On 16 March 2000, President Robert Mugabe reportedly threatened to kill all of those who oppose his rule. According to the “Daily News” newspaper, Mugabe said, “Those who try to cause disunity among our people must watch out because death will befall them.” Mugabe allegedly included white Zimbabweans in his attack saying that they had […]
On 16 March 2000, President Robert Mugabe reportedly threatened to kill all of those who oppose his rule. According to the “Daily News” newspaper, Mugabe said, “Those who try to cause disunity among our people must watch out because death will befall them.”
Mugabe allegedly included white Zimbabweans in his attack saying that they had conspired with a section of black Zimbabweans to retake the country, capitalising on the present economic quagmire. In relation to this attack, MISA-Zimbabwe has reported that Mugabe is on record for attacking the privately-owned media, arguing that it was “white-sponsored” and “bent on spreading seeds of disunity.”
Mugabe’s comments have coincided with those of Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa, who, according to a 17 March article in the “Independent” newspaper, threatened to deal with “naughty journalists” by invoking the Law and Order (Maintenance) Act (LOMA). During a donation to Cyclone Eline flood victims in Beitbridge, Dabengwa threatened “gutter press” journalists, which in official circles is synonymous with the private press.
“I could resuscitate the Act for all the naughty journalists and you could see yourself in a cell for a week,” said Dabengwa referring to “gutter journalists.”
