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Zimbabwe Police harassing MDC supporters

Published on: 15th July, 2009

ZIMBABWE – BULAWAYO – The MDC says more and more of its people are coming under harassment from Zanu-PF amid concerns that the party was latching back into the combat mode.
The MDC has alerted of a Bulawayo-based MDC activist Shadreck Chifamba who was last week detained for five days at Bulawayo Central Police Station on [...]

Tensions rise dangerously on white-owned Zimbabwe farms

Published on: 13th July, 2009

ZIMBABWE – HARARE – The killing of a white farmer in Gweru has sharply escalated tensions and raised anxiety in the farming community.
Farming sources said there was despondency across the country and the few remaining white farmers in the Chegutu region, scene of some of the worst clashes of the past five months, were fleeing [...]

Teachers strike action on Friday

Published on: 8th July, 2009

ZIMBABWE – HARARE – The country’s biggest teaching union Tuesday threatened strike action after describing the paltry US$100 allowance offered by the Government as peanuts which had dramatically failed to raise teachers’ standard of living.
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) promised a “robust” response after a meeting of its executive yesterday, warning that its [...]

WOZA women seek police indictment for assault

Published on: 8th July, 2009

ZIMBABWE – HARARE – A Harare magistrate has thrown out a case of four WOZA activists arrested while staging a demonstration against the inclusive government.
The State case dramatically collapsed in court as the State failed to back up its claims that the WOZA demo, which coincided with the visit of Amnesty International boss Irene Khan, [...]

African Sun group targets 2010 World Cup

Published on: 30th June, 2009

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-The positive developments in the economy will assist African Sun group focus on refurbishing its hotels in preparation for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the company has said.
Presenting the company’s financial results of the half-year ending 31 March, Africa Sun chairman Mr Eben Makonese said the inclusive Government had ushered in the much [...]

MDC Walk out of cabinet meeting

Published on: 30th June, 2009

ZIMBABWE-HARARE- The MDC walked out of a cabinet meeting on Monday amid accusations that Zanu PF is failing to honor outstanding issues from the global political agreement and are undermining the role of the MDC in the inclusive setup.

The move came at the background of the fact that President Robert Mugabe moved the cabinet [...]

Tsvangirai back home

Published on: 30th June, 2009

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Hon. Morgan Tsvangirai arrived in the country on Monday after a three- week visit to Europe and the United States in order to re-engage with the international community, zim NET radio reports.
During the tour, he managed to raise over $US200 million, which will go towards the provision of basic services such as health [...]