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Mnangagwa shields killer soldiers from justice
ZIMBABWEAN human rights organisations under the Crisis in Zimbabwe banner have engaged former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, raising questions and seeking global support in dealing with th...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:59hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Sadc ignores Zimbabwe 'crisis'
SADC has not responded to a plea by Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) which last month petitioned the organ to intervene and order President Emmerson Mnangagwa to, among other things, call...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Anti Mnangagwa CSOs petition Sadc
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe have petitioned the new Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately intervene and or...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe soldiers must respect human rights'
THE National Transitional Justice Working Group Zimbabwe (NTJWG) has called on government to ensure that soldiers do not perpetuate human rights violations in the country, adding that those found on t...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Killer soldiers arrested as angry villagers burn down house
The two soldiers who shot and killed two men in Chisuma area just outside Victoria Falls have been arrested while angry villagers allegedly torched a house belonging to a businessman who they accused ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:18hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt under siege over killings
TWO survivors of the August 1, 2018 military shootings, which claimed six lives in the aftermath of last year's highly controversial general election, have dragged government to court, seeking close t...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:56hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't just sweep genocide under the carpet
IT is normally serene on Zimbabwe's diplomatic scene, but there was high drama last week when government summoned United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols after Washington imposed sanctions ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | 446 | by Owen Gagare
Zimbabwe Diaspora in Anti-Mnangagwa Demonstrations
Zimbabwe diaspora in UK will be joining the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in the anti-Mnangagwa mass demonstrations set for - Friday 16 August 2019 - in solidarity with those on the ground back...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 14:48hrs | 724 | by Kingstone Jambawo
US sanctions a wake-up call
The move by the United States to put Zimbabwe's ambassador to Tanzania Anselem Sanyatwe on the sanctions list has demonstrated that the international community is becoming sceptical about the governme...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Hold to account Aug 1 post-election killer soldiers'
Amnesty International (AI) has expressed concern that Zimbabwean soldiers, who a year ago opened fire on protesters in the aftermath of the general elections, killing at least six civilians and causin...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 22:02hrs | 1864 | by Staff reporter
3 Beitbridge killer soldiers appear in court
THREE members of the Zimbabwe National Army, who allegedly fatally shot a man near their camp in Beitbridge on Saturday, briefly appeared in court yesterday facing a murder charge.Ngqabutho Ko...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer soldiers arrested
BEITBRIDGE police have arrested three members of the Zimbabwe National Army attached to the 1 Independent Company in the border town on allegations of fatally shooting a worshipper near their camp on ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump focuses on Mnangagwa
President Donald Trump says his government continues to keep a beady eye on developments in Zimbabwe, as Washington is being lobbied to review its long-standing targeted sanctions on Harare. T...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:30hrs | 9894 | by ZimLive
Donald Trump says 'looking into Zimbabwe right now'
United States President Donald Trump said his administration was "looking at Zimbabwe right now" in a brief response to a journalist who had asked him a detailed question on his Africa policy and sanc...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:27hrs | 13407 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe economic crisis a silhouette of the political crisis
The enduring crisis in Zimbabwe presents a conundrum to a lot of people.To the generality of Zimbabweans,whose only desire is the pursuit of a dignified existence, the debilitating liquidity c...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze
Mopa: In pursuit of a fallacious democracy
RECENTLY, America gave us a rare tonic on its actual view of Zimbabwe, under the new government. It is a given that, in most of its statements, the United States prefers to give cryptic political mess...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:41hrs | 482 | by Learnmore Zuze
US tells Mnangagwa to arrest killer soldiers
A TOP United States official has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he must hold to account members of the security forces involved in the killing of civilians during public disturbances in August...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Arrest killer soldiers - US tells Mnangagwa
THE United States has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrests soldiers that shot and killed civilians in the August 2018 and January 2019 demonstrations.Mnangagwa met with Assistant...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 20:36hrs | 3183 | by Staff Reporter
'Arrest killer soldiers' America tells Mnangagwa
The United States has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrests soldiers that shot and killed civilians in the August 2018 and January 2019 demonstrations. Mnangagwa met with Assistan...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:59hrs | 8148 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to fully implement Motlanthe proposals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly pledged to fully implement all recommendations and reforms proposed in the August 1, 2018 shootings commission report.However, government sources ye...Published: 15 May 2019 at 14:27hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
US demands arrest of Aug 1 and January killer soldiers
PRESIDENT Donald Trump's administration has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa punishes security forces who stand accused of killing civilians during last year's post-election demonstrations, ...Published: 07 May 2019 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Call to arrest August 1 killer soldiers
WHILE government has been commended for promising compensation to victims of the August 1 killings as recommended by the commission of inquiry which was chaired by former South African President Kgale...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after killer soldiers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has succumbed to pressure from local and international human rights groups to rein in killer soldiers, and yesterday appointed a 10-member inter-ministerial taskforce to f...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prosecute killer soldiers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa deserves praise for keeping his word that he will make public findings of a commission of inquiry into the cold-blooded murder of protestors by soldiers on August 1 even w...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:20hrs | 1216 | by Editorial - the standard
Motlanthe's rushed report raises eyebrows
THE speed with which the Kgalema Motlanthle commission of inquiry into the August 1 fatal shooting of six civilians wound up its probe on Tuesday, compiled its executive summary and presented it to Pr...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Editorial - newsday
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 | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sent in killer soldiers: Obert Mpofu
ZANU PF secretary for administration and former Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu yesterday told the commission of inquiry investigating the post-election violence of August 1 that the soldiers who al...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 09:57hrs | | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe killer soldiers 'were driven by cruelty'
SOLDIERS allegedly shot and killed Silvia Maphosa (56) in cold blood at close range on August 1 during post elections violence that rocked Harare, the commission of inquiry into the violence led by fo...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
Commission of inquiry meant to discredit MDC Alliance- Ruhanya
The political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said the commission of inquiry set by President Emmerson Mnangagwa was set up to discredit the MDC Alliance for allegedly sparking violence which led to ...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 21:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
No one ordered fatal shootings, claims Mnangagwa
PPRESIDENT-ELECT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sensationally claimed that none of his lieutenants gave orders for the fatal shooting of seven civilians, where soldiers opened fired into groups of protesters ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 06:10hrs | 3912 | by Staff reporter
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