Egypt: Rights Activists at Risk of Prison
NewDesignWorld (press release)
Egypt's military government is now using the kind of tactics used by Zimbabwe and Ethiopia to silence independent voices.” It is clear from the scope of the investigations that dozens of other organizations are also at risk.

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Music Terminology Made Simple
AllAfrica.com
It should also apply to Zimbabwe. Society will function a lot better if we have more numerate people around. Last week I gave US$20 to a cashier at a supermarket counter for some fruit juice priced at US$1,80 and she gave me US$18 change and asked me ...

ZimEye Zimbabwe
Mujuru Exhumation Denial Exposes Police
ZimEye Zimbabwe
By A Correspondent The Judicial refusal to order an exhumation of the retired General Solomon Mujuru, whose family demanded the remains to be re-examined by a South African pathologist, Dr. Reggie Perume, has exposed the Zimbabwe Republic Police of ...

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The Oregon Bill That Would Criminalize Twitter
Mother Jones
The punishment could include up to 5 years in prison and a $125000 fine. Critics worry that the bill is so broadly construed that it could outlaw everything from tweets about student sit-ins to Facebook posts calling for the occupation of Zuccotti Park ...

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The Zimbabwe Guardian
Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea in $1.5bn oil deal
The Zimbabwe Guardian
He was arrested and convicted in Zimbabwe where he spent time at Chikurubi maximum security prison. He also spent time in an Equatorial Guinea jail before being pardoned by the president. Zimbabwe is also exploring oil deals with newly independent ...

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Prison Guard Kills Self in Front of Inmates
AllAfrica.com
Zimbabwe Prison Service acting public relations officer Ms Priscilla Mthembo confirmed the incident saying the institution had launched an investigation into the matter. "As per your inquiry I can confirm that we are dealing with a case of suspected ...

New Zimbabwe.com
Broadening security sector reform debate
New Zimbabwe.com
... the central intelligence organisation and prison officers. The key question which needs to be answered not only with regard to Zimbabwe's security sector but for the whole of postcolonial Africa is what are the roots of predatory security sectors?

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Egypt: Rights Activists at Risk of Prison
Human Rights Watch
Egypt's military government is now using the kind of tactics used by Zimbabwe and Ethiopia to silence independent voices.” It is clear from the scope of the investigations that dozens of other organizations are also at risk.

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ZimEye Zimbabwe
The Real Problem Is AG Tomana
ZimEye Zimbabwe
They are innocent and deserve to be given bail and enjoy fundamental and democratic freedoms as citizens of Zimbabwe. The real problem is Johannes Tomana who denied political activists their freedom. We condemn the partisan approach by the ...

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Cricket: Olonga softens on Zimbabwe world tours
New Zealand Herald
Olonga claims the only thing stopping him being sent to prison was the presence of foreign journalists and the fact Zimbabwe made the Super Sixes. They flew to South Africa for those matches and Olonga made his getaway from Johannesburg once they ...

The Zimbabwean
'Video watching' activists apply for acquittal
The Zimbabwean
A group of Zimbabwean activists arrested almost a year ago for watching footage of the people's revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have applied for their case to be acquitted. The six, including former MDC-T MP Munyaradzi Gwisai, were among more than 40 ...

By granting the Zimbabwe Newspaper Group and known ZANU (PF) supporters broadcasting licenses the already compromised Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe has shown its patronage and the voice it wants  amplified.

The Tafataona Mahoso led BAZ wants ZANU (PF) to have an amplified voice when the country goes to elections.  The Zimbabwe Newspaper Group which is directly controlled by ZANU (PF) through its Information Minister Webster Shamu and George Charamba, who is Mugabe’s spokesperson, will never bring a diverse voice which critics bad governance or corruption.

Zimpapers continues to propagate hate speech in favour of ZANU(PF) so whose voice is really going to be heard from such a person’s radio station?

