Zimbabwe
The Threat of "Normalising" Authoritarian Rule in Zimbabwe - By Brian Raftopoulos
Solidarity Peace Trust By Brian Raftopoulos Since the end of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in 2013, a SADC facilitated settlement that sought to move Zimbabwe out of the legitimacy crisis of the widely discredited elections of 2008, …
Zimbabwe - 19 August 2016
Opposition leaders vow to end reign of Mugabe’s Zanu-PF in historic show of unity Leaders of Zimbabwe’s opposition have united as they denounced ageing President Robert Mugabe’s hold on power and called for citizens and political parties to …
Zimbabwe - 12 August 2016
Zimbabwe protest pastor takes his crusade to the US A Zimbabwean pastor who became the figurehead of recent demonstrations against President Robert Mugabe’s government said on Thursday he was travelling to the US to meet compatriots there …
Zimbabwe - 5 August 2015
Zimbabwe Police, Soldiers Urged to Attend Human Rights Workshops Some Zimbabweans attending an outreach meeting convened by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission say the organization should engage the police and Zimbabwe National Army, which …
Zimbabwe - 29 July 2016
Zimbabwe war veterans’ spokesman arrested Veterans of Zimbabwe’s 1970s independence war, who had previously been loyal Mugabe supporters, issued a statement bitterly denouncing the ninety-two-year-old president, who faces growing signs of …
Zimbabwe - 22 July 2016
Zimbabwe cabinet approves ’no work - no pay’ policy, July pay dates released President Robert Mugabe’s cabinet has approved a ‘no work – no pay’ policy in the wake of the workers strike that led to a stay away earlier this month in the …
Zimbabwe - 8 July 2016
Zimbabwe businesses closed during stay-away Zimbabweans stayed at home on Wednesday and foreign banks and most businesses in the capital shut down, in one of the biggest protests against high unemployment, an acute cash shortage and …
South Africa - China - Zimbabwe Relations; 8 June 2016, Cape Town
This topic was borne out of and sought to be a continuation of the discussion generated in our successful 2015 workshop on SA-Zim relations in partnership with FES. China was mentioned by panelists and participants alike several times, in …
Zimbabwe - 24 June 2016
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe rejects single currency regime The Zimbabwean government would not adopt a sole official trading unit. According to the Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, the government would maintain a …
Zimbabwe - 17 June 2016
Perm Sec in U.S.$1,7 Million Scandal Secretary for Mines and Mining Development Professor Francis Gudyanga allegedly ordered the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to pay a Harare-based agricultural firm over $1,3 million …
Zimbabwe - 3 June 2016
Zim cuts retirement age as cash runs out Zimbabwe is so desperate for cash it has cut the retirement age for members of its enormous uniformed forces from 60 years to 50. Only those who fought in the 1970s liberation struggle are allowed to …
Zimbabwe - 27 May 2016
Export incentives to ease cash crisis — Mangudya ZIMBABWE could soon boost its exports driven by a cocktail of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe recently. The Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya told a breakfast meeting …
Zimbabwe - 20 May 2016
AU Rights Commissioner Urges Greater Freedoms in Zimbabwe The African Union is urging Zimbabwe to repeal or amend laws that curtail the right to freedom of expression, freedom of the media and other protections. Speaking in Harare, AU …
Zimbabwe - 13 May 2016
Reveal Dzamara’s whereabouts: US envoy United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Harry Thomas Jnr has challenged the Zanu PF government to reveal the whereabouts of missing activist Itai Dzamara, who was abducted by suspected State security …
Zimbabwe - 29 April 2016
MDC Says Govt Must Slash Mugabe’s Travel Budget and Remove Mphoko From His Hotel THE Welshman Ncube led MDC says government should either reduce President Robert Mugabe’s international travel budget or cancel it altogether or evict VP …
Zimbabwe - 22 April 2016
Mnangagwa Says Bickering Between Chinamasa and Zhuwao Caused Confusion and Unsettled Investors THE fight between finance and indigenisation ministers, Patrick Chinamasa and Patrick Zhuwao over indigenisation laws had the effect of …
Zimbabwe - 15 April 2016
Zimbabwe holds largest anti-Mugabe protest in years Demonstrators in Zimbabwe held the largest protest against President Robert Mugabe in nearly a decade on Thursday, marching through central Harare demanding that the 92-year-old leader …
Zimbabwe - 8 April 2016
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe seeks to calm angry war veterans Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Thursday sought to shore up his hold on power by offering reassurances to war veterans who have become increasingly vocal in their criticism of his …
Zimbabwe - 1 April 2016
Cloud hangs over foreign firms in Zimbabwe Foreign companies in Zimbabwe have been left scrambling in the dark about their future after the deadline for complying with the indigenisation policy closed last night. The uncertainty intensified …
Zimbabwe - 18 March 2016
Mugabe changes course as Harare woos IMF Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe agreed to major reforms, including compensation for evicted white farmers and a big reduction in public sector wages, as the government tries to woo back …