http://www.mail.com/people/28556-morgan-tsvangirai.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28556-morgan-tsvangirai.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068252-zimbabwe-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A young political activist who compared Zimbabwe's president to a lame donkey will spend another week in jail, his attorney said Tuesday. Defense lawyer Charles Kwaramba said state prosecutors used a contentious appeal law to stop a court order to free Solomon Madzore, head of the youth wing of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's pa... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:30:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068252-zimbabwe-youth-leader-jail-mugabe-slur.html 2013-05-07T15:30:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064378-zimbabwe-army-chief-talks-with-prime-minister.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's army commander said he would not speak to the nation's prime minister, describing him as a "sellout" and a "psychiatric patient," reported a state-controlled Sunday newspaper. Gen. Constantine Chiwenga dismissed calls for him and other top security officials to meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to discuss demand... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064378-zimbabwe-army-chief-talks-with-prime-minister.html 2013-05-05T16:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056240-zimbabwe-generals-we-wont-meet-prime-minister.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's generals and police commanders say they won't meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and other "malcontents" trying to undermine their powers, the country's official media reported Wednesday . The state-owned Herald newspaper, controlled by President Robert Mugabe's party, said the country's powerful police chief war... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:21:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2056240-zimbabwe-generals-we-wont-meet-prime-minister.html 2013-05-01T16:21:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053212-zimbabwe-pms-party-voters-lists-inflated.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean state election officials are dramatically inflating the numbers of electors on new voters' lists months ahead of crucial polls, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party alleged Tuesday. It said lists in some voting districts swelled by more than 10,000 names in a 48-hour period, or the addition of about 150 voters a seco... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:41:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053212-zimbabwe-pms-party-voters-lists-inflated.html 2013-04-30T13:41:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028018-zimbabwe-president-interference-polls.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At Zimbabwe's independence celebrations, President Robert Mugabe said Thursday his nation won't accept outside interference in crucial elections later this year and urged Zimbabweans to vote peacefully to confound foreign critics. In an unusually short and good natured address, Mugabe told a capacity crowd of 60,000 at Harare's mai... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:27:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028018-zimbabwe-president-interference-polls.html 2013-04-18T15:27:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025238-hopes-fears-zimbabwe-marks-33rd-birthday.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The name of Zimbabwe's last white leader, who ceded power to Robert Mugabe 33 years ago and who died six years ago, has at last been removed from the nation's list of 5.7 million registered voters. The state Electoral Commission says Ian Smith, the former prime minister, is among 345,000 dead people who have been struck from the of... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:17:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025238-hopes-fears-zimbabwe-marks-33rd-birthday.html 2013-04-17T12:17:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995544-zimbabwe-groups-election-intimidation-building.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Elections in Zimbabwe are still months away, but already President Robert Mugabe's party is intimidating its opponents and threatening violence, human rights and pro-democracy groups say. Witnesses say Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has begun deploying youth militia groups in some of its strongholds. A young mother in the Harare township o... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:45:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995544-zimbabwe-groups-election-intimidation-building.html 2013-04-03T17:45:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982460-zimbabwe-court-releases-4-aides-to-prime-minister.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday freed on bail four senior officials from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party accused of illegally collecting information on high level corruption. Their arrests and detention are widely seen by critics of President Robert Mugabe as political intimidation ahead of crucial elections scheduled a... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:55:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982460-zimbabwe-court-releases-4-aides-to-prime-minister.html 2013-03-27T16:55:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977580-zimbabwe-court-frees-rights-lawyer.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, released by a court after eight days in jail for allegedly obstructing justice, said Monday her arrest was a ploy to intimidate human rights activists and pro-democracy groups ahead of upcoming elections expected in July. A visibly tired Beatrice Mtetwa walked from the High Court in Ha... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:35:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977580-zimbabwe-court-frees-rights-lawyer.html 2013-03-25T17:35:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972446-zimbabwe-rights-lawyer-bail-appeal-postponed.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court on Friday postponed a bail appeal to release the nation's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa. Mtetwa was arrested March 17 on allegations of obstructing justice and will spend eight nights in jail before she reappears in court on Monday. Her jailing and the detention of members of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:09:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1972446-zimbabwe-rights-lawyer-bail-appeal-postponed.html 2013-03-22T12:09:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969648-zimbabwe-pms-party-2-staffers-arrested.