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Rights Group Calls for Independent Police Monitor After Woza Abuse
Fri, Jul 10, 2009
Amnesty International has called on the unity government to put in place an impartial and independent police 'oversight' body, after four women from pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were assaulted by police members last month.
Interview: MDC-M bridged gulf between MDC-M, Zanu-PF: Coltart
Wed, Aug 19, 2009
VIOLET Gonda on her Hot Seat talks to David Coltart, the Minister of Education, on the current infighting within his party, the Arthur Mutambara-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and on the role played by the party on the Zimbabwean political landscape.
Charity surgery team returns to Zim in October
Mon, Aug 31, 2009
A chance for free, life changing surgery will once again be available to Zimbabweans with facial impairments, when the charity, Operation of Hope, returns to the country in October.
Besieged farmer’s house burned down in apparent arson attack
Mon, Aug 31, 2009
A beleaguered commercial farmer in Chegutu, who has faced months of intimidation and attack by land invaders this year, was on Monday night without a home, after his farmhouse was burned down in an apparent arson attack on Sunday reports SW Radio Africa.
Mutsekwa says plans underway to reverse seizure of Meikles group
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
Using a controversial anti-corruption law, a recently published government gazette effectively seized the assets of one of the country's largest companies, Kingdom Meikles, which is listed on stock exchanges in both Harare and London reports SW Radio Africa.
Woza Protestors Beaten by Police in Bulawayo
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Scores of activists from the pressure group Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA/MOZA) were brutally assaulted by riot police, during demonstrations to commemorate the United Nations International Day of Peace in Bulawayo on Tuesday.
Elderly woman killed during Mbare market demonstration
Wed, Sep 23, 2009
A seventy-year old Harare woman was killed on Monday when informal traders demonstrating against the closure of market stalls in Mbare were stoned by a group of rowdy youths.
Makoni makes a bizzare attack on MDC-T
Wed, Oct 21, 2009
Former Finance Minister and Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn party interim President Dr Simba Makoni has criticised the MDC-T for ‘disengaging’ from the coalition government. In an in-depth interview on our Behind the Headlines series Makoni argued that, “the issues over which the MDC are disengaging from ZANU PF are issues of ‘jobs for the boys and girls,’ and not policies that can deliver real change for Zimbabweans” reports SW Radio Africa.
'Sekuru' Mutasa Cuts Off Violet Gonda during Interview
Mon, Oct 26, 2009
VIOLET Gonda of SW Radio Africa’s Hot Seat programme got more than what she had bargained for when one of her two guests, Didymus Mutasa, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, hung up the phone up on her in the middle of a live interview.
ZCTU leaders acquitted & set free
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
The President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), Lovemore Matombo, and four other unionists were set free on Thursday after a Victoria Falls magistrate threw out charges against them.
Diamond monitor expected back in Zimbabwe Saturday
Fri, Aug 06, 2010
The diamond monitor appointed to oversee Zimbabwe’s exports of its controversial stones is expected back in the country this weekend, to rubber stamp an agreement allowing the sales.
Mugabe arrives in Rome with 60 others
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Robert Mugabe arrived in the Italian capital Rome on Saturday, for a United Nations food summit. Despite European Union targeted sanctions that restrict his travel Mugabe is allowed to travel to meetings that are under the auspices of the UN.
MDC torture victim denied medical treatment
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
The MDC transport manager who was severely tortured after he was abducted by state security agents last month, is still being denied private medical care, in what his lawyers say is a 'calculated' and 'deliberate' act by the state.
Catholic priest beaten by soldier
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
We received a very disturbing report today that is yet another indication that the army is getting completely out of line. A well known Catholic priest in Banket has been savagely beaten by a soldier.
Zimbabwean Man Spends Over a Year in Immigration Detention
Fri, Nov 20, 2009
A 24 year-old Zimbabwean man has been languishing inside an immigration detention centre in Portsmouth for over a year, awaiting deportation.
Bennett Says Trial an Absolute Farce
Wed, Nov 25, 2009
MDC Treasurer General Roy Bennett has described his terrorism trial, which began two weeks ago, an 'absolute farce' and 'a joke.' The MDC official, who has not been sworn into government as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture because Robert Mugabe is refusing to swear him in, said he is frustrated with the slow pace the trial is taking.
