Mutiny is reportedly rife in President Mugabe’s army as the defence forces tether with the civilians in the decade long political and economic meltdown that has been characterized by crisis after crisis in almost every sector of the Zimbabwean economy. A fortnight ago, underpaid Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) members countrywide have been on the […]
Zimbabwe’s 2009 school calender to be distorted
As the last dregs of students who finally sat for their ‘A’ level exams-the only ones to remain at schools following a long running teachers’ strike-deserted most institutions of learning, a teachers’ body has warned that schools will not open next year, unless government pays them US$1000. Speaking during the commemorations of the International Human […]
Civic society accuse Zimbabwe’s main political parties of betrayal
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 […]
Zimbabwean soldiers’ looting spree continues
A 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 […]
Zimbabwe cash crisis continues after increase in maximum withdrawal limits
MASVINGO-Chronic cash shortages continued today in Zimbabwe, with just a day after the country’s central bank increased the maximum withdrawal limits at banks. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono bowed down to mounting to pressure from a protesting labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), over his deliberate squeeze […]
Zimbabwe Riot Police Stop Union Demonstration, Arrest Four
MASVINGO-Riot police moved in heavily to crash a planned Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) protest today, arresting a trade union leader and several other activists. Heeding national calls for a collective job stay-away call today, the squashed protests were against the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono’s deliberate squeeze. After limiting the […]