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Why some revolutions succeed
I am not sure if there is any truth to the talk of a Split in the Security Forces in Zimbabwe. I see on various news media that the Central Intelligence Organization has taken over the running of this...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 11 | by Sam Wezhira
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians-no single individual, group, or political party can fight an entrenched dictator alone. One of the requirements of regime change is Unity of Oppos...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 14:44hrs | 13 | by Sam Wezhira
No fire in the belly of Zimbabweans
Our nation is in desperate need of salvation but no saviour is going to miraculously appear among us; we Zimbabweans must redeem ourselves.Not so long ago people were being arrested and prosec...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 11:56hrs | | by Tapson Muchena
Al Jazeera on the brink of being shut down
Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions.Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 09:41hrs | | by BBC
The Egyptian revolution (January 25–February 11, 2011)
In Egypt, President Mubarak made the mistake of declaring January 25, 2011, "police day." A celebration of the police who had been brutalizing and terrorizing the people? It was too much to countenanc...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 08:47hrs | | by George Ayittey
Mugabe 'charms' his enemies
Any visitor to Zimbabwe watching local television on Thursday afternoon would have been forgiven for thinking that the characterisation of President Robert Mugabe and his government by the media i...Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 12:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disjointed protests useless and only hurt innocent citizens
Some 20 000 years ago, there lived the oldest tribe in the Southern Africa, referred to as the San. The most intriguing thing about the San was their hunting methods. They used bow and arrow...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 01:09hrs | | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Decoding Zanu-PF's pillars of power
Zimbabweans boast a high literacy rate and have studied history, geography, maths, physics and a lot of other important subjects. If you have never studied political science, here is one important les...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 07:55hrs | | by Mlungisi Moyo
Ncube admits to 'fleeing from the political crime scene' of rigged elections but not to being the criminal!
"Fortunately, for us as the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), we not only participated in constructing Zimbabwe's national constitution but also our value systems and operational ethos fall squar...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 16:27hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
A Weekly Commentary on Bread and Butter Issues - Prof Welshman Ncube
Are elections the only democratic means for an opposition party to assume political power?Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy. What this means is that most, if not all political proces...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Prof Welshman Ncube, President, MDC
Iraq lifts years-old nightly curfew in Baghdad
Iraq has lifted a years-old nightly curfew in the capital, Baghdad, in a bid by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's government to make the city feel more liveable despite persistent violence plaguing the...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 03:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Egyptian police to use live ammunition on protesters
The Egyptian military is deploying to guard "vital installations" ahead of mass anti-government protests across Egypt Friday. Police are threatening to use live weapons to protect themselves against p...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Egypt street clashes leaves 7 dead, 261 injured
Seven people were killed and 261 others injured in clashes erupted late Monday in Egypt's capital of Cairo between the supporters of the ousted-President Mohamed Morsi and security forces, official ME...Published: 16 Jul 2013 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
24 killed, hundreds injured in Egypt clashes
CAIRO - At least 24 people were killed and hundreds of others injured late Friday in clashes across Egypt amid the country's political and social turmoil after President Mohamed Morsi was ousted by th...Published: 06 Jul 2013 at 04:59hrs | | by Xinhua
Egyptian President Morsi ousted in coup
Egypt's military has deposed the country's president, Mahomed Morsi and installed the head of the country's highest court as an interim leader, the country's top general has confirmed.After th...Published: 03 Jul 2013 at 20:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
US condemns conservative Egyptians who blame women for being raped
The United States on Friday expressed concern about a rise in sexual violence and gang rapes in Egypt and condemned local politicians who have said the women are to blame.The response came aft...Published: 30 Mar 2013 at 13:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe film up for US award
A Zimbabwean film has been nominated for a prestigious award in the United States of America. "Toendepi - Reflections from A Discarded Generation", will be vying for honours with more than 30 other fi...Published: 16 Oct 2012 at 05:04hrs | | by Arts Correspondent
Address by Tsvangirai 'Democratisation in Africa'
Address by PM Tsvangirai to the United Nations University (UNU) on "Democratisation in Africa." Tokyo, Japan Two days ago, the world celebrated Nelson M...Published: 20 Jul 2012 at 15:41hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Former Egyptian president Mubarak declared 'clinically dead'
There are reports that the Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and has been declared 'clinically dead'.Nile TV says attempts are continuing to revive him.Acc...Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 21:35hrs | | by Sta reporter
MDC: Building a war psychosis
In the early eighties I had a friend who worked in the security establishment. He was in charge of VIP protection. One day he was tasked to ensure a VVIP was transported to Kushinga-Pikhelela, transpo...Published: 16 Jun 2012 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Protestors clash with military police in Egypt
Thousands of protestors clashed with military police on Friday before the Ministry of Defense in Abbasiya district in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, wounding 59 people from both sides, state-run Nile ...Published: 05 May 2012 at 00:35hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Woman beating fuels new Egypt protests
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Egypt erupts in second day of violent clashes
