Zimbabwe: Police Arrest 10-Month-Old for ‘Disorderly Conduct’
Police in Zimbabwe arrested a ten-month-old girl and her mother for “disorderly conduct” on Wednesday amid a brutal crackdown on opposition party members in the capital of Harare.
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Zimbabweans Plan to Protest Robert Mugabe Funeral
Members of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party are planning to protest late dictator Robert Mugabe’s funeral on Thursday in honor of the tens of thousands Mugabe killed, local media reported on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe Schedules Exhumation of Mugabe Genocide Victims for ‘Healing’ Project
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa agreed on a timeline, the government announced Thursday, to exhume some of the 20,000 people believed to have been killed in Operation Gukurahundi, a 1980s attempt under former dictator Robert Mugabe to wipe out the nation’s Ndebele ethnic group.
Zimbabwe: President Claims Protests ‘Fizzling Out’ as Death Toll Climbs
Reports suggest that at least eight people have died in protests against skyrocketing gasoline prices in Zimbabwe as of this Wednesday, which continued into the day despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly claiming the demonstrations were “fizzling out.”
Zimbabwean Opposition Walks out of Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday gave his first State of the Nation speech since winning a full term in office in July. Opposition lawmakers from the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party heckled Mnangagwa’s speech and then walked out in protest.
Zimbabwe Opposition Fears Crackdown as MDC Party Leader Arrested
Tendai Biti, former finance minister of Zimbabwe and a leader in the opposition Movement for Democrat Change (MDC) party, was arrested on the Zambian border Wednesday. Biti is one of the MDC officials who has declared challenger Nelson Chamisa the true winner of the recent presidential election, which secured a full term in office for interim President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwe Opposition Hits U.K. Ambassador for Mnangagwa Scarf: She’s Putting ‘Lipstick on the Crocodile’
Supporters of defeated Zimbabwean presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa accused U.K. Ambassador Catriona Laing of currying favor with President Emmerson Mnangagwa by wearing his signature scarf at a Downing Street event. The opposition has accused Mnangagwa of rigging the election to become the first full-term president since the fall of dictator Robert Mugabe.
World View: South Africa Announces Plans for Unpaid Confiscation of White-Owned Farms
Contents: Zimbabwe’s post-election violence raises concerns about economy; South Africa announces plans for unpaid confiscation of white-owned farms.
Mnangagwa Declared Winner in Zimbabwe, Opposition Calls Election ‘Coup’
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission released the results of the presidential election late on Thursday and declared incumbent interim President Emmerson Mnangagwa the winner by just enough to avoid a runoff against challenger Nelson Chamisa. Chamisa’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party immediately rejected the results as “fraudulent” and accused Mnangagwa of staging a “coup.”
Jeff Flake on Zimbabwe’s Disputed Election: ‘Democracy Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This’
Jeff Flake seemed unconcerned about the killing of six protesters by the Zimbabwean military, or whether the election was free and fair.
Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Protests, Harare Becomes a ‘Ghost Town’
The government of interim President Emmerson Mnangagwa cleared the streets of Harare with troops and police on Thursday, turning the capital city into a “ghost town,” as several foreign media outlets described it.
Violence in Zimbabwe as Presidential Election Results Delayed
The air of cautious optimism surrounding Zimbabwe’s first presidential election since the fall of dictator Robert Mugabe was shattered with violence on Wednesday as allegations of vote rigging flew, property was vandalized, riot police and military forces were deployed, and gunshots rang out in the streets of the capital.
Both Sides Predict Victory as Zimbabwe Awaits Presidential Election Results
Zimbabwe’s national election commission began publishing the results of the nation’s first elections since the removal of dictator Robert Mugabe on Tuesday, as both presidential contenders expressed confidence on social media that they would prevail.
Zimbabwe Holds First Post-Mugabe Election; Opposition Claims Voter Suppression
Monday marks the first presidential election in Zimbabwe since longtime dictator Robert Mugabe was ousted in a surprisingly soft November 2017 coup. The primary challenger to incumbent interim President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Nelson Chamisa of the Movement for Democrat Change (MDC), claims his party’s voters are being suppressed and Mnangagwa can only win if the election is rigged.
World View: Operation Gukurahundi Genocide Becomes Major Zimbabwe Election Issue
Contents: Operation Gukurahundi genocide becomes major Zimbabwe election issue; Robert Mugabe endorses the opposition candidate
Zimbabwe: Prison Guard Charged with ‘Disloyal’ Tweeting
A human rights group in Zimbabwe sounded the alarm this week on the case of 36-year-old prison guard John Mahlabera, facing a disciplinary hearing for allegedly expressing “disloyalty” to President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a tweet.