Nkala Denies Contributing to Gukurahundi, Wants Mugabe Prosecuted
Sun, Dec 20, 2009
Nkala said: "ZANU PF is on its death bed, in intensive care. Mugabe is old and he is sick just as I am old and sick. John Nkomo who has just been promoted to Vice President is old, he is sick and anything can happen to him. How then do you expect sick people to attend to the massive economic problems?"
MDC Councillor Arrested for Holding Rally
Tue, Dec 22, 2009
Mudzingwa Bakare, the MDC councillor and District Chairman for Makoni South, was arrested on Sunday for holding an illegal rally.
Tortured Gwezere wins bail case but remains locked up
Tue, Dec 22, 2009
Supreme Court Justice Wilson Sandura threw out an appeal by the Attorney General which challenged the granting of bail by the High Court to tortured MDC Transport Manager Pascal Gwezere.
Zuma continues to sit on army general’s report on Zim violence
Fri, Mar 26, 2010
In 2008 former South African President Thabo Mbeki commissioned a fact finding mission into state sponsored violence that took place in the run up to Zimbabwe’s one man presidential run-off. Mbeki, as mediator, sent six retired South African army generals on two fact-finding missions to investigate the cause of the political crisis, especially the role of the army in the violence. Nearly two years since those generals reported back to Mbeki, their damning report has still not been made public.
UK Urged to Stop Funding 'Failing' Unity Government
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
The British government is set to come under pressure to lead the way in Europe, by not sending developmental aid to the coalition government until the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement.
UK Urged to Stop Funding 'Failing' Unity Government
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
The British government is set to come under pressure to lead the way in Europe, by not sending developmental aid to the coalition government until the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement.
Fort Hare University Slammed for Giving in to Zanu Pf
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Over 12 students who had their government scholarships withdrawn by ZANU PF officials have slammed Fort Hare University in South Africa for allowing them to be victimized.
Zim government still to respond on farm invasion subpoena
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
The government has until Thursday to notify a South African civil rights group if it intends on opposing its application to sue over the ongoing invasions of South African owned land in Zimbabwe.
Talks remain deadlocked as negotiations enter day two
Wed, Feb 10, 2010
The latest negotiations between the political parties in the coalition government entered day two with still no progress. The talks resumed on Monday after a break of over two weeks.
Chombo shields corrupt councilors
Mon, Feb 15, 2010
HARARE - Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has moved to protect 23 MDC-T councillors in Chitungwiza who were sacked by their party last Thursday over corruption allegations.
Civil service strike losing steam
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
A strike by civil servants appeared to be losing steam Tuesday with most government workers interviewed by Newsreel admitting they had gone back to work. Civil servants have been on strike for over two weeks now with government insisting it does not have the money to pay the US$630 a month salaries they are demanding.
MDC requests SADC to mediate in deadlocked negotiations
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
The national executive council of the MDC has resolved that SADC should be called in to mediate in the long running stalemate between parties in the Global Political Agreement.
Detained Zim asylum seeker starts hunger strike in UK
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
A detained Zimbabwean asylum seeker in the UK has embarked on a hunger strike, to protest alleged racism and mistreatment at the hands of detention centre employees reports SW Radio
'South Africans smuggling Zimbabwean diamonds' - ACR CEO
Tue, Mar 30, 2010
INTERVIEW: Journalist Violet Gonda presents Hot Seat where she speaks to Andrew Cranswick, CEO of African Consolidated Resources, the company in the middle of a legal wrangle with the government over the Chiadzwa diamond mine.
MPs still barred from visiting Chiadzwa
Mon, Aug 09, 2010
A parliamentary Mines and Energy team has slammed the Mines Ministry for barring them from visiting the Chiadzwa diamond fields, where reports of human rights abuses still surface reports SW Radio Africa
Two MDC District Leaders Arrested for 'Disrespecting' Zanu PF Governor
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Political tension is intensifying in Mashonaland Central between MDC and ZANU PF supporters, resulting in two provincial leaders from the MDC-T being arrested on Tuesday for allegedly disrespecting ZANU PF governor Martin Dinha.
Court Cases Against 300 MDC Activists Drag On in Manicaland
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
Almost 300 MDC activists in Manicaland province are still to stand trial, a year after police charged them with trying to reclaim their livestock looted by ZANU PF supporters during the election violence in 2008.
