'Political Settlement the Only Solution to Zimbabwean Crisis'
Region: Zimbabwe
The current political logjam in which Zimbabwe has been enmeshed in for the past seven months can only be resolved if the country's two main political parties, ZANU PF and the MDC agree to consummate their global political agreement signed in September last year, a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) senator has said. David Coltart, a senator for Bulawayo under the ticket of the smaller grouping of the MDC... more
Views: 2174Mugabe May Be Evil, But Tsvangirai is No Saint
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is considered one of the most evil men in the world today. He has been called all sorts of names— tyrant, dictator and monster. He is said to be ruthless with his own people. Local pastors even at one time described him as a biblical “beast of anarchy” because of the way he terrorised his own people. A South African Anglican bishop likened him to the 21s... more
Views: 1893Africom could be a headache for Obama
Region: ZimbabweUnited States President Barack Obama will have a lot of homework to do. The people of Africa are expecting him to be more understanding and sympathetic to their cause. They consider him one of their own because his father was born in Africa. One of the issues he would have to address urgently is the United States Africa Command (Africom), a unified combatant command of the US Department of Defence responsible for mi... more
Views: 2071Zimbabwean Schools Unlikely to Open, Lacking Funds
Region: Zimbabwe
THE 2009 education calendar is set to be distorted as schools are unlikely to open for the first term-slated for the 13th of January-owing to a critical teachers strike, as well as the unavailability of Grade seven results, a teachers body has revealed. Teachers have been on an unabated industrial action since September last year, citing low salaries and poor working conditions, a situation that disrupted the final Gr... more
Views: 1075As Crisis Deepens, Zimbabwe's Manufacturing Industries May Face Permanent Shutdown
Region: Zimbabwe
It is now a permanent closure for most of Zimbabwe’s manufacturing industries. After shutting down-as is usual for the festive season-in December last year, the few remaining industries that were still operating have not yet re-opened, leaving the future of many workers bleak. Most industries were operating below capacity owing to the harsh business environment triggered by a decade long political and economic ... more
Views: 1735Mugabe Was Being 'Sarcastic' About Cholera Outbreak Being 'Over'
Region: Zimbabwe
As the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is getting worse, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe certainly is not scoring any brownie points with the international community that wants to HELP. The international community had already condemned Mugabe and his government in the handling of the cholera outbreak which has claimed the lives of almost 800 people. The United Nations believes that the cases of cholera could grow i... more
Views: 1307Mugabe Under Intense Fire As Cholera Toll Raises To 746
Region: ZimbabweThe death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic soared to nearly 750, the United Nations said Wednesday, as rights groups denounced President Robert Mugabe over a wave of abductions of activists. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Institute blasted the "unprecedented spate of abductions of human rights defenders" and urged African countries to pressure Mugabe to take action to find them. M... more
Views: 939Civic society accuse Zimbabwe's main political parties of betrayal
Region: Zimbabwe
Civic groups here have accused the country’s two main political parties, ZANU PF and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of betrayal following the non-inclusion of other stakeholders in the aborted inter-party talks meant to forge a political settlement that would end years of socio-political and economic meltdown. Speaking on a one day think-tank workshop organized by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition last ... more
Views: 935Zimbabwean soldiers' looting spree continues
Region: ZimbabweA spate of robberies by disgruntled army personnel rocked the small and oldest town of Masvingo yesterday, following another looting spree by the defence forces early last week in the capital Harare. Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) members went on a rampage in Masvingo, south of Harare, as they beat up unarmed civilians and illegal foreign currency traders, robbing them of their cash and other personal belongings like mo... more
Views: 885Zimbabwe's AIDS patients accuse government of intolerance
Region: ZimbabweMASVINGO-As Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the international World AIDS day on Monday, HIV positive patients have attacked the Mugabe regime for being insensitive to their plight. Independent health statistics reveal that more than 25 million people have been killed by AIDS, while an estimated 33; 2 million are living with the disease. But the government plays down the figures. In his... more
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