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Operation
'raise money'
After destroying the homes of the poor in the high density
suburbs the government is turning the amnesty offered to the richer
low density suburbs into a money making exercise. Residents there
can now buy their way out of trouble by paying 23 million Zimbabwe
dollars and have their plans 'regularized'. |
Small
towns raise stink over Harare amnesty
The decision by authorities to allow Harare residents in low density
suburbs the chance to pay fines for illegal structures has riled officials
in other cities who are not happy at the discrimination. |
Reactions
to Zimbabwe's request
for a loan from South Africa are beginning to appear in the local
and international press and if the initial comments are any sign of
what is to come, Mugabe may as well put away his begging bowl. |
Germany
urges ICC
In a strongly worded statement signed by all parties in the German
Parliament (The Bundestag) the German government has urged the International
Criminal Court ... |
UK
new regulations on asylum
T he UK Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality Tony
McNulty, announced Wednesday that from 30th August, refugees will
be granted five years limited leave if their asylum cases are successful,
rather than indefinite stay as is at present. |
Township
burnt down
More than 150 families are stranded after police went to the Old Location
township in Chimanimani at the weekend and burnt down their wooden
shacks. |
Clinton
adds to pressure on Mbeki
When the Russian leader Vladmir Putin spoke against
the Mugabe regime's cleanup operation at the G8 summit in Geneva,
it became clear the tide was turning. |
Daily
News denied licence
The government appointed Media and Information Commission, has once
again denied the Daily News an operating licence. |
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Asylum
seekers
Five asylum seekers in Botswana are accusing the police in that
country for failing to provide them with adequate security against
suspected security agents from Zimbabwe.
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Demolition
'aluta continua'
Barely three days after announcing a temporary
suspension of demolitions in the cities, an office block in the Kopje
area of Harare was destroyed. |
Friends
block Security Council
In a move that surprised no other countries on the United Nations
Security Council... |
UK
verdict shows torture is a crime without borders
An Afghan warlord, convicted on Monday in London of a campaign of
torture and hostage taking in his homeland, has been sentenced to
20 years imprisonment. |
Daily
News denied licence
The government appointed Media and Information Commission, has once
again denied the Daily News an operating licence. |
Black
market trading thrives
Black market traders in Bulawayo are selling petrol
and diesel at ...
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Govt
suspends demolition
The government says it has temporarily suspended...
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Zimbabwe
begs for billions
Under normal circumstances an act of goodwill by South Africa... |
No
evidence of farmers' returning
The farmers' organization Justice For Agriculture have released ... |
Bishop
Kunonga defends Mugabe
Zimbabwe's Anglican Bishop of Harare, Reverend Nobert Kunonga... |
Zim
publishes draft senate bill
The state-run Ziana news agency said on Saturday that the ... |
Asylum
seekers fear abduction
Five asylum seekers in Botswana are accusing the police in
that country for failing to provide... |
South
African Church delegation
Reuters news agency reports that another South African church team
arrived in Zimbabwe... |
Police
murder Bulawayo woman
On Sunday July 10 an elderly lady died in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda high-density
suburb. Her death was directly attributable to an act of wanton violence
of a police officer or - as one should say these days - by a person
wearing the uniform of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). |
Roadblocks and body searches in Harare
There was tight security in Harare Friday as all roads leading into
and out of Harare were manned by police roadblocks. The police conducted
body searches on people on buses, private cars, motorbikes and even
bicycles. |
Mugabe's
trip to China
Faced with a collapsing economy, Robert Mugabe is reported to be planning
a trip to China to beg for a rescue package. He is set to take a group
of ministers with him, sometime in the coming two weeks. |
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Bread
blues bite Bulawayo
The bread shortage has reached critical proportions.
In Bulawayo there are reports that the queues for bread are as long
as those for fuel.
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Top
SA church leader speaks out on Mugabe
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa,
Cardinal Wilfred Napier, has said Robert Mugabe's conduct in Zimbabwe
is undermining every reason why the West should help Africa.
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Tribune
denied licence
The Government appointed Media and Information Commission
has denied the weekly Tribune Newspaper a licence to resume publishing,
a year after suspending its operations.
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Fuel
imports
The government announced on Friday that individuals with free funds
outside Zimbabwe or those with foreign currency accounts could import
fuel for resale. |
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Farmers'
wife fined for texting
In Zimbabwe a person can go to jail for telling the
truth. Thursday saw a Chinhoyi public prosecutor making Sarah Chapman
pay a fine of $1m...
