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Zimbabwe Constitution Teams Evicted From Midlands Province Hotels Over Payments

by VOA

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

Civil society monitors said a Masvingo district administrator went into hiding this week after being threatened by ZANU-PF youth militia members for saying the new constitution should give the prime minister executive powers reports VOA

Cost Concerns With New Delays in Zimbabwe Constitutional Revision Process

by VOA

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper reported that the panel is running through US$100,00 dollars a week on accommodation and travel costs and sitting allowances for the 25 members of the committee

War vets beat up monitors

Wed, Jul 28, 2010

INSIZA, - War veterans in Insiza attacked monitors observing the constitutional making process over the weekend as the crack down on monitors reached alarming levels. The incident in Insiza north is the worst since COPAC teams begun an outreach programme a month ago to gather peoples views on a new constitution reports Radio VOP

ZANU PF will vote NO if Mugabe powers are diluted- Chinamasa

ZANU PF will vote NO if Mugabe powers are diluted- Chinamasa

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

HARARE - Patrick Chinamasa, Zanu (PF)’s principal power sharing talks negotiator and deputy legal affairs secretary, has left no doubt about the fate of the constitution-making process.

Zim Constitutional Team Heads To Get CIO Security

by Radio VOP

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

Harare, – Zimbabwe’s dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has been assigned to provide security to the three co-chairpersons of the constitutional parliamentary select committee (COPAC) after one of them was threatened by Zanu (PF) thugs recently.

ZANU-Pf Denies Chivi Outreach Programmes' Disruption Reports

ZANU-Pf Denies Chivi Outreach Programmes' Disruption Reports

by The Herald

Thu, Jul 22, 2010

(Pictured: ZANU PF cadre on a conscientising mission) 'Cde Hungwe said the DCC chair had only been involved in conscientising people on the party's position on certain constitutional issues.'

Senior MDC Official Assaulted During Copac Meeting

by SW radio

Wed, Jul 21, 2010

A senior MDC official taking part in a constitutional outreach meeting was on Monday severely assaulted in front of the police, who shockingly did nothing to arrest the culprits who are alleged to be ZANU PF officials according to re[ports reaching SW Radio Africa.

Lawrence Paganga Nothing should stop us from writing our own Constitution

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

Zanu PF is once again shooting itself in the foot through its backward mentality of forcing people attending the Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (Copac) outreach meetings to read and play megaphone to their tired script. Reports coming in from the provinces are a true reflection that Zanu PF wants to remain in the past of being ever in a war mode when other progressive parties such as the MDC are working hard to improve the lives of the citizens

Mugabe maintains his bigoted view of 'gay' people

Mugabe maintains his bigoted view of 'gay' people

by AFP

Sun, Jul 18, 2010

HARARE — Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said the country will not listen to those who want gay rights to be mentioned in a draft of the new constitution, state media reported on Sunday.(Pic: President Mugabe, has served along side with gay top level officials)