Gukurahundi Artist Says His Persecution Helps Get Point Across
Tue, May 18, 2010
'Gukurahundi' visual artist Owen Maseko says his arrest and the banning of his exhibition is helping him to get his point across and the police actions are proving his point.
Is Zimbabwe’s national healing programme a fake?
Thu, May 20, 2010
SW RADIO AFRICA TRANSCRIPT HOT SEAT:(Part1)
Police clamp down on diamond rights group
Sat, May 29, 2010
Mutare police on Thursday clamped down on a rights group that has exposed the level of abuse at the Chiadzwa diamond fields. They raided the group’s offices, the home of the group’s director and arrested his younger brother.
Diamond reseacher blames Chikane for his arrest
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Farai Maguwu, the director of the Centre for Research and Development (CRD), was arrested on Thursday morning after he handed himself over to the police in Mutare.
Details of the 2008 Violence Emerge From 'Torture' Workshop
Fri, Jun 04, 2010
Shepherd Jani, the late MDC senatorial candidate for Murehwa, was burnt alive and shot five times by his abductors, believed to be CIO agents, a torture awareness workshop heard recently.
Diamond watchdog charged, plus two MDC MPs in custody
Mon, Jun 07, 2010
Farai Maguwu, the Marange diamonds watchdog who was arrested last Thursday was formally charged by police in Harare on Monday. One of his lawyers, Trust Maanda, said the activist is yet to appear in court.
HOT SEAT:Arrested Zimbabwean diamond researcher ‘set up’ by KP Monitor
Mon, Jun 07, 2010
On Hot Seat Violet Gonda has an exclusive interview with Farai Maguwu, the Director of the Centre for Research and Development (CRD), who has been investigating human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields.
INTERVIEW: Mutsekwa denies banning demos
Mon, Jun 14, 2010
BROADCAST: 28 May 2010 VIOLET GONDA: Co-Home Affairs Minister Giles Mutsekwa is my guest on the Hot Seat programme, talking about the challenges he is facing in this controversial ministry that he co-runs with ZANU PF’s Kembo Mohadi. Mutsekwa has also come under a lot of criticism for allegedly doing little in such an important ministry. Media reports recently quoted police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri saying that demos and protests in Zimbabwe were banned during the World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa. The police department comes under the Home Affairs Ministry and I first asked the co-Minister if demonstrations in Zimbabwe had been banned until after the World Cup?
HOT SEAT: Kimberley Process monitor Chikane defends ‘shopping’ Zim activist to police
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Two separate guests on today’s Hot Seat programme ; the Kimberley Process monitor to Zimbabwe Abbey Chikane , and Bernard Taylor , Executive Director of Partnership Africa Canada, an organisation in the Kimberley Process Working Group on Monitoring. Chikane vigorously defends the fact that he ‘shopped’ diamonds researcher Farai Maguwu to the authorities, while Taylor explains why his organisation will not give a blessing to Chikane’s internal report which recommends the certification of Zimbabwe ’s diamonds .
Rave Reviews for Farm Abuse Documentary
Tue, Jun 29, 2010
A documentary that highlights the human rights abuses that Zimbabwe's farm workers have been subjected to was shown at a film festival on the sidelines of an International Labour Conference recently.
HOT SEAT: Global Witness on Kimberley Process & Zimbabwe diamonds
Sun, Jul 04, 2010
UK – The human rights campaigner tells us why there was a lack of consensus at the Kimberley Process meeting in Israel over the certification of Zimbabwe’s Chiadzwa diamonds, and why there was also no consensus on the future role of the controversial KP Monitor, Abbey Chikane. What are the implications of Zimbabwe’s threat to unilaterally export diamonds?
Mliswa Implicates Zanu Pf Chefs in 'Looting' Scandal
Thu, Jul 15, 2010
Controversial ZANU PF businessman, Temba Mliswa, on Tuesday implicated Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri as one of the individuals who bought property from him that he allegedly looted from white owned farms.
HOT SEAT: Diamond researcher & human rights activist Farai Maguwu
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
The Hot Seat programme this week is presented by Alex Bell, who speaks to diamond researcher and human rights activist Farai Maguwu. He was finally released on bail this week after his arrest six weeks ago, and he tells Alex about his time in custody and how he was treated. He also gives his reaction to the deal reached this week between the government and the Kimberly Process, which will allow Chiadzwa diamond sales to go ahead.
