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2010-02-04, Issue 468
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is pressing the world to end sanctions on his country as it climbs out of a political and economic abyss but wherever he goes the shadow of Robert Mugabe follows....
AU again urges lifting of sanctions
2010-02-05, Issue 468
The African Union has weighed in again on the vexed question of Western targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and other officials of his former Zanu PF administration, Harare sources said....
Fresh power struggle rocks power Zimbabwe coalition
2010-02-05, Issue 468
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai are locked in a fresh power struggle after the former instructed government ministers to report to his two vice-presidents by-passing the Premier – a clear breach of the forme...
Farmers warn of huge grain deficit
2010-02-05, Issue 468
Zimbabwe may have to import over half the maize it needs this year to cover a deficit after drought has destroyed crops and left the country facing a severe food shortage, a farmers' group has said. The former regional bread basket has relied on food...
Student beaten after arrest of 11 on UZ campus
2010-02-05, Issue 468
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) is demanding the arrest of a security guard from the University of Zimbabwe, after a student leader was ‘severely’ beaten in a crackdown by police and security guards on a public students meeting....
11 WOZA members arrested, beaten in Bulawayo for education protest
2010-01-27, Issue 467
At noon, January 25, a delegation of 200 women and men marched to Mhlahlandlela Government complex to deliver WOZA’s report on the education system in Zimbabwe entitled - Looking Back to look Forward. Once the Ministry of Education official had atte...
Tsvangirai calls on investors, donors to return to Zimbabwe
2010-01-29, Issue 467
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said he believed the process that led to creation of a unity government last February is irreversible and that it is time for Western donors and investors to return to the country....
MDC seeks SADC intervention in power-sharing dispute
2010-01-29, Issue 467
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formation has called for urgent regional intervention to save the coalition government amid signs the country’s feuding parties are drifting further apart in efforts to resolve outstanding power-sharing...
EU: Keep sanctions on Mugabe’s inner circle
2010-01-29, Issue 467
The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out the concrete human rights reforms set out in the 2008 Global Political Agreement, Human Rights Wat...
Zimbabwe suspends constitution talks
2010-01-22, Issue 466
Zimbabwe has suspended its constitution making process following sharp differences within President Robert Mugabe’s unity government over a consultation process that is already behind schedule by several months....
US may end block on Zimbabwe at the IMF
2010-01-22, Issue 466
The US embassy in Zimbabwe has confirmed a report in the state-run Herald newspaper that the US would not oppose the restoration of Zimbabwe's voting rights in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
SADC Troika meets in Maputo to discuss Zimbabwe
2010-01-15, Issue 465
The SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security held a summit in Maputo on Thursday to consider, among other issues, reports on developments in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government....
‘Slow pace’ in GPA talks worries South Africa
2010-01-08, Issue 464
South Africa has expressed frustration over the slow pace of talks aimed at ensuring a definitive solution to the crisis in Zimbabwe. Lindiwe Zulu, the international relations advisor to President Jacob Zuma, told Talk Radio 702 in Johannesburg they ...
Constitutional work to begin in January
2009-12-18, Issue 462
A Constitutional Select Committee, meant to drive the process towards a new constitution, announced on Wednesday that it will resume its work on the 4th January next year. Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe and Arthur Mutambara, the three political par...
Top UN official hails progress
2009-12-10, Issue 461
A top UN official has praised "great progress" in easing Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but urged donors to continue supporting the country's recovery from a decade of economic freefall. "It has been refreshing to see great progress in so many aspec...
Zanu PF discusses its future as rifts widen over Mugabe heir
2009-12-10, Issue 461
The battle over who will eventually succeed 85-year-old President Robert Mugabe as party leader threatens the future of his long-ruling Zanu PF but analysts say an immediate split is unlikely at a congress which began this week....
Williams, Mahlangu and refugee seven further remanded in Bulawayo
2009-12-10, Issue 461
WOZA leaders, Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu, appeared in the Bulawayo Magistrate's Court this week as instructed only to be informed that their court record file, which apparently is kept separate for security reasons, was not accessible....
Government spending more on travel than civil servants healthcare
2009-12-10, Issue 461
There has been renewed outrage over the unity government’s expenditure after it was revealed last week that it is spending more of the country’s money on travel than on healthcare....
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for WOZA and Mahlangu
2009-12-02, Issue 460
For 41 years the Robert F Kennedy Centre for Justice and Human Rights has worked for a more peaceful and just world. On Monday evening in a ceremony at the White House Magodonga Mahlangu and WOZA, represented by WOZA co-founder Jenni Williams, were ...
Economy starts to recover
2009-12-02, Issue 460
Zimbabwe's battered economy is on track to expand for the first time in a decade this year and to grow by 7 percent in 2010 as key sectors such as agriculture and mining start to recover, the finance minister said on Wednesday....
Talks to continue over the weekend
2009-12-06, Issue 460
Talks to resolve outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement will continue over the weekend, amid reports the government will make an ‘important announcement’ next week. Speculation is rife in Harare that the principals might have agreed on ...
Fort Hare MDC students fear being sent to prison
2009-12-06, Issue 460
Twelve students from Fort Hare University in South Africa have expressed fears about returning home to Zimbabwe, saying they will be sent to prison for supporting the MDC....
Zuma appoints new team to monitor Zimbabwe
2009-11-27, Issue 459
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a new team to monitor Zimbabwe's embattled unity government accord, effectively ending former president Thabo Mbeki's mediation role. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said that as part of the evaluation pr...
Talks in break as Mbeki role ends
2009-11-27, Issue 459
Zimbabwe’s three governing parties have suspended until Saturday their negotiations on outstanding issues impeding the work of the unity government after three days of marathon meetings....
Government withdrawing soldiers from diamond fields
2009-11-20, Issue 458
Zimbabwe has started withdrawing soldiers from diamond fields in the east of the country after recommendations by the Kimberly Process and criticism over rights abuses, state media has reported....
Weekend GPA talks planned
2009-11-20, Issue 458
A top official from the mainstream MDC on Thursday said there were doubts Robert Mugabe would implement the Global Political Agreement, even if party negotiators manage to strike a deal. Negotiators from the three parties are due to meet at a secret ...
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch : Issue 10
Sokwanele : 6 November 2009
2009-11-13, Issue 457
October has been a month characterised by violence, lawlessness, corruption and the complete abuse of power for partisan and personal objectives. Despite Robert Mugabe’s outrageous claim to the contrary, Sokwanele has logged an incredible 3850 breach...
Unlawful use of POSA must end now
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
2009-11-13, Issue 457
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) unreservedly condemns the unlawful arrest and detention in Victoria Falls on Sunday 8 November 2009 of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President, Lovemore Matombo, together with four other union o...
Soldiers tortured to death in custody
2009-11-13, Issue 457
There is rising tension in the Zimbabwe National Army after a number of senior officers allegedly died from torture whilst in military detention. The Herald reported on Wednesday that Major Maxwell Samudzi, a 48 year-old deputy officer commanding One...
Update on arrested ZESN staff
2009-11-06, Issue 456
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) staff member Thulani Ndhlovu who was arrested on Wednesday 28 October in Dete, Hwange has been granted bail out of custody by Magistrate Ms I. Munamati Madzorere. Madzorere ordered Thulani to pay $200 bail...
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