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Zimbabwe: Military and Police Bosses Deny Soldiers Shot Civilians
New Zimbabwe, 13 November 2018
Zimbabwe's security services chiefs denied Monday that soldiers shot at civilians in the deadly post-election violence which rocked Harare after the July 30 elections leaving six… Read more »
Poll Deaths - Zimbabwe's Military, Police Deny Shooting Civilians
Zimbabwe's security chiefs have denied that soldiers shot at civilians in the deadly post-election violence which rocked Harare after the July 30 elections. Both Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda and Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga have suggested that the oppposition may have been responsible for the killings. Matanga and Sibanda were testifying before the commission of inquiry probing the deadly August 1 clashes. The commission is headed by former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe.
MDC supporters protested in Harare after the electoral commission announced that Zimbabwe’s ruling party had won a majority of seats in Parliament (file photo).
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Zimbabwe: Defence Force Denies Shooting Civilians on August 1
The Herald, 13 November 2018
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not kill any civilian during an operation aimed at restoring order in Harare's central business district following violent demonstrations that… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Police Boss - Mnangagwa Saved Chamisa From Arrest Over August 1 Shootings
New Zimbabwe, 13 November 2018
ZRP commissioner general Godwin Matanga has warned that police are ready to arrest opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa for allegedly inciting the August 1 post-election violence… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Motlanthe Team Inspects Damage
The Herald, 12 November 2018
The Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 post-election violence yesterday conducted an inspection in loco at the former Ximex Mall, Zanu-PF Headquarters and Zimbabwe Congress of… Read more »
InFocus
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An inquiry led by former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe - into the killing of opposition supporters during polls in Zimbabwe - saw members of the audience, including war ... Read more »
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A 48-year-old man said he was shot twice by a soldier; one of the many he had taken pictures with during the November 2017 coup that saw Robert Mugabe removed as the president of ... Read more »
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa set up the seven-member commission to probe the deadly shootings by the military during violent post-election protests - but critics have warned that ... Read more »
