Wayne Bvudzijena

Release prevented

Zimbabwe has appealed to its highest court against a ruling ordering the release of a leading human rights campaigner charged with plotting to overthrow the government, state media said.Jestina Mukoko, head of a local rights...

In brief: Bahrain arrests members of terrorist group suspected of plot to hit capital

Fourteen people have been arrested for plotting attacks on the Bahraini capital, Manama, Bahrain's interior minister said yesterday. Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa told reporters that those arrested have been trained in...

Zimbabwe challenges order on release of activists

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has appealed to its highest court against a ruling ordering the release of a leading human rights campaigner charged with plotting to overthrow the government, state media said on Saturday.

Zimbabwe: Police Refuse to Release Detained Activists

THE State has launched an appeal at the Supreme Court against the High Court determination ordering the release of former ZBC newscaster Jestina Mukoko and 31 other co-suspects accused of recruiting people for military training...

Zimbabwe: Lawyers Allege Torture of Diamond Suspects

HUNDREDS of alleged illegal diamond dealers arrested under a joint army and police operation in Manicaland are still being tortured and denied access to fair trial, a group of lawyers said last week. The chairman of the...

Zimbabwe: Cash Scam - Nine Bank Officials Nabbed

POLICE have arrested nine employees -- among them senior staffers -- at NMB Bank, the People's Own Savings Bank and CFX Bank on allegations of diverting new notes allotted to the banks by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to the...

Zimbabwe: Police Secretly Hold Rights Activist

Harare — POLICE have reportedly been holding a Harare man at a secret location for more than three weeks in connection with the bombings at the Police General Headquarters. Officially, police maintain that no one has been...

Looting Zimbabwean soldiers set for court martial

Sixteen soldiers who looted shops and fought the police during violent protests over cash shortages and worsening poverty in Zimbabwe this week will appear before a court martial on Monday. The 16 soldiers were arrested after...

Zimbabwe to print $200 million notes

Price of a loaf of bread jumps to 35 million Zimbabwean dollars Government accuses bank executives of illegal currency trading Zimbabwe also faces widespread cholera outbreak; food, power shortages President Robert Mugabe's...

Britain calls for action as Zimbabwe sinks into turmoil

London/Johannesburg, Dec 6 (DPA) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday called for 'international' action to remove Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe as the southern Africa nation sank further into political and social crisis.

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