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By: Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Play your liberation songs at high volume

Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Play your liberation songs at high volume — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:15:37 +0000

[...] Zimbabwe Independence Day Message: “Actions: Create your own ways of taking back Independence Day. * Switch off ZBC/TV. * Don’t buy state controlled newspapers. * Play your own liberation songs at high volume. * Write a letter to the editors of local and regional newspapers . . .” Posted by Ndesanjo Macha Share This [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Play your liberation songs at high volume

Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Play your liberation songs at high volume — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:15:37 +0000

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Zimbabwe: the endless endgame

…My heart’s in Accra » Zimbabwe: the endless endgame — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:23:48 +0000

[...] South African President Thabo Mbeki, in particular, no longer looks like a fair broker in this process – continued delay looks to strengthen Mugabe’s hand and weaken Tsvangarai’s. As MDC faction leader Arthur Mutambara argued in his letter issued to celebrate Zimbabwe’s independence, “What does Mugabe need to execute his evil strategy? Just a one word answer would do: Time.” As long as Mbeki continues to insist that there’s no crisis in Zimbabwe, there’s less pressure on Mugabe, and ZANU-PF gets the time to challenge parliamentary seats, to attempt a more effective rigging of run-off elections, to portray the first round of elections as incomplete and incompetently run. [...]

By: Mbeki Position Shifting? « Occasional Zimbabwe Blogger

Mbeki Position Shifting? « Occasional Zimbabwe Blogger — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:31:50 +0000

[...] In the meantime, it’s Independence Day tomorrow, not that it’ll be worth celebrating for anyone. Preparations are already being made for Bob to address his adoring people at a rally at Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield (a ZPL football match has apparently been organised, to lure in the unfaithful), as if business continued as usual. In the meantime, the MDC’s Arthur Mutambara (he of the ‘breakaway’ faction) has issued his own Independence address to the nation – you can read it at Kubatana – calling for the two MDCs and Jonothan Moyo to convene Parliament, even without its Zanu-PF members, and start putting the essential business of change into motion: In a way, the people of Zimbabwe and the opposition forces are underestimating the critical role and power of the House of Representatives. This is probably because for the past 28 years it was rendered a docile and ineffectual institution due to its domination by ZANU-PF. Now that we are in control of this legislative organ of the State, let us demonstrate its true function and impact. The 110 opposition Members of Parliament (from the two MDC formations and the Independent MP) must informally convene, immediately. They should elect the Speaker, and outline a comprehensive agenda for the incoming Parliament. Items that should be debated and adopted must include, but not limited to: [...]