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Joshua Nkomo writes Mugabe from London (1983)
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO 2 Stevenage Road East Ham E6 2WL London E6 2WL United Kingdom 7th June, 1983 INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGAB...Published: 24 Dec 2013 at 18:53hrs | | by SW Radio Africa
US Ambassador explains US sanctions on Zimbabwe
TRANSCRIPT: U.S. Sanctions Policy & Continued Strong Commitment to the People of Zimbabwe (Interview)Harare, September 25, 2013: The following is a...Published: 26 Sep 2013 at 17:22hrs | | by SW Radio
Armed Zim cops leave over 70 families homeless
A community of more than 70 families is reported to be homeless following a raid last week by armed police, who evicted them all after eight years and razed some of their huts to the ground....Published: 09 Sep 2013 at 17:07hrs | | by Tererai Karimakwenda I SW Radio
Rights lawayers raise alarm over persecution of its members
A group representing human rights lawyers has voiced concern over what it says is the harassment and victimisation of its members.On Friday, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) issu...Published: 09 Sep 2013 at 18:27hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo I SW Radio
NGO slams Belgium's push for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
An international rights group has described as worrying Belgium's push for the removal of sanctions on the Zanu-PF-run Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC).On Thursday, an official ...Published: 07 Sep 2013 at 13:55hrs | 1 | by Nomalanga Moyo I SW Radio
NewsDay Editor suspended over claims 'Mugabe offered Tsvangirai VP post'
Owners of the NewsDay newspaper - Alpha Media Holdings - have suspended the paper's editor for allegedly failing to conform to "set ethical values".Constantine Chimakure was suspended with imm...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 19:21hrs | | by Nomalanga Moyo / SW Radio
Zanu-PF activists threaten to evict all MDC-T supporters in Binga
Villagers in remote areas of Binga are reported to be living in fear, due to serious threats from ZANU PF activists, who are "promising" to target all MDC-T supporters when Robert Mugabe is sworn in...Published: 15 Aug 2013 at 17:19hrs | | by SW Radio Africa
Misihairabwi-Mushonga under fire for calling for sex boycotts
Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has come under fire from former opposition leader Margaret Dongo, for calling on women to embark on sex boycotts to force their husbands to go and register to vote....Published: 30 Jun 2013 at 08:49hrs | | by SW Radio Africa News
Interview: Mutumwa Mawere speaks on citizenship fight
Violet Gonda's guest on Hot Seat is Zimbabwean business mogul Mutumwa Mawere, who was recently told by Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede that he had to renounce his So...Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 16:23hrs | 1 | by Violet Gonda I SW Radio
Zimbabwe slammed for its continued silence over the Diaspora vote
The government of Zimbabwe has been slammed for its continued silence over the Diaspora vote, in defiance of the continent's top human rights court. &nbs...Published: 05 Jun 2013 at 03:29hrs | 1 | by SW Radio Africa
Mutumwa Mawere goes to court to reclaim his Zimbabwean citizenship
ZIMBABWE-BORN businessman Mutumwa Mawere filed an urgent Constitutional Court application on Tuesday asking the court to confirm constitutional provisions on dual citizenship and to stop the 30-day vo...Published: 05 Jun 2013 at 02:45hrs | | by Violet Gonda I SW Radio Africa
Massive corruption, looting at Home Affairs Ministry departments
Massive corruption and looting in departments under the Home Affairs Ministry, including the police force, is robbing Zimbabwe of many millions of dollars every month, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has...Published: 13 May 2013 at 17:16hrs | | by Violet Gonda I SW Radio
Kirsty Coventry's taking ARVs after Harare attack
FORMER Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry was the victim of a robbery in Harare that has left her taking anti-retroviral drugs as a precaution after she was hurt during the attack.The swimmer sa...Published: 01 May 2013 at 06:09hrs | | by Violet Gonda I SW Radio Africa
MDC-T loses 8 senior members in 6 months
Speaking at the funeral of UZ lecturer Professor John Makumbe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said his party had lost eight senior members in the past six months.Makumbe was a senior member ...Published: 01 Feb 2013 at 09:14hrs | | by SW Radio
Evicted white farmers file case at African Commission
Two Zimbabwean farmers, who both had their farms seized under the land grab campaign, will make history this week when a legal challenge against the suspension of the regional human rights Tribunal is...Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 11:37hrs | | by Alex Bell I SW Radio
MP fires all school teachers in his constituency who are not ZANU-PF supporters
A ZANU PF legislator, implicated in the murder of an MDC-T ward official last year, has reportedly fired all school teachers in his constituency who are not Zanu-PF supporters and were not raised in t...Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 06:21hrs | | by SW Radio Africa
Zim cops implicated in fake cash syndicate
Members of the police force in Harare are believed to be involved in a syndicate behind the production of fake US dollar notes, which have flooded the city's cash market.Four people were rece...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 11:17hrs | | by Alex Bell I SW Radio
Senator Obert Gutu and Irene Petras on Question Time with Lance Guma
Both MDC formations in the coalition government gave in to demands by ZANU PF that human rights abuses committed before February 2009 should not be investigated by the new Human Rights Commission. De...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 16:17hrs | | by Lance Guma | SW Radio Africa
Zimbabwe legalise land grabs in new constitution
The drafters of Zimbabwe's new constitution are facing serious criticism for signing off on a document that appears to legalise state sanctioned theft of land, which could potentially lead to a fresh ...Published: 25 Jul 2012 at 10:06hrs | | by Alex Bell I SW Radio
Avenging spirits - 2 Zanu-PF activists die within 2 days
Two Zanu-PF activists, suspected of killing MDC-T official Cephas Magura in Mudzi two months ago, have died within two days of each other.Eric Katiza, one of seven youths arrested over the mur...Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 20:22hrs | | by Lange Guma I SW Radio
Solomon Mujuru's estate valued at $9 billion
Unconfirmed reports suggest the late General Solomon Mujuru left behind an estate worth an estimated US$9 billion, sources said on Tuesday.The sources, citing correspondence between lawyers re...Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Tichaona Sibanda I SW Radio
Zimrights employees briefly detained
Five employees of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) were on Monday briefly detained by police in Karoi after attempting to hold 'legal clinics'. The police however claimed the group co...Published: 27 Jun 2012 at 06:35hrs | | by SW Radio
Abducted MDC youths found at a police station
The scores of youths who were picked up by armed police officers early Monday morning in Bulawayo Central are reported to be in detention at Saucertown police station. The MDC-T confirmed on Wed...Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 05:12hrs | | by SW Radio
Selected Journalists 'only' allowed to attend Tsvangirai's address
Journalists have expressed their frustration after many were blocked from attending a ‘public' address by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, comparing the action to ZANU PF's treatment o...Published: 17 Feb 2011 at 08:01hrs | | by SW Radio | Edited by (Roy Moyo and Matthews Estell)
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