Senior MDC Official Assaulted During Copac Meeting
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
A senior MDC official taking part in a constitutional outreach meeting was on Monday severely assaulted in front of the police, who shockingly did nothing to arrest the culprits who are alleged to be ZANU PF officials according to re[ports reaching SW Radio Africa.
MDC Activist Stabbed by Zanu PF Youths
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
An MDC activist in Gokwe is fighting for his life in hospital this week after he was attacked by two ZANU PF youths and stabbed.
MDC Ministers in London to woo donors and investors
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Three cabinet ministers from the two MDC formations, plus Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara , were in London on Thursday addressing two separate meetings that sought to woo investors and donors to help with Zimbabwe’s economic recovery. The ministers were accompanied by their permanent secretaries and other senior civil servants from their ministries.
MDC warned about Zanu-PF election mode
Wed, Aug 04, 2010
The MDC needs to get serious as Zanu-PF intensifies its election strategy of intimidation and violence, an analyst has warned.
Widow of murdered MDC activist Nabanyama speaks out
Wed, Aug 04, 2010
The 54 year old widow of an MDC activist, murdered in 2000 by state security operatives, has spoken out about her search for his remains and her battle to survive the harsh economic climate. Patricia Nabanyama’s husband Patrick was the MDC District Organising Secretary for Nketa, and also the party’s election agent for the current Education Minister David Coltart.
CIO panick as SMS news messages are uploaded on the net
Fri, Aug 13, 2010
Members of the Central Intelligence Organization who were terrorizing villagers in Manicaland Province have removed registration numbers from their cars, after an SW Radio Africa SMS news alert on the 6th August. The SMS exposed the names of officers involved in the violence and gave the registration numbers of the cars used.
Sibanda continues tour of terror
Sun, Aug 15, 2010
War vets leader Jabulani Sibanda was last week continuing with his ‘tour of terror’ in Masvingo province, targeting anyone refusing Zanu (PF) orders to speak in support of the party ‘s vies during the constitutional outreach exercise.
Zimbabwe Military Generals takeover indigenisation program
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
HARARE - A group of military chefs and Mugabe cronies were this week named to the committees that are to manage business takeovers, under the guise of the indigenisation Program.
Nation Ranked 10th for Food Insecurity Worldwide
Fri, Aug 27, 2010
The Food Security Risk Index 2010, compiled by the British risk analysis firm Maplecroft, ranks Zimbabwe 10th in the world, while North America and Western Europe, especially Scandinavia, have the surest food supplies.
Pressure group says SADC lacks credibility to monitor Zim elections
Mon, Aug 30, 2010
A UK based Zimbabwe pressure group, Communities Point (CP), has said the regional SADC bloc lacks the credibility to monitor elections in the country, which are due anytime after the drafting of a new constitution.
MDC-T Manicaland Refutes Theresa Makone's Praise for Police
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
Members of the MDC-T say the police are still supporting ZANU PF militia terror campaigns during the constitutional outreach exercise, despite claims by Theresa Makone, the MDC-T's co-Minister of Home Affairs, that the police have turned over a new leaf.
MDC MP Evades Arrest Over 'Insult' Charges
Wed, Sep 08, 2010
It is alleged that Mwonzora said: "President Mugabe Chikwambo uye achamhanya...Ndaona Mugabe achigeza, tauro muchiuno, sipo muhapwa,uye ndebvu hwapepe. Pamberi neMDC; Pasi nechihurumende chembavha chinosunga vanhu vasina mhosva chichitora zvinhu zvavo."
Zimbabwe activist banned for five years from entering Swaziland
Thu, Sep 09, 2010
A leading Zimbabwe democracy activist has been banned from entering Swaziland for the next five years, after he was arrested on Tuesday taking part in a protest to mark the Global Day of Action in Manzini.
The Electoral Amendment Bill is now out and will be gazetted anytime soon.
Sat, Oct 02, 2010
The Attorney-General’s office has been working on a draft of the Electoral Amendment Bill agreed to by the coalition partners in 2009 for tabling before parliament.
