Zimbabwe Holds Nationwide Demonstrations In Defiance of The Harare Police Ban
OPPOSITION political parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (Nera) are ready to stage nationwide demonstrations to push electoral reforms in defiance of the Harare police ban. Nera convenor Didymus Mutasa yesterday said he would lead the demonstrations from the front in Harare, where the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a […]
Ageing President Robert Mugabe Called to Cut Foreign Trips
GLOBE-trotting Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has embarked on yet another overseas trip amid criticism his travels were straining state coffers. Critics say he is no longer making useful contributions at the summits, age and ill-health having slowed him down. Mugabe, who has endured massive street protests to vacate office he has occupied for 36 years, […]
President Robert Mugabe Already Rigging 2018 Elections, Says Mutasa
OPPOSITION coalition spokesman Didymus Mutasa has claimed that President Robert Mugabe is already working to rig the 2018 elections and vowed that Saturday’s protest will go ahead despite a police ban against demonstrations in Harare. Mutasa, convenor of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA), told reporters in the capital Wednesday that the latest ban against […]
Remain united or you’re doomed, Mugabe tells Zambia
President Robert Mugabe has challenged Zambians to remain united and also avoid tribalism, insisting this was the only way the country could avoid being doomed. Agencies Mugabe was speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Zambia’s President-elect Edgar Lungu at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka yesterday. The veteran politician described Zimbabwe and Zambia as Siamese twins. […]
Zimbabwe Succession Politics Worsens Country Risk
The on-going infighting within the ruling ZANU-PF party over who should succeed President Robert Mugabe, should the aged leader leave office for whatever reason, has made the country a worse place for both local and foreign investors. As a result, Zimbabwe’s ratings have taken a nosedive. United Kingdom-based BMI Research, early this year ranked Zimbabwe […]
Return to Work, Zimbabwe Govt Appeals to Health Workers
Government is appealing to all health workers to go back to work with immediate effect following a shift in their pay dates from July 14 to tomorrow (July 8), Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare acting Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has said. In an interview with The Herald yesterday, Minister Mandiwanzira applauded all civil servants for […]
Can the IMF Really Drag Zimbabwe Out of Its Crisis?
Zimbabwe’s coffers are empty. Salaries for the army and air force have been delayed for several weeks; and other civil servants will only receive their pay cheques by the middle of July. For the government and 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe, this latest cash crunch couldn’t have come at a worse time, as a fierce succession […]
Thousands March for Mugabe in Zimbabwe
Thousands gathered in Zimbabwe on Wednesday to support President Robert Mugabe, with speakers calling for him to rule for life. On buses, trains, trucks and by foot, Mugabe’s supporters traveled to the capital, Harare, for the rally. Speakers said 92-year-old Mugabe should rule until he dies. His wife, Grace, went a step further and described […]
Zimbabwean Pastor Patrick Phillip Mugadza ties himself to pole in anti-Mugabe protest
Ten days after Zimbabwe celebrated 36 years of independence, with ruling Zanu-PF party supporters using the hashtag #1980SoFarSoGood in praise of President Robert Mugabe’s accomplishments, a pastor has chained himself to a pole in an anti-Mugabe protest, according to local media. Pastor Patrick Phillip Mugadza made headlines last December in a one-man protest against Mugabe […]
Police Hunt Journalist Over Mugabe Offensive Story
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a “witch-hunt” for a local journalist who allegedly worked with Jeffrey Gettleman, the Kenya Bureau Chief for New York Times, who reportedly confirmed the publication of a false story and offered a public apology to President Robert Mugabe. According to the State media, Gettleman published an article in […]