The Guardian, 9 January 2012
A gold rush near a Zimbabwean mining city has raised fears of a violent crackdown by security forces aiming to tighten President Robert Mugabe’s grip on power. Read the rest of this entry »
Zimbabwe suspends state workers’ strike
By admin | January 24, 2012
Mail & Guardian Online, 24 January 2012
Zimbabwe union leaders on Tuesday suspended a strike that shuttered the nation’s schools as civil servants demanded a doubling of basic wages, on the eve of talks with the government, a spokesperson said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe gold deposits ‘claimed’ by Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF
By Sarah | January 10, 2012
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Southern Africa – prospects for 2012
By Tony | January 4, 2012
ACTSA’s director, Tony Dykes, considers what will be happening in southern Africa in 2012.
Parliamentary Elections are due to be held in Angola by the end of year. In Lesotho and the Seychelles elections for their National Assembly are due to take place and in the DRC following the disputed parliamentary and presidential elections of 2011 provincial elections are due on 25 February 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zim media activist detained
By Mark | December 6, 2011
Zimbabwe police detained a leading media rights activist on Tuesday in what analysts said was a new crackdown on critics of President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party before possible general elections next year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mugabe and Tsvangirai slam violence in Zimbabwe
By Mark | November 14, 2011
SABC 11November 2011
Zimbabwe’s political leaders have met in the capital Harare today to try to bring an end to the wave of political violence that has rocked the country over recent months. The meeting is the first of its kind since the coalition government’s formation and follows a week of clashes between Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF supporters and the police. Read the rest of this entry »
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Civil Society activists criticise Zimbabwe Diamond Deal
By Mark | November 2, 2011
Statement from the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition
The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by allowing it to export diamonds from the controversial Marange region without first fulfilling previous commitments to reform its diamond trade, said the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition of NGOs today. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe Parliament Completes Public Hearings on Electoral Reform Bill
By Sarah | October 26, 2011
Voice of America, 24 October 2011
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Monday completed a cycle of public hearings on the Electoral Amendment Bill that was marked by the disruption of numerous meetings in provincial centers including Marondera, Mutare, Masvingo and Kadoma. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe Justice Minister Under Fire For Rejecting Reform Amendments
By Sarah | October 14, 2011
Voice of America, 12 October 2011
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told a UN human rights conference in Geneva this week that the government will not make any changes to the Public Order and Security Act and other ‘justified’ security laws. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gukurahundi mass grave discovered at a Zimbabwe school
By Info | October 7, 2011
Bulawayo24 NEWS, 4 October 2011
A MASS grave believed to contain the remains of up to 60 victims of the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres has been discovered at a Lupane school. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe to introduce cash transfer scheme
By Sarah | September 29, 2011
The Guardian, 28 September 2011
Zimbabwe has launched a $75m plan to protect orphans and vulnerable children over the next three years.
The money will come from the Zimbabwean government and donors, including the UK, the European Commission and the UN children’s agency, Unicef. Some $45m of the money for a child protection fund has been raised from donors, leaving a $30m shortfall that will need to be covered before full national coverage can be ensured. Read the rest of this entry »
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