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Zanu
(PF) accused of fuelling divisions
Zanu (PF) has been accused of intensifying its campaign
to destabilize the MDC by instigating divisions in the party along
tribal lines.
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CIO
infiltrate UK groups
There is mounting concern that a significant number
of state security agents from Zimbabwe are infiltrating groups in
the UK under the pretext of helping asylum seekers or even claiming
asylum themselves.
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Sam
Levy's village to be demolished?
Operation murambatsvina is said to be on its way to the leafy northern
suburbs of Harare. However many are sceptical that it will actually
happen because this is where most of Robert Mugabe's cronies live
and shop. |
Former
ZINASU president recovering
Philani Zamchiya, the former Zimbabwe National Students' Union president,
is recovering at the Avenues Clinic after he was poisoned Wednesday
by suspected state security agents. |
MDC
abolishes shadow cabinet
The MDC has announced the abolishment of its shadow cabinet and replaced
it with what it terms representatives of parliamentary committees.
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Peter
Pamire killed by the CIO?
The news website, New Zimbabwe.com on Wednesday alleged
that Peter Pamire, the black empowerment advocate...
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Update
on demolitions
Police have intensified their blitz on the low density
suburbs of Hatfield, Braeside, Queensdale and Waterfalls.
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Women
harassed
Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena has denied a story we've been carrying
on our website... |
Dutch
ING bank sues Zimbabwe
Government financial indiscipline has finally caught
up with them. The Netherlands Bank, ING has filed....
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MDC
to investigate tampering
The MDC has been blocked from investigating circumstances
that led to a break-in at the High court...
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Henry
Olonga campaigns
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga is in New Zealand spearheading
a campaign... |
Tsvangirai
lawyer targeted
A 49 year old homestead belonging to Advocate Eric
Matinenga, who normally represents opposition...
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Farmer's
wife to appear in court
Sarah Chapman, a farmer's wife is appearing
in a Chinhoyi court... |
Female
trade unionists assaulted
Government attempts to remove the Zimbabwe Congress
of Trade Union leadership erupted into a violent attack on two top
female union members.
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Ballot
inspection
The inspection and verification of the disputed 2002 presidential
elections has been postponed indefinitely after a large number of
ballot boxes materialised from nowhere. |
Protest
over refugees in SA
The Southern African Women's Institute for Migration Affairs is to
lodge a very strong protest with the South African government over
the shocking treatment of Zimbabwean refugees at the notorious Lindela
holding camp. |
Bulawayo
Mayor not threatened
The Mayor of Bulawayo, Japhet Ndabeni Ncube, says he is not fazed
by government threats of disciplinary action over a private meeting
he held with the UN envoy, Anna Tibaijuka last week. |
High
Level South Africa church
A high level South African church delegation that was on a 2 day pastoral
visit to Zimbabwe ... |
Police
beating up women wearing mini skirts
Women wearing trousers and mini skirts are allegedly being harassed |
Clean
up operation moves
Meanwhile Simon confirmed that demolitions in Harare's low-density
suburbs continued on Tuesday... |
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PF MPs vote against the interest of the people Paul T. Nyathi |
Art
gallery destroyed
One of the country's most reputable art galleries was reduced to rubble
on Monday when the police operation... |
Refugees
die
Two Zimbabweans refugees died in a South African detention centre
last week whilst awaiting deportation to Zimbabwe... |
Hunger
strike suspended
55 Zimbabwean asylum seekers protesting at forced deportations in
the UK have suspended their hunger... |
Fuel
crisis worsens
A legislator with the MDC revealed on Monday that the crippling fuel
shortages have literally cut off... |
RM
to talk with MDC?
International pressure mounts against Robert Mugabe with the latest
news that he is being pressured... |
Judge
too busy to judge
In a clear sign of how Robert Mugabe has bullied the country's judiciary,
High Court Judge Maphios Cheda... |
City
centre buildings targeted
Hot on the heels of speculation that operation Murambatsvina had been
concluded, government henchman... |
Church
delegation in Harare
The church leaders and representatives of non-governmental and civic
organizations are on a two-day visit. |
Police
beating up women wearing mini skirts
Women wearing trousers and mini skirts are allegedly being harassed |
Mugabe
pressured into talks
International pressure mounts against Robert Mugabe with the latest
news... |
Namibia
crackdown on Traders
It never rains but it pours for Zimbabwe's informal
traders. |
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UN
envoy continues assessment
There was drama
at the Mayor's chambers in Bulawayo on Wednesday when 3 ministers
were ordered out of a meeting with the UN envoy.
