Zimbabwe Situation

Source: ZAPU: Mnangagwa desperate to stay in power, wants to remove term limits – #Asakhe – CITE  President Emmerson Mnangagwa The opposition party ZAPU has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of trying to hold onto power in order to amend the country’s constitution to remove term limits. ZAPU spokesperson Msongelwa Ndlovu said that President Mnangagwa was […] …
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Source: Ten Suspects Arrested Over Murder Of CCC Supporter: ZRP The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced the arrest of ten suspects in connection with the murder of Tinashe Edson Chitsunge, a supporter of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Chitsunge was tragically stoned to death by suspected ZANU PF supporters in Glen Norah, Harare […] …
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Source: We never stopped campaigning, despite disqualification: CCC candidates – #Asakhe – CITE  The 12 CCC parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo. The 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo who were disqualified from running in the August 23 election have said they never stopped campaigning before the Supreme Court overturned their disqualification. The […] …
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The African Diaspora Global Network has expressed concerns about the political climate in Zimbabwe ahead of the polls in three weeks’ time. It says citizens in that country are being intimidated and the opposition is not allowed opportunities to have free rallies for the elections. The Network has also called on the incumbent not to […] …
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Tinashe Chitsunge, a CCC activist was reportedly stoned to death by ZANU-PF activists in Glen View South, Harare, in the afternoon of 3 August 2023. Source: Zimbabwe: Authorities must promptly investigate the death of opposition party activist. – Amnesty International Responding to news of the death of Tinashe Chitsunge, an opposition Citizens Coalition for Change […] …
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Source: Kuruneri widow issued with arrest warrant –Newsday Zimbabwe THE widow of former Finance minister, Christopher Kuruneri, was yesterday issued with a warrant of arrest by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware for failing to appear in court. Paidamoyo Kuruneri (60) was arrested alongside her driver, Sinotile Magezi (54), after they blocked police officers from investigating a […] …
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Source: Gold panners kill colleague in dispute –Newsday Zimbabwe THREE illegal miners allegedly killed their colleague in a dispute over gold in Shamva on Sunday. Mashonaland Central province deputy police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha confirmed the death of Collins Makebo (42). “I can confirm a murder case in Shamva, where three suspected murderers killed […] …
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Source: Disqualified CCC dozen re-enter race -Newsday Zimbabwe Ncube (Cowdray Park), Modi (Bulawayo South) and Tendai Charuka (Bulawayo Central) were unopposed after the High Court disqualified 12 CCC parliamentary candidates in Bulawayo. FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube and Industry deputy minister Raj Modi will be contested in the August 23 elections following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling […] …
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Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga addresses youths during the Economic Development Conference Towards a Drug Free Nation by 2030 at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre yesterday Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw THE police and other security arms have intensified safety and security measures in the country to ensure that the public is free to conduct their activities in a […] …
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Laurel Murangaridzirayi, muralaurel@gmail.com  POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a suspected drug peddler from Old Lobengula who allegedly sells alcohol and drugs to school children. The probe was instituted after a video of a drunk Grade Seven pupil from Nyamande Primary School in the suburb, sparked outrage on social media on Wednesday. In a statement, Bulawayo police […] …
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