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Black capitalists and new colonisers

The promises of liberation have not been met and polls show persistent discontent with the Mnangagwa government.The Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers' Union, Justice Chinhema, said white capitalists have…

Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:25hrs | 6 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Ritual and superstition - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

The sight of an opposition MP grovelling on the floor of parliament before the Finance Minister to thank him for women's sanitary pads is about as stupefying as South Africa's Chief Justice Mogeong Mogeong's observation that Covid 19 vacci…

Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 22:54hrs | 5 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Kangaroo courts for a gangster regime - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Zanu PF has never quite got the hang of the rule of law. It believes the law is what the party says it is: after all, the party is the ruler. This is not surprising. It is a widely-held view in many countries. Certainly it's a guiding prin…

Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Beware a woman sc Beware a woman scorned - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

When is a crisis not a crisis? When it's a challenge. Despite the manifest economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe the ANC agreed to refer to it only as a challenge when it held a crucial meeting with Zanu PF in Harare this week.Their ei…

Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 23:27hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Poison in Zimbabwe

The European Union's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen, says corruption is destroying the country. He said the international appeal for a couple of hundred million dollars to prevent mass starvation would have been met by only a fracti…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:20hrs | 1776 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Police State

Within days of President Mnangagwa lecturing the West about how 'the rule of law is sacrosanct' in Zimbabwe, the police in Harare arrested representatives of rural teachers for trying peacefully to present a petition to the Finance Ministr…

Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:37hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Zimbabwe Constitution ignored

The Zimbabwe government has made it clear that the much-vaunted new constitution counts for nothing. The MDC fulfilled the legal requirement to inform the police before Friday's demonstration in Harare but the government nevertheless banne…

Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 22:45hrs | 6 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Don't shoot on Friday

The Vigil demonstrated on Saturday against the failure of the government to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry into the army's murder of unarmed civilians during a demonstration in Harare last August.Outsi…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 18:21hrs | 8633 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

A 'one day' economy

At a time when there is a shortage of virtually everything except poverty and corruption, the tale of the one-day bush bakery in an open maize field seems to sum up what is wrong in Zimbabwe.Newsday tells the story: 'A rudimentary bread ov…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Howzat! for corruption?

The endemic corruption in Zimbabwe has seen the country's cricket teams suspended by the International Cricket Council. ICC funding to Zimbabwe has been frozen and Zimbabwe is now unlikely to be able to play the scheduled T20 World Cup mat…

Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Lying for his country

A diplomat was famously described as 'an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.' Lieutenant-General SB Moyo, Zimbabwe's chief diplomat as Minister of Foreign Affairs, fell somewhat short of meeting these requireme…

Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:43hrs | 3 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

'Zimbabwe 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 Tenda…

Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:17hrs | 15 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Here we go again

Mnangagwa has made clear that Zimbabwe will have its own currency again by the end of the year. Economist and former senior MDC MP Eddie Cross says it will be the strongest currency in the region. The Vigil respectfully disagrees.We bottom…

Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:04hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Biti challenges Ramaphosa

MDC Deputy National Chair Tendai Biti says President Ramaphosa has a key role to play in resolving the crisis in Zimbabwe. And he warned: 'If Zimbabwe implodes South Africa will suffer'.Biti was speaking at the Royal Institute of Internati…

Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:44hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Embassy vs the people

The Zimbabwe Embassy refused to accept a letter from the Vigil on Friday and instead called the police to clear us away from the building. The letter protests at the involvement of Embassy officials in the asylum process â€“ not that the E…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | 7 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Let them eat cake

At the time of the French Revolution Queen Marie-Antoinette, when told that people had no bread, is reported to have said 'Let them eat cake'. Some 230 years later Zimbabwe's new Minister of Energy, Fortune Chasi, has made a similar remark…

Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:14hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mnangagwa's mixed messages

