No dignity in life and death in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s infrastructure is giving way at the seams, triggering a ripple effect for both the living and the dead. Harare, Zimbabwe – For hours, Edgar Mukura had to endure the gut-turning stench of decomposing flesh wafting from the Harare Central Hospital mortuary as he sat on one …
Zimbabwe’s opposition attracts thousands to first rally under new banner Zimbabwe’s leading opposition figure Nelson Chamisa drew thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday to his first political rally since forming a new party weeks ago, as the country gears up for elections that had been postponed due to COVID-19. Chamisa formed the Citizens Coalition for …
The Zanu PF youth member dragging Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court says he won’t withdraw the case. Sybeth Musengezi alleges Mnangagwa illegally took power from then-president Robert Mugabe in 2017, following a military coup. Mnangagwa’s lawyers have demanded he drop the case
Zimbabwe to put New York Times freelance journalist on trial A freelance journalist working for the New York Times will appear in Zimbabwe court on Wednesday, his lawyer and the newspaper said, in a case critics say illustrates the authoritarian nature of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government. Thirty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Moyo spent three weeks in jail last …
Teachers at state schools in Zimbabwe can’t afford to return to work, three days before classes are set to resume. The Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association declared “a state of incapacitation” for its 43 000 members, citing inadequate pay and the high costs of transport and school fees. “Without a meaningful salary increase, educators have no way …
Turmoil was a ‘regime change attempt’ Turmoil was a ‘regime change attempt’ – What do you say? Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke in an exclusive interview with France 24, discussing the recent turmoil in his country as well as the claims of human rights violations. He also demanded respect for ousted head of state Robert …
Nothing in the world is irreversible, even decades of tyranny! “I want to thank all our freedom fighters, the chimbwidos and mujibaz (war collaborators), dead and the living, for the great job they did to liberate us. Thank you all. Moreso, I would like to thank our colonisers for making Rhodesia a country worth fighting …