ZANU PF

MDC Accuses Zanu PF of Rolling Out Terror Campaign

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The MDC has accused ZANU PF of mobilizing its militia to re-open torture bases countrywide, to intimidate the electorate into accepting the controversial Kariba Draft constitution. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party says it has unearthed evidence that meetings are being convened to revive terror squads to harass, intimidate and torture people to endorse the draft constitutional document, which...

Nominations Expose Deep Divisions in Zanu-PF

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

THE intrigues and simmering tensions that played out last weekend over the nominations to the presidium exposed yet again the political shenanigans within the various factions in ZANU-PF that are repositioning themselves to influence the party's succession.

Zanu-PF, MDC in Fresh Attempt to Mend Ties

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Fresh negotiations to deal with the so-called outstanding issues in the unity government are expected to begin in earnest this weekend nearly two weeks after the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika directed at its meeting in Mozambique that Zimbabwe resolves its niggling issues within 30 days.

Zanu PF Postpones Annual Congress

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

THE Zanu PF congress which was scheduled for the first week of December in Harare has been postponed amid reports that the party has failed to raise adequate funding to host close to 5 000 delegates. The party earlier this month indicated that it needed US$5 million to hold the congress, which was scheduled to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) from December 8 to 13.

Lindsey Graham KOs Eric Holder

VDARE.com: Blog Articles (Free subscription) | yesterday

Who’d a Thunk It? Parental Content Advisory: This video has explicit content of one man beating another so brutally, that the latter doesn’t even realize the severity of the beating. Transcript, via NPR—of all sources—of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (Chameleon-SC) pummeling of Attorney General Eric Holder (ZANU PF) on Wednesday, during the Justice Department oversight hearing...

• Lindsey Graham KOs Eric Holder: Who’d a Thunk It? - Nicholas Stix, Uncensored

Saturday, 21st November 2009

The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | yesterday

Howzit On Thursday, I spent some time on an editorial that looked at the inaccuracies of the voters' roll... This was following a shock revelation in parliament by an MDC MP. " Home Affairs Minister Giles Mutsekwa on Friday said that the coalition government was looking for technical expertise and financial resources to overhaul the country's voters' roll which is said to be in shambles. Mutsekwa...

• Zimbabwe Looking for Resources to Overhaul Electoral Roll - Net News Publisher

Eleventh Hour Verdict Rescues Unity Accord

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

THE Unity Accord survived its sternest test ever on Monday when all but one of the ZANU-PF provinces that were still to select their preferred candidates to the presidium upheld a decision by the politburo to reserve the chairmanship of the party for the former PF-ZAPU to avert cracks that were threatening to further split the party.

Gono, RBZ Staff Secure Immunity

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ZANU PF MPs secured immunity for the Reserve Bank governor and his staff after the House of Assembly approved this week amendments to a Bill to reform the central bank. Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono has repeatedly pushed for immunity.

Mnangagwa Faction Crushed

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ZANU PF's main wing led by retired army commander Solomon Mujuru has crushed a rival faction headed by Emmerson Mnangagwa, leaving the party in turmoil.

Rautenbach's fast and furious ride to riches

Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Muller Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach is a controversial businessman who has parlayed his closeness to the Zanu-PF government into a personal fortune.

Congress Deferred

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Zanu-PF's National People's Congress, which had been slated for December 8 to 13, has been postponed by a week to make way for the hosting of an international civil aviation conference at that time.

Thursday, 19th November 2009

The Bearded Man (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Howzit Among the list of obstacles that face the unity government, there is the appointment of the Attorney-General (who spent most of this week in court prosecuting Roy Bennett - and who was having a hard time of it) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Gideon Gono. Both appointments were made unilaterally by Mugabe, and he has stated that neither man is going anywhere. But perhaps there was...

Khaya Moyo Lands National Chairmanship

All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Zanu-PF Politburo committee member and Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Cde Simon Khaya Moyo, yesterday landed the party's national chairmanship after four more provinces endorsed his candidature for the position.

Holland Unfit for National Healing

All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

THE inter-party Global Political Agreement, signed between Zanu-PF and the two MDC formations on September 15 last year, envisaged a process of healing the wounds spawned by the political acrimony of the past decade.

Pre-Congress Nomination Process Highlights Rivalries in Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF

Daniel Molokele (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

Divisions in Zimbabwe's former ruling ZANU-PF party were revealed on the weekend as Masvingo province refused to nominate Vice President Joyce Mujuru for the post of party vice president, which she must retain if she is to continue as national vice president. The Masvingo party structure instead backed Manicaland Governor Oppah Muchinguri. Analysts said Muchinguri’s nomination reflected Masvingo’s...