Is it not the GNU through the GPA which called for the invitation of exiled radio stations to come and broadcast from within the country? Radio VOP was denied an operating license, citing its incapacity to broadcast.  What a load of hogwash, they have been broadcasting on shortwave for a long time already.

Where are other leaders of the GPA when ZANU(PF) blatantly breaches the pact they signed together?

SW Radio Africa
'Video watching' activists apply for acquittal
SW Radio Africa
By Alex Bell A group of Zimbabwean activists arrested almost a year ago for watching footage of the people's revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have applied for their case to be acquitted. The six, including former MDC-T MP Munyaradzi Gwisai, ...

Moyo escape trial delayed again
News24
The Zimbabwean made international headlines when he escaped from the court while on crutches. He was arrested three weeks later. Earlier, in March 2011, Moyo had slipped out of Boksburg prison. He was arrested almost three months later near the ...

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Independent Online
Moyo escape trial delayed again
Independent Online
The Zimbabwean made international headlines when he escaped from the court while on crutches. He was arrested three weeks later. Earlier, in March 2011, Moyo had slipped out of Boksburg prison. He was arrested almost three months later near the ...

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Moyo escape trial delayed again
Citizen
The Zimbabwean made international headlines when he escaped from the court while on crutches. He was arrested three weeks later. Earlier, in March 2011, Moyo had slipped out of Boksburg prison. He was arrested almost three months later near the ...

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As the country stepped into the New Year, Zimbabweans look with frustration at the unchanging media landscape in the country.  For long they have waited for an alternative to ZBC and when it become apparent that the powers that be where not willing to let go their stronghold on the media people turned to satellite receivers.

When politicians declared  broadcasting reforms were imperative, the reforms put in place actually threw the country back into the stone age.  Zanu PF returned its monopoly to itself.

Supa Mandiwanzira who got a license through his company, AB Communications,  will be running ’ Zi Radio.  The man is a prospective Zanu PF candidate for Nyanga and is also related to first lady Grace Mugabe.  His name in Zimbabwe is synonymous with sycophantic reporting and he was fired from SABC over his involvement in sting journalism when Bishop Pius was set up by Supa’s team.

The second successful applicant for a broadcasting license is for Zimpapers’ Talk Radio.  As expected, Dr Paul Chimedza,  Zimpapers Board chairman is also said to be interested in standing for Zanu PF in Gutu South to fill the vacancy left by the death of Eliphas Mukonoweshuro.

Yet another Zimpapers Board member Munyaradzi Kereke is said to be interested in standing for ZanuPf, come next election,  in Bikita West.

ZBC, Zi Radio, Zimpapers talk radio – are all a part of Zanu broadcasting – such is the reformed broadcasting in Zimbabwe.  Media reforms are another example of a non event, nobody watches or listens to ZBC anymore and chances are high that nobody will listen to the new players.

There is a special day for broadcasting world wide but that day is far from dawning on Zimbabweans who now know more of South African events than the local ones.

Hubris may snare Senegal's wily "Hare" Wade
Reuters UK
"His road to power was long, hard and often lonely," said political commentator Babacar Justin Ndiaye of Wade's 26 years of opposition which, in a twist of irony, included jail spells for inciting anti-government protests of the sort he now faces.

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SW Radio Africa
Chihuri's future takes centre stage
Nehanda Radio
Chihuri's future is likely to take centre stage among other hot issues such as security sector reform and increased reports of militarisation of political process as well as reported heightened presence of soldiers in parts of rural Zimbabwe.
Mugabe's poor health behind drive by Zanu-PF for elections, says MDCIrish Times

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COURT WATCH 2/2012 [February 2012]
The Zimbabwean
The magistrates decision on this application is due on Wednesday 15th February Background On Saturday 19th February 2011 a group of about 50 people gathered at the Zimbabwe Labour Centre in Harare to watch and discuss video footage of anti-government ...

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