MDC-T condemns decision to expel Libyan ambassador
The MDC-T has condemned the decision to expel Libya’s ambassador, calling it a “despicable” act by the ZANU PF side of the coalition government.

Mob of 15 soldiers runs riot in Mbare
A group of 15 soldiers besieged a family home in Mbare and assaulted residents in retaliation for an alleged attack on a fellow soldier on Sunday.

Zuma backs sale of Chiadzwa diamonds
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has shown his support for the sale of Zimbabwe’s controversial Chiadzwa diamonds, despite ongoing reports on human rights abuses.

MDC-T officials in Manicaland under siege
A group of about 50 ZANU PF thugs were reported to have set up a temporary base just meters from the house of an MDC-T official in Mudzi West constituency last Friday.

Band members leave Mtukudzi over pay dispute
Oliver Mtukudzi and four members of his Black Spirits backing band have parted company after failing to agree on pay and other working conditions.

Business and residents to fight electricity tariff hikes
The state run company responsible for providing Zimbabwe’s electricity supply is facing strong resistance, from both residents and businesses, to a 31 percent increase in tariffs that was announced last week.

Foreign banks slammed for ‘enabling’ Zim diamond violence
International banks have this week been slammed for ‘enabling’ the ongoing violence and human rights abuses, still being reported at the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields.

Libyan Ambassador given 72 hours to leave Zimbabwe
The ZANU PF side of the coalition government has given the Libyan Ambassador in Harare, Taher El Magrahi, 72 hours to leave the country.

Promised media reforms a pie in the sky
The Media Institute for Southern Africa has sadi the editor of the weekly Zim Independent newspaper, Constantine Chimakure, and senior political reporter Wongai Zhangazha, spent 4 hours being questioned by police on Tuesday.

ZANU PF youths resist eviction from seized Byo property
ZANU PF youths are refusing to leave a building they seized in Bulawayo, despite calls for their business-grab to end.

Drivers in Mugabe truck case skip bail
Four South African truck drivers who were being held in Zimbabwe over a fraud case involving Grace Mugabe’s alleged business partner, have skipped bail.

Gono flees huge fire at his farm house
Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and his family are reported to have fled their farm on Sunday when a fire swept through a poultry warehouse. It is estimated property with an estimated value of $100,000 was destroyed in the blaze, but no one was injured.

Police led farm invasion leaves hundreds homeless
Another farm invasion, this time in the Chegutu area, has left hundreds of people homeless, as the campaign to seize the remaining commercial land continues.

ZANU PF force Libyans to take down rebel flag in Harare
The ZANU PF side of the coalition government has forced the Libyan embassy in Harare to take down the rebel flag which was hoisted last Wednesday, after the toppling of long time dictator and Mugabe ally, Muammar Gaddafi last week.

Canadian owned gold mine loses Zim licence
The country’s leading foreign owned gold mine has had it mining licence withdrawn, becoming the first major casualty of the controversial indigensation scheme by ZANU PF.

Libyan Ambassador to Zimbabwe expelled for supporting rebels
It’s being reported that the ZANU PF side of the coalition government has decided to expel the Libyan ambassador in Harare, Taher Elmagrahi.

ZESA orders radical tariff increase
ZESA has ordered a shock 31% tariff increase, in a move it insists will improve its “profitability.” The Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission announced the increase Thursday.

ZCTU says ZANU PF behind factionalism
The newly elected Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has said that ZANU PF is behind the worsening factionalism in the union grouping.

Police and soldiers block protest of Jabulani Sibanda
The streets of Masvingo were flooded with uniformed police and soldiers on Thursday, who blocked a protest march against the self-proclaimed war vet leader Jabulani Sibanda.

SADC drags feet on appointing reps to assist JOMIC
Members of a regionally appointed team that is meant to assist Zimbabwe’s unity government with implementation of the GPA have still not been selected, months after SADC leaders resolved that the political parties needed help. Additionally, no timelines for the process have been set.

Mhanda calls for commission of enquiry into Mujuru death
The second most senior liberation war army commander after Solomon Mujuru, has called for a commission of enquiry into his suspicious death in a farm house fire last week Tuesday.

Sanctions-busting suspected in Zim airplane deal
Speculation is rife about the details of a multi million dollar deal for new airplanes for Air Zimbabwe, with suspicions being raised that the deal is a sanctions-busting measure involving ZANU PF allies.

Kasukuwere and Gono in ZANU PF row
A political row is reported to have developed at the weekend between the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Chairman, Gideon Gono, and Indigenization Minister Saviour Kasukuwere, over the Mugabe regime’s disastrous and controversial empowerment policies.

Mugabe has the most to gain from Mujuru death says analyst
A respected political commentator, who refused to be named, has told SW Radio Africa that Robert Mugabe stands to gain the most from the death of retired army General Solomon Mujuru, who died in a suspicious farmhouse fire last week Tuesday.

