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Anti-Mugabe Protesters to Face ‘Full Wrath’ of Zimbabwe Law

Source: VOA and Reuters Original article URL HARARE — Zimbabwe’s government warned protesters on Tuesday they would face the “full wrath of the law” if they heeded a call by a detained preacher to continue with the biggest demonstrations in a decade against President Robert Mugabe. Baptist minister Evan Mawarire has become a household name […]

Eight things to know about the man behind Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag

Source: Times Live Original article URL Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire is the man credited with spawning a viral – and surprisingly effective – subversive internet campaign against President Robert Mugabe‚ under the hashtag #ThisFlag. He was ordered to report to the police in Harare on Tuesday and charged with inciting public violence and disturbing the […]

MISA-Zimbabwe statement on government threats to regulate abuse of social media

Source: The Zimbabwean & MISA Zimbabwe Original article URL – The Zimbabwean Original article URL – MISA Zimbabwe MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern escalating threats by government to “regulate” social media in a statement issued by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) and echoed by senior government officials. The vagueness of the warnings […]

Govt, civil servants in fresh salary stalemate

Source: NewsDay (Zimbabwe) Original article URL by Xolisani Ncube/Everson Mushava THE cash-strapped Zanu PF government yesterday failed to furnish its workers with proposed July pay dates, raising fresh fears that the salaries might be deferred to next month. Government representatives, led by Simon Masanga, a top official in the Ministry of Youth, yesterday held a […]

Zimbabwe’s season of rising discontent

Source: Bulawayo 24 News Original article URL Mugabe’s government faces one of the biggest challenges in its 36-year history, as citizens become desperate for change. Samuel Chamu sits on a brown velvet sofa with his left arm in a sling and plaster cast. It’s his first day back in his two-room home after a police […]

Zimbabwe protests leader charged with inciting public disorder

Source: The Guardian (UK) Original article URL Evan Mawarire, who has been in hiding since suspected abduction attempt, held after leading national shutdown last week The leader of popular protests in Zimbabwe has been charged with inciting public disorder as authorities move to break up a wave of opposition in the unstable southern African state. […]

Zimbabwean protests ‘sponsored’, alleges ANC

Source: IOL.co.za Original article URL By Getrude Makhafola Johannesburg – South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), on Tuesday said it was concerned by civilian protests in Zimbabwe against President Robert Mugabe’s government. It has labelled these as “sponsored elements seeking regime change”. “The struggling Zimbabwean economy, which has been going on for […]

#ThisFlag: Pastor Mawarire charged with ‘incitement of violence’ by Zimbabwean police

Source: Mail & Guardian Original article URL by: MacDonald Dzirutwe Evan Mawarire, the man behind the #ThisFlag protests, has been charged under Section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act of Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean preacher leading anti-government protests said he had been ordered to report to the police on Tuesday, stoking tensions on […]

#ThisFlag protest pastor says charged by police

Source: Reuters via IOL.co.za Original article URL Johannesburg – Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire, who organised a “stay at home” anti-government protest last week, said on his Twitter page on Tuesday that police had charged him with inciting violence. “Pastor Evan Mawarire is being charged with section 36 for inciting public violence and disturbing peace,” a […]