It is ironic that Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa happened to be in London spreading the 'Zimbabwe open for business' message when it was announced in Harare that draconian power cuts are being imposed.They are not just routine meas…

Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:13hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mnangagwa must come clean on Gukurahundi

Today the Vigil presented a petition to the UK Prime Minister's residence urging her to insist that President Mnangagwa accounts for the Gukurahundi genocide.The petition reads: 'Zimbabwe has reportedly been encouraged by the UK Government…

Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 17:29hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Bums to the wind

The Zimbabwean economist Tony Hawkins has urged President Mnangagwa to hold talks with the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on the way forward for the country.Hawkins said: 'Ultimately the solution to Zimbabwe's problems is political.  You c…

Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 5 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

British diplomacy condemned - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

British diplomacy on Zimbabwe came in for a mauling in a parliamentary debate this week and there were demands to suspend any re-engagement with the Mnangagwa government, oppose Zimbabwe being readmitted to the Commonwealth and seek interv…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:46hrs | 5 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Parliament debates trifles

At a time when many people in Zimbabwe wonder where their next meal is coming from and whether it is worthwhile taking someone to hospital for treatment, the House of Assembly has been preoccupied by more urgent matters: how they can impro…

Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 18:40hrs | 2018 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Africa's richest woman

No it's not Grace Mugabe, though Grace is not short of money or farms or houses or cars or diamonds. It's someone rather younger - 45-year-old Isobel dos Santos who apparently accumulated a fortune of more than $2 billion in her piggy bank…

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 18:59hrs | 4 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Something stinks in Zimbabwe

Riot police with batons and water cannon patrolling the streets. Disease spreading. Zimbabwe is open for business they say.The most vibrant sector of the economy disagrees. Reports say harassed street vendors are piling up stones at night …

Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 20:19hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Open letter to Finance Minister Ncube - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

You may remember the ever-popular Hollywood film Groundhog Day. (It seems to shown every day!) The film tells the story of a man who had to repeatedly relive the previous day until he finally learnt to live it properly. We fear you face th…

Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mnangagwa, charity begins at home

What compassionate people they are, President Mnangagwa and General Chiwenga. A millionairess in Singapore wants to return home to Zimbabwe because her mother has died. So they charter a plane to to go and pick her up. â€˜It was a beautifu…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 4 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Back to 2008 - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

After two months of record heat in the UK, exiled Zimbabweans gathered outside Zimbabwe House in London on the final day of campaigning before Monday's elections. Rain at Chamisa's last rally at Masvingo was interpreted by the MDC as …

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 18:08hrs | 3 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Itâ€™s the economy, stupid!

Three weeks to the elections and the only thing that is clear is that Zanu PF still has no idea how to turn around the economy. The state media reports that billions of dollars of investments are pouring into the country and thousands of j…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 23:31hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Chimene appears to have been smoking weed again

Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandi Chimene appears to have been smoking weed again. Only a few weeks after raving about mbanja to Mugabe at his Mutare rally, she has come up with a proposal to lie to attract tourists. This may be…

Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 10:04hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Zimbabwe's budget less than half the annual turnover of Shoprite

The ugly situation in Zimbabwe was reflected in the pitiful budget of $4 billion announced by Finance Minister Chinamasa on Thursday. The budget is even smaller than last year's. To put it in perspective, the money involved is less than ha…

Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 16:51hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mugabe and Company

One of the leaders of the Gamatox faction has complained that Zanu-PF has been turned into Mugabe's private property and says the party is inflicting 'untold misery' on Zimbabweans.Former Masvingo Minister of State Kudakwashe Bhasikiti was…

Published: 10 Aug 2015 at 12:00hrs | 3874 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Mugabe's rudderless regime

It is becoming clear that there is no one in charge in Zimbabwe. There is a leadership vacuum. No sooner does one minister make a policy statement than another contradicts it.After Finance Minister Chinamasa gave assurances that the indige…

Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 17:26hrs | 4 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

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