Tag Archives: Morgan Tsvangirai
The International Crisis Group issued on 6 May a very helpful report entitled Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios. Prepared by Piers Pigou, the ICG’s Southern Africa projects director and his team, this report should be required reading for those outside of Zimbabwe … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, SADC, Southern African Development Community, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios Johannesburg/Brussels: The pervasive fear of violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe’s 2013 elections contradicts political leaders’ rhetorical commitments to peace, and raises concerns that the country may not be ready to go to the polls. Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios, … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By: Farai Mamina Facebook political gladiator ‘Baba Jukwa’ has gained instant reputation as Zimbabwe’s own version of Wikileaks. The arrogant but well-informed mole always signs off his Facebook posts with the declaration that he rebelled from Zanu PF. Baba Jukwa … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Farai Mamina, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Didymus Mutasa, George Charamba, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, People, Robert Mugabe, United States, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES, COMRADE ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABE, ON THE OCCASION OF ZIMBABWE’S 33rd INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS, HARARE: 18TH APRIL, 2013. Honourable Vice President Joice Teurai Ropa Mujuru, Honourable Prime Minister … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Harare, IndepthAfrica, Lovemore Moyo, Morgan Tsvangirai, Muchadeyi Masunda, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Zimbabwe Republic Police
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“It’s another year. Just another year.” That was the reaction of academic, publisher and raconteur Ibbo Mandaza answering a question about how he felt about Zimbabwe’s 33rd anniversary of independence on Thursday. “People are despondent, and there is no engagement … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Emmerson Mnangagwa, Harare, Joice Mujuru, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — The guests arrived in Bentleys, Benzes and BMWs. At a plush, riverside wedding in an upscale suburb, the wine and spirits flowed and tables groaned with the ample buffet. Politicians, celebrities, diplomats and business leaders mingled to … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Chitungwiza, Harare, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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BY SIMUKAI TINHU Fourteen years ago, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) launched itself onto Zimbabwe’s political scene with great local and international fanfare. The MDC was seen as having given rise to a new understanding … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Audrey Charowa, zimeye There is an undercover, highly funded, premeditated plot to arrest Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on a named date just before elections and charge him with treason, it has emerged. This development now revealed comes after Justice Miunister … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Patrick Chinamasa, Robert Mugabe, Stephen Sackur, Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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stabroeknews When –as appears likely, at least at this juncture – general elections are held in Zimbabwe later this year under a new constitution Robert Mugabe will, in all likelihood, be running for office as President of the Southern African … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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SW Radio Africa (London) President Robert Mugabe’s lawyers dropped the June 29th election date before High Court Judge President George Chiweshe on Wednesday, but will continue challenging the court case on by-elections. This appears to be a development in Prime … read more »
For more than 20 years, Beatrice Mtetwa has fought for freedom in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. It’s a battle that has pitched the human rights lawyer against the aging leader and his state-wide apparatus of terror and intimidation. Like the politicians, … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, IndepthAfrica, Map of Zimbabwe, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mtetwa, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Zimbabwe’s new constitution may have been overwhelmingly endorsed by the population, but it will only really take effect in 10 years’ time – once all those special 10-year provisions expire, and, in theory, once Mugabe is no longer part of … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Petina Gappah, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Tichaona Sibanda,SW Radio Africa (London) A former lawmaker has accused President Robert Mugabe of ‘manipulating the judiciary’ and using ‘scandalous tactics’ to delay three by-elections in Matabeleland constituencies as directed by the Supreme Court. Abednico Bhebhe, who lost his … read more »
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s high court on Monday released a prominent human rights lawyer on $500 bail, after more than a week in prison in a case that has renewed criticism of President Robert Mugabe’s security forces. High Court Judge Joseph … read more »
