So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

So, Mr. President, is your staying longer in power “best for the country”?

The rhetoric of political self-preservation has always been wrapped in the language of altruism. 

Zimbabweans question claim two-year term extension will improve development

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MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

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Coltart says latest constitutional amendment is ‘illegitimate’ and ‘illegal’

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Letters: Let the people decide

Letters: Let the people decide
EDITOR - In May there was legendary flip flopping in Zanu (PF) circles as the party refused to acknowledge the First draft of the Copac Constitution,...
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Will constitution bring enemies closer?

People will be asked in a referendum to vote Yes or No to the Constitution final...
14.8.2012 13:35

Totems: do they control our lives?

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14.8.2012 13:20

Women barter to beat hunger

Innovative women here are traveling far and wide to exchange potatoes for the basic necessities to...
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MDC under civil pressure

Civil society groups here have vowed to stand against the draft constitution if the two MDC...
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Blanket increases gold production, improves profits

Canadian-based firm, Caledonia Mining, reported strong performance at its Zimbabwean subsidiary during the second quarter of...
14.8.2012 8:00

MDC-T rubbishes Mugabe's Heroes call for constitutional consensus

Mugabe's call for constitutional consensus misplaced--Mwonzora Thabani Dube HARARE President Robert Mugabe, in his speech to...
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Mugabe author Holland dies

Heidi Holland, a journalist and author who wrote a book about President Robert Mugabe’s political life,...
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Zanu PF, Army smuggle 10,000 enumerators in census: MDC

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party on Thursday said about 10,000 soldiers and ZANU PF youth...
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MDC warns of tribal war in Zimbabwe

The Welshman Ncube led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has condemned war veterans and ex ZANLA...
12.8.2012 13:12

National Heroes Day: Time to remember our true he-roes and heroines

The 13th and the 14th of August 2012 mark the commemoration of Zimbabwe’s Heroes and Defence...
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Statement on the arrest and detention of 44 GALZ members

GALZ deplores the arrest of 44 members of GALZ who had attended the launch of the...
11.8.2012 13:20

MDC-T expresses concern over disappearance of activists in Mutare

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