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Disquiet over deportations - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Even after discounting the more questionable assertions by campaigners, disquieting questions remain about the deportation of 14 Zimbabweans from the UK last Wednesday.The UK Home Secretary Priti Patel - haunted by her failure to curb ille…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 22:25hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

Stand up for sit down - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 21st November 2020

World Toilet Day on Friday made a bigger splash than this month's third anniversary of the overthrow of Mugabe.Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights called on the Mnangagwa government to ensure that everyone has access to a clean and safe toil…

Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 07:33hrs | 5 | by ZimVigil

Terrorist threat to region - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

President Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will help Mozambique in its struggle against Islamic terrorists in the north of the country. The Mozambiquan government has appealed for international assistance following new attacks by militants who …

Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 5 | by ZimVigil

'The full Robert Mugabe' - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

The drama over the US presidential election, with long delays in releasing the results and angry disputes between the Republicans and Democrats, prompted a Vigil supporter to comment: 'They could learn from Zimbabwe where they find it more…

Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:08hrs | 15 | by ZimVigil

Living for the moment - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

It's been a problem for at least 20 years. Despite all the efforts of successive presidents, some Zimbabweans are still apparently dissatisfied. They just don't know what's good for them.One hesitates to call them greedy but as Finance Min…

Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:05hrs | 13 | by ZimVigil

'Return to normalcy'

'Nation embraces Zim dollar . . . Country has returned to normalcy, President says'. This was a headline in the Chronicle. Sadly there is an element of truth in this. What we face is indeed 'normalcy' under Zanu PF. MDC Vice President…

Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil

Making things simple

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has a droll sense of humour. He says he decided to name Zimbabwe's latest local currency the RTGS dollar so as not to confuse the public! Of course, even those in remote rural areas know that RTGS stands …

Published: 19 May 2019 at 21:20hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

Joyless Mayday

Comrade Mnangagwa's Mayday message to the workers was predictable: everything is going to be better. We know you are being exploited by businessmen's greedy price rises but we demand that employers raise your pay.The message went down like…

Published: 05 May 2019 at 14:26hrs | 6 | by zimvigil

Facing the truth - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

'Elements of corruption' is a gross understatement but it was nevertheless a welcome breath of reality from President Mnangagwa in his ZBC television interview on the eve of Independence Day. Mnangagwa came to power promising to root …

Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 20:07hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil

African Union hypocrisy

The African Union's condemnation of the military coup in Sudan exposes the hypocrisy of the organization. The chair of the AU Commission said it was not the appropriate response to the challenges facing Sudan and the aspirations of its peo…

Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:10hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil

In and out of the news

Cyclone Idai drew world attention to our region at the sharp end of climate change with generous international aid pouring in to help the victims. Zimbabwe was again in the news.There were many heart-warming and heartbreaking stories to be…

Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 09:00hrs | 294 | by ZimVigil

Sofa not so good

The cyclone that devastated eastern Zimbabwe was predictable. What was also predictable was the failure of the government to prepare for it. Everyone knew it was coming but nothing was done about it and it was not until it arrived that Pre…

Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:51hrs | 3135 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe branding:- Lipstick on a pig

Former Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi used to be keen on what he called 'rebranding' Zimbabwe. He could see that the country's image abroad had been tainted by Mugabe's misrule and thought cosmetic public relations would help bring in tour…

Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 21:52hrs | 4 | by ZimVigil

Our Ponzi country Zimbabwe

A Ponzi scheme, for those unfamiliar with the term, is a way of creaming off money from deluded investors. They initially receive handsome returns but this does not come from profits on their investment but from new suckers drawn into the …

Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 13:39hrs | 5 | by ZimVigil

Zanu-PF returns to terror tactics

Lawyer and former education minister Dave Coltart has appealed to the world to take action to halt the Mnangagwa regime's terror tactics against the opposition MDC.Senator Coltart was commenting on a statement by the MDC's Manicaland spoke…

Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:41hrs | | by ZimVigil

'Poor, bankrupt, miserable country' - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

This description by British minister Alan Duncan was spot on. He was speaking on his way to the UN to discuss Venezuela. But he could equally well have been talking about Zimbabwe. Venezuela was seen by the UN to be the more pressing …

Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by ZimVigil

Zanu PF goes mad â€“ Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

'Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad', goes the old adage. It seems to be coming true in our new 'reformed' Zimbabwe so warmly welcomed last year by the UK government. The UK is not smiling now as reports come in of brutal repr…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 450 | by ZimVigil

Hypocrisy and self-delusion

Happy Christmas? After a seamless transition from Mugabe's hypocrisy to Mnangagwa's self-delusion, most people will have little to celebrate. Food, fuel, fares, medicines and school fees are a perpetual struggle thanks to an unreformed Zan…

Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 20:28hrs | 1599 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe asylum seekers panic in UK diaspora

Zimbabweans without settled status in the UK have been alarmed by a report in a daily newspaper here, the Independent, that Britain is working with officials from the Zimbabwe Embassy to send them back home, where they say they fear persec…

Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 2670 | by ZimVigil

Mnangagwa's folly

On Friday President Mnangagwa 'broke ground' for a new parliament building. Coming a time when Zimbabwe is in economic meltdown it shows a bizarre choice of priorities. Mnangagwa will protest that China is paying for this white elephant bu…

Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | 2185 | by ZimVigil

The Zimbabwe land issue won't go away

Fears of a land grab in South Africa have spooked investors. The ailing rand took another tumble when President Trump said his administration was closely watching the proposed seizure of land from white farmers.British Prime Minister There…

Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 19:35hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe's barking puppies'

Nelson Chamisa has threatened that his MDC party will 'not allow' the elections on 30th July unless electoral reforms are made. The party has called for a demonstration in Harare on Tuesday to insist that reforms are implemented.MDC T want…

Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 13:01hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

The beating heart of Zimbabwe hypocrisy

The hypocrisy at the heart of the Zanu PF regime was exposed by President Mnangagwa's son Emmerson Jr in a graphic interview he gave in Harare to the London Sunday Times veteran foreign correspondent Christina Lamb about his father's escap…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 15:57hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil

Mnangagwa can only be a disappointment

President Mnangagwa got a good hearing at the annual 'movers and shakers' jamboree at Davos in the Swiss Alps. People were curious to see whether he was another boring lunatic like his mentor Mugabe. They were quite reassured.Absent was th…

Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil

'Fantasy world in Zimbabwe'

A Vigil emissary just returned from a clandestine visit home reports finding a fantasy world in Zimbabwe where the government pretends that all is well while sending agents to scour the streets to buy up the remaining dollars.It's not so m…

Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 06:27hrs | 862 | by ZimVigil

Mugabe's litter

Amid speculation that President Mugabe may call an early election in March to wrongfoot the opposition, the Election Watch organisation has shown that the mooted polling date could not be achieved if the proposed Biometric Voter Registrati…

Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 16:32hrs | 599 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwe's campaign of fear

Fears of violence are growing as the 2018 elections approach. The fears are especially acute in rural areas such as Gutu West constituency, where a local NGO reports that Zanu-PF intimidation has triggered panic in the entire community.Vil…

Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabweans are victims of 'sovereignty'

As Zimbabwe embarks on the final lap before the next elections, all indications are that it will be a repetition of the stolen 2013 polls, nodded through by an acquiescent outside world with political correctness overriding blatant elector…

Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 18:18hrs | 3 | by Zimvigil

Zimbabweans are best educated idiots?

Zimbabweanslove myths. One of the proofs is the popularity of the suave, sharply-dressed salesmen promising them everything they pray for. Like Mugabe.Here we bump into one of the great myths of our age: 'Zimbabweans are the best-educated …

Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 14:07hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

Mugabe rotten to the core

Figures are important, particularly for Zimbabwe where they simply donâ€™t add up. Letâ€™s start with Mugabeâ€™s trip to the Mexican resort of Cancun less than a week after he returned from seeing his doctors in Singapore. Mugabe travelled…

Published: 29 May 2017 at 07:20hrs | 933 | by zimvigil

The wet road to Zimbabwe freedom

The Zimbabwean diaspora gave ROHR activist Sipho Ndlovu a hero's welcome when he arrived at the Vigil after a marathon seven-day bike ride through England to raise money to stop political violence in Zimbabwe and teach people in the rural …

Published: 22 May 2017 at 13:43hrs | 1183 | by ZimVigil

Zimbabwean ativist to cycling through England for 7 days to raise funds

Supporters of Restoration of Human Rights gathered at the Vigil to give a send-off to ROHR activist Sipho Ndlovu who will be cycling through England for seven days to raise funds for the Zimbabwe Peace Actors' Platform (ZimPAP). Sipho will…

Published: 14 May 2017 at 17:28hrs | 5 | by ZimVigil

'A better Zimbabwe tomorrow'

Mugabe is said to have thwarted a coup attempt by supporters of Vice-President Mnangagwa. This comment came from the political analyst Ibbo Mandaza in an interview by the journalist Violet Gonda.Dr Mandaza said Mugabe had been forced to st…

Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 18:47hrs | 3 | by ZimVigil

Anti-Zuma protesters in London protest at Zanu-PF misrule

The Vigil is to mark the 37th anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence by a demonstration outside the Embassy in London next Saturday in protest at Zanu-PF's misrule.At the same time, Zanu-PF in the UK has invited people to join anniversary …

Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

Dokora's Muslim syllabus

The diaspora was surprised to learn from the Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Lazarus Dokora, that Islam was Zimbabwe's biggest religion in 1980 and was the country's 'designated' indigenous faith. According to Dokora, Christianit…

Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 11:34hrs | 2 | by Zimvigil

Mswati is an acolyte of Mugabe

People who settled on Arnold farm in Mazowe back in 2000 thought they were protected by the rule of law when Grace Mugabe started sniffing around the land she coveted to expand her business empire.When armed police arrived with officials f…

Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 17:11hrs | 390 | by ZimVigil

Tsvangirai marched his men up to the top of the hill

Like the Grand Old Duke of York, Morgan Tsvangirai marched his men up to the top of the hill on Wednesday. And, as goes the English nursery rhyme, he promptly marched them down again.'Circumstances dictate the situation and today is not th…

Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 15:27hrs | 3 | by Zimvigil

Fake news

Donald Trump won the US presidency partly because he persuaded ordinary Americans that there was an alternative truth to that being presented to them by the mainstream media. Anything he didn't like he dismissed as 'fake news'.This is not …

Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

What should the West do about Zimbabwe?

With scarcely 15 months to go before Zimbabwe's next elections, it seems that the Western world has no strategy to avert continued Zanu PF misrule. What's new, you may ask, and why are we singling out the Western world?Well, it's because t…

Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 16:16hrs | | by ZimVigil

Growing fears of election rigging by Zanu-PF

There are growing fears that Zanu PF is already busy preparing to steal next year's elections. Suspicions have been heightened by the government's move to seize control of the new biometric voter registration process. It had been agreed th…

Published: 05 Mar 2017 at 16:34hrs | 2 | by ZimVigil

Grotesque birthday feast

The Mugabe family and their cronies feasted on a 93 kg cake at a requisitioned school in Matobo where local people live in desperate poverty, their children starving, increasingly cut off from the outside world by decaying infrastructure.A…

Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 18:52hrs | 1127 | by zimvigil

Grace Mugabe the Trump of Zimbabwe

The $1.35 million diamond recently bought by Grace Mugabe was only the sparkler on top of a $7.5 million spending spree. Apart from the diamond, Grace is known to have also recently paid $4.5 million for a large property in Borrowdale clos…

Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 16:31hrs | 4 | by ZimVigil

Give Grace Mugabe a million dollars

Zanu PF has defied the old saying that you can't have your cake and eat it. The party has been chomping away for 37 years and believes there is an inexhaustible supply of cake.But then comes the sad case of Grace Mugabe's million dollar di…

Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 18:14hrs | 2295 | by Zimvigil

Mugabe's contempt for Zimbabwe

Happy and content must be the land whose president is confident and secure enough to fly off on a month-long holiday with bucket and spade and doesn't even leave a forwarding address.There are few such enviable countries, especially in Afr…

Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Zimvigil

Disgraceful Zimbabwe

After his tireless work this year, travelling long distances to promote Brand Zimbabwe around the world, President Mugabe could not hide his disappointment at Zanu-PF's Conference in Masvingo.All too little had been achieved at home while …

Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 20:50hrs | 3 | by Zimvigil

Zimbabwe's expensive holiday season

As Zimbabweans tighten their belts at another bleak Christmas, President Mugabe is taking a month-long rest in Singapore. He left Harare by chartered plane on 20th December accompanied by his family, aides, security people and $6 million f…

Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 20:43hrs | 143 | by ZimVigil

'We are Zimbabwe'

'L'etat c'est moi' (I am the state) was a remark by King Louis XIV that reflected the despotic regime before the French Revolution, when the people lived in poverty, lorded over by a rich aristocracy.Now we hear the same thing from the Zan…

Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 17:54hrs | 319 | by ZimVigil

Zanu-PF rip-off

The dead parrot sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus says everything we need to know about the new bond notes.. For those who are not familiar with this old BBC television comedy, the sketch is about a customer who goes into a pet shop…

Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 20:58hrs | 621 | by zimvigil

The final nail in Zimbabwe's coffin

Despite the government's last-minute hesitation, the Reserve Bank has announced that it is to release its monopoly money on Monday - widely seen as the final nail in the coffin of the Zimbabwean economy.Human rights lawyer Irene Petras sai…

Published: 27 Nov 2016 at 16:34hrs | 5369 | by ZimVigil

Mugabe, Zuma meeting of the doomed and the damned

The meeting between Mugabe and Zuma in Harare on Thursday was a surreal encounter between the doomed and the damned.'His Excellency President Zuma brings with him a cloud of hope and integrity' gushed Zanu PF, adding that Zuma was walking …

Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 05:24hrs | 654 | by ZimVigil

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