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean police on Thursday arrested two more members of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office staff, said his party, raising the number detained to six in what President Robert Mugabe's political rivals have described as a campaign of intimidation ahead of elections. Tsvangirai takes the attacks on his staff as "an affront t... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969648-zimbabwe-pms-party-2-staffers-arrested.html 2013-03-21T13:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1967034-zimbabwes-president-calls-african-papal-visit.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he wants Pope Francis to visit Africa because he is "a man of God who will be praying for all of us, praying for the sinful world to repent." Mugabe attended the Pope's inaugural mass on Tuesday despite a ban on him travelling to most European countries to protest his human rights record and ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:16:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1967034-zimbabwes-president-calls-african-papal-visit.html 2013-03-20T13:16:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964772-zimbabweans-vote-favor-constitution.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's electoral body said Tuesday that 94.5 percent of voters cast a ballot in favor of a new constitution that calls for a strengthening of human rights and a curb on presidential powers after a decade of political and economic turmoil in the southern African nation. But as the results were announced African and international... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:35:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964772-zimbabweans-vote-favor-constitution.html 2013-03-19T19:35:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964704-zimbabwe-rights-lawyer-to-spend-3rd-night-jail.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Prominent Zimbabwean rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was set to spend a third night in jail Tuesday after a court adjourned a hearing on charges she faces of allegedly obstructing justice. Police brought her to court after ignoring a judge's order to release her Monday. Her arrest, the day after a referendum on a new Zimbabwe constit... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964704-zimbabwe-rights-lawyer-to-spend-3rd-night-jail.html 2013-03-19T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962462-zimbabwe-police-ignore-order-to-free-top-lawyer.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An independent Zimbabwean lawyers' group said Monday the continued detention of one of its top members, the country's most prominent human rights attorney Beatrice Mtetwa, highlights the urgent need to reform of law enforcement, two days after a referendum on a new constitution to strengthen human rights. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:32:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962462-zimbabwe-police-ignore-order-to-free-top-lawyer.html 2013-03-18T16:32:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960566-zimbabwe-police-arrest-pms-officials-top-lawyer.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police arrested the country's most prominent rights lawyer and four senior officials with the prime minister's party on Sunday, a day after the nation voted in a referendum on a new constitution that calls for more protection against human rights violations. Rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa is being charged with allegedly "ob... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:09:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960566-zimbabwe-police-arrest-pms-officials-top-lawyer.html 2013-03-17T17:09:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959230-political-rivals-vote-zimbabwe-referendum.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's longtime political rivals came together to vote 'Yes' in a referendum to accept a new constitution Saturday, but the rare consensus does not guarantee an end to political violence and intimidation ahead of crucial elections later this year, the prime minister's party said. Constitutional reform was a key demand of region... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:48:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959230-political-rivals-vote-zimbabwe-referendum.html 2013-03-16T17:48:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957140-zimbabwe-to-vote-constitution.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — One campaign ad on the Internet shows video footage of a lawmaker in Zimbabwe's tenuous coalition government punching a Cabinet minister appointed by President Robert Mugabe. Another ad attacks the president's rival and coalition partner, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, with a clip of him defending gay rights, an unpopular stance in many sectors of ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:12:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957140-zimbabwe-to-vote-constitution.html 2013-03-15T16:12:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950962-zimbabwe-election-body-wont-ease-groups-ban.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's official election body said Wednesday it will not back down on its ban preventing a leading human rights group from monitoring a referendum Saturday on a new constitution. Zimbabwe Human Rights Association is facing charges related to alleged electoral offenses and will not be cleared to observe the referendum, said the ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:07:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950962-zimbabwe-election-body-wont-ease-groups-ban.html 2013-03-13T16:07:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948936-zimbabwe-groups-plan-to-boycott-vote-monitoring.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Scores of in independent civic, pro-democracy and rights groups said Tuesday they will boycott monitoring upcoming voting for a referendum on a new constitution unless the state election commission withdraws bans on activists that affect several key local organizations. The commission has so far refused to accredit as poll monitors... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948936-zimbabwe-groups-plan-to-boycott-vote-monitoring.html 2013-03-12T17:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946062-zimbabwe-finance-minister-pleads-diamond-money.