The Gono-Grace story: Mduduzi Mathuthu on Hot desk
Fri, Oct 29, 2010
The country erupted into frenzied speculation when the South African Sunday Times newspaper ran a story over the weekend claiming the Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono was having an affair with Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace. On Behind the Headlines SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma speaks to New Zimbabwe.com editor Mduduzi Mathuthu who explains why the story has too many holes to be credible. Was it ethical for his website to publish the death certificate of Mugabe’s bodyguard Cain Chademana to discredit the story?
SADC Troika to meet in Botswana Friday to discuss Zimbabwe
Tue, Nov 16, 2010
The Zimbabwe crisis is on the agenda of a meeting of the SADC Troika on Politics, Defence and Security to be held in Gaborone, Botswana on Friday, SW Radio Africa can reveal.
Fearful Bulawayo magistrate denies Standard journalist bail
Fri, Nov 19, 2010
A Bulawayo magistrate denied Standard journalist Nqobani Ndlovu bail on Friday, because she is 'afraid of getting into trouble' if she released him without properly checking the facts.
Copac Teams Begin Working On New Constitution
Tue, Jan 11, 2011
The formal process of compiling data collected from the constitutional outreach program started on Monday with over 70 technicians and 210 rapporteurs gathering in Harare for the two week exercise.
Delegates from Mashonaland threaten to boycott MDC-M congress
Wed, Jan 05, 2011
HARARE - Sharp differences have surfaced in the MDC-M over the party’s decision to sideline incumbent President Arthur Mutambara from seeking re-election.
Kimberley Process denies clearing Zim diamond sales
Wed, Jan 05, 2011
The international diamond watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP), has reportedly denied giving Zimbabwe permission to carry on selling diamonds from the controversial Chiadzwa fields.
Chinamasa’s electoral law proposals likely to hit brick wall
Wed, Jan 05, 2011
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa’s proposed changes to the electoral laws are likely to hit a brick wall, following suspicions that the new set of rules will only benefit ZANU PF.
Charles Davy threatens to sue Zimbabwean website
Thu, Jan 06, 2011
Controversial commercial farmer Charles Davy has threatened to sue a Zimbabwean website, for publishing a story accusing him of ‘aiding and abetting’ the ZANU PF regime. Davy is father to Chelsy, the ex-girlfriend of British Prince Harry. The website in question, Zimdiaspora.com, published a story entitled ‘Name and shame: Charles Davy ZANU-PF sponsor, partner, hunter’. The article said “when most white landowners were scurrying for cover from marauding ZANU PF youths, one Charles Davy was enjoying himself at Matetsi Wildlife Enterprises. A hunter by day and a ZANU PF collaborator by night aptly describes the man.”
African Union to send assessment mission to Zimbabwe
Thu, Jan 27, 2011
Plans are at an advanced stage by the African Union to send an assessment mission to Zimbabwe to examine electoral conditions before another poll can be held, a leading pro-democracy activist said on Thursday.
Ailing Mugabe gets nervous and wants early elections
Sat, Jan 29, 2011
THE growing number of incidents of ZANU PF perpetrated violence in both rural and urban areas have given credence to suspicions that Robert Mugabe wants to call for a snap election this year.
‘Terrorism against our Church’
Wed, Feb 02, 2011
LONDON – Senior members of the Johane Masowe WeChishanu Apostolic Church have been killed, tortured or assaulted by Zanu (PF) militants over the past three years for not supporting the party
Civil service audit awaits cabinet debate before release
Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Public Service Minister Eliphas Mukonoweshuro has told SW Radio Africa that a civil service audit commissioned to expose ghost workers on the government payroll among other things still awaits cabinet deliberation before it can be made public.
Zimbabwe PM to make a charm offensive in the region
Tue, Mar 15, 2011
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is to embark on a diplomatic offensive to seek greater support from the SADC regional bloc, following an intense blitz on his party officials and activists by ZANU PF.
Don't panic Nyawaza tells UK failed Asylum seekers
Wed, Mar 16, 2011
Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the UK are being urged not to panic, after the country’s most senior immigration judge on Monday ruled it was safe to start deporting people back to some parts of Zimbabwe.
Tsvangirai urged to seek UN help
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is being urged to seek help from the United Nations (UN) to intervene in the Zimbabwe crisis, as efforts to force action from regional leaders again seem set to fail.
