By Mark | December 6, 2011
Zimbabwe police detained a leading media rights activist on Tuesday in what analysts said was a new crackdown on critics of President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party before possible general elections next year. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | November 14, 2011
SABC 11November 2011
Zimbabwe’s political leaders have met in the capital Harare today to try to bring an end to the wave of political violence that has rocked the country over recent months. The meeting is the first of its kind since the coalition government’s formation and follows a week of clashes between Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF supporters and the police. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | November 2, 2011
Statement from the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition
The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by allowing it to export diamonds from the controversial Marange region without first fulfilling previous commitments to reform its diamond trade, said the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition of NGOs today. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | October 26, 2011
Voice of America, 24 October 2011
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Monday completed a cycle of public hearings on the Electoral Amendment Bill that was marked by the disruption of numerous meetings in provincial centers including Marondera, Mutare, Masvingo and Kadoma. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | October 14, 2011
Voice of America, 12 October 2011
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told a UN human rights conference in Geneva this week that the government will not make any changes to the Public Order and Security Act and other ‘justified’ security laws. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Info | October 7, 2011
Bulawayo24 NEWS, 4 October 2011
A MASS grave believed to contain the remains of up to 60 victims of the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres has been discovered at a Lupane school. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Sarah | September 29, 2011
The Guardian, 28 September 2011
Zimbabwe has launched a $75m plan to protect orphans and vulnerable children over the next three years.
The money will come from the Zimbabwean government and donors, including the UK, the European Commission and the UN children’s agency, Unicef. Some $45m of the money for a child protection fund has been raised from donors, leaving a $30m shortfall that will need to be covered before full national coverage can be ensured. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | September 23, 2011
12 women arrested in Bulawayo on International Day of Peace; Williams and Mahlangu remanded in custody to Mlondlozi Prison
WOZA leaders Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu and 10 other women were arrested in Bulawayo on Wednesday, September 21 while attempting to commemorate the International Day of Peace with hundreds of WOZA women and men. As well as those arrested, over 20 others were injured after being beaten by riot police. Read the rest of this entry »
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By admin | September 5, 2011
Reuters News, 3 September
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said elections will be held in early 2012 and accused his rivals of stalling the process to write a new constitution to prolong the life of a fragile unity government, local media reported Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Mark | August 18, 2011
Congress of South African Trade Unions calls on SADC leaders to act now in defence of democracy in Southern Africa
COSATU, 17 August 2011
The Congress of South African Trade Unions notes that the 31st Ordinary Summit of SADC heads of states and government begins today in Luanda, Angola to discuss various issues affecting the region.
We are however very disappointed by the behaviour of the in-coming Chairperson of SADC, Angola’s President Jose Dos Santos who refused entry into Angola for about 17 civil society activists and leaders from the region, as well as two Mozambican journalists, whilst also seizing publications belonging to Zimbabwean activists. This is unacceptable, particularly coming from someone assigned with the responsibility of providing leadership to the whole region at a time when the challenge of democracy, human rights and economic justice are daunting throughout the region. This also brings into question Angola’s own record of freedom of political activity, free flow of information and right to expression. Read the rest of this entry »
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