dos Santos expresses interest in NetOne
RMB curator charges US$630 316 in three months
National code on corporate governance update
Zambian polls: The lessons for Zimbabwe
Sanctions: Real or a mirage?
Sata’s Zim policy anxiously awaited
Sovereignty comes with responsibility
Why does Zanu PF only believe in ‘crushing?’
Zambian poll holds lessons for Mugabe
Candid Comment: Poll roadmap, deviations and the MDC agenda
Editor's Memo: Privatisation: Opportunity for indigenisation
Posted 30/9/11
Foreign banks miss Zimbabwe equity deadline: minister
Miners meet Zimbabwe deadline on ownership-minister
Zimbabwe government spending a 'nightmare': Biti
Min Biti rolls out the 2011 budget plan
South African Mediators to Assist Zimbabwe's Election Preparations
Former CIO boss’ return raises eyebrows in ZANU PF
Policy discord worries investors: PM
Mbudzi’s Life In Danger After Calling For Mugabe Exit
No deportations from SA…yet
Civil society to boycott international diamond meeting
Trains grounded as rail workers strike
Harare city councilors granted bail
MDC women call for immediate release of WOZA leaders
MISA Holds Media Ethics Indaba
Stand-off Continues Between Masvingo Farm Invaders and Zimbabwe Police
International Bar Association Says ZANU-PF Blocking Reform in Zimbabwe
New British Ambassador, Deborah Bronnert met VP Mujuru
Southern Africa Bishops support Anglicans in Zimbabwe, Primate heading to Harare
STATEMENT: U.S. concerns regarding the rule of law in Zimbabwe
Remarks by the Prime Minister following his visit to the United States
Wikileaks: Mugabe has dossiers on the illegal activities of his colleagues
Wikileaks: Why no one in ZANU-PF is challenging Mugabe
Police should come clean on Chiadzwa murder case
Posted 29/9/11
Zimbabwe's PM Has 'Headache' Over Indigenization
Zimbabwe move to localise firms scares investors: PM
Zimbabwe launches 1st national scale cash grant programme for children and families
Pro-Mugabe youths protest outside Zimbabwe finance ministry
Finance Minister: Zimbabwe Owes Debt to White Farmers
Coltart says teacher’s incentives a ‘necessary evil’ for now
ZANU PF delays deployment of SADC team to join JOMIC
Govt Escalates Heat On Foreign Companies
Chief in bed with Kunonga
Zanu thugs ban church in Mutoko
Residents urged to brace for more water shortages
No water for PM’s visit
NRZ Employees Down Tools Over Outstanding Salaries
War vets demand pensions
Mugabe vetoes Blackberry service
HIV positive renal patients in Dilemma
Millions of dollars in diamonds missing
Police ban MDC-T youth peace march in Harare
WOZA leaders still detained
Government buys more luxury vehicles
Zanu (PF) ‘Malema’ protest angers ANC
Zimbabwe energy and power conference gets under way
Zanu youths grab car parks
Warning over Zanu (PF) infighting
Great Zim celebrates World Tourism Day
Wikileaks: Jonathan Moyo says Mandela asked Mugabe to step down in 2007
Wikileaks: Was Ibbo Mandaza the public voice of Mujuru?
The Joice Mujuru Wikileaks cables
Posted 28/9/11
Former CIO boss back in Zimbabwe under mysterious circumstances
Does Libya’s NTC hold deeds to Zim Embassy London?
Zimbabwe to probe foreign firms over ownership law
700 firms miss Zimbabwe equity law deadline
Zimbabwe Minister issues warning amid threat of political volcano
Zimbabwe Government Threatens to Shut Down Under-funded Institutions
ZANU activists jailed for murder
Investigations into Mujuru’s death not yet complete
Police ban MDC Youth Assembly peace march
Two Harare councillors arrested
Zim police cells 'inhumane'
Role and value of Zimbabwe’s Parliament questioned
Zimbabwe to conduct infrastructure audit
Minister in Dispute With Local Chief Over Community Industrial Stakes
Zimbabwean man sues court over lost 300-million-dollar diamonds
Launch of National Action Plan for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NAP for OVC 2)
The MDC Today - Issue 246
Clinging to Power... African Style (Cartoon)
Are Anglicans and Woza suffering retribution for targeted sanctions?
