Deported UN envoy says UNHCR must act on Zim

JOHANNESBURG – A United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on torture told reporters on Thursday that he would recommend that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) take action against Zimbabwe, following his abortive fact finding mission to the troubled southern African country on Wednesday.

UK to deport failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe

BRITAIN said Thursday it was reviewing its moratorium on the removal of failed asylum seekers to Zimbabwe because “indiscriminate violence which marred the elections of 2008 has abated.”

The Home Office also

Zimbabwe is sliding back to methods of violence and intimidation

Jan Raath in Harare

The United Nations torture investigator warned yesterday that Zimbabwe’s
fragile coalition Government could collapse, saying that his expulsion from
the nation showed that President Mugabe and his party continued to hold “the
real power”.

Mugabe could appoint acting ministers

By Raymond Maingire

HARARE – Zimbabwe could plunge deeper into political turmoil amid reports that President Robert Mugabe may appoint acting ministers in place of government ministers from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC.

Zim coalition on brink of collapse

Written by Basildon Peta

Zimbabwe’s troubled unity government is on the brink of collapse after President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday failed to break their stalemate over several issues.

Zimscotish Delights.

A sizeable crowd of Zimbabweans converged at the Hiberian Football supporters club to launch a Zimbabwean Support Group in Scotland. Relations between the Scottish and the Zimbabweans dates back to the 1800s.All visitors who attended were warmly welcomed to this grand occasion which according to Regis Manyanya, Chairperson of the Nottingham Zimbabwean Community Network, had the capacity to succeed where most have failed. Amongst the invited guests was the local member of parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith, Hon Mark Lazarowicz, Green Party councillor Maggie Chapman, Nottingham Zimbabwean Community Network’s administration staff and some church representatives from the Zimbabwean Community in Edinburgh

Zuma told Tsvangirai to re-engage Mugabe’

by Simplicious Chirinda Friday 23 October 2009

HARARE – President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday told Zimbabwean Prime Minister
Morgan Tsvangirai to go back to Harare and re-engage coalition partner
President Robert Mugabe, the South African President’s special political
adviser, Lindiwe Zulu, told ZimOnline on Thursday.

MDC Must put the People First

serious about engaging the MDC-T and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai,
specifically, and about the concept of power-sharing in general. Whereas
Zanu PF has acted in bad faith throughout the life of the inclusive
government, the MDC-T itself has also acted in a manner that does not
inspire confidence in their ability to rise above the problems bedevilling
Zimbabwe.

Fresh Violence Forces Zimbabwe Teachers To Flee Homes

Chiweshe, October 22, 2009 – Over 15 teachers of Jingamvura Primary
and Secondary schools in Chiweshe were on Tuesday beaten and and forced to
vacate the schools by suspected Zanu PF supporters because ‘their’ party
President Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn from the Inclusive Government.

NZCN Takes Community Groups To The Scotish.

The members of the Nottingham Zimbabwean Community Network will be in Scotland this weekend to witness the launch of  a Zimbabwean Community Group in Scotland. For more detail please click on the link.Zim%20Community%20Group%20in%20Scotland%20Launch%5B1%5D[1]