| News stories for Friday 03 July |
Nyanga villagers in court to recover seized property
Villagers in Nyanga have approached the Magistrates Court, seeking the return of property seized by ZANU PF thugs in the run-up to last year’s bloody, one-man presidential election run-off. At the height of that campaign MDC villagers were targeted and lost cattle, goats, chickens, ploughs and food stocks.
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Civil Society constitutional convention rejects use of Kariba draft
The co-chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee on constitutional reform, Douglas Mwonzora, on Friday said Mugabe’s comments that the new constitution must be anchored in the Kariba Draft just reflected his personal view. Mwonzora told 2,000 delegates attending the ‘people’s constitutional convention’ that Mugabe’s views were not binding on the constitution-making process. |
Journalists in court to make media commission order binding
The freelance journalists who were barred from covering the COMESA summit recently, have made an application in the High Court to make a court decision legally binding. Jealous Mawarire, Stanley Gama, Stanley Kwenda and Valentine Maponga had successfully challenged the legality of the Media and Information Commission, and it’s requirement that journalists needed to register with the commission.
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African leaders set to boycott International Criminal Court
African leaders in Libya were on Friday debating a draft resolution by the African Union which will, if adopted, deal a major blow to the efforts of the International Criminal Court to prosecute war criminals in Africa. The surprise draft was circulated Thursday by Libya, the host country of the 13th AU summit, and AU Foreign Ministers moved to endorse the draft that will see the AU boycott the ICC. |
Commonwealth meeting set to pave way for Zim readmission
A meeting of a Commonwealth committee on Zimbabwe, which is set to host a roundtable discussion in South Africa next week, could pave the way for the possible readmission of the country into the 54-nation grouping. |
| See previous news reports going back to June 2005 |
| Key recent reports |
| Human Rights Abuses in Marange (pdf) |
| The Kariba draft constitution document |
| Presidential powers in the Kariba Draft |
| Dollarization and the Economy by Tony Hawkins (slide show) |
| Report on HR Violations against Zim women |
| STERP recovery programme |
| US Human Rights report on Zimbabwe |
| Links for information on the talks, agreements & communiques |
| Physicians Report - A Man-made Disaster in Zimbabwe |
| ZESN report on March election & the presidential run-off 180pages |
| Recent Zimbabwe stories of interest |
| Zim court clears Mugabe's UK tycoon friend |
| OUTSIDE LOOKING IN - A letter from the diaspora |
| Grabbed or adopted? Chiwenga takes new-born triplets |
| Harrods shopping sprees for Mrs. Mugabe? |
| Villagers Demand US$850 Compensation for Lost Property |
| Zimbabwe to re-evaluate all mining contracts |
| Zimbabwe court clears UK tycoon Hoogstraten |
| Zimbabwe gets $950m loan from China |
| The MDC Changing Times 2 July, 2009 (pdf) |
| When the Truth Becomes a Casualty |
| MDC calls for investigation of Chiadzwa |
| MISA: free the airwaves concerts |
| Photojournalist case referred to Supreme Court |
| E. Cross: Redeeming Disaster |
| Hot Seat interview with UK ambassador Andrew Pocock |
| China gives Zim $950m in credit lines |
| Prominent human rights activist dies PDF |
| Violence Report for May 2009 |
| Tsvangirai's statement upon his return |
| Lawyers petition to refer abductees case to Supreme Court |
| MDC MP sentenced to seven years (PDF) |
| Khupe's speech after MDC Ministers walk out (PDF) |
| Cathy Buckle's Letter from Zimbabwe - Gold and diamonds |
| Diamond fields enriching ruling party By Celia W. Dugger |
| Ministry in volte face over journalists application - MISA |
| Zim Idol |
| MDC - The Changing Times (pdf) |
| Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights - report |
| Zimbabwe accused of diamond abuses |
| Mugabe wants to bring back Zim dollar |
| Tsvangirai interview on France 24 (video) |
| Human Rights Watch report on Marange diamonds |
| See more recent reports |
| Other things you should know |
| Petros tipped for Selebi job |
| Rwanda: Not quite free |
| SA brewer and BEE |
| ANC funder accused of money laundering |
| Malema opens political school |
| South Africa's new cellphone law |
| Somali children being forced into war |
| Burundian refugees must not be intimidated |
| Botswana farmers threaten to invade Zim |
| Kwa Zulu Natal Midlands: The killings don't stop |
| Wildlife & environment in trouble articles |
| Pollution creates human rights tragedy in Niger Delta |
| Climate proofing the Zambezi |
| CITES to assess ivory sales |
| Zim Conservation Task Force- Captured Zim eles to be released |
| Uganda could be a desert in 40 years |
| Mozambique agrees to protect lost rainforest |
| Elephant DNA reveals ivory smuggling trail |
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