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Mnangagwa boasts of being Zimbabwe's 'CIO Godfather'
BY his own admission this week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the architect of Zimbabwe's brutal security system which has left a trail of human rights violations, abductions, forced disappearances ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt fingered in enforced disappearances
Prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko has exposed the government's involvement in the enforced disappearances of individuals in Zimbabwe. She revealed that Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, who wa...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Fresh cases of Zanu-PF terror emerge
A FRESH report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has unearthed cases of brutal political violence perpetrated by Zanu-PF on opposition supporters in rural areas as the country counts down to the 23 ...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 16:10hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Why the Zimbabwean Government is broken: The inherent flaws of democracy
Welcome to the land of opportunity, or rather, Zimbabwe. This country, located in southern Africa, is blessed with a diverse range of natural resources, cultural traditions, and historical heritage. H...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:13hrs | 5 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa
Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's director for east and southern Africa, warned of dire consequences if the bill becomes law.Amnesty International, which has been advocating for a regim...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
USAid warns of Zimbabwe funding threat
THE Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, which has been criticised by opposition parties and civic groups for muzzling government critics and narrowing democratic space, has gone a s...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'The Crocodile has not changed'
The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has warned of violence and repression by the ruling Zanu-PF party to ensure victory in elections scheduled for later this year.In an interview wi...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes to ensure a clean sweep in this year's elections, but Zanu-PF says the opposition leader is day d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Courts, security forces belong to Zanu-PF'
NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Daniel Garwe who doubles as Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson has issued a chilling warning to the opposition while also bragging tha...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister exposes vote-buying plot
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has unwittingly exposed Zanu-PF's plot to use State resources to buy votes ahead of next year's polls.Addressing villagers in the Chinyamukwakwa a...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers 'frog-marched' to Mnangagwa indaba
THOUSANDS of teachers have been commandeered to attend the launch today in Harare of the Teachers for Economic Development (ED), a shadowy union reported to be championing President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa fuelling hate speech'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of using inflammatory language seen as promoting violence in the run-up to elections expected next year.Addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Mut...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madhuku's political solution for Sikhala release stirs storm
NATIONAL Constitutional Assembly leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku may have come under fire over his suggestion of a political solution involving Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leaders and Presi...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told not to interfere with civilian protests
GLOBAL human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has urged governments not to interfere with civilian protests because it undermined civic rights.In a statement yesterday, the internati...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
NGO report exposes Zanu-PF violence
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has exposed Zanu-PF for perpetrating the majority of human rights abuses across the country in the month of April.The report titled The Wall talks of the exist...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Bishop
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
As Zimbabwe eyes election, fears grow of a return to dirty tricks
Zimbabwe's general election is still a year away, but pro-democracy activists say they are worried last weekend's by-elections offered a preview of the violence and repression to come.Despite ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa criticised over selective application of COVID-19 regulations
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for defying his government's COVID-19 regulations on public gatherings as the country grapples with the fourth wave.Clergy, residents and civic...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans abusing social media to bolster fake abuses
When many protests go unnoticed, creating drama can seem like a good strategy to draw attention. But if they become self-harming and harming others the public opinion can turn against the protestors....Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:57hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chinese project fans Zanu-PF factionalism
Chinese coal mining upstart Beifa Investments Private Limited has stepped up coal exploration around Dinde in Hwange despite sustained community objections as the acrimonious relationship between the ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights groups, opposition stage online protest against Constitutional amendments
ZIMBABWEAN opposition and rights groups have held an online protest against proposed constitutional amendments that would allow the president to handpick top judges. Thousands of people viewed t...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo regrets what he said about Dzamara disappearance
Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo says he regrets comments he made during his time as Minister of Information about the disappearance of Itai Dzamara in 2015....Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 21:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Rule of law now a pipe dream, says ZPP
THE Zimbabwe Peace project (ZPP) has castigated government over the recent arrest of civil rights and political activists, saying the move shows lack of respect for democracy and the rule of law....Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hope fades in Zimbabwe 3 years after Mugabe's ouster
ZIMBABWE'S former leader Robert Mugabe stepped down on November 21, 2017, bringing an end to nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule.His resignation came days after military tanks rolled throu...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:34hrs | | by AFP
Matanga admits bus teargassing cops messed up
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has admitted his subordinates messed up when they threw teargas cannisters into a bus full of passengers at a bus stop near the Harare showgrounds early this...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and abductions
Since the beginning of the year, some people, mainly government detractors, and opposition members have claimed to have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be b...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Dzamara was poisoned, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed that the late human rights activist and party executive member, Patson Dzamara, who succumbed to cancer of the colon on Wednesda...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe poisoned Tsvangirai at Cabinet meetings,' hints Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has suggested his predecessor Morgan Tsvangirai was poisoned to his death by then President Robert Mugabe at cabinet meetings the two late top politicians sat in dur...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 18:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bring culprits to book: Abduction victims
VICTIMS of State-sanctioned abductions, torture and assault have challenged the police to expeditiously investigate their cases in order to bring the culprits to book.Human rights defender, Ta...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A history of abductions, assassinations in Zimbabwe
October 15, 1975: Edson Sithole and his secretary Miriam Mhlanga were grabbed by unknown assailants, bundled into a car and were never seen again. A few weeks earlier, Sithole had fallen out with othe...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Can Zimbabwe Diaspora Women in UK allow trade talks, with a country abusing its women?
