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Saluting the Greatest Son of Africa

Posted by ZDN on February 11, 2010

Zimbabwe Democracy Now and all its fellow democracy movements join together today, February 11, 2010 to salute Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of his triumphant walk to freedom after a 27-year ordeal as a political prisoner on Robben Island. In his first speech to the emotional crowds outside the city hall in Cape Town, Mandela's first words were, "I greet you all in the name of peace, d...

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African Solutions – Not Popular, but Essential

Posted by ZDN on November 30, 2009

IN 1992, Ghanaian writer and political analyst Dr. George Ayittey coined the phrase "African solutions for African problems". Seventeen years later in 2009, US President Barack Obama used those words as a key theme in his first speech to Africa in Accra, Ghana. It sounded great, but it's more than just a sound-byte. When Ayittey was asked in 2007 what initiative his organisation, the 'Free Afri...

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Mugabe : Rules are for Others, not Himself

Posted by ZDN on October 29, 2009

Visits from the UN: On behalf of the suffering people of Zimbabwe, we call on the United Nations to deny Robert Mugabe visiting rights to all the UN organisations. We ask the UN to apply targeted travel sanctions on Mugabe and his relatives and entourage immediately. This week, an important United Nations official envoy was refused entry into Zimbabwe by Robert Mugabe. United Nations special...

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Zanu PF’s Decade of Decay

Posted by ZDN on September 22, 2009

Ten years ago, the MDC was formed as the answer to bad governance by the ZanuPF regime. Since Independence in 1980, things had gone very wrong: the War Veterans Compensation Fund had been looted, the massacre in Matabeleland had been exposed, and corruption at high levels had become unbearable. The people of Zimbabwe were ready for change, and wanted it to happen peacefully and with dignity. Bu...

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Minister Webster Shamu – a Case to Answer?

Posted by ZDN on September 11, 2009

There are two items that obsess ZanuPF at present: One is the arms embargo and targeted travel ban on individuals, which ZanuPF shrilly denounces as 'illegal sanctions'. The other is the existence of shortwave radio stations that are not under their direct control. The world is clearly not allowed to do things without ZanuPF's permission! But, with ZanuPF's blessing, anything goes: On ...

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Drop the Shopping

Posted by ZDN on August 27, 2009

27 August 2009 Zimbabwe: Targeted sanctions must remain in place until the targeted persons and organisations mend their ways. Zanu-PF’s preoccupation with shopping expeditions for 250 of its members, when the nation needs every cent for food and basic services, is outrageous. Led by Vice-President Joice Mujuru, the party’s petulant cries for ‘illegal sanctions’ to be lifted are...

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President Zuma commended for latest talks on Zimbabwe

Posted by ZDN on August 6, 2009

Zimbabwe Democracy Now comment Zimbabweans are encouraged by President Jacob Zuma’s ongoing commitment to the Global Political Agreement and to ensuring that peace and democracy are restored in our country. As President of South Africa and current chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), his role in this regard is critical. While President Zuma says progress has been mad...

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Zanu PF: Ramping up violence while calling for it to end

Posted by ZDN on July 29, 2009

Comment: Zimbabwe Democracy Now So much for Zimbabwe’s three days of peace and national healing! But then, nobody in their right minds would believe for a moment that Robert Mugabe had any intention of changing tack and committing himself to a peaceful solution for Zimbabwe. When he called for an end to violence in the country last weekend, Mugabe said people should promote “the values...