Makoni villagers forced to fund militia graduation
Villagers in the Makoni North constituency are being forced to contribute money and food towards the graduation ceremony of the notorious ZANU PF youth militia.

Parallel structure emerges in Zim diamond sales
Reports that a Chiadzwa diamond mining firm is buying new planes for struggling Air Zimbabwe has revealed that a parallel structure controlling diamond sales is undermining the Finance Ministry.

ZANU PF battling to suppress Mujuru death speculation
The death of retired army General Solomon Mujuru has thrown ZANU PF into turmoil, with speculation over the death threatening to tear the party apart.

ZCTU split looms after congress boycott
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is facing a possible split, after serious infighting led to one faction boycotting this weekend’s annual congress.

MDC deputy youth leader arrested
The MDC-T Youth Assembly says its deputy President, Costa Machingauta, was arrested Sunday night and is being held at Glenview police station.

Herald pulls the plug on Mujuru story as tensions run high
The state owned Herald newspaper was on Wednesday forced to remove, before publication, a story on the death of retired army General Solomon Mujuru. Sources who spoke to SW Radio Africa claimed editors were told to bin a story containing details of what happened on the night Mujuru died in a farm house fire.

SADC summit takes no action on Zim
Criticism of regional leaders has turned to frustration after their meeting in Luanda this week where no attempt was made to resolve the issues dividing Zimbabwe’s political parties. The SADC leaders simply urged Zimbabwe’s parties to “remain committed” to the GPA.

Rights of arrested MDC members referred to Supreme Court
A Harare magistrate, Shane Kubonera, has ruled that the lives of 24 MDC members, arrested in May on false charges of murdering a police officer, are at stake and referred their case to the Supreme Court.

SADC Luanda summit ends with no Zim solutions
The 31st SADC summit in Angola ended early on Thursday amid fears by Zimbabwean civic groups that democracy in the region is under threat and Zim elections would be held before any reforms are made. It had been hoped regional leaders would address the critical situations in several member states, particularly Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

US Ambassador barred from Mujuru home
US Ambassador Charles Ray was on Tuesday barred from paying his respects to the late Solomon Mujuru’s widow Joice, who in turn has appealed for calm over frenzied speculation about her husband’s death.

Farm invasions continue across Zimbabwe
The remaining white commercial farmers across the country are facing intensified threats by mobs of land invaders, as the lawless invasions of farms continue.

Mugabe’s double standards on Mujuru death
Robert Mugabe has stirred a hornet’s nest over the death of retired army general Solomon Mujuru by saying he has never seen a person die in such a horrible manner. Mugabe was addressing mourners, including Vice President Joice Mujuru, who were gathered at the One Commando barracks where Mujuru’s charred remains were taken.

Mujuru death raises more questions than answers
The death of retired army General Solomon Mujuru in a farm house fire on Tuesday has raised more questions than answers. SW Radio Africa correspondent Simon Muchemwa visited the farm in Beatrice and after interviews with farm workers and other witnesses said a lot of questions were begging for answers.

Zuma remains facilitator as Troika notes Zim progress
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has remained the chief mediator on the Zimbabwe crisis after assuming his new role of chairing the Organ on Security (the Troika), at the SADC summit in Luanda.

General Solomon Mujuru dies in farmhouse fire
62 year old retired army General Solomon Mujuru, one of the chief ‘kingmakers’ in ZANU PF, died in a fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning at his farmhouse in Beatrice, 60 km outside Harare. Ironically the farm is one of two that he violently seized from white commercial farmer Guy Watson-Smith in 2001.

Zim activists detained in Angola ahead of SADC summit
A group of Zimbabwean civil society activists were on Monday detained for several hours in Angola, where they have gathered ahead of the regional SADC leadership summit.

ZANU PF digs in ahead of SADC Summit
Inter-party negotiators from Zimbabwe’s three political parties failed to reach agreement on any substantive issues at a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa Saturday.

Minister Timba sues Chihuri for unlawful detention
Jameson Timba, Minister of State in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s office, has filed a US$250,000 lawsuit against police chief Augustine Chihuri, for unlawful arrest and inhuman treatment during detention.

Civic leaders deported from Angola ahead of SADC summit
Events leading to a meeting of SADC leaders in Angola next week took a dramatic turn Thursday when a delegation of civic society leaders were detained and then deported on arrival in Luanda.

MDC-T MP and ZANU PF governor clash over donor project
The MDC-T MP for Mutare West Shuwa Mudiwa, and Governor Chris Mushowe from ZANU PF, traded verbal blows during a handover ceremony of medical equipment at Marange hospital on Friday.

More CIO agents revealed in supplementary list (Part One)
After six weeks serializing the leaked 2001 list of CIO agents working in and outside Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa begins publishing a supplementary list of agents who might not have been on the previous document.

