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'Mnangagwa not genuine in dealing with political corruption'
Zimbabwe's transition to a democratic and economic recovery is shadowy due to a lack of political will to fight corruption, a local political think tank has said.In its December 2018 report, t...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | 1492 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's transition in prisoner's dilemma
This study interrogated two fundamental indicators of transition in the "quality of government" (service delivery and corruption reduction) in Zimbabwe since November 2017.Undergirding the stu...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:52hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
No leads in Mnangagwa bombing
Investigations into a bomb blast that missed President Emmerson Mnangagwa by a whisker nearly six months ago do not seem to be heading anywhere, with the probe team still to apprehend suspects linked ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Bus accident victims' families seek $2,2m compensation
NINE surviving spouses and three guardians of the June 2017 horror accident involving a King Lion bus along the Harare-Chirundu Highway have filed a $2,2 million compensation lawsuit from the bus comp...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa challenge weighs down ZSE
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)'s market capitalisation lost over $200 million last week as the market indices continued to be held down by the uncertainty around elections, ZSE data shows.A...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2863 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 933 | by FIDH
Fears of military interference persist as Zanu-PF denies backing
The Zimbabwean army has revised its political involvement in electoral processes ahead of the 2018 presidential, parliamentary and municipal polls so as to duck local and international condemnation, i...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:01hrs | 264 | by Nkosana Dlamini
Army deployed in G40 strongholds, Ruhanya claims
DEFENCE forces chiefs are worried that people in G40 strongholds will likely vote for the opposition to spite President Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over through a military coup, a local think tank has...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 09:25hrs | 2105 | by Staff reporter
'Military increases presence in villages'
LOCAL political think-tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), has claimed that contrary to denials by public officials, a huge number of soldiers had, indeed, been deployed in most villages across t...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 817 | by Staff rpeorter
'Back to the barracks!' CSO report urges the military in villages
A local think tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) launched a report titled 'Zanu-PF/ Military deterrence of the village vote: Perceptions on the 2018 election environment,' through a press confer...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 16:00hrs | 2212 | by Keith Sithole
Landmine used to bomb Mnangagwa, says Tshinga Dube
Former War Veterans minister and ex-army colonel Tshinga Dube said those behind the June 24 attack at White City Stadium in Bulawayo may have used a landmine to carry out their heinous act, instead of...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:35hrs | 3549 | by Staff rpeorter
Matebeleland questions Zimbabwe's democracy
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) held a multi-stakeholder transition dialogue in Bulawayo to encourage dialogue and citizen engagement towards sustainable political and socio- economic solutions, ye...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 15:14hrs | 861 | by Keith Sithole
Presidium target of Bulawayo blast: Police
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday said investigations had proved that the explosion that rocked a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Bulawayo nearly two weeks ago was targeted at President E...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 08:19hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza embraces internet freedom campaign
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) and Media Centre, yesterday, conducted a civic education forum at Chitungwiza town to promote internet use in tracking, monitoring and reporting electoral related ma...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:23hrs | 242 | by Francis Tshabalala
2008 election fiasco haunts Masvingo
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) held transition dialogue meetings in Masvingo yesterday, to allow people from various associations to share ideas on the transition they want.Civil society r...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 16:55hrs | 2078 | by Francis Tshabalala
Gweru calls for democracy, good governance
One of Zimbabwe's leading think tanks, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), held a transition dialogue meeting in Gweru this morning, focusing on democracy and the rule of law post Mugabe era.P...Published: 22 May 2018 at 20:13hrs | 1209 | by Agencies
ZDI calls for people driven politics, respect for constitutionalism
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) has called for a transition to people driven politics and respect for constitutionalism towards a democratic state at a dialogue meeting held in Mutare this morning....Published: 10 May 2018 at 18:47hrs | 902 | by Agencies
'Mnangagwa must apologise for Gukurahundi genocide' - Tshinga Dube
THE Zimbabwe Independent this week engaged former minister, senior Zanu-PF official and liberation struggle fighter retired Colonel Tshinga Dube who usually speaks out his mind, including during ex-pr...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:26hrs | 3592 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'A World Cup without me wouldn't be a World Cup'
LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live where he said "a World Cup without me wouldn't be a World Cup" in front of a rapturous live audience.Ibrahimovic si...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 10:24hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
CSOs up in support of internet freedoms
The internet has given a 'few' willing Zimbabweans a room to open up, demonstrate and petition against injustices perpetrated by the socio-economic and political power block.The digital room '...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 14:51hrs | 370 | by Francis Tshabalala
Institutions mandated to promote human rights & democracy urged to stay present, accessible, interactive online
In partial contribution to partnered investigation into the state of internet governance in Zimbabwe, ZDI and Media Centre released an advocacy paper titled 'Internet use for promoting human rights an...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 11:48hrs | 251 | by Patience Sibanda
Constraints on the work of Human Rights & Democracy Defenders, internet freedoms core in democracy promotion.