Posted 27/9/11
Mugabe urged to rein in his terrorist group
Chipangano operating with military precision
Kunonga orders eviction of another priest
COPAC two weeks away from drafting new constitution
Kasukuwere to decide fate of foreign firms
Zimbabwe rejects StanChart's ownership plan -media
Air Zimbabwe re-opens London route
'Match-fixers' face life bans: FIFA
Mugabe breaks ranks on Libyan NTC
Governor's son jailed for MDC man's murder
No broadcast licences despite call for applications
WOZA concerned over leaders’ detention
ZIPRA Labels Veterans Leader Sibanda 'Sellout'
Tsvangirai to publish memoirs
Wikileaks: Prosecutor told US official that Tomana was scared of Jestina Mukoko’s case
Wikileaks: Amnesty International and its love-hate relationship with Mugabe and Mutasa
Wikileaks: Jabulani Sibanda dossier
Bill Watch 40/2011 of 26th September [Parlliament Ajourns Once Again]
Posted 26/9/11
SA Abandons Mbeki’s ‘Quiet Diplomacy’: SA Envoy
Constitution process in chaos
Zanu-PF broke
Zimbabwe pondering fate of foreign firms shirking equity
‘Erosion of judiciary’s independence in Zim’
Farm worker disputes
Woza Seeks Closure Of Police Station
How China lost Zim steel deal
CDF abuse: Chivamba under fire
Zimbabwe 'match-fixers' face ban: FIFA
A ‘silent no more’ movement
Wikileaks: Mugabe so unpopular that he needs 250 000 to canvass for him
Wikileaks: Fast-track land reform divides white farmers
A New Broom – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 24th September 2011
Batch 2 Posted 25/9/11
Mugabe stranded in the United States
Faction in move to oust VP Mujuru
Sibanda shunned heroes acre before death
Gokwe murder case: ruling expected
Women raped in mysterious circumstances
Zanu PF chefs, chief fight over Zimplats shares
Chombo backs Chitungwiza mayor
Zanu PF in bid to recapture urban vote
Govt set to launch child protection action plan
Zuma to play active role in GPA talks
Mugabe, Mujuru relations strained
Minister slams border post delays
Van Hoogstraten pulls plug on RTG
Gono is world’s worst central banker: IMF
Negotiate fairer deals with China, AfDB urges Africa
Final Whistle: Can the league give us value for money?
Sata victory shows the power of youth in shaping future
Sunday Opinion: Lessons for Zim from Zambia poll
Chipangano must be stopped forthwith
Editor's Desk: Mbada Diamonds Cup will not wash dirty tag
Posted 25/9/11
Zimbabwe deadline for foreign firms looms
Zimbabwe Companies Facing Indigenization Move to Empower Workers
Michael Sata Sworn In as New Zambia President
Zambia's fiery populist, Michael Sata, wins presidential election
Zimbabwe Civic Activists Find Model to Emulate in Zambian Elections
Mugabe Stuck In New York After Tyre Bursts
Zimbabwe's CSO’s launch advocacy charter at UN human rights council
PM Tsvangirai meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Anglican conflict rages on
Kunonga part of Mugabe’s grand plan
US Ambassador To Zimbabwe Urges Security Reforms Before Elections
Centre-based polling system concerns
Ncube won't ride MDC-T 'hyena': Dube
Zim Appeals For US$16, 5 Million For Census
ZUPCO evicted
CFU to work with govt on land reform
Mugabe’s peace speech insincere: MDC
EU responds to Tomana threats
Poor nutrition affects ZNA recruitment in Mat South
Rural folk suffer as cash shortage hits hard
Villagers despair as funds run out
2008 election trauma lives on in many
The generation that broke Zimbabwe’s soul
Wikileaks: Delta boss planned deal to enable government to buy up 400 farms
Wikileaks: Chombo, Chinamasa raided RBZ
Wikileaks: Hungwe, Moyo traded secrets for sanctions removal
The good, the bad and the downright ugly
Posted 24/9/11
ICC turns a 'blind eye' to western crimes: Mugabe
Michael Sata wins Zambian presidential election
Violence As Zanu (PF) and ZCTU Clash
Last Minute Bid To Bar Chiyangwa From Contesting Elections
WOZA leaders face weekend behind bars
Amnesty International - Women of Zimbabwe Arise Activists Arrested on International Day of Peace
Villagers fear army intimidation
Questions raised about ZANU PF links with SA’s Malema
Zimbabwe Teachers Association Backs Parents Over ‘Incentives’ Row With Striking Teachers
Cabinet to discuss ministers bunking parliament
Motive of Zimbabwe Registrar General Challenged in Call for Voter Registrations
WikiLeaks puts Zim generals in firing line
Govt Loses U.S.$500 Million to Gem Smuggling
500 landless families invade Chiredzi farms
Murder Trial Involving Midlands Governor’s Son Opens
IBAHRI Report on Zimbabwe
The MDC Today - Issue 244
Wikileaks: Commercial farmers go for broke
WikiLeaks: ZANU PF leaders named in 2008 violence
Full text: Mugabe's speech to 66th UN General Assembly
A letter from the diaspora
Batch 2 Posted 23/9/11
Mugabe backs off
Mugabe digs in on polls, GPA reforms
‘Mugabe under pressure to quit’
... as military hardliners insist on action
MDC-T, Zanu PF set for Parly showdown
Mujuru haunts Zanu PF
‘Mutasa, Shiri incited 2008 violence’
Zanu PF targets Byo buildings
Activists demand gender equality in govt
Banks set to take over RioZim
Task-force seeks US$40m for Byo firms
Afre AGM, EGM to proceed
Afre calls off AGM, EGM
MuckRaker: Moyo attempting to justify his duplicity
Fiscalisation is premature
‘We are in the last mile towards a new beginning’
Mugabe must pack his bags
Editor's Memo: Zanu PF, police must end violence
Candid Comment: Policy somersault throwback to over-regulation era
Zimbabwe We Can Movement Declared Official
President Mugabe's Speech at UN General Assembly
Newsletter Of The Southern African Commercial Farmers Alliance - Zimbabwe
Posted 23/9/11
ZANU PF pushing for second GNU
MPs walk out to avoid debate on Mujuru
Only 200 White Commercial Farmers Left In Zimbabwe - CFU
Land reform alleviating poverty: President
Zimbabwe tobacco farms yield success
MDC-T call on youth to defend against ZPF attacks
WOZA leaders still detained, 10 others released
US/EU Envoys Trying To Destroy Zanu (PF) - Party Spokesman
The EU supports Zimbabwean Children
Dangerous pollutants turn Save river murky
Zimbabwe Anglican Dispute Returns to Supreme Court at Justice's Bidding
Old Mutual, gov’t reach agreement
Senior MDC-N members defects to MDC-T
ANC, Zanu PF clash over Malema
Tanaka Bus Service Claims Intercape Row Is Political
Wikileaks: Mugabe just trying to save his skin
The Ignatius Chombo Wikileaks dossier
Congratulations to the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
Posted 22/9/11
Zanu says wants better ties with EU
Minister Makone admits MDC-T powerless over ZPF youths
Zimbabwe: a new wave of land seizures?
