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NTA will safeguard the people against Zanu PF bloodshed

Source: Tendai Biti, People’s Democratic Party The proposed National Transitional Authority (NTA) will safeguard the people against bloodshed in the face of Zanu PF’s failure to run the economy and manage its succession, President Tendai Biti has said. He said this while addressing thousands of party supporters to mark the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) first […]

ZLHR challenges ZRP ban on ZimRights public meeting

Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) LAWYERS from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on Monday 12 September 2016 petitioned the Bulawayo Magistrates Court seeking an order to overtun a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) ban of a public meeting organised by Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and scheduled for Tuesday 13 September 2016 in Victoria […]

‘Chinamasa’s bold reforms need political will’

Source: Ndamu Sandu, Standard Original article URL Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa’s bold and pragmatic reform proposals to contain runaway government spending require political will to sail through, analysts have said. In his mid-term fiscal policy review last week, Chinamasa proposed a raft of reforms that include cutting 25 000 government jobs, cutting salaries for senior […]

Mugabe dared to kill protesters

Source: Blessed Mhlanga, Standard Original article URL All major opposition political parties yesterday vowed to defy President Robert Mugabe’s threats against demonstrations, saying they are prepared to die on the streets for their freedom. Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T party, Joice Mujuru’s People First, the Welshman Ncube-led MDC, People’s Democratic Party led by Tendai Biti and other members […]

ZESN calls for comprehensive electoral reforms and level political field

Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is concerned by utterances attributed to senior Government officials in the media insinuating that there will be no more electoral reforms before the 2018 harmonised elections. The utterances come against a background of numerous calls by CSOs and 2013 regional observer groups for the […]

Zimbabwe public workers reject government job cuts plan

Source: MacDonald Dzirutwe, Reuters Original article URL Zimbabwe’s main public service union on Friday rejected government plans to cut 25,000 jobs and suspend annual bonuses, saying that would hurt workers already struggling to make ends meet. The Apex Council, a grouping of all state sector unions, demanded talks with the government over the plan that Finance […]

Mugabe: I am not stepping down, no early elections

Source: Gibbs Dube & Thomas Chiripasi, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL President Robert Mugabe says civil unrest in Zimbabwe won’t force him step down or call early elections as protestors clash with police in Harare. President Mugabe made these remarks today when he addressed a Zanu PF Central Committee meeting in the city, which focused […]

Slowing Zimbabwe economy points to more anti-government anger

Source: VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabwe’s economy is flatlining while the budget deficit is ballooning, the finance minister said Thursday, pointing to a worsening of financial difficulties that are already stoking rare protests against 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe. Frustrated at widespread cash shortages, unemployment above 80 percent and delays in payment of public sector […]