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All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
... pull out of the June 27 presidential election run-off.Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander, General Constantine Chiwenga, reacted angrily when contacted for comment about the latest purchase of luxury vehicles by the army.He said he did not "comment on army issues in the press" before switching off his mobile phone.A fortnight ago Mugabe rewarded members of the powerful Joint Operations...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
... Authoritative sources said Zimbabwe's military chiefs, led by Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander Constantine Chiwenga, were of the view that Mugabe had already ceded "too much power" to Tsvangirai in a deal now on Mbeki's table which the opposition leader has flatly refused to sign.Sources said the military chiefs and the leadership of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans'...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... only flow with the consent of the men with the guns. The military, under Defence Forces commander Constantine Chiwenga, direct the flow of any food to solidify Zanu-PF's support in it's geographic stronghold, and have cut off supply to all areas friendly to the MDC.In the past Mugabe has always been able to rely on support from the countryside, particularly Mashonaland. But in the...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
... talking at the negotiating table.Reports have since emerged that defence forces commander, General Constantine Chiwenga told Mr Mugabe that the army was not prepared to honour any arrangement that leaves Mr Tsvangirai as the dominant figure in government.Gen Chiwenga is the leader of the Joint Operations Command (JOC), which is made up heads of the army, police, prisons and...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
On August 11, Mugabe arrived for negotiations at Zimbabwe's Rainbow Hotel in the company of Zimbabwe's senior army general Constantine Chiwenga – an ominous sign. There can be no "success" to the talks without the security officials' acquiescence. The institution of the Zimbabwe state has degenerated, but the security establishment, while a shadow of its former self, remains its most...
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Afrigator (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
... to have executive powers, one told the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper. One of those chiefs - Constantine Chiwenga, commander of the Zimbabwean Defence Forces - accompanied Mr Mugabe to yesterdays talks. A news blackout has been imposed on the negotiations, but Mr Mugabe, a brilliant exponent of the divide-and-rule strategy, is also thought to be demanding a significant role for Arthur...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and his rival opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrived at a Harare hotel on Monday for make-or-break power-sharing talks to end the country's crisis. Mugabe, accompanied by Zimbabwe Defence Force Commander Constantine Chiwenga, entered the building without making any comment. Asked whether the discussions would conclude today, Tsvangirai said, "I hope...
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3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
... war of the 1970s. They include the commander in chief of Zimbabwe's armed forces, General Constantine Chiwenga, and Emerson Mnangagwa, an heir apparent to Mugabe who, as minister of national security in 1983, allegedly oversaw the massacre of thousands of political opponents in Matabeleland. "He is a man with the capacity to be more vicious than Mugabe," I was told by University of...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
They include Constantine Chiwenga, the commander of the Zimbabwean Army; Augustine Chihuri, the police chief; Perence Shiri, the head of the air force; and Happyton Bonyongwe, the chief of the Central Intelligence Organisation. Also on the UN blacklist are Gideon Gono, the central bank governor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Rural Housing Minister, and George Charamba, Mr Mugabe's spokesman,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
... criminal cabal that now make up the Mugabe regime. Those implicated include Mugabe himself plus:Constantine Chiwenga, Defence Forces CommanderEmmerson Mnangagwa, Rural Housing MinisterGideon Gono, Reserve Bank GovernorAugustine Chihuri, Police chiefPatrick Chinamasa, Justice MinisterPerence Shiri, Air MarshallDavid Parirenyatwa, Health MinisterDidymus Mutasa, Security and Lands MinisterGeorge...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
... that seriously undermine democracy, repress human rights and disrespect the rule of law.2. General Constantine Chiwenga, Commander of Defence ForcesAccusation: Member of security forces who directed repressive state policy and has violated human rights.3. Emmerson Mnangagwa, Rural Housing MinisterAccusation: Member of Government responsible for activities that seriously undermine...
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Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... by two other people with direct knowledge of the meeting. But Zimbabwe’s military chief, Gen. Constantine Chiwenga, responded that the choice was not Mugabe’s alone to make. According to two firsthand accounts of the meeting, Chiwenga told Mugabe his military would take control of the country to keep him in office or the president could contest a runoff election, directed in...
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normblog (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Not long ago on this blog my friend Morris Szeftel referred to Morgan Tsvangirai's belief 'that Mugabe would have accepted the election results but was prevented from doing so by his hardliners'. A report in yesterday's Washington Post confirms this. On March 30 Robert Mugabe told a meeting of his security officials that he would give up power. But Zimbabwe's military chief, Gen. Constantine...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
... by two other people with direct knowledge of the meeting. But Zimbabwe's military chief, Gen. Constantine Chiwenga, responded that the choice was not Mugabe's alone to make. According to two firsthand accounts of the meeting, Chiwenga told Mugabe his military would take control of the country to keep him in office or the president could contest a runoff election. Mugabe, the...
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A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
... by two other people with direct knowledge of the meeting.But Zimbabwe's military chief, Gen. Constantine Chiwenga, responded that the choice was not Mugabe's alone to make. According to two firsthand accounts of the meeting, Chiwenga told Mugabe his military would take control of the country to keep him in office or the president could contest a runoff election, directed in...
