Day 98: Where is Itai Dzamara?
Daily News June 15 2015 By Thelma Chikwanha HARARE – “Dear God, I know that you will bring my father back,†is a prayer that Nenyasha, daughter of the missing journalist-cum-human rights activist Itai Dzamara recites every night before going to bed. The three-year-old, who has not seen her father for almost 100 days, is
U.S Observers urge Washington to monitor tense situation in Harare
VOA By Blessing Zulu June 6 2015 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s government that recently dispatched a high level delegation to Harare is now being urged to monitor the situation in Harare as there are fears the nation might degenerate into chaos. In an article titled, Omnious Warning Signs Resurface in Zimbabwe, which appeared in
Dokora fiddles while schools burn
The Zimbabwe Independent By Herbert Moyo June 5 2015 EVELINE Girls High, a former Group A school situated in the heart of Bulawayo has, among a host of challenges, is reeling from a serious shortage of learning resources while the teachers’ morale, like elsewhere, especially at government schools, is low due to poor remuneration. The
‘Callous’ Mnangagwa needs prayers: MDC-T
New Zimbabwe.com May 19 2015 VICE PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a “callous and intolerant manâ€, the opposition MDC-T has said. Party’s spokesperson Obert Gutu was responding to media reports that quoted Mnangagwa telling a weekend rally in Kwekwe that the MDC-T is a “satanic organisation†whose members needed deliverance. “It is very unfortunate that a
Sins cleansed if you support Mugabe’s party – VP Mnangagwa
News24 Correspondent May 18 2015 Harare – Zimbabwe’s vice president has reportedly told rally-goers in the southern town of Kwekwe that they will be cleansed of their sins if they vote for President Robert Mugabe’s party. Former education minister David Coltart said in a tweet: “This is not the first time that Mnangagwa
VP Mphoko should aid national healing, not stoke the fires
The Standard Opinion May 17 2015 VICE-President Phelekezela Mphoko is quite a curious character who appears unable to live without stirring controversy. Almost every time he opens his mouth in the discharge of duty as bearer of the second highest office on the land, Mphoko lands himself neck-deep in controversy. What makes his behaviour disturbing
‘Dictatorship part of Zim political DNA’
The Standard By Richard Chidza May 17 2015 Is dictatorship part of Zimbabwe’s political DNA? That is the question that emerged after former Education minister David Coltart used his Twitter account to accuse the ruling Zanu PF of “behaving like the Rhodesian Frontâ€. “I wonder if leaders in Zanu PF remember that they are acting
Claim that Mugabe not behind 80s killings ‘totally appalling’: MDC
News24 Correspondent May 15 2015 Harare – A claim from Zimbabwe’s vice president ahead of crucial by-elections next month that President Robert Mugabe had nothing to do with the Gukurahundi killings in the 1980s is “totally appalling”, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change said on Friday. “It is an unmitigated insult to the victims and
Moyo in racism storm
Southern Eye By Staff Reporter May 15 2015 INFORMATION minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday resorted to mudslinging after he was asked about vote-buying ahead of by-elections in Tsholotsho North. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority has raised eyebrows by drilling 20 boreholes in Tsholotsho North on the eve of the June 10 polls. Moyo has been showcasing
Mugabe off to Mali
News24 Correspondent May 15 2015 Harare – Hours after he urged graduating police officers to step up the fight against white-collar crime, President Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe again on yet another foreign trip, this time to Mali, the state Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) reported. Mugabe, 91, only returned from Russia on Tuesday. The longtime leader