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

Some Zimbabweans have questioned the government’s argument that extending the terms of the president and Parliament by two years will allow key development projects to be completed, saying the ruling Zanu-PF has had more than four decades in power without delivering meaningful improvements in public services or the economy.

MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

MDC petitions ConCourt to nullify Mnangagwa term extension

Mnangagwa in breach of constitution by failing to order referendum, party argues

South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes

South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes

‘Foreigners’ fished out of their homes and thrown into the back of police vans

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

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

Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart has described the recent constitutional amendment as both “illegitimate” and “illegal”, arguing that the process leading to its enactment was fundamentally flawed and failed to meet constitutional requirements.

4.11.2008 12:54

Miners say RBZ bringing sector to its knees

Miners say RBZ bringing sector to its knees
HARARE - Zimbabwean gold miners on Monday accused the country's central bank of "bringing the sector down to its knees" by refusing to pay mining firms...
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4.11.2008 11:07

I’ll seek senior presidents’ guidance – Zambian president, Banda

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda says he will seek guidance from senior presidents in the Southern African...
4.11.2008 11:05

Arrested UK journalist in court Wednesday

A British journalist will appear in a Harare court on Wednesday on allegations of practicing...
4.11.2008 10:58

Cholera spreads in Harare claiming more lives

Cholera hotspots are multiplying in several areas of the capital, amid reports that at least...
4.11.2008 10:57

ZINASU Statement on the Africa National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) fact finding visit to Zimbabwe

ZINASU Statement on the Africa National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) fact finding visit to...
4.11.2008 10:55

Tsvangirai dabbling in peripheral issues: Ndlovu


HARARE - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government on Monday accused opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of...
4.11.2008 10:55

Hunger claims eight lives in Gutu District, Masvingo

Eight people - among them a three year-old girl - succumbed to hunger-related diseases and...
4.11.2008 10:54

Zimbabwe Church Leaders Prepare National Healing Process

While Zimbabwe's political opposition is demanding accountability for the perpetrators of political violence in months...
4.11.2008 10:48

Zimbabwe Economic recovery and Ministry of home affairs

There is a causal link between Zimbabwe's economic melt-down and the breakdown of the rule...
4.11.2008 10:42

Namibian Low voter turnout ‘worrying’

THE voter abstention in Friday's regional by-election - only 22,2 per cent or 5 764...
4.11.2008 10:36

Welshman Ncube denies doctoring power sharing document


The Secretary General of the Mutambara MDC, Welshman Ncube, has described as a malicious agenda...
4.11.2008 10:28

Shots fired at MDC MP Sipepa Nkomo’s vehicle


MDC Member of Parliament for Lobengula, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, has told Newsreel his vehicle was...
4.11.2008 10:23

It’s all for Chipo

by Eddie Cross

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