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.

6.2.2008 20:18

Violent clashes disrupt Zanu selection

Violent clashes disrupt Zanu selection
BULAWAYO - Selection of  Zanu (PF) candidates for the parliamentary and council elections here had to be postponed at the weekend when party supporters clashed violently...
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6.2.2008 20:18

SA lawyers express concern

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Legal Resource Centre (SLR) has expressed serious concern at the treatment of...
6.2.2008 20:17

PASSOP Watch

TAC, COSATU and PASSOP condemn police brutality and xenophobia
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6.2.2008 20:16

Catholics engage in quiet diplomacy

BY TREVOR GRUNDY
LONDON
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac...
6.2.2008 20:15

Passengers ditch Air Zim

BUSINESS REPORTER
HARARE
The national airline, Air Zimbabwe, needs about US$100 million to be able to...
6.2.2008 20:14

Gold output plummets

BUSINESS REPORTER
HARARE
Metallon Gold Zimbabwe's gold output fell 50% to three tons in 2007, as...
6.2.2008 20:13

Western media barred from covering elections

HARARE - Zimbabwe's Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu says the government will not accredit journalists from "hostile"...
6.2.2008 20:13

Mugabe censors crop reports

BY SIKHUMBUZO MOYO
BULAWAYO
The government has ordered agricultural ministries and related departments to come...
6.2.2008 20:10

POLICE RAID YOUTH FORUM OFFICES

In a clear case of the intolerance and partisan nature that continues to characterize our police...
6.2.2008 20:10

Mugabe’s arrogance – a recipe for disaster

BY SIBUNDULO
'The MDC must abandon the talks and refuse to take part in the...
6.2.2008 20:05

Congested cell phone network a nightmare

Cheap phone calls are available to everyone, but rock-bottom prices are clogging up the networks and...

6.2.2008 20:04

Could Kenya happen here?

Dear Family and Friends,
What is happening in Kenya is making us very nervous here in...
6.2.2008 20:03

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