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Coup Rumors Swirl Around Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed rumours of a rift with his deputy, which have gathered momentum since he promised action in response to a brutal security crackdown that began while he was abroad. Mnangagwa has claimed that "not a single person" had shown him evidence of divisions between him and Constantino Chiwenga.

Zimbabwe: Coup Rumors Swirl Around Mugabe Successor

Deutsche Welle, 1 February 2019

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has denied reports of a rift between himself and his deputy, a former army general who led the coup that toppled longtime ruler Robert… Read more »

Photo: Memory Mangombe/The Herald

President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets heads of Zimbabwe diplomatic missions. He is flanked by Vice Presidents Constantino Chiwenga, right, and Kembo Mohadi in Harare.

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Feels the Heat

Zimbabwe Standard, 3 February 2019

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a diplomatic offensive in an effort to tell his side of the story in the face of global condemnation sparked by the deadly clampdown by… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Soldiers Stormed Clinic, Dragged Wounded Crackdown Victims Off Beds - Report

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

RIGHTS doctors were forced to abandon wounded victims of an army crackdown on civilians in the middle of treatment to run for dear life as armed soldiers stormed a private Harare… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Soldiers Demand Free, Unprotected Sex - Sex Workers

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

Sex workers in Marondera have accused soldiers of demanding free and unprotected sex from them. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Release of Union Boss Blocked

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

Bailed Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general, Japhet Moyo is still languishing in remand prison after police have indicated they were still holding on to him… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa, Chamisa Must Find Each Other Now

Zimbabwe Independent, 1 February 2019

THIS is for the two protagonists of Zimbabwe's national politics -- President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa: stop with the procrastination, swallow your… Read more »
Zimbabwe: People Wanted Smith Back, Now They Want Mugabe Back - Mnangagwa

New Zimbabwe, 1 February 2019

FORMER President Robert Mugabe is free to return to active politics if he so wishes, his successor and long-time protege Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Watchdog Exposes Mnangagwa's Anti-Corruption Rhetoric

263Chat, 4 February 2019

A recent report by an independent corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), has exposed how the anti-corruption drive by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has all but been… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chief Justice Praises Rights Lawyers for Defending Violence Suspects

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

Chief Justice Luke Malaba has commended rights lawyers for taking the burden of providing legal representation to over a thousand locals arrested for offences related to recent… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Elections NGO Urges Inclusive 2018 Poll Review Process By Govt

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

Elections NGO, Electoral Resource Centre (ERC) has welcomed the recent setting up of an inter-ministerial task force to follow up on recommendations made by observers in the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Millers Wash Hands Over Current Bread Price Increases

New Zimbabwe, 4 February 2019

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says current increases in bread prices have nothing to do with flour prices which have remained unchanged for some time. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Millers' Body Says Flour Price Has Not Changed

The Herald, 4 February 2019

RETAILERS have unilaterally increased the bread price from $1,40 to $2.50 a loaf but the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe yesterday insisted this has nothing to do with the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Rushed to South African Hospital

New Zimbabwe, 3 February 2019

Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was rushed to a hospital in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday night, with his condition said to be in "terrible shape". Read more »

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Zimbabwean VP Chiwenga Not Here - Cape Town Hospital

South Africa's Western Cape Health Department has told protesting Zimbabweans to leave Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital, saying vice president Constantino Chiwenga is not being ... Read more »
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What Happened to Entire Board of Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Body?

Job Whabira, the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, has resigned, along with his whole team. State media is reporting that President Emmerson Mnangagwa ... Read more »
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Dozens of Children Arrested During Zimbabwe Protests

Although the government has promised to investigate cases of child abuse, police confirmed arresting 36 children who allegedly participated in the recent violence that rocked ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean Police Backtrack on Video of Man Being Beaten

First, Zimbabwean police said that a shocking Sky News video showing security forces beating handcuffed man had been shot in 2016. Then th Read more »
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Should Ramaphosa Be Tough On Mnangagwa?

Inter-liberation movement solidarity is widely said to have strangled serious South African criticisms of Zimbabwean governments. This "quiet diplomacy" has been regularly ... Read more »
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Claims of Rape Against Soldiers During Crackdown in Zimbabwe

At least 11 women from Harare have alleged they were raped by soldiers during the ongoing crackdown against opposition activists linked to last week's protests against fuel price ... Read more »
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Govt Workers Threaten To Strike Over Salaries in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is set for a new wave of public protests as the group representing government workers announced that civil servants across the country will go on strike. This comes after ... Read more »
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Human Rights Body Says Zimbabwe Security Forces Used Torture

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has condemned the military crackdown on protesters and innocent citizens, saying the damage to property, vandalism and incidents of looting did ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Human Rights Commission Blasts Security Forces
- Zimbabwe: Human Rights Commission Blasts Police Evasiveness

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