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) in conjunction with Media Centre releases an advocacy report titled, 'How the right to be online has been assaulted in Zimbabwe: Consequences on the work of Human ri...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:46hrs | 254 | by Patience Sibanda
ZDI, Media Centre push for youth inclusion in internet governance
Social media is emerging as powerful as ever in Zimbabwe from 2016 to date and could probably be the best weapon fashioned in as much as the promotion of democracy is concerned as it has been used as ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 14:31hrs | 273 | by Zimsentinel Correspondent
The NPF-Mugabe factor in 2018 polls
The emergence of the National Patriotic Front (NPF) led by the former minister of state for Mashonaland East provincial affairs, Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri, has created possibilities ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:00hrs | 1483 | by ZDI RESEARCH INSTITUTE
WATCH: Mnangagwa 'pfee', Chamisa 'tsaa' slogan
Mnangagwa 'pfee', Chamisa 'tsaa' slogan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLbMvZDi8E...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:27hrs | 4593 | by Social media
Grave Consequences on Internet Freedoms in Zimbabwe! - report
Done in partial contribution to ZDI and Media Centre investigation into the state of internet governance/freedom in Zimbabwe, this paper presents findings of the study of the Cybercrime and Cyber-secu...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:04hrs | 952 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
Mnangagwa meets heads of finance institutions in Davos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday held high level meetings with top officials from the world's top multilateral financial institutions on the sidelines of the 48th World Economic Forum in Davos, ...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 06:06hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Industries to be resuscitated
The Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) is set to be resuscitated through strategic partnerships with universities and colleges to provide cutting edge military solutions, Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) ...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 05:35hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Innscor, Cabs win top Excellence in Corporate Governance Awards
Innscor Africa was the overall listed companies winner of the Excellence in Corporate Governance Awards, while CABS was the overall banking sector winner. The Deposit Protection Corporation was the wi...Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 09:41hrs | 1626 | by Agencies
Tshinga Dube playing with fire?
