UK summons Zim envoy over violence
Newsday By Newsday - January 19, 2019 BRITISH Africa Minister Harriett Baldwin on Thursday summoned Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Retired Colonel Christian Katsande, to discuss the Theresa May government’s concerns over reports of violence, killings of demonstrators, internet blackout and a security crackdown in the country this week. BY EVERSON MUSHAVA Harriet said Britain was deeply
Victims tell tales of army brutality
Newsday By Newsday - January 19, 2019 IN a shocking exposé, victims of the violent attacks by uniformed military and police officers have spilled more graphic details about how they werebludgeoned with blunt objects and torched with piping hot metal rods. By Phyllis Mbanje/Everson Mushava So barbaric were the attacks which are still ongoing in most parts of
The Mnangagwa regime’s blocking of the internet, particularly Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp and YouTube in Zimbabwe is the modern day equivalent of Nazi book burnings. The world needs to act against this urgently.
Senator David Coltart Bulawayo 19th January 2019 The Mnangagwa regime took the unprecedented, unconstitutional, and therefore illegal action, of turning off the internet entirely and throughout Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Not even Robert Mugabe ever turned off the internet during his rule. Since then the internet has largely remained cut off and certain sites such as
What Martin Luther King might have said to ZANU PF at this time
I’ve seen too much hate to want to hate, myself, and I have see hate on the faces of too many ZANU PF youth and thugs to want to hate, myself; and every time I see it: I say to myself, hate is too great a burden to bear. Somehow we must be able to
Churches condemn shooting of civilians
With the shutting down of social media by the Mnangagwa regime I have to use other means to get news out. By Newsday - January 17, 2019 THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) yesterday urged the government to stop using State security agents to indiscriminately shoot at protesting civilians. BY EVERSON MUSHAVA ZCC said demonstrating was a constitutional
Zanu PF behind acts of violence: Court
Fascinating that the first people who have been prosecuted for violence are in fact ZANU PF youths. This story in Newsday today is interesting.No wonder the ZANU PF regime has shut down much of the internet in Zimbabwe. By Newsday – January 17, 2019 ZANU PF youth leaders were allegedly behind acts of violence and
The Mnangagwa regime has shut down social media in Zimbabwe
Statement by senator David Coltart Bulawayo 17th January 2019 My internet provider sent me the following message this morning: “Dear valued customer , Please be advised that the internet is back online under a directive that Facebook ,YouTube , Whats App ,Twitter will remain closed until further notice. Any inconvenience is sincerely regretted Econet” If
Martin Luther King’s wisdom which Zimbabweans should pay heed to.
“Violence as a way of achieving justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding. It seeks
IRI Pod Cast -Episode 22: Zimbabwe
IRI October 2018 Zimbabwe experienced nearly four decades of authoritarian rule under Mugabe’s leadership, which included economic degradation, political repression, and state-sponsored violence. On July 30, 2018, Zimbabweans went to the polls to participate in the most significant elections of their lifetime. For the first time since 1987, Former President Robert Mugabe’s name did not
Squash sensation faces bleak future
Newsday By Fortune Mbele 23rd October 2018 ZIMBABWE’s squash sensation Ryan Gwidzima’s stint in the United Kingdom where he is studying on a scholarship could be cut short due to foreign currency constraints. Gwidzima could be returning home in a fortnight if the trust that has been taking care of his tuition and upkeep fails