ZANU PF intimidation increases in Chipinge district
More activists arrested in Bulawayo
For Zimbabwe Premier, Optimism and Caution
WOZA members beaten, arrested after police crush peaceful march
Zimbabwe won't fold state airline despite debt
Mutinhiri Faces Sack From Parliament
Chiyangwa Bounces Back In Politics Amid Vote Buying
'Millions of Zimbabweans face deportation'
Facebook trial collapses
Two MDC members bailed in Glenview cop murder
Old Mutual reaches local ownership deal with Zimbabwe
Embattled Anglican Church builds new structures
Top CIO operative deployed to Malaysia
Matapo endures prison torture
ZNA colonel threatens private newspapers
Apostles ignore farm order
Zimbabwe cane ethanol project ready to distribute
Thousands mourn death of MDC founder
Zimbabwe To Host Diamond Beneficiation Symposium
Emirates to launch Zambia and Zimbabwe routes
Land invasions, poaching threaten Trans-frontier tourism
Into Africa with the reserve that knows no frontiers
New film charts Mugabe’s rise and fall
Wikileaks: Mugabe outmanoeuvred MDC to increase size of cabinet
Wikileaks: Chombo among ZANU-PF officials who got multiple farms
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committee Series [Committee Meetings 19-23 September]
Bill Watch 39/2011 of 20th September [Parliamentary Sittings Resume]
Posted 21/9/11
SA computer upgrade closes BB border
Air Zimbabwe flies back single passenger on recovery flight
Zim rights Bill amended
African Union finally recognises Libya's NTC
Zimbabwe to recognise Libya rebels
Justice Delayed As Water Outage Shuts Down High Court
Zimbabwe Wildlife Poisoned
Zimbabwe Nuns, Priests Evicted, Orphanage Seized
MDC Election Unity Hopes Dashed by Reported Comments of Wing Leader Ncube
Ncube clarifies 'education' comments
With UN, Zimbabwean Ministry of Health Targets Non-Communicable Diseases
ZANU PF Chipangano gang attack minibus operators
MDC-N youths denied bail in Bulawayo
‘Facebook’ case thrown out of court
ZANU PF commander jailed 20 years for rape
OPINION: Zim gets ready for “indigenisation”
Analysis: Impunity rules during Zimbabwe's “transition”
Wikileaks: ZANU-PF’s disdain for parliament
Wikileaks: Zanu PF chief whip offered 'union' with MDC
Why should Anjin pay peanuts for Meikles Park?
Letter from Zimbabwe - some acts of kindness are still happening
Constitution Watch Content Series 7/2011 - 19th September 2011 - Local Government and the Constitution
Posted 20/9/11
Zimbabwe poachers turn to poisoning water holes
SA, EU want faster Zim reforms
Zanu (PF) says it has unearthed US-British plot to infiltrate its structures
Technologically Challenged Zim Police Give Up On Face Book Case
Zimbabwe collapsing: Tsvangirai
Soldiers arrest and torture MDC-N youths in Bulawayo
Mugabe's Mega Rich Minister To Pay Damages To Top Civil Servant
Police chief bans all civic activities in Mat North
MDC-T condemns invasion of Chiredzi buildings by ‘thugs’
Fresh farm invasions hit Masvingo
Mpofu Evicts Mail Staff
Zanu-PF Forces Vendors To Cover Fuel Expenses
Zimbabwe not ready for elections: Makoni
China donates 14 million dollars for Zimbabwe food aid
Moyo joins JOMIC
‘Mnangagwa, Mujuru to be dropped'
Parirenyatwa hospital is letting down patients
Cabinet reshuffle shows power of hardliners and military- Wikileaks
Ministers demand cut on oils deals with South Africa-Wikileaks
Constitution Watch of 16th September 2011 [Constitution-making moves slowly towards drafting stage]
Lies and spies
Batch 2 Posted 19/9/11
Mugabe 'shackled' by own actions - analysts
'Sell-outs' to intensify bootlicking
Zesn backs Zec
Health fears on the rise as Zimbabwe poachers poison water holes
Harare too expensive, tycoons say
‘Uneducated’ PM out of his depth: Ncube
Election nightmare …Zim is not ready
Arrested MDC Youths Detained At State House
Pak clean sweep
Wikileaks: Mugabe must retire - Chigwedere
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 17th September 2011
No Excuse for Denying Expats Right to Vote
Posted 19/9/11
New Zanu PF land-grab exposed
Load shedding still with us, says Zesa
Mugabe in elections dilemma
Anglican evictions turn nasty
Is US govt warming up to Mugabe?
