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Mugabe’s cronies: the new colonialists
According to an investigation conducted by ZimOnline, 40% of commercial farmland seized as part of Robert Mugabe’s so-called “land reform” programme is in the possession of the Zanu PF elite — a group of approximately 2200 people. This is a … Continue reading
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Impressions of Africa: history and identity revealed
“Impressions of Africa: Money, metals and stamps”, an exhibition at the British Museum till February next year, offers a fascinating prism through which continent’s history, ideologies and politics can be viewed. What we can easily dismiss as simply day-to-day necessities … Continue reading
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Malema kicks out “bastard” BBC journo with a “white tendency”
The BBC’s Jonah Fisher was booted out of an ANC Youth League press conference by the movement’s president, Julius Malema. Reporting back from his trip to Zimbabwe, Malema criticised the Zimbabwean opposition MDC for making statements from its “air-conditioned” Sandton … Continue reading
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Is Tsvangirai an anti-gay bigot like Mugabe?
The BBC recently reported that Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s prime minister and head of the opposition MDC, had declared support for Robert Mugabe’s refusal to protect gay rights in Zimbabwe’s new constitution. If his comments are accurate, they represent yet another … Continue reading
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Zuma – Mugabe’s messenger
According to the Financial Times, President Zuma will ask the UK to drop its targeted sanctions against key figures in Robert Mugabe’s kleptocracy. EU and US sanctions have been a serious inconvenience to the opulent, tax-funded lifestyles of the Zanu … Continue reading
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Helping Cape Town’s refugees
Adonis Musati Project was established in 2007 commemoration of a Zimbabwean refugee who died of starvation on the doorstep of the government office in Cape Town where he was trying to apply for asylum. The project provides vital humanitarian support … Continue reading
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Zimbabwe heading towards a Rwandan genocide
Once upon a time there was an African country that after several years of instability seemed to be moving shakily towards reform and democracy. Its ageing despotic president had signed a power-sharing deal with the opposition that created a unity … Continue reading
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Massacres, forced labour haunt Zimbabwe diamond fields
Military control over diamond mining in Zimbabwe’s eastern Marange district has resulted in a brutal mix of massacres, forced labour, beatings and rape. This is according to a comprehensive report released last week by Human Rights Watch (HRW), the New … Continue reading
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Zimbabweans – South Africa’s second class citizens
This video from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) outlines the struggles Zimbabweans face in South Africa.
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Welcome to South Africa
In her weekly newsletter, Cathy Buckle describes the disgusting way Zimbabweans are treated by the officials at South Africa’s Beitbridge border post: Rude, aggressive, sullen and surly South African officials made it quite plain how they felt about us Zimbabweans. … Continue reading
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