Tue, Jul 27, 2010
Zimbabweans who do not have satellite dishes and decoders for alternative broadcast are stuck with what has become a regular feature of domestic television and radio programming: a jingle reminding them that President Robert Mugabe is still ruling.
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
Johannesburg — ELECTION rumblings are gathering pace in Harare as the unity government in Zimbabwe heads for the expiry of its two-year mandate next year. President Robert Mugabe's Zanu (PF) party says it is more than ready to take on an election next year and its partner in the government, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), also appears to be in favour of a poll.
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
HARARE - Thomas Madondoro left Zimbabwe for Toronto in 2004 seeking a better life. He had trained as a journalist at the respected Harare Polytechnic, from which he graduated in 1999, and then worked for three local newspapers, but the economic crisis and a difficult media environment chased him away writes Thulani Mpofu in the National.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
(Pictured: Lovemore Madhuku, NCA ' Chairman for life')THE notion that, to qualify as people-driven, the current constitution making process must exclude politicians and be spearheaded by civil society is as malevolent as it is misleading. Of course, the case is pushed most assiduously by various interest groups in a naked and doomed attempt to claim relevance without losing the high ground.
Wed, Jul 21, 2010
MUTARE, ZIMBABWE—Diamonds are blinding, their glitter fuelling greed and corruption and war.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
HARARE - A leading political scientist has forecast that Zimbabwe will remain stuck with a shared government even if it holds new polls next year as widely predicted as the current situation has not brought reforms necessary for change.
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
Rwanda's peacemaker leader united a genocide-riven country but as elections near, many question his commitment to genuine democracy writes Peter Beaumont in the Observer
Mon, Jul 19, 2010
Seven years on from being forced into exile after wearing black armbands in protest to the Zimbabwe government's policies during a Cricket World Cup match, Henry Olonga and Andy Flower tell Channel 4 News producer David Fuller that they have "no regrets" for turning on their own politicians.
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