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No cash, no cure: Zimbabwe’s hospitals buckle amid economic crisis

Source: The Guardian (UK) Original article URL   As protests against the government continue, health facilities across the country are running at less than 30% capacity, Bhekisisa reports For the past week Arnold Gambe, 76, has been trying to withdraw his government pension from the People’s Own Savings Bank in Harare. Every morning he travels […]

Hundreds march to Zimbabwe Embassy in Pretoria, call for “a better Zimbabwe”

Source: Eyewitness News Original article URL JOHANNESBURG – Hundreds of people, including Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa, have joined a solidarity march to the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria. The marchers are calling for a better Zimbabwe and are demanding that the international community intervene. Yesterday, a Harare court dismissed the case against Pastor Evan Mawarire, who was accused of trying to overthrow […]

Zimbabweans bail out jailed protesters with mobile money

Source: htxt.africa Original article URL In a true display of the power and immediacy of the mobile money in Africa, citizens in and outside of Zimbabwe have been using the technology to help bail out protestors arrested by the ZANU-PF government last week. A total 54 citizens were arrested by authorities in the west Zimbabwean […]

Few heed call by Mawarire for second day of strike action

Last week teachers and health workers hadn’t been paid their June salaries and now they have. Source: Eyewitness news Original article URL HARARE – Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire has called on his supporters to heed the call for a second day of strike action but not many businesses have closed down. Yesterday’s strike was not widely followed […]

“I am safe, and my safety is in the citizens” – Pastor Evan Mawarire

In this 14 July Facebook video, Pastor Evan Mawarire again thanks fellow Zimbabweans for “showing the unity of our country.” He reassures people that he is safe, and asserts that everyone should be safe and never fear for abduction in Zimbabwe. An excerpt: Once again, fellow citizens, just to say thank you for showing the […]

Sky News crew deported

Source: MISA-Zimbabwe Original article URL A Sky news crew was this morning, deported from the country allegedly for working without accreditation. The two, who include South African based correspondent, Alex Crawford and a cameraman were both travelling on British passports. They were allegedly raided at a Harare lodge on the night of Wednesday 13 July, 2016 […]

Munyeza calls on church to rally behind Mawarire

Source: NewsDay (Zimbabwe) Original article URL by Everson Mushava/Richard Chidza Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe president Shingi Munyeza has called on the church to rally behind #ThisFlag leader, Evan Mawarire, saying he represents the millions of Zimbabweans bearing the brunt of misrule. Popular for his social media messages warning Zimbabweans of the tough times ahead, Munyeza […]

Zimbabwe pastor Evan Mawarire calls for more protests

Source: BBC Original article URL A Zimbabwean pastor who was detained after organising a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire told the BBC people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. He said the campaign was serious about wanting change. […]

A concise constitutional rights manual for arrested warriors in Zimbabwe

Source: Alex Magaisa Original article URL The purpose of this manual is to provide a concise summary of the constitutional rights of individuals in the event of being arrested by police or other security agents in Zimbabwe. These rights are drawn from sections 50 and 70 of the Constitution, which guarantee the rights of arrested […]