Police ban Matabeleland gathering
Splinter group launches Methodist Revival Church
National blood policy unveiled
Organisations in fresh battle for King Mzilikazi’s legacy
US cables expose Grace Mugabe’s Korean links deals exposed
Chigwedere warns of army coup in Zim
Gono yearned for political office, wanted Mugabe to go: WikiLeaks
New tariff necessary, says Zesa boss
Investors shrug off indigenisation fears
Govt shifts focus to other sectors
Political links saved Irvine’s
Sunday Opinion: West to rake in billions from Libya war
Privatise AirZim to save airline
Editor's Desk: Has Mugabe been ruling Zimbabwe by decree?
Posted 18/9/11
Report: No passengers as Air Zimbabwe resumes service after strike
Constitution: not a word written yet
Zanu heavies threaten Mugabe over secret deals
Parties Call For Independent Electoral Commission
Registration of Voters ... An Election on its own
‘Centre debate on how to bring down Mugabe’
Mugabe flies to New York for UN Summit
Top judge Justice Sandura retires
Sekeramayi’s wife to replace Mutinhiri
Zanu PF youths take over buildings
Severe teacher shortage
Locals shortchanged
World’s dumbest cops
John Sentamu refuses to be collared
Mines will keep licences
No to economic sabotage
Zanu-PF Central Committee Member Arrested For Theft
Court Ruling Paves Way For Gukurahundi Play
Wikileaks: 'Mugabe feared war vets'
Batch 2 Posted 17/9/11
Air Zimbabwe pilots end strike
Electoral Amendment Bill to spark heated debate
Gwisai trial delayed again
Mugabe/Tsvangirai Discuss Fate Of Stripper Ambassador
'War Vets' Leader Moves To Matabeleland South
Rights Lawyers Challenge Protest March Ban
2008 abductees want charges dropped
EU Presses South Africa's Zuma to Press Harder for Reform in Zimbabwe
President Mugabe Deplores Surge in Violent Crime in Country
Finance Minister Biti Seeks to Re-Engage World Bank
AG Tomana Steps Up Legal Challenge to Western Sanctions
Zimbabwe, South Africa snub Libyan rebels at UN
The MDC Today - Issue 239
Mugabe push for pulpits' pulling power
Some Perceptions on the Poverty Question in Zimbabwe
'Peace and Democracy: Make Your Voice Heard'
Political Reform Still Lacking In Zimbabwe
Gukurahundi tragedy to unfold on London stage
MDC gives Trevor Ncube nightmares
"Zanu PF will disintegrate when Mugabe dies" - Ray
A letter from the diaspora
Posted 17/9/11
Army commanders face court martial
CIO director falsified reports to Mugabe
BEE: Govt contradicts itself
Mushore plotted money-printing demise
Bulawayo city council institutes forensic audit
‘Libyan ambassador not expelled’
Ncube dismisses Mugabe election call
Chiwenga ills exposed
Jonathan Moyo on Mugabe succession, US policy
‘RBZ was run like the mafia’
Bulawayo bears brunt of capacity utilisation crunch
Meikles seeks to comply with Empowerment Act
Indigenisation remains divisive
What WikiLeaks reveals about Zim politics
Muckraker: Mugabe cannot be immune from criticism
Eric Bloch: Correction of errors begins at last
Violence proves Mugabe not in control of Zanu PF
Assisted voting prone to vote-rigging
Candid Comment: Indigenisation: Is sanity prevailing at last?
Editor's memo: Mugabe must be accountable
Comment: WikiLeaks decrypted: meaning and impact
Posted 16/9/11
GPA still not fulfilled after three years
ZANU PF Politburo shelves discussion on WikiLeaks
Sell-outs kept hanging
Zimbabwe aims to lift power output by 40 percent
Zim Year on Year Inflation Up
EU, S.Africa seek to move past disputes
Zimbabwe again hints at compromise with foreign miners
Implats says Zimplats' licence removal threat gone
Zim can fight farmers ruling
Airzim fails to resume flights
Big interest in Zimbabwe diamonds, despite abuse allegations
Three rhino poachers killed in Zimbabwe
Maguwu Sneaks Out For Ireland
China offers 14 mln USD worth of food to Zimbabwe
Mugabe willing to cooperate with West?
Retired commercial farmer killed in Banket
Alpha Media defamation case date set
Accolades for Verryn and Sisulu
The MDC Today - Issue 238
Pakistan in series whitewash
Mukonori wanted 'secure way out' for Robert Mugabe - WikiLeaks
'Mnangagwa, Mujuru cannot win against MDC'
Mnangagwa’s splinter party?
