“The Officer in Charge of Harare Remand Prison confirmed to the legal practitioners that he had received instructions from 'above' pertaining to the transfer.”
“By our standards, Mr. Malema is a puny, absolute political nonentity whose nostalgia for his wasted glory days with the ANC (African National Congress) has pushed him into bed with the equally disgraced G40 clique of charlattans, whose narcissistic penchant for publicity is well documented.
In a statement on Twitter, Ramaphosa said former Local Government and Security Minister Dr. Sydney Mufamadi and former Deputy President Baleka Mbete are expected to leave for Zimbabwe as soon as all the arrangements are made.
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule told eNCA that they are closely monitoring the situation in Zimbabwe, noting that “what is happening it’s uncalled for.”
“The total number of personnel who underwent mandatory testing on 28 July 2020 is 154. The results have just come out showing that 26 tested positive to covid-19. Those affected are being informed."
"... The United States is imposing sanctions against Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, a notoriously corrupt Zimbabwean businessman, for materially assisting senior Zimbabwean government officials involved in public corruption."
“We call for the removal of the Zimbabwean Embassy in SA until they restore the human rights in that country. Failure to do so, we will prevent any official from the Zimbabwean government from participating in any gathering in SA ..."
In a statement, the ZLHR said scores of people have already been arrested and some are in hiding in different parts of the country.
'Authorities mounted an unprecedented clampdown on protests by pro-democracy campaigners, opposition political party members and ordinary citizens voicing concern over rising corruption and a worsening economic and political crisis.'
“The brutal assault on political activists and human rights defenders who have had the courage to call out alleged corruption and demand accountability from their government is intensifying. The persecution of these activists is a blatant abuse of the criminal justice system and mockery of justice."
“I am deeply saddened to inform the Nation of the death of the Minister of Agriculture, Air Chief Marshall Perrance Shiri, a long time friend and colleague ..."
“Merely calling for a peaceful protest or participating in a peaceful protest are an exercise of recognized human rights ..."
“It is our view that the arrest of Mr Chin’ono constitutes an egregious breach of these principles and cannot go unchallenged ...”
The duo’s legal attorneys claim that the two were abducted from their homes by suspected state security agents.
“All security services must enforce a dusk to dawn curfew daily from 6 am to 6pm. Essential services exempted ..."
Lawyers representing the two say police and other state security agents started looking for mobile phones, laptops and other gadgets without search warrants.
In a statement, police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said Ngarivhume and Chin’ono, who are in police custody, are expected to appear in court soon.
Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Paul Nyathi, told VOA Studio 7 he was not aware of the arrest Ngarivhume and Chin'ono.
“… No beneficiary of the farm mechanisation programme ever refused to pay for the equipment that they got and neither were they asked to pay.”
“We have informed the Zimbabwe Republic Police about our intentions on July 31 as per the provisions of MOPA (Maintenance of Peace and Order Act)."
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