BOTSWANA: Government Blitz to Promote Media Act

8 March, 2009 in Botswana

source: The Zimbabwean Friday, 06 March 2009 BY AUBREY LUTE The Ministry of Communications Science and Technology has marshaled a team of about twenty reporters to defend the Media Practitioners’ Act – by “informing and educating the public about the Act”. The Ministry held a workshop on Tuesday aimed at “establishing a common understanding of [...]

Zimbabwe PM `seeks Botswana care`

8 March, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: BBC News Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai has flown to neighbouring Botswana for medical tests and rest, a day after a car crash which killed his wife, his party says. A source close to Mr Tsvangirai told the BBC he was exhausted and needed time to come to terms with events. His MDC party says [...]

Zimbabwe: Mutare Magistrate arrested for ordering release of Bennett

8 March, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa By Violet Gonda 6 March 2009 Mutare Magistrate Livingstone Chipadze was arrested on Thursday, for ordering the immediate release of Roy Bennett. High Court judge Justice Tedius Karwi had on Tuesday upheld his earlier ruling, granting Bennett bail and late Wednesday Bennett’s lawyers in Mutare successfully posted bail of US$2 000 [...]

Zimbabwe: `It was an organised hit`

8 March, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: News24 07/03/2009 16:08 – (SA) Johannesburg – ANC President Jacob Zuma on Saturday extended his condolences to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on the death of his wife. “On behalf of the African National Congress, we wish to extend to Prime Minister Tsvangirai and his family our heartfelt sympathies. “The tragic passing away of [...]

Zimbabwe: `This is not a genuine accident`

8 March, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: IOL March 07 2009 at 10:47AM South African President Kgalema Motlanthe wished Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai a speedy recovery on Saturday. “The thoughts and prayers of the people of South Africa and SADC [Southern African Development Community] region are with you while wishing you a speedy recovery to enable you to resume your [...]

Zimbabwe: Photographer arrested at crash scene

8 March, 2009 in Zimbabwe

source: SW Radio Africa Gerry Jackson 7th March 2009 Not surprisingly, speculation as to the cause of the accident that killed Susan Tsvangirai is rife. Adding to the concerns that this may have been a deliberate attempt on Morgan Tsvangirai’s life is the fact that someone who was taking video footage at the crash site, [...]