Zimbabwe Army

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has defiantly declared that it will continue to recruit ex-soldiers to protect its institutions during elections, raising more questions about its "impartiality and credibility."
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Police and soldiers yesterday locked down central Harare, ordering jay walkers and those not formally employed to go back home.
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The military has been roped in to complement police in enforcing the 21-day lockdown, a strategy that is being implemented by other countries throughout the world to contain the spread of Covid-19.
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Civic society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over alleged militarisation of civilian processes and interference by the army in several non-military institutions, including the Judiciary and electoral bodies.
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Human rights groups have called on  authorities to stop the ongoing military crackdown, amid a rising death toll from the brutal operation.
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As Zimbabwe’s president preaches democratic reform in a country emerging from decades of repression, the scenes of soldiers dispersing opposition protesters after a disputed election have cast a shadow on promises of a new era.
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close protection will be drastically tightened following a botched "attempted assassination" of the head of State at a rally in Bulawayo, the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has said.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — When the Zimbabwean military ousted longtime authoritarian President Robert Mugabe last month, the army justified its intervention by pledging to restore democracy and weed out the “criminals” who had surrounded Mr.…
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Police have resumed their duties as the situation in the country has normalised following the inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and will conduct joint patrols with members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, the country’s security…
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King George VI Barracks and Air Force Headquarters is now known as the Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks while the Brady Barracks in Bulawayo is now called Mzilikazi Barracks.
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