One of Mugabe’s top spies dies
By Violet Gonda 24 May 2013 Elias Kanengoni, the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), who was once convicted for attempted murder and accused of election violence, collapsed and died at his farm in Concession, Mashonaland Central on Wednesday. The news has been met with mixed feeling on social forums with many [...]
Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee
By Violet Gonda 24 May 2013 The African Union turns 50 on Saturday and several Zimbabwean veteran nationalists, including the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo and the late former Zanu national chairman Herbert Chitepo will be honored at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa. The state controlled Herald newspaper said the [...]
Supreme Court reserves judgement on election date petition
By Nomalanga Moyo 24 May 2013 On Friday the Supreme Court reserved judgement in the case in which a Harare man was seeking an order to force President Mugabe to announce the date for elections. Last week, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku agreed with J…
Govt urged to intervene in illegal hunting at Hwange
By Alex Bell 24 May 2013 The government has been urged to put a stop to illegal hunting taking place in the protected Hwange National Park, where the Environment Ministry has been accused of granting hunting quotas. The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has raised concern about the illicit practice, which the group’s Chairman Johnny [...]
HIV test case heard by Zimbabwe’s new Constitutional Court
By Violet Gonda 23 May 2013 A rights activist, who is living with HIV, filed a test case in the newly constituted Constitutional Court on Thursday to highlight the challenges and ill treatment facing people living with the virus in the country’s prisons. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said Douglas Muzanenhamo’s landmark legal application [...]
June election ‘unlawful’ in terms of new Constitution
By Alex Bell 23 May 2013 The new Constitution that was formally gazetted by Robert Mugabe on Wednesday makes his desired June election date technically unlawful, with months worth of preparations constitutionally required. Mugabe and his ZANU PF party …