August 2016

HARARE – Zimbabweans are on tenterhooks as the country’s rot deepens and civil unrest snowballs — with pressure groups and opposition parties planning another debilitating nationwide stay-away today, and a massive demonstration against President Robert Mugabe’s and Zanu PF’s misrule on Friday. To add to the restless populace’s worries, Mugabe is also facing an unprecedented rebellion…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe is out of touch with the magnitude of Zimbabweans’ untold suffering, hence his failure to appreciate the reason behind the current wave of protests, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai said. Speaking in Chitungwiza, where he visited 62-year-old Lilian Chinyerere who was beaten up by police during last Friday’s protest, Tsvangirai said…

HARARE – Government has recalled teachers from holiday to resubmit their qualifications as a matter of urgency, the Daily News has learnt. In a memorandum to all provincial education directors, the Primary and Secondary Education ministry instructed both teaching and non-teaching staff to report at their respective stations and submit their educational qualifications for onward…

HARARE – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has likened the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to the colonial police force, following its brutal clampdown on anti-President Robert Mugabe protestors. The party’s spokesperson, Jacob Mafume, said the successive police brutality portrays Zimbabwe as a police State. “The brutality exhibited by the police over the past few days shows…

HARARE – Netherlands ambassador to Zimbabwe Gera Sneller has warned the Zimbabwe government against politicising food aid. Sneller, who was speaking at the unveiling of a €3,5 million Oxfam drought response project, said humanitarian needs must be prioritised before involving other issues. “We have been receiving reports of the politicisation of assistance where people have…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party is the master of political violence, the party’s former Mashonaland West province chairperson, Temba Mliswa, said. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Mliswa slammed the police for descending on anti-Mugabe protesters while turning a blind eye to Zanu PF youths’ violent demonstrations. “The fact that Zanu PF has…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s government is breeding unrest by trying to quash peaceful protests, political activist Sten Zvorwadza said. He said Mugabe and his ruling Zanu PF are the ones responsible for the deepening Zimbabwean crisis. “As citizens of Zimbabwe, we note with great concern the increase of State repression of the past months….