China arming Mugabe: Deadly arms arrive in Beira
Wed, Apr 06, 2011
Pro-democracy activists in Zimbabwe have launched an investigation into reports that an arms shipment destined for the Zimbabwe Defences Forces (ZDF) docked in Beira on Sunday.
Zim Urged to Boycott Early Election If Called By Zanu Pf
Thu, Apr 14, 2011
Zimbabweans are being urged to boycott any early election called by ZANU PF, if the party goes ahead and ignores recent resolutions by leaders in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Lance Gama: The day George Charamba bashed his wife
Wed, May 25, 2011
Every Tuesday SW Radio Africa will be looking at some of Zimbabwe’s unsolved and deliberately ignored cases of political violence, torture, murder and other forms of abuse, by people in positions of authority.
Zanu Pf Disrupting Civic Events in Johannesburg
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
The atmosphere in Johannesburg has been described as a "circus" by activists who have travelled to South Africa, ahead of the June 11th SADC Summit that will discuss Zimbabwe.
Kunonga Tries to Take Over Anglican Clinic
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
Bishop Nolbert Kunonga, expelled from the Anglican Church in 2008, has stepped up his fight for control of church property by seeking to take over the Daramombe Mission clinic in Chivhu.
Chibebe appointed to global trade union post
Wed, Jun 29, 2011
The outspoken Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), Wellington Chibebe, has been appointed to a global trade union post in Brussels, in recognition of his commitment to the rights of workers in Zimbabwe.
General Solomon Mujuru Legacy Divides Opinion
Wed, Aug 17, 2011
The death of 62 year old retired army General Solomon Mujuru, in a farmhouse fire in Beatrice outside Harare in the early hours of Tuesday morning, has left Zimbabweans divided over what sort of legacy he leaves behind. Like most liberation war heroes from ZANU PF his legacy is a mixed bag.
Is Mugabe a long term cancer survivor?
Wed, Sep 07, 2011
WikiLeaks has revealed the long held rumour that Robert Mugabe may have prostrate cancer. But a medical expert said he strongly believes that early treatment could have prevented the disease from spreading to other vital organs of the body.
Police look on as MDC-T official & others attacked outside Parliament
Wed, Sep 07, 2011
HARARE - An MDC-T official has been injured, along with at least one other person, after ZANU PF youths started attacking people outside Parliament on Tuesday.
GPA still not fulfilled after three years
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
This week marks the third anniversary of the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) that created Zimbabwe’s unity government, and the majority of the issues that were agreed to by the political parties have still not been implemented.
Zim Mines Minister moves to reassure foreign mines
Fri, Sep 16, 2011
Zimbabwe’s Mines Minister Obert Mpofu on Wednesday tried to reassure foreign owned mining companies, insisting their licences will not be cancelled over ZANU PF’s indigenisation plans.
Who owns Zimbabwe house in London?
Wed, Sep 28, 2011
As Zimbabwe continues to refuse to officially recognise Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC), questions are being raised over whether the rebel group holds the Deeds to Zimbabwe House in London.
More CIO Offices and Torture Centres Exposed - Part Two
Fri, Oct 21, 2011
SW Radio Africa continues exposing more offices and torture centres used by the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) countrywide.
Mujuru alliance with MDC-T might have cost him his life
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
A senior government official has told SW Radio Africa that the late army general Solomon Mujuru was murdered after plans for an alliance between his faction of ZANU PF and the MDC-T were uncovered by Mugabe.
ZANU PF hypocrisy over gay rights exposed
Thu, Nov 17, 2011
In 1995 Robert Mugabe hit the headlines when he said gay people “behave worse than dogs and pigs”. That same year he used a speech during a national holiday to proclaim: “If you see people parading themselves as lesbians and gays, arrest them and hand them over to the police” writes Lance Gama for SW Radio Africa.
Mugabe ‘too sick’ to cap NUST graduates
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
NUST students who spoke to SW Radio Africa said it has always been a tradition that Mugabe, as chancellor of all state universities, caps them individually. But on Thursday the ZANU PF leader, who arrived an hour late, was clearly not up to the physical demands required to do that. Instead he capped the students in blocks according to their departments.
ZANU PF Allies Get First 'Independent' Radio Licences
Fri, Nov 25, 2011
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has been accused of awarding the country's first independent radio broadcast licenses to organizations affiliated to ZANU PF.
