War vet Sibanda threatens 2000 at Masvingo rally

War vet Sibanda threatens 2000 at Masvingo rally http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tererai Karimakwenda12 January 2011 Self proclaimed war vet leader, Jabulani Sibanda, is reported to have brought his language of hate and political threats to the town of Triangle in Masvingo over the weekend. According to the Crisis Coalition, Sibanda and his thugs forced about 2,000 …

ZanuPF military forces farmers to attend election rallies

ZANU-PF Military Forces Farmers to Attend Election Rallies http://www.voanews.com Peta Thornycroft 05 January 2011 Although Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party seems to have accepted, in public at least, that elections are not possible before year end, many new black farmers north of the capital were told Tuesday by senior army personnel there would be …

SA Govenment fails in bid to keep Zim report secret

SA government fails in bid to keep Zim report secret   http://www.swradioafrica.com   By Alex Bell14 December 2010 South Africa’s Presidency has failed in its attempt to keep a report on Zimbabwe’s 2002 elections hidden, after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the government’s refusal to release the document. See Supreme Court Judgement The …

Food, farm inputs politicised

Food, farm inputs politicised http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Vusimuzi BhebheSaturday, 04 December 2010 13:45 HARARE – Zanu (PF) has intensified the politicisation of food aid andfarm input distribution as part of a wider campaign to victimise andintimidate opponents ahead of elections tentatively set for next year. According to the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), incidents of aidpoliticisation …

Sibanda threatens multiple farm-owners

Sibanda threatens multiple farm-owners http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 25 November 2010 19:40 A STORM is brewing in Zanu PF after war veterans’ leader Jabulani Sibanda threatened to forcibly repossess land from multiple farm-owners across the country whom he accused of having abused the controversial land reform programme. There are reports that many senior Zanu PF officials own …

Chiefs, army, farmers to plot Zanu victory

Chiefs, army, farmers to plot Zanu victory http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Jane MakoniThursday, 07 October 2010 06:00 HARARE – Traditional Chiefs, new farmers and senior army commanders are expected to meet tomorrow (Friday), at Army 2 Brigade Headquarters in Harare, to plan how to secure Mugabe’s grip on power, The Zimbabwean has learnt. “Thirty traditional chiefs, …

Zanu activates terror machinery

Zanu activates terror machinery http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Vusimuzi BhebheSunday, 03 October 2010 05:31 HARARE -Zanu (PF) is reactivating its terror machinery spearheaded by war veterans, traditional chiefs and state security agents, in a chilling reminder to Zimbabweans that the forces of darkness that stalked the run-up to the June 2008 presidential run-off are still intact …

Zim in Catch 22 situation over mulled elections

Zim in Catch 22 situation over mulled elections http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 24 September 2010 09:18 ZIMBABWE’S business organisations, labour and politicians could be in a catch 22 situation as tension around holding next year’s general election hots up.The Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz) — a grouping of employers — became the first business organisation to appeal …

No accountability, no reconcilliation – Gibson Sibanda

No accountability, no reconciliation – Gibson Sibanda   2010 07 08 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32434:no-accountability-no-reconciliation-sibanda&catid=72:thursday-issue Written by Tony Saxon   Wednesday, 07 July 2010 09:04   MUTARE   Zimbabwe cannot achieve lasting peace or true reconciliation until perpetrators of human rights abuse are held to account and the structures of political violence dismantled, a top politician has said. …