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.

5.11.2007 17:46

Fuel hike ripple effect pushes up costs

Fuel hike ripple effect pushes up costs
HARARE- Prices of all commodities continued to increase by wider margins again this week, caused mainly by hikes in fuel prices on the black market....
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5.11.2007 17:45

News in Ndebele

UMugabe ufuna ukubulala inkokheli zebandla eliphikisayo
(Mugabe ordered deaths of opposition leaders)
KOBULAWAYO - Amaganyana...
5.11.2007 17:41

RBS takes over ZDF salary payments as fears of mutiny increase

BY ITAI DZAMARA
HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has taken over the handling...
5.11.2007 17:41

Grace preaches to women’s conference

HARARE - More than 10,000 women packed into Harare's International Conference Centre last week for the...
5.11.2007 17:40

Populist policies haunt Gono

JOHANNESBURG - The chickens are coming home to roost for Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor...
5.11.2007 17:34

Breakfast Zim-style

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5.11.2007 17:33

News Briefs

Good news at last
HARARE - The country's HIV prevalence rate dropped sharply this year to...
5.11.2007 17:33

Let’s cultivate a reading culture

HARARE - A not for profit organisation, the Zimbabwe Readers Association (ZIRA), is embarking on a...
5.11.2007 17:31

Zanu forces women to denounce husbands

BINDURA - A defiant woman has chosen to lose her bags of fertiliser to organisers of...
5.11.2007 17:30

Mugabe ordered deaths of opposition leaders

Official memo reveals assassination plot
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5.11.2007 17:29

Poisonous Political Culture

John Makumbe
'We have almost entirely been stripped of the democratic ethic'
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5.11.2007 17:28

News From Jozi briefs

Tshwane builds shelter for Zim traders
THE City of Tshwane is planning to establish a...
5.11.2007 17:26

Staff suspensions bring Marabastad to standstill

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