Archive for Category: "Statements"
Nestlé and buying fresh milk in Zimbabwe
The Dairy Board of Zimbabwe today informed the Gushungo Dairy Estate, and the 7 other farms with whom Nestlé began working on a temporary basis in February 2009, that it is now in a position to resume purchasing their milk. Nestlé Zimbabwe therefore will no longer be receiving milk from these 8 farms from Sunday [...]
COSATU Statement on Shabanie shooting
The Congress of South African Trade Unions condemns in the strongest terms the unprovoked shooting of workers at Shabani Mine in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. This was after workers had been on strike since 31st August, and subjected to provocation by the Mine management. The workers had not been paid their full dues since January, 2009 as [...]
Shamu appointments threat to government
The announcement of the unilateral appointment of new board members for the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and other statutory bodies by the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity represents yet another threat to the spirit and letter of the inclusive government. Information minister Webster Shamu has simply usurped the powers of Parliament which had [...]
World's youngest 'terrorist' awarded
Three-year old Nigel Mutemagawo was awarded the Democracy and Governance award by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition at a colourful ceremony held in Harare on Friday. Nigel was abducted in Banket, last year together with his parents. His parents are MDC Zvimba South district officials. He spent 72 days at Chikurubi Maximum Prison as his [...]
Mukoko ruling welcome but long overdue
While all right thinking Zimbabweans are rejoicing that at long last, Jestina Mukoko has finally been freed from her ordeal by the Supreme Court ruling handed down yesterday which has ordered a permanent stay of prosecution against her there is still a sour taste in the mouth in that she went through needless persecution and [...]
Zimbo's must craft their own Constitution
The MDC dismisses the usual puerile propaganda by the public media that the party’s MPs and the leadership have crossed paths over the Constitution principles that were unanimously adopted on 13 September 2009 by the national council, the MDC’s supreme policy making organ. It is our conviction that all positions in the current Constitution-making process [...]
Stay Alive and Spread the Word Campaign
The Youth Forum has today launched a nation wide campaign dubbed Stay Alive and Spread the word campaign that targets the youth in the country’s ten political provinces. This campaign consists of a package that includes a female and a male condom wrapped in a reader comprising educative information on constitutionalism, transitional justice, human rights [...]
Letter of Protest to President Mugabe
Dear Mr. President, Three workers and one spouse seriously injured in shootings at Shabanie Mine, Zimbabwe The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), which represents over 16 million workers organised by 88 affiliates in 46 African countries, including Zimbabwe, writes to you to protest and deplore the firing of shots at [...]




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