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Anti-Mugabe Demonstration To Impeach President Is Banned: Organisers To Defy ZRP

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Anti-Mugabe Demonstration To Impeach President Is Banned: Organisers To Defy ZRP

Efforts by two non-governmental organisations to demonstrate at Parliament Building on Thursday with the aim of lobbying legislators to impeach President Robert Mugabe were quashed after the Zimbabwe Republic Police denied them permission to do so. However, the organisers are adamant that they will go ahead with their plans next week. The Democracy Advocate Trust (DAT) and Occupy Africa Unity Square had planned to call for Mugabe’s impeachment by Parliament over missing public funds, following…

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Vas Coda-Mugabe Ends Latest Visit To Zimbabwe And Jets Off To Equatorial Guinea

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Vas Coda-Mugabe Ends Latest Visit To Zimbabwe And Jets Off To Equatorial Guinea

African Union and SADC chairperson President Robert Mugabe has left for Equatorial Guinea where he will attend an international conference on Africa’s fight against Ebola. He was seen off at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, cabinet ministers, service chiefs and other senior government officials. President Mugabe will be attending a two-day conference aimed at strengthening the continent’s fight against the dreaded Ebola virus. Running under the theme: ‘Africa Helping Africans in…

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MDC Renewal Set To Adopt New Name, (People’s Democratic Party)-Jacob Mafume

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MDC Renewal Set To Adopt New Name, (People’s Democratic Party)-Jacob Mafume

MDC Renewal Team say they are set to adopt a new name (People’s Democratic Party) with a view to giving the electorate “confidence” ahead of the 2018 national election. “We need a new narrative that gives people of Zimbabwe hope and confidence and we need a sellable brand name and People’s Democratic Party is gaining traction and this is going to happen in August,” spokesperson Jacob Mafume told NewZimbabwe.com in an interview Thursday. The Renewal…

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Ministry of Information Media & Broadcasting Services To Be Replaced With Dpt In President’s Office’

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Ministry of Information Media & Broadcasting Services To Be Replaced With Dpt In President’s Office’

The Ministry of Information Media and Broadcasting Services portfolio is set to be phased out and replaced by a mere department in the President’s office the Zimbabwean reported. President Robert Mugabe last week transferred Jonathan Moyo from the Ministry of Information to that of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, leaving Public Service, Labour and Social Services minister Prisca Mupfumira holding fort in an acting capacity in a move described by observers as…

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Leading Economist Says Street Vending Is An African Problem Of Bad Governance

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Leading Economist Says Street Vending Is An African Problem Of Bad Governance

HARARE: Street vending is not exclusive to Zimbabwe but is an African problem which speaks to poor governance of resources by both domestic and external actors, a local economist has said. In an interview with Newzimbabwe.com, Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust (SARST) executive director John Makamure said Africa’s resources are not contributing to the development of the region as the resources were being exploited by both domestic and external investors. Makamure said corruption played a…

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Egypt: Six Killed In Clashes Amid Brotherhood Protest

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Egypt: Six Killed In Clashes Amid Brotherhood Protest

  At least six people have been killed in clashes between Islamist protesters and police in Egypt’s capital Cairo. The clashes happened after prayers marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan The violence broke out during demonstrations in support of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and the banned Muslim Brotherhood after prayers at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The authorities blamed unknown assailants for firing on the march. But the Muslim Brotherhood…

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Mugabes, The ‘Source Of Zimbabwe’s Misery’, Seek Donations For Grace’s 50th Birthday

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Mugabes, The ‘Source Of Zimbabwe’s Misery’, Seek Donations For Grace’s 50th Birthday

Festivities are being planned to mark First Lady Grace Mugabe’s 50th birthday next week, five months after a lavish birthday bash was held to celebrate her husband’s 91st. Organisers are asking sponsors to “celebrate this important milestone” in the First Lady’s life by making “generous cash donations” towards the Amai (Mother) Grace Mugabe Jubilee. “Well-wishers are invited to kindly donate in cash or kind towards any of [the] Charity organisations which Amai patronises,” said an advert…

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Mugabe’s Stance On Missing Itai Dzamara ‘Is Irresponsible And Unfortunate.’-Dzamara Family

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Mugabe’s Stance On Missing Itai Dzamara ‘Is Irresponsible And Unfortunate.’-Dzamara Family

The family of Itai Dzamara yesterday described President Robert Mugabe’s position on the missing activist as “irresponsible and unfortunate.” It said, despite all the statements and theories peddled by the government and Zanu-PF against their relative, they consider the State as their “primary suspect”. Mugabe’s spokesperson George Charamba was recently quoted saying, the government could not be blamed for the Occupy Africa Unity Square (an anti-Mugabe lobby group) leader’s disappearance. Charamba dismissed calls for Mugabe…

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