Statement regarding the Judge President’s remarks made at the opening of the High Court 15th January 2007
The Judge President, Justice Makarau, in her address to the opening of the High Court on the 15th January 2007, has correctly stated that normally Judges should not complain publicly regarding their conditions of service, but that she has to because their conditions, and the conditions of all those involved in the justice system, are
Statement regarding Supreme Court challenge against Constitutional Amendment 17
Heads of argument (attached below) were filed in the High Court of Zimbabwe this morning by lawyers representing Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd (a Zimbabwean farming company) in a Supreme Court application in which the constitutionality of Amendment 17 to the Zimbabwean Constitution is challenged. Whilst this is a private initiative, and I should stress the
Zimbabwe has the lowest life expectancy in the world
Dear Friends, As some of you know I have been speaking recently about the appalling fact that Zimbabwe now has the lowest life expectancy in the world (women 34 and men 37). Some of you may have wondered whether I had my facts right. It is often hard to graphically illustrate the scale of death
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
Hardtalk interview available for viewing online
I’ve had many emails saying that some people have been unable to find the Hardtalk interview on the BBC website or that you were unable to watch it online. I can confirm that it is now available for viewing online via the BBC at a page titled ‘Zimbabwe after Mugabe’. This is the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/6063888.stm.
Interview on BBC Hardtalk to be aired Thursday, 12 October
The BBC have apologized for the non-screening of the scheduled interview on 9 October 2006. Please be advised that the Hardtalk interview will now be screened on Thursday, 12 October 2006 at 5.30, 10.30, 16.30 and 20.30 Central African time. Please can viewers outside Zimbabwe doublecheck the times for their region by visiting the BBC
Representation of interest through civil society organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Zimbabwean experience
Systems of Representation and Democratic Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa Speech given at Konrad Adenhauer Foundation Conference at Brussels 21/9/06 Representation of interest through civil society organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa The Zimbabwean experience Zimbabwe has some of the best developed, established and run civil society organisations in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of these organisations have been established
Statement regarding the arrest and alleged assault of ZCTU and MDC members
The MDC expresses its deep concern and outrage regarding the pre-emptive arrests of ZCTU members and our colleagues in the MDC, the alleged denial of access to them by lawyers and alleged assaults of them by state operatives this week. Notwithstanding the provisions of POSA, the Zimbabwean Constitution is quite clear regarding the right that
Letter to Bulawayo South Constituents September 2006
Dear Friends, When I last wrote to you in late May, explaining my views regarding the split in the MDC, I said I would write again regarding my general work as your MP, and this is now that letter. Life in Zimbabwe continues to get harder for all her people except the ruling elite who
Letter to friends
Dear Friends, I don’t know whether you have been following the recent discussion on SW Radio Africa involving Tendai and Welshman. The last transcript has just been published and this excerpt is important: “Violet: And, finally, you know, some have asked why the visionaries and luminaries in the MDC are wasting time and breath and