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Jamaica: Just a Cartoon?

Skye Hernandez — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:58:19 +0000

A caricature depicting Robert Mugabe as King Kong gets the attention of Jamaican blogger My View of JamDown from Up So. Is it just a harmless political cartoon, he asks, or a racist portrayal of the Zimbabwe President?

Zimbabwe: Mapping terror

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:34:17 +0000

Mapping terror in Zimbabwe: Sokwanele has mapped a sample of the cases based on recorded first hand testimony from victims, and the interactive map so far bears witness to over 1,000 confirmed experiences of terror and intimidation.

Zimbabwe: Help a Zimbabwean return home to vote

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:10:55 +0000

A campaign to help Zimbabweans abroad return home to vote: Sponsorship options include assisting an employee with a return ticket, paying for one or more seats on a bus via the www.votezim.com website, or even sponsoring an entire bus.

Zimbabwe: Murders and violence

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:02:06 +0000

Violence and murders continue in Zimbabwe: Four MDC youths were this morning found dead after Zanu PF and state security agents had abducted them in Chitungwiza yesterday morning.

Zimbabwe: WOZA members released

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:06:22 +0000

Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise have been released from prison: Eleven of the 14 WOZA members arrested on 28th May 2008 were finally released from remand prison on bail on Friday evening (13th June) after 17 days in custody.

Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai campaign on Google Earth

Ndesanjo Macha — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:22:06 +0000

Morgan Tsvangirai campaign in Zimbabwe on Google Earth: “I’ve compiled Morgan Tsvangirai’s campaign from June 2nd until yesterday, with information on campaign stops, detentions by police, vehicle impoundments, and references to all information from on-line news sources. I’ll update it as required. The tour will take you round parts of Zimbabwe he has covered in the last two weeks.”

Zimbabwe: In the words of the people

Ndesanjo Macha — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:30:05 +0000

In the words of Zimbabweans: “Can someone help As I am writing this mail there is massive killing of people for political affiliation reasons, destruction of houses and ploughing down of crops in Mutambara Gonzoni area. Can anyone please help STOP this wave of political violence.”

Zimbabwe: MDC General Secretary arrested

Ndesanjo Macha — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:34:23 +0000

Crackdown on the opposition in Zimbabwe: “MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti has just been arrested at Harare International Airport upon arrival”: this is a short press release just received via email. We don’t have any more information than this at the moment, but as soon as we do we’ll let you know and ask you to get ready tostand with us and help to ‘watch his back’ and keep him safe.

Zimbabwe: Operation pull down your satellite dish

Ndesanjo Macha — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:32 +0000

The ruling party in Zimbabwe hates satellite dishes!:”The Zimbabwean government has announced the beginning of yet another operation designed to oppress the people of Zimbabwe. Under Operation Dzikisai Madhishi (Operation pull down your satellite dish) the regime is forcing Zimbabweans to pull down their home satellite dishes through which the majority of Zimbabweans have been able to access eTV, SABC, Botswana Television as well some DSTV channels.”

Zimbabwe: Election violence continues

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:10:10 +0000

Election violence continues in Zimbabwe: “Whilst Mugabe fiddles about food in Rome, Zimbabwe is burning. With three weeks till the run off, the election violence continues. The images from a petrol bomb attack in Zaka support with the reports we received below, from an MDC supporter in Masvingo Province.”

Zimbabwe: Business Watch

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:05:58 +0000

Zimbabwe Business Watch: “The economy is in real free fall right now as inflation accelerates rapidly making life almost unbearable. It is predicted that by the end of the month, prices could be doubling everyday. As an indication to this, the USD traded at 1, 4 billion to 1 on Thursday and went over 3 billion the following day.”

Zimbabwe: x1000 and x1,000,000

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:09:30 +0000

What is x1000 and x1,000,000?: “x1000 and x1,000,000 : everyone in Zim will know what this means. It appears on signs everywhere on cash registers, scales and invoices. What this means is that you take the amount displayed or recorded and multiply by one thousand (add three zeros) or one million (add six zeros) and that’s the figure you pay.”

Guinea: Old man and the sea

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:29:19 +0000

Africa Flak discusses politics in Guinea comparing it to Zimbabwe: “There’s a part of me that has to hand it to Lansana Conte and his henchmen in Guinea Conakry. Like Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, he’s used his country’s wealth – in his case minerals like bauxite and uranium – to tell Western governments, international community, various NGOs and their finger-waving ways to bugger off.”

Zimbabwe: MDC activists arrested

Ndesanjo Macha — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:34:46 +0000

Action Alert from Sokwanele in Zimbabwe: “3 MDC activists are at Bindura law and order and need lawyer today. Their names are Zivai Chimombe, Adimere Mudavanhu, Farink Mudavanhu”

Zimbabwe/South Africa: Stand Up for Zimbabwe

Ndesanjo Macha — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:10:38 +0000

Photos from a protest march for Zimbabwe in Pretoria, South Africa: “These images were taken at a protest march in Pretoria yesterday. The signs say it all.”