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Elders urge SADC leaders to support smooth transition in Zimbabwe
Graça Machel Writing to SADC member states ahead of the regional group’s summit in Swaziland later this month, The Elders noted that Zimbabwe is “on the verge of an important transition” which, if...
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MDC Youth Chairperson’s remarks at the launch of #MyZimbabwe campaign
Today we witness three decades of what should have been an era of prosperity, liberty and freedom anchored on respect, dignity and human rights. The dream of Independence has been squandered through...
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Mdc youths clash with police
A school kid was beaten by the policemen in the ensuing commotion resulting in the crowd getting angrier. A group started advancing towards the police resulting in reinforcements being called in. The...
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Police assault journalist
Yasin confirmed she had been struck once with a baton stick by a member of the riot police despite having identified herself as a journalist. She said the assault occurred in the heat of skirmishes in...
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ZBC news crew vehicle torched
Earlier, freelance journalist Lucy Yasin was assaulted by members of the riot police while covering the same march which was reportedly disrupted by the police. MISA-Zimbabwe position MISA-Zimbabwe...
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Zim judge overturns suspension of university student expelled over protest...
Archbold Elias Madida had been suspended from MSU for allegedly holding a placard inscribed “MSU Students support MDC-T”, within the university’s premises following an anti-government protest staged in...
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‘No One Is Safe’: Zimbabwe Threatens to Seize Farms of Party Defectors
Agrippah Mutambara at his farm on the outskirts of Bindura, Zimbabwe. Like dozens of political figures who have fallen out of favor, he is facing the seizure of his farm. Credit Joao Silva/The New York...
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Mugabe inadvertently providing slave labour to other countries
President Robert Mugabe Temporary labour migration, especially to South Africa, has long been a feature of this country’s history, as, according to a 2002 survey by the Southern Africa Migration...
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No advance on cessation of hostilities
The meeting lasted for around seven hours, only ending at 22.00, and during that period Renamo simply refused to halt its attacks unless the government withdrew its forces stationed at the Gorongosa...
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Invite the poor
Stephen Cave wrote an article not long ago describing the questioning today as to whether we really have free will. He records a current view that the notion was dreamt up by theologians and law-makers...
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Zimbabwe’s government is standing by as its wildlife is slaughtered
Zimbabwe has also experienced a worrying rise in poaching. In 2014, 20 rhinos were killed; in 2015, the figure was 51. Photograph: Duncan Willetts/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar They were soon dead, shot by...
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Zimbabwe’s rock and hard place
Money shortages means queues to get money out of the banks. Hunger in Zimbabwe is seen overwhelmingly as a rural problem. Consecutive droughts have scorched harvests, and as a result 4.1 million people...
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Police arrest activists ahead of demo
Promise Mkwananzi So far two activists from Dzivaresekwa have been picked up and are detained at the Dzivaresekwa police station. Arrested are Keith Mashayamombe and another whose name has been given...
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ZRP fire teargas on Mega Friday
More than a hundred police officers in riot gear, backed up by water cannon and armoured trucks, occupied the venue that opposition parties planned to use for their march. As opposition supporters...
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High court allows Nera demo
Biti ready for demonstrations. Justice Hlekani Mwayera ruled that the demonstration should be allowed to go ahead from 12 midday to 4 pm. Mwayera ordered the police to maintain peace and also barred...
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Australian Embassy condemns use of violence
The Australian Embassy wishes to emphasise that the rule of law, respect for human rights, right to free speech, freedom of assembly and other democratic freedoms are at the heart of the Zimbabwean...
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High Court okays Mega Demonstration
Justice Mwayera also ordered the police not to interfere with the demonstration and to respect the law and international statutes. The parties, under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda,...
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NGO Expo 2016
This platform attracts a lot of organization for NGO, Government, Donor Community and Private Sector. In addition, the NGO Expo has provided a unique opportunity for he different sectors to dialogue on...
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Open to letter to Robert Mugabe: Your time is up, Mr President
President Robert Mugabe As the elders say, ‘chisingaperi chinoshura’, and ‘chinobhururuka chinomhara’, you had your time to molest, abuse, and kill us, but not anymore. This is now our time. Our moment...
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Promise Mkwananzi Arrested
He was arrested at 7:30AM upon his report at Harare Central. The state is preferring charges of inciting public violence ahead of the call for Shutdown 3.0 scheduled for 31 August 2016. The Zimbabwe...
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