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’

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11.2.2008 23:04

Editorial

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11.2.2008 23:04

‘Greedy govt’ grabs smallholdings

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11.2.2008 23:03

Mbeki misleads nation – Leon

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JOHANNESBURG
South African president, Thabo Mbeki, has already declared the forthcoming Zimbabwean elections free...
11.2.2008 23:02

No progress on 2010 projects

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HARARE
With less than 24 months before 2010, Zimbabwe is deeply immersed in a...
11.2.2008 23:02

A tide in the affairs of men

'If you could travel millions of miles fueled by clean, self-renewing, zero-emissions energy, you'd be an...
11.2.2008 23:01

Zims fight for SA teaching jobs

OWN CORRESPONDENT
JOHANNESBURG
The massive flight of Zimbabwean teachers into South Africa has reached crisis levels...
11.2.2008 23:01

Give Makoni a chance to prove himself – civil society

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HARARE
Former Finance minister Simba Makoni is expected to meet civic society members...
11.2.2008 23:01

Gula-Ndebele refuses to quit

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HARARE
Zimbabwe's top law officer - at the centre of a corruption trial...
11.2.2008 23:00

Get the vote campaign

TRUST MATSILELE
JOHANNESBURG
The Peace and Democracy Project (PDP) last week held a meeting to urge...
11.2.2008 22:59

Protest feedback

Police denied us permission to protest, which was not something we were going to let deter...
11.2.2008 22:58

Gukurahundi ghost haunts Matabeleland

Zimbabwean leaders still refuse to talk about the mass killings designed to destroy support for President...

11.2.2008 22:57

Come home and vote

Dear Family and Friends,
It's been a long and dramatic week in politics in Zimbabwe. ...
11.2.2008 22:57

TAC condemns SAP raid

JOHANNESBURG - People in Zimbabwe face food and medicine shortages, torture, the loss of their democratic...

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