Watch, Be Inspired and Learn: a series of short films to inspire and entertain
Internship in Zimbabwe
Posted 15/9/11
Former Raffingora farmer, Keith Nicolson, killed
ZANU PF mulls punishment over WikiLeaks revelations
Mugabe faces ‘sell-outs’
Gwisai trial finally takes off in Harare
Lawyers Summoned Over Anglican Church Feud
Jonathan Moyo launches Daily News lawsuit
Airline strike hits Zimbabwe hard
Report: Zimbabwe airline strike hits Victoria Falls bookings
Report: Mugabe to recall Zimbabwean envoy over stripping charges
Zimbabwe empowerment furore aimed at coming vote
Zimbabwe softens tone with foreign miners
Kasukuwere and Mpofu clash over mine licences
MPs defy cabinet directive
Mudenge dragged to court
Businessmen fear the signs
Vote Zanu, I need transport: Chief
Mutare primary school teacher accuses police of intimidation
No salary for 32 months: CSC
36 roadblocks a week for Eddie Cross
‘New’ farmers fail to produce quality produce
ARDA workers still unpaid
Mugabe wants health care in UK
Paradza admitted to bar, again
Human rights festival a success
Old Mutual offered to buy grabbed farms: WikiLeaks
'Mpofu a crook and a thief'- WikiLeaks
Sydney Masamvu Wikileaks dossier- Part One
Webster Shamu unfairly diverting attention to media
Posted 14/9/11
'No WikiLeaks, no rants' as Ray meets Mugabe
Minister: Zimbabwe to pull licence of media that "denigrate" Mugabe
Zim Information Minister Under Fire
Victory For Maguwu As Spies Ordered To Return Property
EU dismisses Zimbabwe sanctions challenge
Robert Mugabe roasts EU
RBZ urged to rethink ‘compulsory loan’ order
Zimbabwe, Zimplats to develop revised ownership plan
MDC activists attacked, hospitalised
Mutare teacher ‘arrested’ for distributing MDC-T fliers
Battered MDC-T youth to sue Chipangano
MDC-T, ZANU PF to clash over Diaspora vote
SADC should strengthen JOMIC -Minister Mzila
More Than 100 Orphans In Anglican Care Left Vulnerable
Operation Garikai beneficiaries to pay rentals
Coltart to give keynote address
German group to invest 13 mln US dollars in Zimbabwe park: report
Beatrice Mtetwa honoured in US
The MDC Today - Issue 237
Cars for Ministers: The facts
Mnangagwa used CIO to spy on prominent ZANU PF members
Chidyausiku a 'rabid party man': judge
Chiwenga feels betrayed
Opportunity and Risk in the Proposed Polling Station-Based Voters’ Roll
Bill Watch 37/2011 of 12th September [Electoral Amendment Bill - Part I]
Bill Watch 38/2011 of 13th September [ElectoralAmendment Bill -Part II]
Posted 13/9/11
'Compulsory loans' aim to keep money in Zim
Judge orders end to diamond activists’ harassment
Army generals face possible treason charge after WikiLeaks revelations
Another diamond rush in Murehwa
Rio's Murowa Eclipsed by Mbada as Zimbabwe's Biggest Gem Miner
"Don't lecture us on democracy," Zimbabwe's Mugabe tells EU envoy
Thousands mark MDC-T’s 12th anniversary celebrations in Harare
Grace Kwinjeh honoured for coming up with the MDC name
Chipangano in renewed attacks on MDC-T supporters
Kunonga Misleading the Nation on Anglican Homosexuality
Voters ‘still welcome to register’
Political Commentator Makumbe Eyes Buhera Seat
Villagers bemoan GNU
Leaders shun Zim
Mother, daughter killed by elephant in Zimbabwe: report
We still got our licence: Zimplats
The MDC Today - Issue 236
Book Café Scoops €25 000 Prize
Wikileaks: Mnangagwa, Moyo plotted Zanu PF breakaway
Gono: ‘ZANU PF poster boy for corruption and mismanagement’
'Gono, McGee close to blows’
ZimExpo UK celebrates 10th Anniversary Leicester October 14 – 16, 2011
How the MDC became Zanu-PF's worst nightmare
Just fire them – what is Mugabe waiting for?
Bill Watch - Parliamentary Committees Series - No Dates yet for Public Hearings on Electoral Amendment Bill
Batch 2 Posted 12/9/11
Tsvangirai: Mixed messages are hurting Zimbabwe
Mugabe Isolated
Mutasa Calls For Purging Of Wiki leaks ‘Sellouts’
Zimbabwean diamond activist barred from leaving
Zimbabwe's dealings with Gaddafi to be reviewed
Army chiefs turn on their boss Chiwenga
Faith Members Threaten Fresh Farm Invasions
State Agents Confiscate Rights Defender’s Property
Suspected MDC supporters denied voter registration
Zapu pins hope on diaspora
Air Zimbabwe pilot who wrecked plane keeps wings after audit
Tsvangirai Rebuffs Mugabe Call for March 2012 Elections
Elections in 2012 only after the full roadmap has been agreed
Blood-sucking diamond poachers
New Mugabe mining plan
Report: Zimbabwe diamond mining firms to set up own power line
Latest Wikileaks Releases Offer Zimbabweans Candid View of Political Parties
WikiLeaks ok but ...
Wikileaks: 'Mugabe attempted ‘a coup on himself’
Archbishop shares our pain – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 10th September 2011
Posted 12/9/11
MDC-T holds colourful anniversary celebrations
Mugabe quite unstable: Mujuru
WikiLeaks reports shocked Mugabe, says Tsvangirai
Mugabe, Tsvangirai vulnerable
Has Wikileaks sealed Joice Mujuru’s fate?