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Stop
deportations says judge
Justice Collins, the British judge who released asylum seeker Crispin
Kulinji from detention on Wednesday recommended that all deportations
of Zimbabweans from the UK be stopped until he has heard all the evidence
in the cases before him. |
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Porta Farm relatives
hidden
In order to stop the relatives of people
who died at Porta Farm from telling their stories to UN Envoy Anna
Tibaijuka, the government forced them to move to another location.
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AU
envoy still stuck at Hotel
The saga with the envoy from the African Union continues. Many have
described as bizarre a move by the Mugabe regime telling the African
Union to withdraw its envoy and to follow "proper procedures."
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Zanu
(PF) goes after Mbalekwa
Former Zanu (PF) legislator Pearson Mbalekwa, who
resigned from the party last week in protest over...
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Namibia
crackdown on Traders
It never rains but it pours for Zimbabwe's informal
traders. |
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Student
accommodation
Over 15 000 non-resident students at the country's
universities ...
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DA
pressures Mbeki
South African President Thabo Mbeki has been under pressure from the
international... |
Putin
puts Mugabe in place
It's being reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin branded
Robert Mugabe a dictator..... |
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US
delegation in Zimbabwe
A two-member delegation of the United
States Congress has visited Zimbabwe to assess ...
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UK
deportation blocked
There was some encouraging news for the detained Zimbabwean asylum
seekers who are on day 15 of their hunger strike... |
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Hundreds
stranded in Mbare
Hundreds of people slept in freezing
temperatures in Mbare Tuesday night and are still stranded...
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AU envoy
stuck at hotel
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UN
Envoy to Zimbabwe disturbed
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envoy sidelines MP... |
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continue with demolitions |
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Boycott
South Africa campaign
A noisy group of about 40 Zimbabweans calling for
a boycott of South African products gathered outside the Guildhall
in London ...
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Edinburgh
demonstration
The United Network of Detained Zimbabweans UK reports that
2 detainees at Harmondsworth...
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Rights
group petitions UN envoy
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum reports that
they submitted a petition to the United Nations envoy...
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Mugabe
linked to evictions
A Harare based construction company with direct links to Robert Mugabe
is being used to transport evicted families from Porta farm to Caledonia
outside Harare. |
Tsvangirai
biography launched
MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai is a committed
leader who will never give up his desire to free Zimbabwe from tyranny,
says his biographer ... |
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British
Airways boycott
There is pressure on British Airways to stop carrying
failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers who face ...
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Media
group appeals to Mandela
Reporters without Borders, an international media
pressure group, has appealed to Nelson Mandela..
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Armed
police return to Hatcliffe
Riot police were at it again in Hatcliffe Extension on
Monday. Despite saying they are winding down, the police... |
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MDC for
UNHCHR expulsion
The UN envoy Anna Tibaijuka continues with her consultation
meetings. She met a delegation of senior opposition officials Monday...
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MDC
reverses policy
After having cut off dialogue with South Africa the
MDC has made a sharp u-turn and re-opened the lines of communication
with Thabo Mbeki...
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UN
envoy extends visit
Zimbabweans await with anticipation the outcome
of the report to be compiled by a special envoy of UN... |
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Zanu
PF official resigns
Zanu PF central committee member and former Zvishavane MP, Pearson
Mbalekwa's resignation has been...
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ILO
official sings different tune
The International Labour Organisations resident Director
in Zimbabwe, Tayo Fashoyin ....
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Minister
Mutasa a thief
Reports have emerged that Robert Mugabe earlier this
year ordered the police not to charge State Security...
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Damning
report on detention centre
The UK Home Office released a report last Friday on an
unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth...
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New
Zealand says no to Gono visa
The New Zealand government announced on Monday that it will refuse
an entry visa to Gideon Gono... |
Attempts
to block AU investigator
Human Rights groups are concerned that a senior African Union official
sent to Zimbabwe to investigate the... |
Police
cancel AIDS marathon
More The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) reports that
the police cancelled a 10 kilometre race... |
Gov't
hides victims from envoy
The UN's special envoy, Mrs Anna Tibaijuka, headed for Manicaland
Province Friday for an open meeting with the public and local authorities. |
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Media
black out on registration
The government has ordered a media black out of a voter registration
exercise it began on the 27th June...
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Boycott
South Africa campaign
As international pressure mounts for African leaders
to get involved in the Zimbabwe crisis, Zimbabwean exiles and human
rights...
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Methodists
in UK adopt resolution on Zimbabwe
Delegates at the Methodist Conference that ended Thursday
in the English coastal town of Torquay have adopted a resolution
on Zimbabwe...
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