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The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in Zimbabwe
No to third term. Zimbabwe's political landscape has long been dominated by fear and violence. For decades, the ruling party, ZANU-PF, has maintained its grip on power by instilling fear through a wel...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:09hrs | 367 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
The elusive promise of a democratic breakthrough
SINCE 2000, there have been several attempts to dislodge the ruling party, Zanu –PF, from government. The ruling party's mismanagement of the economy has led to an economic crisis that has rendered ...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:19hrs | 13 | by Liam Kanhenga & Youngerson Matete
Evan Mawarire condemns Zimbabwe's Patriot Bill
ZIMBABWEAN activist and #ThisFlag movement founder Evan Mawarire has condemned the Criminal Law Code Amendment Bill (Patriot Bill) describing it as 'draconian' after it sailed through Parliament, Wedn...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
Green card holer Mawarire denounces Mnangagwa's record
ZIMBABWEAN pastor and international human rights activist Evan Mawarire had a meeting with United States secretary of State Anthony J Blinken on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe activists threaten to protest without notifying the police
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition Director, Peter Mutasa, has said in future activists will go in the streets for anti-government protests without notifying the police.This follows consecutive bann...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is imperialism faltering or restrategising?
IMPERIALISTIC activities of western industrialised countries in Africa have since 1990 subtly changed, bearing violent objectives and consequences.Colonialism and imperialism today in Africa h...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:43hrs | | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Chamisa need votes not retweets
For the first time the biggest opposition party in Zimbabwe led by the young man has come up with a good catch phrase or maybe it's the new slogan hameno. NGAAPINDE HAKE MUKOMANA. Today I am n...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:06hrs | 11 | by Mapombi
Suffering Zimbabweans not alone: UN Watch
UNITED Nations Watch executive director Hillel Neue yesterday assured Zimbabweans that they were not alone in their suffering amid human rights abuses perpetrated on political activists and civilians ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's spin-nurse relives prison nightmare
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere was arrested recently and charged for allegedly communicating falsehoods in a matter involving a baby who was initially reported dead following a baton stick st...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
High Court reverses Mawarire's lawsuit loss
HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has rescinded a default judgment entered against #ThisFlag campaign leader and clergyman, Evan Mawarire, who had lost his $65 000 damages claim against the Zimba...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
#ThisFlag: Pastor Evan Mawarire duped us into his Mnangagwa project: Man of God please do not play around with our pain!
When Pastor Mawarire sparked life in our desperation for change in Zimbabwe, we were excited and excitable at the same time. The nation supported and believed in Mawarire in the sense of his hold word...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 21:19hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF abusing the law to punish rivals'
Former cabinet minister and renowned lawyer David Coltart says the Zanu-PF led government disrespects the rule of law and has continuously used it as a weapon against its perceived enemies and not an ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Evan Mawarire, Mutasa seek removal from remand
#ThisFlag founder and cleric Evan Mawarire and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union secretary-general Peter Mutasa, will file notices to apply for refusal of remand on the next remand date if the Stat...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Tajamuka leaders
Attention: Promise Mukwananzi and your entire mercenary leagueYour pseudo campaign for an indefinite stayaway has dismally failed. The failure has erase...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:52hrs | 18 | by Erasmus Pongo
Applying lipstick on a pig will not work Mnangagwa
EACH American election cycle produces a phrase or word that either becomes controversial or defines the election.In 2008, then Senator Barack Obama found himself in the eye of a storm when he ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Nqaba Matshazi
The ZCTU should choose between labour and politics
A few days before the violent and ruinous protests of 14 to 16 January this year in the main cities of Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mawarire trial date set
Harare magistrate Mrs Babra Mateko on Thursday announced that the trial of #ThisFlag leader Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Gift Mutasa and secretary-general Ja...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tajamuka leader speaks on Gono Presidency
Tajamuka Spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi has warned Vice President Constantino Chiwenga that the people of Zimbabwe will resist him if he tries to impose former Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono as Pre...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 14:29hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Roadmap to inclusive dialogue in Zimbabwe: A grassroots perspective
The current state of affairs in Zimbabwe calls for inclusive and participatory dialogue. Such an engagement requires a development oriented approach rather than political pursuit. It unequivocally dem...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Top USA University honours Evan Mawarire
#ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire has been admitted into the 18th cohort of Yale World Fellows Program.The World Fellows program is Yale University's signature global leadership developmen...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZCTU bosses' freedom bid quashed
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for refusal of remand filed by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) president Peter Mtasa, secretary-general Japhet Moyo and #ThisFlag lea...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to spy on NGOs bank accounts
GOVERNMENT has announced it will start spying on civil society organisations' bank accounts, in what it claims is aimed at plugging loopholes and stop the financing terrorism in the country.Pr...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:05hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | | by Human Rights Watch
Mnangagwa regime's weapon of choice against dissent
Joshua Nkomo, Morgan Tsvangirai, Dumiso Dabengwa, Lookout Masuku, Abel Muzorewa, Tendai Biti, Renson Gasela and Ndabaningi Sithole all have something in common.The firebrand politicians challe...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Desmond Chingarande
Basic freedoms diminish under Mnangagwa reign
IDI Amin Dada Oumee (1923-2003), the late Ugandan dictator whose seven-year iron-fist rule gained notoriety for its sheer buffonery, brutality and repression, is infamous for coining the saying: "Ther...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Evan Mawarire a ZANU PF agent?