Finance Minister Banks On Diamond Revenue for 2012 Budget
Fri, Nov 25, 2011
Finance Minister Tendai Biti has banked almost 20% of next year's Budget on profits from diamond sales, which observers have already criticised as 'optimistic'.
Interview: It's important for Tsvangirai to control his zip as Prime Minister
Sat, Nov 26, 2011
Question Time looks at the confusion surrounding reports that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai had married long time girlfriend Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo. Political analyst Pedzisai Ruhanya blames co-Home Affairs Minister Theresa Makone for meddling in Tsvangirai's personal love life. In a hard hitting interview he says Makone should focus on her duties as a minister. Interview broadcast 23 November 2011
ZANU-PF MP Zhanda Blasts Chinese Investment
Fri, Dec 09, 2011
The majority of Zimbabwe's lucrative business contracts are being awarded to foreign companies, particularly the Chinese, Parliament was told on Tuesday during a report on the 2012 National Budget.
Locadia’s sister exposed as leader of violent militia killing MDC members
Thu, Dec 15, 2011
THE woman who nearly became Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s sister-in-law is today exposed by SW Radio Africa as having led a violent militia, who terrorized MDC-T supporters ahead of the presidential run-off in June 2008. It’s also alleged she instigated the abduction of former TV presenter Jestina Mukoko.
Huge Influx of DRC Refugees in Bulawayo
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
A huge influx of refugees, fleeing instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has arrived in Bulawayo this week in transit to their final destination, South Africa.
Chimani constituency office closed due to ZANU PF infighting
Fri, Jan 06, 2012
A power struggle between three ZANU PF officials in Chimanimani has caused the local parliamentary constituency office to be shut down by the sitting MP Samuel Undenge, even though it is does not belong to ZANU PF.
Lowveld farm seizure cases go to court Monday
Fri, Jan 13, 2012
A group of commercial farmers whose properties in Zimbabwe were confiscated are due to appear in Chiredzi Magistrates' Court on Monday, facing the criminal charge of "illegally occupying State Land without a permit”.
The Face of a terrorist exposed - SW Radio Africa
Thu, Jan 12, 2012
SW Radio Africa’sexposést the ZANU PF MP for Mudzi West, Aquilinah Katsande as a killer. Between April and June 2008 she orchestrated a reign of terror that left many people with terrible stories to tell about her brutality.
Zanu-PF Running Parallel Government
Sat, Jan 14, 2012
Several events in the last two months have shown that Zimbabwe's coalition government exists in name only and that Mugabe and his ZANU PF party are now blatantly running a parallel government.
COPAC tighten security amid threats from the 'War Thugs'
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) will tighten security at its offices in Harare and bar anyone who is not a journalist from its future briefings, following disruptions by war vets.
Mujuru death inquest temporarily halted
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
An inquest into the death of General Solomon Mujuru was temporarily halted on Tuesday after his widow, Vice President Joice Mujuru, complained that she had not been given access to a police report into his death prior to the court hearing.
Police Detain and Torture WOZA Activists in Bulawayo
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
At least 17 members of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) pressure group were briefly detained, assaulted and tortured by police in Bulawayo Thursday morning, for reasons that were not explained.
Conflicting Testimonies Emerge At Mujuru Inquest
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
The ongoing inquest into the suspicious death of General Solomon Mujuru has this week revealed several inconsistencies in the testimony from witnesses.
MDC-T youth march in Masvingo for activists’ release
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Hundreds of members of the MDC-T Youth Assembly on Friday held a peaceful march in central Masvingo Town demanding the “immediate and unconditional” release of party activists still being held behind bars.
State Ordered to Investigate MDC-T 'Torture'
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
The State has been ordered to urgently investigate the ‘inhumane and degrading’ conditions that eight MDC-T activists are facing in prison, where they have been held since last year in connection with the death of a policeman in Glen View.
DAY 6 : Sickening evidence of the General's death - He was engulfed in BLUE flames
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Day six of the official inquest into the death of retired army general Solomon Mujuru produced stunning evidence, as it was revealed that his remains were discovered in a blue flame allegedly that 'took time' to extinguish.
Two guns found next to Mujuru’s body
Fri, Jan 27, 2012
HARARE - The inquest into the death of retired General Solomon Mujuru took a dramatic turn on Thursday when it was revealed that two firearms and a magazine of bullets were found next to his charred remains.
