Category Archives: Press reports

The Independent By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent Wednesday, 17 December 2008 The notorious Air Marshal Perence Shiri, who orchestrated the Matabeleland massacres in 1982, is said to have been shot in the arm in an assassination bid. President Robert Mugabe is planning to declare a state of emergency in Zimbabwe, the opposition said yesterday, after […]

ZimOnline By Juma Donke Thursday 11 December 2008 CAPE TOWN – The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has no option but to accept the flawed September 15 power sharing agreement with ZANU PF for it to start reversing the deleterious effects of the humanitarian crisis that is spreading across Zimbabwe. Political commentator John Makumbe on […]

The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger and Peta Thornycroft in Harare 1 December 2008 Police shot at rioting soldiers on the streets of Harare on Monday as unpaid uniformed personnel sided with the country’s impoverished people for the first time in protest against Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy. Tensions boiled over when around 50 troops were denied money […]

The Telegraph By Sebastien Berger 10 November 2008 Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, said he would form a new government “as soon as possible” yesterday, after his neighbours backed him over the country’s deadlocked power-sharing agreement. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change had been demanding control of the home affairs ministry, but a Southern […]

The Telegraph By Peta Thornycroft in Harare Last Updated: 1:07AM BST 19 Oct 2008 Aid agencies have accused Robert Mugabe of cutting their lifeline to millions of starving Zimbabweans after he imposed sweeping new bank restrictions which have made it impossible for them to finance their operations. In a bid to stop speculators profiteering on […]

New Zimbabwe.Com By Mthulisi Mathuthu Posted to the web: 18/10/2008 13:11:08 AS THE curtain slowly comes down on one of the vilest regimes of our time, it seems easy to cast President Robert Mugabe as a failed politician who blew a sure thing – veering off from being a gentleman of international standing into a […]

Nehanda Radio 17 October 2008 “We are still in the same deadlock. We failed to agree. ZANU-PF is trying to give us a bicycle without wheels but we are refusing to ride that bicycle,” MDC-T chief negotiator, Tendai Biti. “We need to be tolerant, patient and lower our expectations. The deal is only three weeks […]

VOA By Peta Thornycroft 16 October 2009 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has made some compromises over distribution of cabinet portfolios according to the state controlled and owned Herald newspaper Thursday. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare a partial agreement is expected Thursday after two full days of intense and long sessions of negotiations mediated by former […]

VOA By Peta Thornycroft Harare 16 October 2008 Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has made some compromises over distribution of cabinet portfolios according to the state controlled and owned Herald newspaper Thursday. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare a partial agreement is expected Thursday after two full days of intense and long sessions of negotiations mediated by […]

ABC By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:33am AEDT Zimbabwe’s opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), says a deadlock over power sharing arrangements with President Robert Mugabe is plunging the country into deeper economic hardship. MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is calling for urgent foreign mediation amid claims that Zimbabwean […]