Category Archives: Downloadable documents
AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (ZEC) IN MANAGING THE 2013 ELECTIONS IN ZIMBABWE.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION (ZEC) IN MANAGING THE 2013 ELECTIONS IN ZIMBABWE. Prepared by Derek Matyszak, Senior Researcher [RAU] December 2014 1|Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The manner in which the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted the 31st July, 2013 general election has been the subject of much discussion. The timeliness […]
A Decade of Suffering in Zimbabwe: Economic Collapse and Political Repression under Robert Mugabe
Executive Summary On March 29, 2008, Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Few people believe that they will be free and fair or that Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union– Patriotic Front party will fail to return to office. That is a tragedy, because Mugabe and his cronies are chiefly responsible for […]
Transcript of the BBC HardTalk Interview
Stephen Sackur (SS) – President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is in his 80’s, his country is in economic collapse and his ruling party is divided over his succession and yet Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, seems preoccupied with internal battles. My guest today, in Johannesburg, is a senior member of the […]
The reasons why I cannot join the Tsvangirai faction
It is 7 months since the divisive meeting of the MDC National Executive was held on the 12th October 2005. I have refrained from making public statements since then but am now of the view that the public have a right to know my perspective. I have always believed that the two factions of the […]
A plea for non violent action
This letter was sent today to senior leaders of both factions of the MDC: Dear Friends, As you know I have been trying to broker peace between the two factions of the MDC since the 12th October 2005. I know that some of you are skeptical about this and about my ability to play this […]
Letter to Morgan Tsvangirai
Dear Morgan, Reference: Proposal to broker an amicable divorce. I refer to my letter addressed to you dated the 20th February 2006 which was hand delivered to you on the 22nd February 2006. This letter is being hand delivered to you on the 9th April 2006 by kind favour of Eddie Cross. As you know […]
MDC Legal Affairs Department Report 2000 to 2005
When the first congress of the MDC was held in January 2000 very few people would have predicted that the ZANU PF regime would be prepared to go to such extreme lengths to hold onto power. Very few people anticipated that so many MDC activists would suffer at the hands of the ZANU PF regime […]
Proposal to broker an amicable divorce – letters to Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda
Full versions of letters to Morgan Tsvangirai (dated 27 January 2006) and Gibson Sibanda (dated 8 February 2006) can be downloaded below. The opening paragraph of both letters reads as follows… Reference: proposal to broker an amicable divorce I refer to our discussion […] when I first raised with you the possibility of trying to […]
Under Siege: Human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe
Speech delivered at the Monash University Law Chambers, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Lecture Good evening everyone. It’s very heart-warming to see the magnificent turn out for a country which, after all, is located in the forgotten continent and a country that doesn’t have any oil or anything else like that to attract the […]
Breaking The Silence – A Report on the Disturbances in Matabeleland and the Midlands, 1980-1988
The full version of the ‘Breaking the Silence’ report is available for downloading here in PDF format. The report is 275 pages long, and 7.50MB in filesize. Click on the link below to download the document: Breaking The Silence – A Report on the Disturbances in Matabeleland and the Midlands, 1980-1988