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Independent Zimbabwean radio station, based in London.

December 1

Zimbabwe: Soldiers Go On Rampage

40 MDC-T supporters were injured, two of them seriously, when soldiers went on a rampage at Samambwa business centre in Zhombe, in the Midlands province. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Treasury Gives Legislators U.S.$9 Million Present

State media reported Friday that the Treasury had 'written off' the US$9 million it had given to parliamentarians under a 2009 loan scheme to buy cars. 300 legislators received... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gutu Says Younger Generation Discouraged From Registering to Vote

The voter registration exercise is still unnecessarily cumbersome and is discouraging the younger generation in the country to register as voters, the deputy Minister of Justice... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Falls Apart As Municipal Strike Continues

The streets of Chitungwiza high-density suburb are reported to be full of rubbish and flowing sewage as a week of strikes by municipal workers continues. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Kunonga Threatens to Shoot Journalists

The 'excommunicated' Anglican Bishop, Nolbert Kunonga, has been walking around with a gun strapped to his hip, threatening to shoot journalists. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Soldiers Assault MDC Members in Zhombe

The MDC-T has reported that scores of their members were injured after they were assaulted by armed soldiers at a rally in Zhombe, Midlands North province. Read more »
Zimbabwe: WOZA Launches Campaign to Mark Violence Against Women

Hundreds of activists from the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) pressure group marched to police headquarters at Southampton House in Bulawayo Thursday, to deliver a letter of... Read more »
Zimbabwe: 5.4 Million Zimbabweans On the Voters' Roll

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has told Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai there are 5.4 million registered voters on the country's voters roll. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zuma Team Meets Political Parties Over Constitutional Deadlock

Two members from President Zuma's facilitation team flew into Harare on Wednesday to meet with representatives from the three political parties, in an effort to break the current... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gandiya Holds Mass in Cathedral for First Time in Five Years

Anglican Bishop Chad Gandiya on Thursday held mass at Harare's Cathedral Church, the first time he's done so in five years after the building was occupied by the excommunicated... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Defiant Kunonga Refuses to Vacate Anglican Cathedral

There was drama in Harare on Wednesday after the breakaway Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, and his supporters, refused to vacate the main Anglican Cathedral in Harare, ignoring a Supreme... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Council Workers Go Three Months Without Wages

No salaries have been paid to Council workers in Chitungwiza for the last three months, as the municipality struggles with huge debts and expenditure far greater than the income... Read more »
Zimbabwe: 26 MDC-T Activists to Spend 2nd Christmas in Custody

Twenty-six of the 29 MDC-T activists who are facing murder charges after the death of a police officer in Glen View last May will spend another Christmas in custody, their second... Read more »
Zimbabwe: MDC-T Comes Out in Defence of Tsvangirai

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party has come out in defence of its leader who has been the target of strong criticisms and personal attacks from leaders of the smaller MDC... Read more »

Southern Africa: African Court Asked to Deal With Closure of SADC Tribunal

Lawyers from the Southern African region have approached the African Court on Human and People's Rights in Tanzania, to determine whether the 2010 decision by regional leaders to... Read more »
Zimbabwe: NGO Linked to Zanu-PF Tries to Blacklist Global Watchdog

A non-governmental organisation known to be aligned to ZANU PF has made moves to try and block entry into the country by two officials from Partnership Africa Canada (PAC), a... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF MP Furious At Being Snubbed By Villagers in Mudzi

The notoriously violent ZANU PF MP for Mudzi North, Newton Kachepa, on Saturday threatened villagers in his constituency to be aware of what could happen to them if they continued... Read more »
Zimbabwe: New Committee Set Up to Look At Copac Deadlock

The three principals to the GPA have tasked a three member cabinet team with trying to break the COPAC deadlock, as they try to keep negotiations over the new constitution on... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Harare City Council Criticised for Spending $350,000 On Two Vehicles

Residents in Harare have called on the city fathers to accelerate and improve service delivery in the capital and desist from wasteful spending on 'unnecessary' vehicles for senior... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Massive Power Outage Hits Bulawayo

One of the worst blackouts to hit Bulawayo this year left most of the city without power for more than 20 hours from Sunday evening to Monday afternoon. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Kunonga Faction Resists Eviction in Some Parishes

Anglican clergy and parishioners who went back to worship in church buildings that had been seized by the former Bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, have said for the most part... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Global 16 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women Begins

Sunday, November25th, is commemorated every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is also the beginning of the 16 Days Against Gender... Read more »

Zimbabwe: Jailing of Violent Zanu-PF Group Welcomed

The jailing this week of three ZANU PF members, found guilty in the murder case of an MDC-T supporter more than ten years ago, is being welcomed despite the 'lenient' sentence... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Crackdown On MDC-T Youths in Harare

The MDC-T has said it is alarmed by a new wave of arbitrary arrests and intimidation of its supporters after a number of their youth activists were fined for criminal nuisance,... Read more »
Zimbabwe: Jabulani Sibanda 'Contracted' to Intimidate MDC-T Supporters

War vets leader Jabulani Sibanda is in Manicaland province at the behest of aspiring ZANU PF parliamentary candidates to campaign on their behalf, a senior MDC-T official said. Read more »

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