Alex Magaisa

‘MUGABE’S threats amount to Executive interference and muzzling of judiciary independence’-HUMAN rights defenders and opposition parties

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‘MUGABE’S threats amount to Executive interference and muzzling of judiciary independence’-HUMAN rights defenders and opposition parties

HUMAN rights defenders and opposition parties yesterday cried foul over President Robert Mugabe’s unrestrained attack on the judiciary, saying the move amounted to Executive interference and muzzling of judiciary independence. Addressing Zanu-PF youths in Harare on Saturday, Mugabe described as “negligent and reckless” judges, who, in the past weeks, have sanctioned political demonstrations against the Zanu-PF government. Respected lawyer and former Harare mayor, Muchadeyi Masunda, said the four pillars of government have been emasculated since…

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Grace Mugabe Faces Parly Probe Over Partisan Distribution Of State Property

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Grace Mugabe Faces Parly Probe Over Partisan Distribution Of State Property

Opposition MPs want Parliament, through the portfolio committees of Finance and Agriculture, to probe First Lady Grace Mugabe on what they say is her abuse of public property – in the wake of her ongoing “donation” of government-sourced farming equipment to Zanu-PF supporters only. Speaking during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa disclosed that the agricultural equipment being distributed by Grace was part of a US$98 million loan facility extended to Zimbabwe…

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Tsvangirai And Mujuru Emissaries Explore A United Strategy Challenge To Mugabe

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Tsvangirai And Mujuru Emissaries Explore A United Strategy Challenge To Mugabe

The Daily News today revealed that opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice President Joice Mujuru have been talking through emissaries over the past few months to explore how they can work together to challenge President Robert Mugabe and the post-congress Zanu-PF in the eagerly-anticipated 2018 national elections. While official spokespersons for the two camps were coy about the ongoing dialogue yesterday – choosing instead to talk broadly about the need for like-minded forces to…

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