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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 11:05
HARARE - A High Court judge has granted bail to 19 MDC activists arrested for allegedly impersonating government officials after they moved door to door in Harare in a voter registration campaign. Judge Felistas Chatukuta yesterday ordered each of the 19...Read More
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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 14:20
HARARE - Close to two dozen activists from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC have been denied bail by magistrate Don Ndirowei. The group is alleged to have worn golf T-shirts inscribed “Ministry of Home Affairs” and caps with the Zimbabwe Government...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 09:58
HARARE - Lawyers representing 29 MDC activists accused of killing a police officer two years ago have requested for more time to prepare an application for discharge at the High Court. The MDC activists, who include youth leader Solomon Madzore and...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 11:55
CAIRO - Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of five leading political activists following clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters. The five are accused of inciting "aggression" against members of the Brotherhood last week. The Muslim Brotherhood dominates parliament and...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:00
HARARE - The murder trial of 29 Harare residents accused of killing police inspector Petros Mutedza in May 2011 has been deferred to next week Tuesday. The case was expected to proceed yesterday. “The transcribed record is not yet ready. They...Read More
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Friday, 22 March 2013 14:14
HARARE - Yesterday, police arrested two caretakers at the Prime Minister’s communications office at Bath Road, Spiwe Vera and Elizabeth Banda. Police detectives picked up the two at the Avondale office, where four other aides to Tsvangirai were arrested on Sunday...Read More
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Monday, 04 March 2013 11:21
HARARE - A Bulawayo High Court judge has ordered two Zanu PF activists to stop illegal invasion and selling of land belonging to a war veterans’ housing group, Magamba Echimurenga Trust. Justice Andrew Mutema last week interdicted Clifford Hokonya and Charles...Read More
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Monday, 25 February 2013 10:44
HARARE - At least 10 civil society groups are facing the sword, as police intensify a crackdown on non-governmental organisations which has now attracted global attention. The Daily News can reveal that police are combing through potential evidence to nail the...Read More
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 10:06
HARARE - A High Court judge has denied bail to five MDC members who are part of 31 activists accused of murdering a police officer. They have been in remand prison for more than a year and were making a fresh...Read More
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:13
HARARE - Four suspected Zanu PF activists are set to stand trial today at the High Court for allegedly murdering “a political sell-out” during the 2008 bloody presidential election run-off. Nobert Muzhingi, Thabani Mashonganyika, Sikhumbuzo Madhuveko and Mangisi Mutandavari are all...Read More
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Thursday, 14 February 2013 12:10
HARARE - The absence of a Cuban pathologist has stalled the trial of 29 MDC activists accused of killing a cop in Glen View, as the other five in custody launched a fresh bail bid. Prosecutor Edmore Nyazamba told the court...Read More
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:06
HARARE - A top police officer yesterday barred reporters from covering a case in which 29 MDC activists are accused of killing a policeman in Harare’s Glen View suburb. Charles Ngirishi, a police chief superintendent, claimed it was a directive from...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:02
HARARE - Reports that police yesterday swooped on Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) offices and took in for questioning director, Okay Machisa should have sent shivers down the spines of those who have given their lives to seeing a democratic Zimbabwe....Read More
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 10:38
BULAWAYO - Voter registration activists in Bulawayo are living in fear following a clampdown by the police to stop further registration of first time voters in the city widely regarded as an MDC stronghold. Helen Tsepiso Mpofu, who has for the...Read More
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Monday, 03 December 2012 12:01
HARARE - From massaging big egos and passing trivia to insulting the President and getting away with it, Facebook has offered Zimbabweans a platform like no other. Facing serious economic hardships and afraid to face the truth about their status, many...Read More
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