Gono: Zimbabwe Is Broke

Gideon Gono [Central Bank Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the person who collaborated with Mugabe in overprinting paper money and hyperinflation] announced that Zimbabwe was broke. Mr. Gono also announced that he is not removing the official exchange rate of One...

Run Off Needed in Zimbabwe's Presidential Election

Angus Shaw of the Associated Press reported in Harare, Zimbabwe; Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga announced that the MDC [Tsvangarai] won with 47% with ZANU-PF [Mugabe] in second place with 43%. Mr. Matonga also announced that there will be a...

ZANU-PF Accuses MDC of Violence while Practicing It

According to the BBC News Website, Augustine Chihuri [Police Chief in Zimbabwe and a member of ZANU-PF [Mugabe]] accused the MDC of talking about human rights violations while committing acts of violence in Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, a local chief of a town north of Harare called...

Zimbabwe Opposition to UN: "Intervene"

According to the BBC News Website, the MDC and other opposition groups has asked for the United Nations to intervene in Zimbabwe. The opposition has talked about the failure of African Diplomacy. Meanwhile the United Nations Security Council has asked for the release of the...

Zimbabwe Police Frees MDC Activists in a Background of Increasing Violence

Police in Zimbabwe freed more than 180 activists after they were detained for four days without being formally charged. At the same time, Human Rights Group inside the country accused the Mugabe Government of inciting violence with the intention of interfering with the...

UPDATE: Zimbabwe Crackdown Starting May 1st 2008

29-April-2008: According to the Zimbabwe Situation and Nyasa Times of Malawi, the Government of Malawi sent four people: Clement Kapalamula [Head of Secret Intelligence Services], Mr. George Masinga [Acting Director of Foreign Relations], and Mr. Matanga to Angola to see if...

Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe

"Zimbabwe's rival opposition factions say they have reunited, declaring they have a majority in parliament. The announcement was jointly made by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara, whose faction split in 2005. The final results...

Zimbabwe Could Get Smacked Down With UN Sanctions

According to Jendayi Frazer, the United States’ top diplomat for Africa, nothing has changed in Zimbabwe so far. Recently, Frazer said that Robert Mugabe, the incumbent is trying to steal the election away. She also added that the opposition party known as the Movement...

Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arrested

"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...

Zimbabwe Newspaper Call Zimbabwe's Neighbors "Myopic"

The Herald [ZANU-PF Newspaper] has attacked Zimbabwe's Neighbours accusing them of being "myopic" with regards to the Chinese Ship An Yie Jiang. The Herald also accused MDC Supporters in Mashonaland East of burning down the homes of eight ZANU-PF Sympathizers.Meanwhile,...

Archbishop of York: Mugabe "On Borrowed Time", and challenges Military to say...

John Sentamu; Archbishop of York [England, Great Britain] and a native of Uganda has declared that Mugabe is "living on borrowed time". He issued a challenge to the police and military in Zimbabwe to not allow themselves to be used as "an instrument of...

BREAKING NEWS: MDC Leader in Mozambique to discuss Zimbabwe

According to Radio Mozambique [which I am hearing on my Windows Media Player], MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangerai is in Mozambique and is meeting with leaders of the country to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Mozambique has wanted to discuss the Zimbabwe Situation after it...