No escape for Shamuyarira in Zanu PF’s succession debate
Mugabe met UN expert on health woes
‘Mnangagwa pleads with Tsvangirai for govt post’
Zim payment of IMF arrears rated ‘poor’
Empowerment rules: Zim to set up equity fund
Sunday View: 9/11 US attack and lessons for future security
Dictators overstate their self-worth
Sunday Opinion:Politicians’ deceit exposed
Editor's Desk:Leaks a consequence of autocratic governance
Posted 11/9/11
Zimbabwe PM slams Mugabe plan for 2012 election
Tsvangirai's speech at Gwanzura Stadium
Khupe Threatens A No Vote Campaign
New election deadline from President
Experts meet on GPA anniversary
Anti-MDC media onslaught
No end in sight for Air Zim paralysis
Zimplats courts govt
Foreign-owned companies on the edge
Nestle to expand regardless
Tourism under serious threat
Report: Zimbabwean minister pushes for door-to-door HIV tests
Visa Regime Colonial-Mzembi
MP orders MDC out
PM praises local council
Luxurygate out of proportion: Govt
Zim: money laundering playground
Wikileaks: Zanu PF part of future: Bennett
Lost in smoke and haze
Batch 2 Posted 10/9/11
Zimbabwe bishop death threat after speaking out
Freedom for Anglican priest clears path for Archbishop to meet Mugabe
Mission to Harare
Police gagged over Mujuru
EU deliberates on Zim ultimatum
Harare Tense Ahead of Anniversary Rally Organised by Prime Minister's Party
Zimbabwe Sets November Deadline For Zimplats to Revise Equity Quotas for Blacks
Panic over Mugabe backlash
Makoni party funded by UK: WikiLeaks
Bill Watch 36/2011 of 9th September [Opening of Fourth Session of Parliament]
Posted 10/9/11
More Anglican churches and properties seized in Zimbabwe
Forty-eight Hour Eviction Notice To Anglicans And Orphanage
Mugabe’s Bishop Kunonga evicts nurses, school head and priests
Rowan Williams to meet Robert Mugabe
No British, EU observers for polls: Mugabe
Top European Union Diplomat to Engage Zimbabwe Government in Forthcoming Visit
Zim documentation almost done
Old Mutual & Zimplats ‘renegotiating’ indigenisation plans
Kasukuwere remains defiant
Another MDC member remanded in custody over the death of a policeman
MDC-T beef up security for Saturday rally
Victims of violence still bitter
MDC-T Senator says ZANU PF running scared of elections
Zanu-PF turns on 'moderate'
Debunking MDC political school myths
Report: Zimbabwe rhino poachers given record jail terms
Rampaging Elephants Threaten Zimbabwe Farms
WikiLeaks: Mugabe fears being hanged for crimes
Shiri has 'repented' of Gukurahundi: Dabengwa
WikiLeaks: Moven Mahachi Death Possible Assassination/Chamisa Breathes Fire
‘WikiLeaks blessing in disguise’
A letter from the diaspora
Bill Watch 35/2011 of 6th September [Indigenisation Threat: Human Rights Commission Bill: Key Appointments]
Batch 2 Posted 9/9/11
Push for Mujuru exhumation
Mugabe paralysed
MDC-T probes intra-party violence
Mnangagwa’s double dealings exposed
Anti-corruption work dangerous — Mangwana
Stop playing politics with business — Khupe
Zanu PF heavyweights close ranks ahead of indaba
Anti-Corruption Commission has mammoth task
Mugabe friends supping with the ‘devil’
Homelink writes-off US$4,3m property
‘MDC at 12: We see a new Zimbabwe’
Zim keeps landing on wrong side of history
Government must make economy fly
Libyan debacle exposes archaic foreign policy
Polling station-based voters’ roll: Opportunities and risks
Mugabe’s real enemies exposed
Candid Comment:Deal with second-hand clothing trade
Editor's Memo:Pan-African initiative AMI on the move
Posted 9/9/11
Violence in Harare as ZANU-PF Militants Attack MDC Backers Over Market Stalls
ZANU PF youth attack Chitungwiza council
Zim farm murder ‘not mere robbery’
Archbishop will find Zimbabwe Church in chaos
Archbishop of Canterbury requests meeting with Robert Mugabe
Kunonga takes over mission
Mugabe and Zuma in Showdown Over Regional Monitors
‘Cancel Mugabe, Gaddafi deals’
Broke Zimbabwe can't feed inmates
Inputs politicised
Cholera Cases Down - UN
Zim threatens Old Mutual
Investors’ fears increase
Over 50 Zim mines face the axe, say reports
Impala’s Zimplats Proposes Arbitrator to Help Resolve Zimbabwe Law Dispute
MDC-T takes measures to protect rally goers
Mugabe Fuming Over WikiLeaks
Chamisa says MDC united behind Tsvangirai
Mugabe bought loyalty of army to keep him in power
Gono eyed ministerial position
WikiLeaks: Moyo sues Daily News
From Zimbabwe to South Africa in search of an education
Wikileaks – What will George Charamba say now?
Posted 8/9/11
Platinum giant loses mining rights in Zimbabwe under black empowerment laws
Zim mines min backs away from Zimplats expulsion
Q+A-What next in Zimbabwe mine ownership showdown?