Ignatius Dube, ZLU Reporter Sheffield ZIMBABWE LETS UNITE welcomes the recent move in the referendum but the point is most people don’t even know or understand it at all. Some think it’s a new political party, others think it’s a … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, National Constitutional Assembly, Referendum, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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zimeye My 7th Letter To The People of Zimbabwe At Large Dear fellow Zimbos, Hope l find you well. You need to be kept abreast of events taking place in Zimbabwe and their implications. On 16 March we all went … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Ari Ben Menashe, IndepthAfrica, Lookout Masuku, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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(AP) Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says he wants Pope Francis to visit Africa because he is “a man of God who will be praying for all of us, praying for the sinful world to repent.” Mugabe attended the Pope’s inaugural … read more »
The ban applies to the EU but not to the sovereign Vatican City. Mugabe arrived amid controversy in Zimbabwe where police on Sunday arrested four of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s aides and a prominent human rights lawyer following a referendum … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged European Union, Holy See, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Pope John Paul II, Robert Mugabe, Sunday, Zimbabwe
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By AFP/Reuters ALMOST 95 percent of Zimbabweans voted in favour of a new constitution that paves the way for new elections, and cuts short Robert Mugabe’s perpetuated rule, results showed Tuesday. Tallies released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) reported … read more »
The low turnout means Zimbabwe’s constitution could end up being another chance for Mugabe’s Zanu-PF to laugh at the law Petina Gappah, Via The Guardian, Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, casts his vote in Harare in the constitution referendum. … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Lovemore Madhuku, Morgan Tsvangirai, National Constitutional Assembly, Petina Gappah, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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There was a low turnout in Zimbabwe for the refererndum on the new constitution. Many complained that they were not familiar with the contents of the draft charter and didn’t have the opportunity to learn more about it. Just a … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jestina Mukoko, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Peace Project
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As the ballots are being counted after a one-day referendum that will decide whether Zimbabwe votes for reform and brings in a new constitution, that country’s treasury is begging minerals companies to pay what they owe to government coffers. But … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Nkandla, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Election monitors say that the constitutional referendum in Zimbabwe is ‘peaceful and credible’ The southern African regional bloc which brokered a coalition pact in Zimbabwe on Sunday handed the constitutional referendum a clean bill of health despite isolated incidents of … read more »
HARARE — Zimbabwe police detained three senior aides to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Sunday in the wake of a key referendum, the premier’s office said. They “were arrested in Harare this morning,” a source in Tsvangirai’s office told AFP, adding … read more »
The House of Gushungo label, which produces clothing as a tribute to Zimbabwe’s 89-year-old leader, has found itself in the center of the country’s political unrest. The name Robert Mugabe brings many things to mind: 100-trillion-dollar banknotes and a 26-year … read more »
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Tagged bbc, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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In a week leading to Zimbabwe’s referendum on a new constitution and at a time we are experiencing bizarre claims of supernatural happenings across the country it is a bit of a quandary for any columnist to focus on a … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kenyatta, Morgan Tsvangirai, Odinga, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta, United States
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By Sondon S. Mugaradziko With three days away for Zimbabwe to have her second constitutional referendum since independence in 1980, so much is in the air. The first referendum was about the in January 2000 and was led by Judge … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Lancaster House, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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A version of this post ran on the author’s blog, Africa in Transition. The views expressed are the author’s own. The ‘heroic’ leaders who follow notorious African dictators to power frequently fall from grace themselves. If Morgan Tsvangirai replaces Robert Mugabe as … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, Mobutu Sese Seko, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change, Nelson Mandela, Paul Kagame, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
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It could be a scene from any African mobile phone ad: flanked by two mohawked teenagers and shuffling stiffly to a pulsing hip-hop beat, an old man puts a phone to his ear and addresses a young lady with an … read more »
HARARE — Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday challenged the claims of President Robert Mugabe’s supporters that international observers would not be allowed to monitor upcoming elections. With Zimbabweans set to vote on a constitutional referendum on Saturday and … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Joice Mujuru, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Tendai Biti, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe
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