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's finance minister said Monday he will ask President Robert Mugabe to order diamond mining companies to pay millions of dollars into the nation's treasury. Finance Minister Tendai Biti told reporters he was losing patience with the companies' indifference in helping to fund a constitutional referendum on March 16 and elect... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:48:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1946062-zimbabwe-finance-minister-pleads-diamond-money.html 2013-03-11T15:48:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943050-zimbabwe-official-warns-political-violence.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A top official in the party of Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, says he is concerned that political violence is again taking root ahead of a March 16 referendum on a new constitution and elections later in the year. Finance Minister Tendai Biti said in South Africa on Saturday that he is also worried that some fo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:54:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1943050-zimbabwe-official-warns-political-violence.html 2013-03-09T14:54:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942880-rights-groups-zimbabwe-police-intensify-threats.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean police have increased threats against civic groups a week away from a referendum on a new constitution and before crucial elections to end the nation's shaky coalition later in the year, rights organizations said Saturday. An alliance of 15 human rights, pro-democracy and labor groups said police mounted "a sustained and... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:17:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942880-rights-groups-zimbabwe-police-intensify-threats.html 2013-03-09T14:17:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927030-zimbabwes-president-predicts-election-victory.html BINDURA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's president, celebrating his 89th birthday, said Saturday he believes he will resoundingly defeat his opponents in elections this year and remain in power for another five years. President Robert Mugabe cut an 89 kilogram (40 pound) cake at a sports arena in this mining town of Bindura, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) nort... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:09:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927030-zimbabwes-president-predicts-election-victory.html 2013-03-02T17:09:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916414-zimbabwe-pms-party-reports-increase-violence.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The party of Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Tuesday that violence against its supporters is increasing as political tensions rise before upcoming elections. The Movement for Democratic Change party said an arson attack on the home of an election candidate in eastern Zimbabwe killed the politician's 12-year-old son... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916414-zimbabwe-pms-party-reports-increase-violence.html 2013-02-26T16:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911734-zimbabwe-funds-referendum.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's broke coalition government says it has raised enough money privately to pay for a referendum on a new constitution scheduled March 16. Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa said the vote, just three weeks away, "will not be stopped because of lack of money," the state Sunday Mail newspaper reported. Chinamasa said the finan... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:04:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1911734-zimbabwe-funds-referendum.html 2013-02-24T16:04:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1907850-media-group-zimbabwe-radio-receiver-ban-illegal.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Media freedom campaigners said Friday police in Zimbabwe are breaking the law by seizing and banning small radio receivers that can tune in to stations not linked to the state broadcasting monopoly controlled by President Robert Mugabe's party. The Media Institute of Southern Africa said Friday no regulations outlaw the hand-cranke... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:32:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1907850-media-group-zimbabwe-radio-receiver-ban-illegal.html 2013-02-22T12:32:50Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1900758-zimbabwe-police-raid-election-support-group.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An alliance of rights organizations said Zimbabwean police on Tuesday raided the offices of an independent election support group searching for alleged subversive materials. The Crisis Coalition said police knocked down a gate to get into the suburban Harare offices of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network and escorted visitors out... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1900758-zimbabwe-police-raid-election-support-group.html 2013-02-19T17:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899636-eu-lifts-bans-loyalists-zimbabwes-president.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The European Union said Monday it has removed 21 loyalists of Zimbabwe's president from a sanctions list of people facing travel and banking bans. The EU said another six cabinet ministers from President Robert Mugabe's party are also now allowed to travel to Europe. It said the decision to remove those restrictions was a result of... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:05:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899636-eu-lifts-bans-loyalists-zimbabwes-president.html 2013-02-18T20:05:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894700-zimbabwe-president-announces-referendum.html HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe issued an official proclamation on Friday setting March 16 as the date for the nation to vote on a new constitution ahead of national elections later this year. A government notice formally published on Friday leaves a calendar month for distribution of the 160-page draft document and campaigning ... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:02:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1894700-zimbabwe-president-announces-referendum.html 2013-02-15T17:02:31Z