ZHRO (Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation) Leadership has rallied its members to join the MDC (Movement For Democratic Change) (Zimbabwe's main Opposition party) in the UK to Protest the arrival of a h...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 12:55hrs | | by ZHRO
Zimbabwe opposition of staging-managing abductions and torture
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has accused the opposition of staging-managing the abduction and torture of activists to soil the image of the country amid reports at least 18 people have be...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears Sudan-style protests will rock Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT'S deep-seated fears of massive Sundanese-style protests over the deteriorating political and economic emergency have been exposed after it moved yesterday to block mass demonstrations calle...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised over abductions, torture
HUMAN rights and other civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on Sadc, African Union and the international community to rein in the Zimbabwean government as tensions rise over alleged abductio...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe human rights defender wins US award
A ZIMBABWEAN human rights defender has won a United States award "for his outstanding role in promoting social, political and cultural progress" in the country.Dzikamai Bere, who is a programm...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treason trials raise fears of relapse to Mugabe years
Twenty people have been charged with treason since the beginning of the year, prompting critics to draw parallels between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule with that of his predecessor Robert Mugabe...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt readies itself for possible mass protests
THERE has been an unusually heavy police presence in Harare's central business district since Tuesday as government readies itself for possible mass protests over the deteriorating economic situation....Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to set up missing persons database
Civic society organisations (CSOs) are calling on the government to set-up a missing persons database for suspected abduction victims dating back to the Gukurahundi period.The call was made by...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rights lawyers, doctors
CIVIC society groups and opposition parties yesterday described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's threatened clampdown on last month's human rights defenders as shocking and a direct attack on democracy,...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Human Rights petitions AU over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has written to the African Union (AU) chairperson and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, demanding the regional body to urgently intervene and assist ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF torture camps emerge'
As the crackdown on anti-government protests escalates, human rights activists have reported the emergence of torture camps in the country following the clampdown on protesters, opposition leaders and...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe post-election violence Commission relied on post-mortem evidence
THE commission of inquiry into the August 1 post-election violence that resulted in the fatal shooting of six civilians by the military has claimed that it captured 90% of evidence, particularly post-...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
How the Motlanthe commission of inquiry shot itself in the foot
The seven-member commission of inquiry into the August 1 disturbances wound up its work last week and presented the executive summary of its report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday, three m...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:39hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Army killings shock details
Fresh harrowing evidence of people shot by the army during the August 1 protests in Harare has surfaced amid claims that the commission set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored the majority of t...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reportwr
'Motlanthe Commission shuts out witnesses'
The Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence which saw soldiers gunning down six civilians on the streets of Harare on August 01 has drawn the ire of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum w...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
One year after Mugabe's historic ouster, Zim looks much the same
Euphoric tears are what many Zimbabweans remember shedding a year ago, on November 21, 2017. It was the most momentous day in the country's post-independence history, the day Zimbabwe shed something e...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Max Bearak
Back to 2008 - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 6th October 2018
How time flies. Here we are again with hyperinflation, emptying shelves and no real money: just as predicted when Zanu PF cast off the constraints of coalition government 5 years ago and started feedi...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 14:22hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Vigil
Jestina Mukoko wins $150,000 compensation for torture
DEMOCRACY activist Jestina Mukoko scored a major victory against the State after she was awarded $100 000 as damages and a further $50 000 in legal costs following her litigation against the Zimbabwe ...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police ordered to pay $150,000 to Jestina Mukoko
A court in Zimbabwe has ruled that the state should pay pro-democracy activist Jestina Mukoko $150,000 (£115,000) for her torture and illegal detention in 2008.She was abducted, along with ot...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by BBC
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