#ThisFlag Founder Pastor Evan Mawarire opposed former President Robert Mugabe after being asked by the Zimbabwe National Army, National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has alleged. ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mawarire, Mutasa dockets merged
A HARARE court yesterday merged dockets of #ThisFlag founder Evan Mawarire, and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union secretary-general Peter Mutasa, who are both accused of attempting to subvert a constit...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire wants treason charges tossed
ACTIVIST cleric Evan Mawarire ramped up pressure on prosecutors Wednesday after his treason trial failed to take off.Through his lawyer, the cleric gave the State a notice to challenge further...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa vows to crush Chamisa protests, hails army crackdown
President Emmerson Mnangagwa admitted Saturday that he deployed the army to carry out a brutal crackdown against opposition and civil society activists, which allegedly left 17 people dead and saw sev...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa issues chilling warning, ready to deploy the soldiers again
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted that he deployed the army to carry out a brutal crackdown against opposition and civil society activists, which allegedly left 17 people dead and saw several ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blames Internet for own failures
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has developed a knack for blaming everything that has gone bad in Zimbabwe on social media a default mode that has seen it shutting down the Internet re...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Marauding soldiers ruin man's life
Policemen rough up a man in Epworth during the stayaway last monthA brutal attack by soldiers during the January 14 protests against steep fuel price increases has ruined the life of a 38-year...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Protesters stole our guns, shot people, claims Army
The military yesterday alleged that protesters broke into police armouries and stole guns which they used to kill citizens, including a police officer, during last month's national shutdown that turne...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Debunking the Chamisa's political persecution claims
Following the violent and destructive protests of January 14 , which were called for by the MDC Alliance, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and some civil society organisations ostensibly t...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:49hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chitungwiza Mayor arrested
Chitungwiza Deputy Mayor Jabulani Mtunzi was arrested on Sunday night by suspected members of the military Intelligence and the Law and Order officers.Human Rights Lawyer and MDC official Job ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tajamuka to protest at Chiwenga's hospital
Social Movement Tajamuka/Sesjikile in conjunction with the opposition MDC and #ThisFlag will stage a protest on Monday at the UCT Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa where Vice President Cons...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chombo fined for absconding trial
Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo was yesterday ordered to pay $30 fine or spend five days in jail after he failed to appear in court on Wednesday to answer to charges of criminal abuse of offic...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for looting demo leaders
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) leaders, president Peter Gift Mutasa and secretary-general Japhet Moyo, who are both on remand at Harare Maximum Security Prison on charges of attempting to sub...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawarire freed on bail after being detained for 13 days
Zimbabwean activist and pastor Evan Mawarire was freed on $2,000 bail after being detained for 13 days following violent anti-government protests."I'm persuaded in the case... that the interes...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 18:13hrs | | by AFP
Protest kingpin remanded in custody
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Peter Gift Mutasa yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with attempting to subvert a constitutionally elected government or, in ...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire rots in remand
#ThisFlag leader pastor Evan Mawarire, who is facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutionally-elected government, will endure another weekend at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after High Cou...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Evan Mawarire likely to be released on Tuesday
The lawyer representing #ThisFlag Leader Pastor Evan Mawarire has announced that the State has consented to the granting of bail to his client.Said the lawyer, "The state was alleging that the...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:00hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's Commonwealth bid hits snag
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to rejoin former British colonies' club, the Commonwealth, as part of his re-engagement efforts with the West, appears to have hit a snag after the ex-colonial maste...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawarire remains caged
#THISFLAG leader Evan Mawarire, who is detained at the Harare Remand Prison on charges of trying to subvert a constitutionally-elected government, will have to wait to know his fate after his applicat...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court ruling on Internet hailed
Information, communication and technology activists have welcomed the High Court's decision to have the Internet restored saying its shutdown violated the rights of millions of Zimbabweans.Gov...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mawarire claims his utterances were not treasonous
#ThisFlag leader Evan Mawarire has petitioned the High Court, seeking to be granted bail pending trial on charges of trying to subvert a constitutionally-elected government.Mawarire is being c...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:27hrs | | by Staa reporter
Latest on Evan Mawarire
#ThisFlag founder Pastor Evan Mawarire's bail application at the High Court was supposed to commence this morning at 9am, but it has now been delayed until Friday the 25th because the State was not re...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZCTU boss arrested over deadly looting protests
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Japhet Moyo has been arrested in connection with wild protests that rocked parts of the country during a national job stay away called by the...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by newzimbabwe
MDC-Alliance planned shutdown flops
Zimbabweans yesterday largely ignored a second round of protests instigated by the MDC-Alliance and its affiliates after last week's so-called shutdown left many counting their losses as it degenerate...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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