August 1 shootings

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has tarnished the credibility of the upcoming 2023 elections by failing to reform the security sector which is responsible for the shooting of six civilians during post election demonstrations in…
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By Luke Tamborinyoka "The Commission's finding on a balance of probability from all the evidence received is that the deaths of these six people and the injuries sustained by 35 others arose from the actions of the military and the…
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By Luke Tamborinyoka There is no doubt that the abductions and violence currently taking place are State-sanctioned. Below are some of the violent incidents and murders that have been committed, even while high profile meetings were…
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By Stephen Sarkozy Chuma (Eye Witness to August 01 Killings) The first of August brings with it a flood of kaleidoscopic sad memories of savage human butchery at the hands of the military. In broad daylight, the Emmerson Mnangagwa…
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By Nelson Chamisa Today marks yet another very important day in the recent history of the Zimbabwean people’s struggle against dictatorship, oppression, tyranny and theft of elections. This day we remember fellow citizens who lost…
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Harare magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa on Wednesday removed from remand 36 opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activists who were jointly charged for public violence that occurred during protests on the 1st of August 2018.
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A flurry of behind-the-scenes consultations that took place before the August 1 army killings has lifted the lid on who actually authorised the military deployments that quelled demonstrations which rocked the capital city on that fateful…
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The release of the much-awaited Commission of Inquiry report on the August 1 politically-motivated violence that culminated in the death of six innocent civilians when the army was drafted to help the police break protests in central Harare…
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Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday that a report probing deadly election violence when soldiers opened fire on protesters would be released next week.
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The Commission of Inquiry probing the politically-motivated violence of August 1 has turned down a request by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to cross-examine witnesses who testified against him.
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