Magistrate dismisses request by Mujuru family
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
Harare magistrate Walter Chikwanha on Monday dismissed an application by the family of the late army general Solomon Mujuru, who want an independent examination by a foreign based pathologist.
Air Zim future uncertain after China takeover fails
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
The future of Zimbabwe’s national airline remains uncertain after planes were grounded earlier this month and management failed to secure funds to pay off their crippling debt.
Mugabe’s AU rant ‘Panic attack’ - Analysts
Thu, Feb 02, 2012
Robert Mugabe’s reported rant against the African Union (AU) and its handling of the crisis in Libya last year, is a sign that the ageing leader is ‘panicked’.
Charamba blasted for undermining PM - SW Radio
Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Robert Mugabe’s spin doctor, George Charamba, was on Friday criticised by the MDC-T for being ‘wholly to blame’ for the deterioration in relations between coalition partners in the unity government. (Pictured: Charamba singing loudly for his supper')
Interview: Welshman Ncube claims ‘he built Tsvangirai’
Mon, Feb 06, 2012
The leader of the embattled smaller faction of the MDC Industry and Commerce Minister Welshman Ncube has made stunning claims that he built Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai into a what he is today. Ncube who leads the smaller MDC formation tackles questions from listeners on the dispute with Arthur Mutambara, accusations he connived with Thabo Mbeki to split the MDC, why MPs and councillors from his party are defecting and his chances in the next presidential election among other questions. (Pictured: Weshman Ncube with another one he
Mugabe and Tsvangirai disagree on Chihuri
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
The two main principals to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) have failed to agree on the appointment of a new police commissioner-general to take over from Augustine Chihuri, whose contract expired last week.
Chihuri’s stay in power a ‘betrayal’
Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Augustine Chihuri’s continued stay in his powerful position as Zimbabwe’s police chief is being described as a ‘betrayal’, regardless of the temporary nature of the job.
Bail for 7 MDC-T’s in Glen View case
Fri, Feb 17, 2012
All but three of the 29 MDC-T activists facing charges of murdering a police officer in Harare last year are now on bail, following the release of the Glen View 7 on Friday. They have been in jail since May 2011.
"Gono stole millions from RBZ" - Dr Kereke
Wed, Feb 29, 2012
Kereke accused Gono of giving the impression he fired him for disciplinary reasons
Mugabe ally effectively running election body
Tue, Mar 06, 2012
Zimbabwe will not have a free and fair election until members of the state security agency (CIO) and former senior soldiers who work for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) have been removed from the secretariat that runs the body.
Zimbabwe: UN Slammed for 'Silence' On Local Political Rape
Wed, Mar 14, 2012
The United Nations (UN) has been slammed for its silence on Zimbabwe and the campaign of politically motivated rape, unleashed by Robert Mugabe's supporters during election periods.
Attorney General protecting Chombo and Kasukuwere from arrest
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Attorney General Johannes Tomana is blocking the arrest of two ZANU PF government ministers, one accused of abusing the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the other of corruptly acquiring council land, among other things.
Concern for UK Zimbabwean Activist Set to Be Deported
Wed, Apr 04, 2012
There is rising concern for the safety of a UK based Zimbabwean activist, who faces possible deportation back home.
Mnangagwa and Moyo fall out over Chiwenga
Wed, Apr 04, 2012
Relations between Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa and former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo have soured dramatically in recent months, after Moyo, a notorious political turncoat, deserted his former ally to begin promoting the presidential ambitions of army General Constantine Chiwenga.
SA deportations a ‘threat’ to Zimbabwe
Sat, Apr 14, 2012
The deportation of Zimbabwean nationals from South Africa could pose a serious threat to the lives of thousands of Zimbabwean back home, after it was revealed that up to 40% of the country’s GDP relies on remittances.
Mugabe accused of talking with a forked tongue on political violence
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Repeated calls by Robert Mugabe for an end to politically motivated violence have been described as cheap talk by many Zimbabweans, a day after the ZANU PF leader addressed thousands during Independence Day celebrations in the capital.
Tonderai Ndira's 'Killers Known and Walking Scot Free:MDC
Tue, May 15, 2012
Fiery MDC-T Youth Assembly secretary-general, Promise Mkwananzi, has disclosed that people who killed Tonderai Ndira are known and bragging about the heinous crime.
