Safeguard yourselves, farmers told

Safeguard yourselves, farmers told 19 June 2011 – News24 / SAPA Cape Town – Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder on Sunday called on farmers to “safeguard” themselves, following ANC Youth League president Julius Malema‘s vow earlier in the day to “take the land without payment”. In a statement, he warned that Malema’s comments on …

The report Zanu PF wanted withdrawn

The report Zanu PF wanted withdrawn http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ By Zimbabwe Peace ProcessFriday, 17 June 2011 17:05 INTRODUCTION – Before the political raptures of North Africa and the Arab World which affected Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the Republic of Zimbabwe was pretty much a focal point of the international community. Once the dust settles in those countries either way, …

‘Noted’ or ‘endorsed’: Sadc summit outcome clear

‘Noted’ or ‘endorsed’: Sadc summit outcome clear http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 17 June 2011 12:03Alex Magaisa AN ISSUE currently occupying minds in and around Zimbabwe is the implication and effect of the Sadc summit held in Sandton, South Africa, on Sunday. In particular, the language of the Sadc communiqué appears to have received divergent interpretations regarding the fate of the …

Zuma’s controversial report on Zim

Zuma’s controversial report on Zim http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Friday, 17 June 2011 09:26 ON March 31, Sadc facilitator to Zimbabwe’s political crisis, South African President Jacob Zuma, tabled a damning  report to the regional bloc’s organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation at its meeting in Livingstone, Zambia. The report was condemned by Zanu PF. Below is an edited version …

Communique on SADC Summit 31 March 2011

DISTRIBUTED BY veritas Tel: [263] [4] 794478 Fax & Messages [263] [4] 793592 E-mail: veritas@yoafrica.com Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied. COMMUNIQUÉ SUMMIT OF THE ORGAN TROIKA ON POLITICS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY COOPERATION 31 MARCH, 2011 LIVINGSTONE, REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA 1. The …

Principals agree to start GPA implementation

Principals agree to start GPA implementation http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:03 Faith Zaba THE three political principals in the inclusive government have agreed to start implementing the 24 agreed principles in the Global Political Agreement in accordance with timelines set out in the implementation matrix they adopted in August last year.This comes as South Africa, the Sadc-appointed …

Zim villagers tell ZanuPF politburo members to go hang

Zim Villagers Tell Zanu (PF) Politburo Members To Go Hang http://www.radiovop.com/ BR>08/02/2011 13:05:00 Mwenezi February 8, 2011 – Villagers here openly told two Zanu (PF’s) politburo members, Dzikamai Mavhaire and Kudakwashe Bhasikiti that they did not support the illegal invasions of conservancies in the area. “This not indigenisation, don’t fool us and instruct the people …

ZanuPF frustrating council’s bit to stop illegal cultivation

Zanu (PF) Frustrating Council’s Bid To Stop Illegal Cultivation http://www.radiovop.com 11/01/2011 11:53:00 Harare, January 11, 2011 – Znau (PF) has accused the Bulawayo and Harare led city councils of undermining President Robert Mugabe’s efforts by slashing maize crops planted by residents in undesignated areas. Sanu (PF) Harare province chair Amos Midzi defended the practise, which …

Formal Structures of Power in Rural Zimbabwe

FORMAL STRUCTURES OF POWER IN RURAL ZIMBABWE   By Derek Matyszak, Research and Advocacy Unit, Harare …colonial rule created a „bifurcated state‟ that distinguished between citizens on the one hand and subjects on the other. Citizens – largely limited to the urban and European – enjoyed rights in the civil sphere; subjects languished under the …