Anglican priest arrested by police in Highlands
Anglican Bishop of Harare: "Priest's arrest for 'theft' of US$1.5 million is baseless"
AG goes after Mugabe allies
Zanu (PF) admits party is rocked by WikiLeaks
Zimbabwean lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa awarded Inamori Ethics Prize
More than 20 injured after ZANU PF attack in Highfields
Air Force director threatens locals
Zim "Egyptian style" Uprising Activists Trial Postponed
Air Zim Expecting Delivery Of First Airbus Plane
ZEF hosts workshop on Diaspora Vote
ZESN takes Electoral Amendment Bill debate to Hurungwe and Kariba
Perpetrators of Organised Violence and Torture must be accountable
Geoffrey Van Orden on Tomana's letter to the EU
The MDC Today - Issue 234
WikiLeaks: "Moyo advised the US how to penetrate Zanu PF and oust Mugabe"
WikiLeaks: Mnangagwa 'grabbed Mugabe by the lapels'
Posted 7/9/11
Violence Reported in Harare as Mugabe Calls for Peace
Mugabe encourages lawmakers to preach peace
Police look on as MDC-T official & others attacked outside Parliament
Another white farmer evicted
ZANU-PF Turns to Monitoring Committee in Mujuru Death Charge
Is Mugabe a long term cancer survivor?
Mugabe's party says WikiLeaks claim that president has cancer is false
Zim's National Healing Organ Has Failed - Zimrights
Air Zimbabwe Big Let Down: Mugabe
Zim government spreading HIV: Mugabe
Political violence victims demand action
CZI fights Zesa power hike
Mugabe expects foreign firms to abide by stakes plan
Zimbabwe to prosecute Zimplats over share plans
Zimbabwe threatens to sue EU over sanctions
WikiLeaks exposes Jonathan Moyo’s fickle ZANU PF loyalty
Wikileaks: Mujuru backed Makoni for president
Wikileaks: Bots prepared for war with Zim
WikiLeaks: Mujuru behind Makoni party
WikiLeaks Revelations: Will They Change The Face Of Zimbabwe Politics? - Analysts
Summer Travel: Mugabe Style
US Ambassador Charles Ray on Question Time
Wikileaks Tsunami - Will Jonathan Moyo be prosecuted?
Posted 6/9/11
WikiLeaks reveals Africa’s growing impatience with ailing Mugabe
Mugabe’s Terminal Cancer is Set to Heat Up Race for Succession
Mugabe says elections to be held in 2012
Zim White Farmers Appeal For Protection
Zimbabwe's white farmers still target of violence
CFU statement on murder on Colin Zietsman
World Bank gets tough on Zimbabwe’s US$8 billion debt
Failure to release civil service audit report is ZANU PF plot
‘Zim will not nationalise mines’
'Zimbabwe empowerment minister powerless'
Foreign firms and Zim government headed for negations
ZESA won’t budge on tariffs
Bill payers to boycott
‘Hokoyo ZESA’
Zimbabwe's underfed prisoners "must grow their own food"
Zambia denies plans to use Zimbabwean police
Mugabe Ashamed Of HIV Government Officials
‘Zanu PF stealing diamonds money’
No water, no electricity for Chitungwiza
Wikileaks: Masiyiwa’s bid to thwart vote rigging
WikiLeaks: Grace told Gono, Mugabe was old and senile
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s statement to the press and the people of Cote d’ Ivoire during his visit last week
Pakistan in seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe
Zanu is still not facing reality
Batch 2 Posted 5/9/11
Mugabe, Zanu courtiers move to crush dissent
Children suffer at orphanage
Zesa justifies tariff hike
Grace Hoodwinked
Anger at Mujuru death comments
MDC youths attacked
Union accuses Zanu-PF of distorting history in schools
Willowvale hit by cheap car imports
Alarm bells over huge steel deal
Zim finds friend in Beijing
Biti pushes for reform in ZSE law
WikiLeaks: ZANU-PF paralysis created conditions for "military opportunism." - Biti
WikiLeaks: General Mujuru had secret talks with MDC
WikiLeaks: "Mugabe should step down" - Kasukuwere
Wikileaks: Botswana sought US help against Zim military attack
Wikileaks: Mugabe obsessed with out-lasting Kaunda
Like Libya, Zimbabwe must move on – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 3rd September 2011
Posted 5/9/11
Police graft blamed for road carnage inaccidents
Cholera fears linger in rural Lupane
Bogus prophets prey on women
Mujurus were long divorced: WikiLeaks
Fellow generals expose Chiwenga has no experience
Mujuru, MDC links exposed
‘Tsvangirai received vehicles from RBZ’s Gideon Gono’
Byo pressure group demands affirmative action on firms
Land rights: Banks speak-out
Indigenisation law scares ZSE buyers
Zim economy on the mend, but contraints remain: WB
NSSA scam: more officials face the chop
Cross-border traders’ future bleak
Lest we forget the Mugomba 13 disaster
Why ZRP needs urgent reform
Sunday View: Marange diamonds tainted by human rights violations
EDITOR'S DESK:No power, no water but Harare is still the best city
Posted 4/9/11
Zim's Unemployment Down To 50%
Libyan envoy expulsion not govt decision: PM
Mpofu’s vast wealth questioned
Zimbabwe's MDC Says Dumped ZANU-PF Minister Free To Join Tsvangirai Party
City Council Braces For Massive Workers Strike
No pay checks for MDC
MP CDF scandal
Stop the violence: US ambassador
Villagers want JOMIC intervention
More vehicles for MPs?