Cairo - Soldiers baton-charged demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday a day after street clashes killed eight people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptia...Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 10:02hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Female journalist says she was sexually assaulted by security forces in Egypt
A prominent Egyptian-American journalist says she was sexually assaulted, blindfolded and beaten by security forces during a terrifying 12-hour detention in Cairo's interior ministry.Mona Elt...Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 06:06hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Egypt military appoints former prime minister
Egypt's military rulers have appointed former prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government, media report.The previous military-appointed civilian cabinet resigned earlier this week i...Published: 24 Nov 2011 at 16:41hrs | | by -
Egypt military apologizes for the deaths
Egypt's ruling military council apologized for the deaths in the latest round of clashes which started over the weekend, it said on its official Facebook page early Thursday."The Supreme Coun...Published: 24 Nov 2011 at 07:59hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Egyptian army promises swifter handover to civilian rule
Egypt's army chief, seeking to defuse street protests that have left 37 dead, promised a swifter handover to civilian rule but failed to convince thousands of hardcore demonstrators, some of whom batt...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egyptians storm Israel embassy in Cairo
Cairo - Hundreds of Egyptians stormed the building housing Israel's mission in Cairo and threw embassy documents and its national flag from windows, while state television said on Saturday that Israe...Published: 10 Sep 2011 at 07:45hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Top medical official says Mubarak is not in a coma
Cairo: Hosni Mubarak's lawyer said Sunday that the ousted Egyptian president suffered a stroke and is in a coma. However a top medical official with knowledge of his condition denied the report and sa...Published: 17 Jul 2011 at 16:12hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Nearly 600 injured in overnight riots: Cairo
Nearly 600 Egyptians were injured in overnight riots till Wednesday morning in central Cairo, the most violent incidents since the 18-day protests ousted the former president Hosni Mubarak, state news...Published: 29 Jun 2011 at 15:18hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Matson Hlalo, Gorden Moyo factions whipped into line
The mainstream Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) Standing Committee on Monday descended on Bulawayo province and whipped the party provincial feuding faction leaders Gorden Moyo and Matson Hlalo...Published: 26 Apr 2011 at 10:20hrs | | by Byo24News
The Politics of Land and Housing
I have been asked to speak on the politic of land and housing in our cities. I only get these invitations because of the strength of the movement of which I am part and so, on behalf of Abahlali ...Published: 13 Apr 2011 at 08:06hrs | | by Sbu Zikode
Libya: Africa and the Victorians - Libya and Zimbabwe
As I write, Libya is burning. It is in the throes of war, more accurately, of a "righteous" aggression. The list of the aggressor nations is as familiar as it is predictable: US, ...Published: 30 Mar 2011 at 05:58hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Libyan uprising a 'foreign plot': Gaddafi's son
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's son warns the country faces a bloody civil war if protesters refuse to accept reform offers, in a speech broadcast as gunfire rang out in the capital....Published: 21 Feb 2011 at 05:59hrs | | by Byo24News
Egypt: protesters streamed back into Cairo's Tahrir Square, gunfire heard
Thousands of protesters streamed back into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday after the army tried to disperse them and gunfire was heard near the Interior Ministry where police were demonstrating over w...Published: 13 Feb 2011 at 09:34hrs | | by Byo24News
Egypt did it, Zimbabwe when will this day be
The whole world watched on Friday, all eyes were riveted by the spectacle that just weeks ago seemed impossible: the toppling of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years in power....Published: 12 Feb 2011 at 10:54hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Joy As Egypt's President Mubarak Steps Down
Roars of joy erupted from tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo as the announcement was made by the leader's deputy, Omar Suleiman, in a televised address.Mr Mubarak has handed ov...Published: 11 Feb 2011 at 15:18hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
pro-Mubarak supporters are turning against their leader
As Cairo's Tahrir Square bulges with a record number of protesters, a prominent Egyptian blogger reports that pro-Mubarak supporters are turning against their leader.In recent days, the govern...Published: 08 Feb 2011 at 19:48hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
Anti-Mubarak activists bruised, tired, hungry: Egypt
After nearly two weeks of going head-to-head with Egypt's authoritarian regime, anti-government protesters are bruised, battered, sleep-deprived and hungry. But the tens of thousands...Published: 06 Feb 2011 at 12:12hrs | | by Byo24News
Turkey offer Egypt a way out, "No government can cast aside the people's demands for democracy"
ISTANBUL, Turkey — As hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called...Published: 05 Feb 2011 at 17:52hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
Egypt: Anti-regime protesters hit by bullets
Cairo - Gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters killed four people in Tahrir Square early Thursday, taking the death toll from clashes that have rocked central Cairo in the past 24 hours to seve...Published: 03 Feb 2011 at 15:17hrs | | by Byo24News
Egyptian army has fired warning shots
The army in Egypt has fired warning shots for first time at demonstrators in Cairo, trying to break up clashes between anti-government protesters and pro-Mubarak demonstrators.Witnesses say...Published: 02 Feb 2011 at 18:45hrs | | by Byo24News
Egyptian protests turns nasty
Violence broke out on the streets of Cairo Wednesday when supporters of President Hosni Mubarak clashed with anti-government demonstrators, who were told by the military to disband and clear the s...Published: 02 Feb 2011 at 17:42hrs | | by Byo24News
Protesters defy curfew - Egypt
Thousands of protesters in the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez have defied a nighttime curfew and continued with demonstrations demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year presidency....Published: 28 Jan 2011 at 23:23hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
Mass protests erupt in Egypt
Mass protests against the government continued across Egypt after the prayers on Friday.Security vehicles were burned in Abdel Monim Ryad street located in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, whi...Published: 28 Jan 2011 at 19:57hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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