Last year Kubatana engaged Freedom Fone, our sexy IVR system, to solicit feedback from the general public on Zimbabwe’s constitution making process; what they want, what they don’t want. I see Iceland is using the Internet to open up their constitution making process to the public.

SADC challenged to stop barking, and start biting. Great suggestion. Seeing will be believing.

A call to action from Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum:

March & Mass Rally for a Clear SADC Roadmap to Zimbabwe Elections

Saturday, 11 June 2011

From Sandton Park to Sandton Convention Centre
09:00-13:00hrs

YOUR PICK UP POINT & TIME:
CONTACT: +27735211813, +27722389192, +27726393795

SPEAKERS FROM: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum, Global Zimbabwe Forum, National Constitutional Assembly, Southern African Women’s Institute on Migration Affairs, COSATU, South African Council of Churches, Swaziland Democracy Campaign, Zimbabwe Treason Trialist Solidarity Committee & others…

From the BBC web site

After the success of his documentary film, Mugabe and the White African, British-born Ben Freeth has become one of Zimbabwe’s best-known white farmers. He has now published a book of the same name, chronicling his family’s fight, in the face of violent attacks, to keep hold of their farm after it was claimed by the government. Since land seizures began in 2000, thousands of farmers have been forced to abandon their land and flee the country. Others, like Freeth, have refused to move, a stand that has cost some their lives. Correspondent Mike Thomson asked him why he felt the need to write the book. Listen here