Category Archives: Press reports

Scotland on Sunday ROBERT Mugabe has ruled out ever trying to get back into the “useless” Commonwealth during a blistering attack on Tony Blair and his “gay gangsters”. In his first interview for more than a year, Mugabe also insisted he had discussed the issue at length during a meeting with Prince Charles, where he […]

The New York Times 18th March 2005 By Michael Wines and Sharon Lafraniere; Michael Wines reported from Filabusi for this article and Sharon Lafraniere from Johannesburg. An employee of the New York Times in Zimbabwe contributed reporting. If this is an outpost of tyranny, it was not immediately obvious in this one-road backwater buried in […]

IWPR By Chipo Sithole CONSTRUCTION has been completed of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s controversial £5 million mansion in Harare’s leafy northern suburbs. The 25-bedroom private house, built by a Serbian construction company Energoproject to a Chinese architectural design, has two lakes in its 44 acre landscaped grounds and is protected by a multi-million pounds radar […]

Zimbabwe Standard ZIMBABWE has several bodies dealing with elections and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) believes this is a ploy to confuse voters. David Coltart, the MDC secretary for legal affairs, says the government has successfully hoodwinked the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) into thinking the recently enacted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Act had […]

Seattle Post JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has increasingly turned to hard-line military commanders to cow his factious country and now is relying on them to ensure a ruling party triumph in March 31 parliamentary elections. He appointed a former colonel to run the new Election Commission last month and passed laws […]

The Daily Telegraph 24th January 2005 By Peta Thornycroft in Harare Mr Mugabe has given the security forces a legal role in elections President Robert Mugabe was accused yesterday of “militarising” Zimbabwe’s forthcoming election after a new law placed the army in charge of polling stations and installed the regime’s allies in every key position. […]

The Financial Gazette THE Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Bill, which proposes punishment of up to 20 years imprisonment for anyone who publishes or communicates statements perceived to be prejudicial to the state, is unconstitutional and meant to close any “loopholes” in the existing repressive media laws, analysts said. The proposed law, which has miffed […]

Mail and Guardian (SA) The MDC’s decision to suspend its participation in further elections pending Zimbabwe’s compliance with the new SADC guidelines and principles for democratic elections seems to have taken many by surprise. It was assumed that the MDC would continue to place blind faith in Zanu (PF) eventually opening up the democratic space […]

The Daily Telegraph 10th September 2004 By David Blair, Africa Correspondent Zimbabwe’s opposition yesterday accused President Robert Mugabe of preparing to rig the next election after a law was published giving him the power to appoint key figures overseeing the poll. Critics say he has begun a campaign to guarantee victory next March while giving […]