The Reign of Thuggery
New York Review of Books Volume 55, Number 11 • June 26, 2008 By Joshua Hammer 1. On a clear spring afternoon in Harare in mid-May, South Africa’s president, Thabo Mbeki, paid a call on Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s beleaguered dictator, six weeks after Zimbabwe’s tumultuous elections on March 29 in which opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai
Zimbabwe’s refugees wait for a saviour
Kenyannewswebsite.wordpress.com By Tom Burgis in Johannesburg June 25 2008 For the huddled congregation at the Central Methodist Mission in downtown Johannesburg, the wait for a saviour goes on. Many of the more than 2,000 Zimbabweans who have sought sanctuary at the church in the South African capital are coming to terms with the fact that
Tsvangirai officially withdraws but Mugabe to go ahead with run off
SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news By Violet Gonda 24 June 2008 Morgan Tsvangirai has officially resigned from the presidential run-off. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa said the party had personally handed a letter to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission on Tuesday afternoon. He said the MDC would now wait for a response from the electoral commission. Chamisa
‘It’s a dire situation’ – Zimbabwe in no-win situation
The Star (Johannesburg) June 24, 2008 By Peta Thornycroft, Louis Weston and Hans Pienaar Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai sought refuge at the Dutch embassy in Harare as Robert Mugabe’s government said it would press ahead with Friday’s presidential run-off despite Tsvangirai’s withdrawal. The Movement for Democratic Change leader went to the Dutch embassy, a
Police raid Zimbabwe opposition headquarters
Associated Press By ANGUS SHAW and JOHN HEILPRIN 24 June 2008 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s opposition leader took refuge in the Dutch Embassy after pulling out of the presidential runoff, and the U.N. Security Council condemned the government Monday for a “campaign of violence” that has prevented a fair election. President Robert Mugabe and
Zimbabwe’s election crisis
Inthenews.co.uk Monday, 23 June 2008 Morgan Tsvangirai’s failed challenge to Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has left the international community up in arms. He had been due to contest a second-round runoff with the much-vilified incumbent on June 27th but withdrew, claiming persecution of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters made the vote neither free
Mugabe’s rival pulls out of Zimbabwe election
Radio New Zealand 23 June 2008 Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has withdrawn from a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe. He says a free and fair poll is impossible in the current climate of violence, and urged the United Nations and the African Union to intervene to stop “genocide” in Zimbabwe. “We in the
Tsvangirai calls for international intervention in Zimbabwe
Australian Broadcasting Corporation By Africa correspondent Andrew Geoghegan 23 June 2008 Zimbabwe’s Presidential run-off poll is in tatters after the chief challenger to dictator Robert Mugabe pulled out of the race in a move to protect the people of Zimbabwe from escalating violence. Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangarai has called for international intervention in Zimbabwe after
Mugabe’s rival pulls out of Zimbabwe vote
McClatchy Newspapers By Shashank Bengali Sunday, June 22, 2008 NAIROBI, Kenya — Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew Sunday from this week’s run-off presidential election in the beleaguered southern African nation, saying he could no longer participate in a race that’s been marred by the widespread intimidation, torture, mutilation and murder of his supporters. The
Assassins in Zimbabwe Aim at the Grass Roots
New York Times By BARRY BEARAK and CELIA W. DUGGER June 22, 2008 JOHANNESBURG — Tonderai Ndira was a shrewd choice for assassination: young, courageous and admired. Kill him and fear would pulse through a thousand spines. He was an up-and-comer in Zimbabwe’s opposition party, a charismatic figure with a strong following in the Harare