Pastor Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean activist behind the #ThisFlag movement, has hinted that he could stand in presidential elections slated for next year. “If the need arises or if it is necessary for me to participate in the elections, I really want to make myself available for it,” Pastor Mawarire told reporters on Friday after … Read more
A Zimbabwean pastor who led a popular protest movement last year against strongman President Robert Mugabe said Friday that he might stand in the 2018 general election. Evan Mawarire was publicly threatened by Mugabe, 92, after starting the “This Flag” internet campaign that triggered the largest surge of anti-government street protests in many years. Mugabe … Read more
Evan Mawarire, Zimbabwean pastor and activist has decried the deplorable conditions in the country’s jails after spending a week on remand at a maximum security facility. Mawarire disclosed in an interview with a privately owned Newsday portal that the overcrowding, lack of medical care and other unacceptable conditions in the jails reflected the true situation … Read more
A magistrates’ court in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Friday remanded political activist and pastor Evan Mawarire in custody for the next two weeks after his arrest on Wednesday. Pastor Mawarire was remanded until February 17 to allow for further investigation into charges including subversion, plot to remove a constitutionally-elected government, abuse of the national flag … Read more
Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean pastor and political activist, who was arrested on Wednesday night when he arrived in the country from the United States (US) has been charged with subversion and abusing the national flag. He was charged in July last year of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe’s government by calling for protests, but … Read more
A Zimbabwean pastor who criticised his government has been detained after flying back to the country. Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare International Airport. The BBC’s Shingai Nyoka reports that police have not said what he has been charged with. The pastor backed a … Read more
A Zimbawean pastor who predicted the death of President Robert Mugabe has been arrested, his lawyer says. Patrick Mugadza announced last week that the 92-year-old head of state would die on 17 October this year. His lawyer, Gift Mtisi, told the BBC that he was relaying a “message from God. Police would have to prove … Read more
Zimbabwe police on Monday detained a pastor who claimed that veteran President Robert Mugabe, who turns 93 next month, would die in October, his lawyer told AFP. Gift Mtisi said Pastor Patrick Mugabe was arrested at the magistrate’s court in Harare where he was appearing on separate charges of wearing the national flag and charged … Read more
Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before in 2016. Here’s a look back at some of the most popular stories and hashtags. #TheOtherRoom The moment the words came out of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s mouth, you just … Read more
Zimbabwean human rights lawyers asked the High Court on Tuesday to strike down a decree by President Robert Mugabe allowing the introduction of “bond notes”, which have raised fears of a return to a local currency. Mugabe used his presidential powers on Oct. 31 to amend the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act, designating bond notes … Read more
Zimbabwean police have announced a fresh ban on protests in the capital Harare, state media said Tuesday, in another attempt to end demonstrations against veteran ruler President Robert Mugabe. The order came hours after a coalition of opposition parties said they would stage mass rallies across the country on Saturday to push for reform before … Read more
Harare (AFP) – Shops and offices opened as usual across Zimbabwe on Wednesday despite a planned “shutdown” protest against President Robert Mugabe, who has vowed to end a series of anti-government demonstrations. Riot police patrolled in the capital Harare and other cities, with minor clashes breaking out in the second city of Bulawayo, AFP reporters … Read more