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Posted by ZDN on November 11, 2009
UPDATE: 12 November 2009 Reports were received this afternoon that three more soldiers died this morning from severe torture. Two more are in an extremely critical condition. The dead men are among many soldiers being detained at King George VI barracks in Harare, under allegations of stealing weapons from Pomona barracks. -------------------------------------------------- Calls fo...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on November 10, 2009
Zimbabwe's most anticipated trial produced high drama, as expected. The MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett is on trial in the High Court on charges of possessing firearms for purposes of deposing a lawful government through use of insurgency, banditry, sabotage and terrorism'. If convicted he could face a death sentence or life imprisonment. • The trial commenced in Harare's High Court building as pla...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on October 26, 2009
NANGO - DETENTIONS UNDER POSA NANGO, the official umbrella organisation for NGOs in Zimbabwe, held a Directors' Forum (Summer School) at Victoria Falls on 23 and 24 October 2009. On 25 October, the Chief Executive Officer of NANGO, Mr Cephas Zinhumwe, and the Chairperson of the Board of NANGO, Ms Dadirai Chikwengo, were detained on their way to the airport, and are being held under POSA, Sectio...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on October 8, 2009
The full bench of Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court, sitting as a Constitutional Court, ordered the Attorney General to cease prosecuting human rights’ activist Jestina Mukoko, 54, in what Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights describe as a litmus test for the country’s justice delivery system. The director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project and 16 others were charged with plotting to topple President Robe...
Continue ReadingPosted 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...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on August 2, 2009
On Saturday afternoon an employee of Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti, was brutally assaulted by soldiers at Biti's home in Harare. The victim, Howard Makonza, was rushed to hospital for treatment. Last weekend Robert Mugabe called for an end to violence, stating that people should promote “the values and practice of tolerance, respect, non-violence and dialogue as a means of...
Continue ReadingPosted 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...
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