The ruling Zanu-PF party's behaviour has often been likened to that of baboons, which fight over food, but close ranks whenever there is danger.Another distinctive characteristic of the ruling...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 14:15hrs | 3473 | by Staff reporter
Minister backs war veterans on Mugabe succession
War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has broken ranks with the tradition in Zanu-PF by openly backing former liberation war fighters who are ratcheting up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to name his...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 14:46hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe turns to youths in re-election bid
He might be old and increasingly frail, slow and stuttering, but there is no doubt that in Zanu-PF, President Robert Mugabe is still the glue that holds, albeit loosely, the fragmented party together....Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 12:32hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
'Opposition alliance raises regime change prospects'
Zimbabwe's opposition political parties announced an alliance last week to fight next year's presidential and parliamentary elections against President Robert Mugabe and his long-ruling Zanu-P...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 13:44hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe drowns Moyo, Mahoka
As expected, powerful First Lady Grace Mugabe and her influential Zanu-PF women's league yesterday sacked embattled party heavyweights Eunice Sandi Moyo and Sarah Mahoka from within their ranks - ...Published: 28 Mar 2017 at 13:36hrs | 4063 | by Staff reporter
'Game over for Mahoka, Sandi'
The political careers of embattled Zanu-PF women's league heavyweights, Sarah Mahoka and Eunice Sandi Moyo, now appear dead in the water after the league's provincial chairpersons — supported by...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 14:30hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Sandi-Moyo fights fire with fire
Zanu-PF women's league deputy secretary, Eunice Sandi Moyo, yesterday thumbed her nose at her fellow ruling party bigwigs who are pushing for her summary expulsion from the strife-torn former liberati...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 06:54hrs | 1958 | by Staff reporter
Biti says deadly Zanu-PF ructions threatening peace
Former Finance minister and now leader of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP), Tendai Biti, has warned that President Robert Mugabe's unwillingness to groom a successor, as well as Zanu-PF'...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 06:10hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Mugabe 'shameful and disgraceful' says Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has rubbished the European Union (EU)'s decision to renew sanctions imposed on President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace for another year, saying the move is "shameful and disgraceful"....Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 17:13hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Milk production on the rise
Zimbabwe's dairy industry recorded a 12 % growth in 2016 as milk production increased to 65 million litres compared to 58 million litters recorded in 2015.The development comes in the wa...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 07:11hrs | 459 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe will rule from a wheelchair
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), a Zimbabwean based independent political economy think tank has predicted that President Mugabe will rule from a wheelchair.This was highlighted in their re...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 18:45hrs | 1100 | by George Makoni
Break in at Media Center and Zimbabwe Democracy Institute offices
There has been a break in at the Media Center and Zimbabwe Democracy Institute offices.This was revealed by a political commentator Pedzisayi Ruhanya."Media Center and Zimbabwe Democra...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 04:21hrs | 164 | by Stephen Jakes
CBZ wins all Excellence in Corporate Governance Banking Awards
CBZ Bank took first place in all the Banking Institutions Awards categories of the Excellence in Corporate Governance Banking Awards on Thursday, while its parent company, CBZ Holdings, was among ...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 06:23hrs | 678 | by MichaeL Hamilton
Mugabe savaged on graft
Zimbabweans have pooh-poohed President Robert Mugabe's pledge on Thursday that he will not shield senior Zanu-PF and government officials fingered in corruption from prosecution, with critics, say...Published: 30 Oct 2016 at 12:15hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe double-crossed Joseph Kabila
"Way before Marange, Mugabe and his military men had already started rampant racketeering, illegal mafia-style smuggling, double-crossing, double dealing, as well as illegal arms peddling with Congole...Published: 04 Oct 2016 at 16:10hrs | 5225 | by Ken Yamamoto
Zimbabwe fails to fly out Simon Mann's plane
ATTEMPTS by government to register a plane belonging to convicted mercenary Simon Mann arrested in Harare in 2004 with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have failed after aviation...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 11:38hrs | 5787 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF big wigs press panic button
With former Vice President Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) continuing to attract dozens of disgruntled senior Zanu PF officials to its ranks, the ruling party is stepping up its efforts to ...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 09:06hrs | 4545 | by Staff reporter
'Grace Mugabe is the source of Mugabe troubles'
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has turned her husband into a factional leader and she is to blame for the divisions rocking the ruling party, a local think tank has claimed.According to the Zimbabwe ...Published: 03 Apr 2016 at 12:21hrs | 3905 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's Zanu-PF on way down'
Zanu-PF is hanging on the edge of the precipice, with more of its bigwigs and supporters set to defect to the opposition ranks ahead of the country's eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections, a res...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 12:14hrs | 5130 | by Staff reporter
Prophets, Carl Ncube clash over 'distasteful joke'
COMEDIAN Carl Joshua Ncube's video, Parody of high flying prophets has riled some Christians who have labelled the recording distasteful as it pokes fun at "men of God". https://www.youtube.co...Published: 24 Nov 2015 at 16:13hrs | 3238 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Resolve succession, economy will tick, Zanu-PF told
Local think tank Zimbabwe Democracy Institute has warned that the current economic crisis will remain unresolved as long as the Zanu-PF regime has not addressed its succession issue. In it...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 07:06hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
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