Chiadzwa guards unhappy
Mujuru wanted an educated army
Minister rejects Nestlé's plans on indigenization
Zimbabwean diplomat 'propping up' embassy with her own money
Media self regulation under threat
WikiLeaks: Mugabe dead by 2013
Wikileaks: Mujuru clandestinely met with U.S. Ambassador and pleaded for U.S. help
WikiLeaks: Moyo ‘planted false stories’ - Ex-Herald editor
Wikileaks: Chissano likened Mugabe to 'mad dog'
Wikileaks: Gono wanted Chinamasa 'wounded'
WikiLeaks: Generals attack Chiwenga
WikiLeaks: Rautenbach’s Zanu PF headache
Wikileaks: Zambia's ZIPRA archives snub
WikiLeaks questions NewsDay ownership
A hundred and twenty years
Batch 2 Posted 3/9/11
Expelled Libyan ambassador, diplomats leave Zimbabwe for neighboring Botswana
Mugabe says Zimbabwe election by March 2012
Anti-corruption commission sworn in
White farmer ‘beaten to death’ in suspected robbery
ZANU PF tensions rise after Mujuru death
ZANU stealing diamond money: NGOs
Suffering Zimbabweans fed up with the GNU
Zanu PF, Sadc clash
We won’t seize foreign assets: Minister
Power hike tickles price boom
Zanu PF MP in court for fraud
Shunned by West, Zimbabwe Finds a Friend in Beijing
Nicholas van Hoogstraten: Zimbabwe's Mr Big
Wilfred Mhanda on Question Time: Part 2
A letter from the diaspora
Posted 3/9/11
Mujuru steps up presidential bid
Mugabe concedes defeat over election date
Free reign for Mugabe after Mujuru death
No GPA implementation spirit in govt –– Zuma
UK govt looks to post-Mugabe era
‘Africa must ensure free polls’
Matinenga blocks Human Rights Bill debate
GNU presides over social service decay
Ministers duck MPs queries
Discreet business for cricket franchises
BEE: Govt reneges on its side of the bargain
CABS lending up 485%
Economics and unintended consequences
Tsvangirai’s poor judgment increasingly self-evident
Muckraker: Puerile attempt to soil Zuma falls flat
Eric Bloch: Ministerial lawbreakers
Civic society leaders ‘power hungry’
What Zim can learn from Disney World
Prohibit statements threatening free, fair polls
CandidComment: Of bank profits and the ‘rob-each-other’ business model
Editor's Memo: Sadc must spell it out to Mugabe
Comment: Zim’s foreign policy detached from reality
Posted 2/9/11
Zim leaders divided over Libyan ambassador
Deputy Prime Minister Says Libyan Envoy Deserved Expulsion
Zim Journalists Arrested At Libyan Embassy
KP Acts On Marange Torture Claims
Marange miners: testimonies of abuse
Theft of Anglican properties: Archbishop seeks Mugabe meeting
World Bank Worried About 'Ghost Workers'
ZANU PF expel Tracy Mutinhiri over MDC-T links
Zanu-PF fires lawmaker for calling Mugabe 'old'
Row over Mujuru escalates
‘Harare worst city to live in’
Probe on Biti bombing yields nothing so far
Eyebrows Raised as Zimbabwe MDC Formation Launches Politics School
Zimbabwe empowerment law not nationalisation
MISA: AG withdraws charges against Standard journalists
Zanu PF militia threatens villagers
Zimbabwe MPs shun Thokozani Khope's circumcision call
Real Entrepreneurs Not ‘Activists’ To Lead AAG: Mavhinga
Land grabbers threaten Zim elephants
Campus residence for UZ students after 5 years
Exam results scandal rocks Zimbabwe Open University
Tsvangirai's 'Ivory Coast' warning
Zambezi Airlines courts Zim pilots
Your mine is mine
Political violence knows no limit: Heal Zimbabwe
A country in darkness
Zim vs Pak: Zim 245-4 at stumps on Day 1
Posted 1/9/11
Libya's ambassador expelled from Zimbabwe to return home Wednesday
MDC-T condemns ‘despicable’ decision to expel Libyan ambassador
Storm over envoy
CZI set for showdown with Zesa
Hre Residents Trust: ZESA Rates Hike Unacceptable
Zimbabwe needs $13 bln for energy sector: World Bank
'Fresh assault on Operation Murambatsvina victims'
MDC-T officials in Manicaland under siege
Mob of 15 soldiers runs riot in Mbare
Zanu women abuse shoppers
Zanu (PF) thugs defy Mugabe’s ‘peace’ calls
Political Violence in Zimbabwe Down in July, Says Watchdog Group
3 police officers face armed robbery rap
Chihuri must be fired: Makone
Zuma backs sale of Chiadzwa diamonds
Zimbabwe linked to $200-million sale of ‘blood diamonds’
Examine Your Head: AAG Tells KP
Electoral Amendment Bill — ZESN Public Meeting
World Bank official: loans for Zimbabwe a long way off
Mugabe 'hijacks history syllabus'
Archbishop of Canterbury Looks to Ease Zimbabwe Church Violence
'I wanted to give Mugabe pangolin'
Pictures: 2011 Zimfest a 'fantastic success'
Air Zimbabwe strike enters second month
Zimbabwe’s attitude towards Libya’s NTC really irritates me!
Wilfred Mhanda on Question Time part 1
Mugabe must account for the goings on at Marange
Air Zimbabwe strike enters second month
Zimbabwe’s attitude towards Libya’s NTC really irritates me!
Wilfred Mhanda on Question Time part 1
Mugabe must account for the goings on at Marange
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