It is Henry Alfred Kissinger who once remarked; "Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise this bleeding will not end." Of course, he was not speaking of Zimbabwe but he might as well hav been! After news broke that the Monday meeting between president Robert Mugabe (ZANU-PF), Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) and Arthur Mutambara (MDC-M) had yielded nothing in terms of breaking the prevailing political impasse, the tone was set for a depressing week ahead - on the political field at least! Continue...
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Speak, speak, speak
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:48
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News making world headlines on Zimbabwe at the moment is the refusal by the Zimbabwe government to allow United Nations Representative Manfred Nowak into the country. Nowak's mission was clear – to assess the level of human rights abuses being suffered in the country but he has been accused by the Mugabe regime of provocation and deliberately trying to ignite a diplomatic incident. Continue...
Whither Zimbabwe?
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:47
The following is a summary of the recommendations the Open Society Institute for Southern Africa (OSISA) is making to SADC ahead of a Maputo meeting which seeks to resolve the political impasse in Zimbabwe.
ZIMBABWE: A WAY FORWARD
Executive Summary
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) makes the following recommendations: Continue...
30 days it is
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:47
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So SADC has met and made recommendations again. To the scores of people who were hoping for an amicable solution to thepolitical impasse in Zimbabwe, Maputo has been a huge disappointment to dsay the least. But what else could have happened? It was clear that SADC was never going to take a hardl stance on Mugabe. After all, he is a democratically elected president and is duly recognized as such. As for Tsvangirai and the MDC, their 30-day ultimatum is all they to hang on to for now. Whether that will materialize is still a matter of debate. Continue...
MEDIA RELEASE: Forum on the participation of NGO’s adopts resolutions on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:45
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HARARE, Zimbabwe, November 11, 2009 Continue...
Refugee NGO petitions Old Mutual on stake in Zimbabwe Newspapers Ltd
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 02:44
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The People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty (PASSOP), a South African refugee rights group has claimed that South African insurance firm, Old Mutual is the second largest shareholder in the Zimbabwe government-controlled Zimbabwe Newspapers (ZimPapers), publishers of government mouthpieces The Herald a Continue...
