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Racism against white Zimbabweans reach shocking levels http://www.zimdiaspora.com/ Monday, 20 September 2010 11:55 Editor HARARE -Racism against white people in Zimbabwe has reached shocking levels particularly in the capital Harare, The Zim Diaspora can reveal. According to reports reaching London, droves of white people were chased away from participating in the constitutional outreach programme in …

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Home Affairs Min Makone says ZANU PF holding police captive http://www.swradioafrica.com By Tichaona Sibanda20 September 2010 Co-Home Affairs Minister Theresa Makone on Monday launched a tirade against ZANU PF for ‘virtually holding the Zimbabwe Republic Police captive.’ In an outburst directly aimed at her coalition partners in government, the minister said she was ‘disgusted and …

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Problems in Masvingo as outreach meetings abandoned http://www.swradioafrica.com By Lance Guma30 August 2010 Several constitutional outreach meetings were abandoned in the urban areas of Masvingo on Saturday. Our correspondent, Simon Muchemwa, reports that only 1 out of 6 meetings were successfully completed after ZANU PF planted members of the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) into the …

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Farm workers face outreach backlash http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/ Written by MAXWELL CHAITWAFriday, 20 August 2010 14:54 SHAMVA — For Madziwa Muchemwa* (24) the coming of the constitutional committee’s outreach team to hold meetings here in Shamva was like a dream come true. The meeting held at the local Mumurwi School last month was the first time ever …

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Teachers Again Targets of Intimidation in Zimbabwe Constitutional Revision Process http://www1.voanews.com The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe charged that a new wave of violence is rising against teachers under ‘Operation Vharamuromo,’ Shona for ‘Operation Close Your Mouth’ intended to suppress non-ZANU-PF views Patience Rusere and Jonga Kandemiiri | Washington DC 02 August 2010 Zimbabwean teachers …

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More intimidation reported at constitutional outreach meetings http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Gerry Jackson27th July 2010 The independent constitutional outreach monitoring organization, ZZZICOMP, has reported that a District Administrator in Masvingo has gone into hiding after being threatened by ZANU PF militias for his contributions at a meeting at Chivi Centre. At the meeting Bernard Hadzirabwi suggested that the …

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NCA resolve to de-campaign government led constitutional process http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Lance Guma26 July 2010 The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) has resolved to campaign against the government backed constitution making process, after describing it as far from being people driven. Speaking on Monday at the end of a three day conference NCA spokesman Madock Chivasa told …

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Villagers want former presidents liable for crimes The Zimbabwe Independent 2010 07 09 http://www.theindependent.co.zw/local/27185-villagers-want-former-presidents-liable-for-crimes.html Thursday, 08 July 2010 18:55 ISSUES related to power transfer and transitional justice took centre stage at an outreach hearing in Domboshawa this week, where villagers offering views on the planned new constitution were frank and fearless.   Reports of intimidation …

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Influential Chief accused of destabilising outreach program SW Radio Africa News Stories for 06 July 2010 By Tichaona Sibanda 6 July 2010 The MDC-T party on Tuesday strongly accused the influential President of the Chiefs Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira of abusing his position to undermine the outreach program. Senator Morgan Komichi, the MDC-T coordinator of …

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CONSTITUTION WATCH   CONTENT SERIES 1/2010 [4th July 2010] Founding Principles of a Constitution Talking Point No. 2 for the Constitution Outreach is “Founding Principles of the Constitution” which are described as “those values that citizens commit themselves to their adherence.  They are the foundations of the Constitution and they reflect the manner in which …

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