Post Tagged with: "CIO"

Some of the vehicles in Mount Darwin which were used by Zanu PF MP and Youth Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and his militia gangs. These are the types of cars used by the CIO and Zanu PF militias.
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CIO agents assault mechanic fixing MDC-T car

HARARE- Three agents from the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) on Wednesday afternoon severely assaulted a mechanic, Bornface Mvemve as he was test-driving an MDC-T vehicle in Harare.

Riot police in Chitungwiza on Sunday
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Zanu PF offices in Gweru ‘bombed’

GWERU- The first steps towards justifying a crackdown on Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T party began on Tuesday night when an explosion rocked Zanu-PF provincial offices in Gweru, shattering windowpanes.

How can a ballpoint pen fight with a gun?
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How can a ballpoint pen fight with a gun?

Democratic transition has not occurred in Zimbabwe in spite of the fact that Mugabe and ZANU-PF have previously lost elections. And the reason is clear. The security sector, which for the past decade or so has been running government affairs with Mugabe and others acting as a civilian facade, has not allowed the will of the people to prevail.

The head of Zimbabwe Central Intelligence Happyton Bonyongwe, left, with Constantine Chiwenga, the commander of the Zimbabwean Army, centre, with Mugabe
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Zanu PF resists reforms to notorious CIO

HARARE- An Executive Commission to run the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) is on the cards as part of efforts by the coalition government to make the dreaded and secretive body accountable for its actions.

Arrest warrant issued for ex-CIO boss
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Arrest warrant issued for ex-CIO boss

HARARE- A former deputy-director of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) who is facing fraud charges, was on Friday issued with a warrant of arrest after failing to turn up for trial. Lovemore Mukandi fled to Canada 11 years ago, but was arrested in September on arrival at the Harare International Airport.

Two senior CIO agents drag CIO to court
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Two senior CIO agents drag CIO to court

In a spell-binding case, two suspended senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives have dragged the dreaded spy agency to court, demanding re-instatement on the basis that there is no law in Zimbabwe governing the operations of the organisation.

Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo
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Tsvangirai’s alleged ‘wife’ attempted suicide

Details have emerged that Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo, the woman who is currently making headlines over her alleged marriage to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, reportedly attempted to commit suicide in desperation after the PM rejected her three months ago.

Former Harare Polytechnic student leader and current MDC-T National Executive Member Charlton Hwende
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Zanu PF will not abandon political violence

For close to a year now, the country has been steadily sliding back to the pre-June 2008 period of lawlessness, political abductions, murders and military intervention into civilian electoral affairs albeit by performing commissariat work for Zanu PF.

Mujuru brother told you ‘will disappear’
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Mujuru brother told you ‘will disappear’

Mystery surrounding the death of Retired General Solomon Mujuru has taken a new twist following revelations the late soldier’s elder brother was denied entry into Vice-President (VP) Joice Mujuru’s official residence in Harare.

Lone protester Aaron Muzungu with the message he took to state house
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One man protester forced to eat ‘Mugabe faeces’

The spokesman for the splinter MDC-99 formation was finally released from police custody on Thursday after being arrested Monday for staging a one-man demonstration at the Munhumutapa offices in central Harare. Aaron Muzungu went to the offices which house Robert Mugabe, holding up his placards.

Eddie Cross (MP)
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CIO threatens to ‘snipe’ MP over Marange debate

On the 25th of October MDC-T MP for Bulawayo South Eddie Cross tabled a motion in Parliament calling for the diamond mines in Marange to be nationalised. Ever since the MP says he has received several threats.

CIO offices and torture centres exposed
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CIO offices and torture centres exposed

SW Radio Africa has published a list on our website containing countrywide addresses of over 76 offices and buildings from which the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) work. The 2008 list includes telephone and extension numbers.

Policeman walks past the Bulawayo Art Gallery which itself is near the CIO Magnet House HQ
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CIO torture addresses to be exposed

Starting next week Thursday SW Radio Africa will once again be exposing some of the operations of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). They have received a full list of the addresses and phone numbers for every single CIO office and building in the country.

Deputy Director of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Nothando Thuthani
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Highest ranking female CIO boss dies

Deputy Director (External) of the notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Nothando Thuthani, has died. She was 57 and has been declared a liberation war heroine. Thuthani died on Wednesday morning at West End Hospital after a short illness. She was the highest ranking woman officer in the CIO.

Fugitive CIO boss nabbed, taken to court
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Fugitive CIO boss nabbed, taken to court

A former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Organisation, who fled to Canada 11 years ago after allegedly committing fraud, has been extradited to face trial in Zimbabwe.

More CIO agents exposed in extra list 2
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More CIO agents exposed in extra list 2

After six weeks serializing a leaked 2001 list of CIO agents working in and outside Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa last week published a supplementary list of agents who, for various reasons, might not have been on the previous document. In part two of this series we continue exposing more details and names that have come to light.