NGO ‘campaigns’ for ZANU PF governor
Plan International, an NGO that works to promote the rights of children, has come under fire for ‘wilfully’ letting ZANU PF hijack its projects in Mutare. MDC-T MP for Mutare West, Shuwa Mudiwa, blasted the NGO for working to enhance the ‘public face’ of
ZANU PF.

Evidence of Chiadzwa could be used to prosecute Mugabe
The International Criminal Court has said that the evidence gained during a BBC investigation into human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields could be used to prosecute Robert Mugabe.

White ZANU PF farmer defaces MDC office in Chimanimani
The MDC-T has lodged a police report over an incident on Tuesday involving Joshua Sacco, a white ZANU PF official who defaced the party’s logos and slogans at its offices at the village in Chimanimani.

Abducted MDC-N director of elections found dead in Zhombe
The director of elections for the MDC-N in Zhombe in the Midlands province was found dead on Monday. He had been abducted by unknown assailants on Friday. Maxwell Ncube was kidnapped at gunpoint on Friday evening when walking home from nearby shops.

Amnesty calls for UN investigation into security sector
Amnesty International is calling for the United Nations to send in a special team to investigate human rights abuses carried out by Zimbabwe’s security sector. The move is contained in the findings of a report Amnesty will present to the UN for its October 2011 periodic review of Zimbabwe.

Chiadzwa torture camps exposed
Military run torture camps near the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields have been exposed. The UK’s BBC Panorama investigative series on Monday revealed how beatings and sexual attacks are meted out at two camps which have been operational for 3 years in the Marange region.

Jonathan Moyo offended by his own articles
Former Information Minister and serial political turncoat, Jonathan Moyo, is pressing ahead with a lawsuit against the Zim Independent newspaper claiming his old articles, which the paper are publishing, are offending him. Moyo wants the High Court to stop the paper from publishing his articles attacking Mugabe and ZANU PF.

Public Service Minister Elphas Mukonoweshuro dies
Public Service Minister and MDC-T MP for Gutu South, Professor Elphas Mukonoweshuro, has died following a short illness. The 58 year-old former University of Zimbabwe lecturer was taken ill six weeks ago with a heart related ailment.

MDC-T urged not to back down on POSA amendments
Clifford Chitupa Mashiri a London based Zimbabwean political commentator, has urged the MDC-T to remain resolute and not to back down from demanding amendments to the repressive Public Order and Security Act

Part 6 of the leaked CIO list
SW Radio Africa continues with Part 6 of the list of CIO agents working in and outside Zimbabwe. The document dated 2001 contains a list of state security agents working at that time. Some may have retired or passed away, but evidence has shown many are still serving.

ZANU PF thugs pour hot oil on MDCT youth activist
Violent attacks on officials of the MDC-T continued Wednesday, when ZANU PF thugs in Mbare poured hot oil in the face of a youth organiser from the Southerton Constituency.

Video footage exposes ZANU PF manipulation of food
Drought, and a chaotic and often violent land reform exercise have all contributed to food shortages in Zimbabwe since 2000. In recent years, the shortages have been severe and given ZANU PF the opportunity to "punish" those members of the public, especially in rural areas, who have not supported Robert Mugabe’s party.

No end to Air Zimbabwe pilot strike in sight
The Air Zimbabwe pilots strike entered its sixth day on Wednesday with no end to miseries for travellers amid reports talks between management and pilots fell apart on Tuesday. SW Radio Africa is reliably informed the pilots say they are going to continue with the strike until they’re paid all outstanding salaries and allowances.

Mugabe and Tsvangirai still divided over electoral roadmap
The country’s feuding political leaders have failed to deal with three key issues in the election roadmap, and will approach the forthcoming SADC summit in Angola deadlocked over the contentious issues. MDC-T spokesman Douglas Mwonzora told said there are three major fundamental issues that still divide ZANU PF and his party.

ZANU PF accused of using police to banish women from politics
The state security sector is still actively being used by Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF to torture and oppress women in order to keep them out of the political process, a new report has revealed. The report also brings out the direct role of the ZANU PF militia in the violence.

Soldiers beat up ROHR activist after prison release
A member of a local human rights group was savagely assaulted over the weekend by about five soldiers hardly 48 hours after being released from police custody.

PM renews call for urgent security sector reform
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has reiterated the urgent need for security sector reform, before any election is held in the country. Tsvangirai told MDC supporters in Kwekwe on Sunday that the armed forces have emerged as the biggest obstacle to democratic reforms in Zimbabwe.

Pay hikes for civil servants
Robert Mugabe appears to have won his case, to award a minimum salary to civil servants, but it has left unions representing workers deeply divided over the issue as it is still way below the poverty line at US$253. Prime Minister Tsvangirai said he was shocked to read about the salary hike in the newspaper.