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Zimbabwe shutdown protest call gains momentum
Internet activists joined by students and trade unions have called for a stay-at-home protest on May 9 over Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis.Mobilising under the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe,...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Residents relive army brutality
The brutality suffered by the people of Bulawayo at the hands of the military during the January demonstrations was relived on Wednesday through a documentary by journalist Zenzele Ndebele. ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:29hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Shutdown documentary to premiere
ONLINE streaming organisation CITE director and human rights activist, Zenzele Ndebele, is set to showcase his new documentary, Zimbabwe Shutdown: The January Protests, at Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo on...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
First 'Zimbabwe shutdown' after MDC Congress flops
The US embassy in Zimbabwe openly pinned its mast on the anti-Government movement in Harare yesterday after it made a desperate call for the opposition to demonstrate against President Mnangagwa's adm...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shutdown, a noble cause but many things went wrong!
Demonstrations are planned and must be planned, how do you demonstrate without prior due diligence. What is the purpose of the demonstrations, what can go wrong and what the eventualities are? The shu...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 14:02hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC affiliate calls for Zimbabwe shutdown
Zimbabwe's main labour federation yesterday called for a strike this month to protest the worsening economic conditions in the country.Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) general council...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa prophecy on foreign peacekeepers intervention nearing fulfilment
United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa prophecy on foreign peace keepers' intervention in Zimbabwe seems to be nearing fulfilment if what happened today in Harare is some...Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 13:15hrs | 31 | by Panashe Makufa
Civil servants not pawns
It's a fact that Zimbabwe is going through some challenges and the ZANU PF government has not buried its head in the sand as some are alleging. Government is seized with the matter of reviving the eco...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 11:03hrs | | by Tapiwa Maware
Brute force stifles "Zimbabwe shutdown'
A BRUTAL government crackdown that netted leading figures in the growing chorus of discontent with President Robert Mugabe's government resulted in a muted response to calls for yesterday's planne...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling surges after Zimbabwe ban
Beitbridge - Smuggling operations into Zimbabwe from South Africa's border town of Musina have increased following that country's import ban on basic food stuffs.Business formations in Musina ...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 17:14hrs | | by ANA Reporter
Musina in limbo after Zimbabwe shutdown
Musina - Businesses in Limpopo's border town of Musina have remained shut down as trader organisations continue with a stay away in protest against the Zimbabwe government's decision to ban basic food...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 17:12hrs | 1 | by ANA Reporter
WATCH: ZRP brutality, protest aftermath
ZRP brutality, protest aftermath One of the ZRP officers filmed this evil practice by some imbeciles masquerading as Police. Police are claiming that the woman took an axe to the 'Zimbabwe shutdown' p...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by facebook
Zimbabwe shutdown reduces number of travellers to SA
The instability of the past few days has shown a decrease in the number of travellers #Zimbabwe....Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Ndou Paul
'Zimbabwe shutdown much ado about nothing'
The ongoing #ZimShutDown2016 is much about ado about nothing as far as the economy is concerned, a leading economist has said.Speaking to ...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
14 white Zimbabweans arrested over #Shutdown Zimbabwe protest
Police yesterday arrested 36 people for staging illegal demonstrations in various parts of the country, including 14 white Zimbabweans and a Belgian national who were nabbed in Victoria Falls....Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
#ZimShutDown forces nightspot closures
SOME Bulawayo nightspots yesterday shut down their businesses in fear of violence being unleashed by thugs affiliated to the organisers of the stayaway.Observations by Chronicle Showbiz reveal...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Bongani Ndlovu/Walter Mswazie/Leonard Ncube
Zimbabweans ignore stay-away calls, claims ZBC
As expected, ZBC decided to turn a blind eye on the protests and they viewed it differently. In its report, ZBC insinuates that all business was normal through out the country. Below is its re...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 17:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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