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Zulu King to hold imbizo against xenophobia
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini will hold a meeting with traditional leaders in a bid to stop xenophobic attacks, ...Published: 17 Apr 2015 at 11:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gaza Strip death toll hits 121
Tel Aviv/Gaza City - The death toll in the Gaza Strip topped 121, as Israel bombed dozens of targets overnight on the fifth day of airstrikes on Saturday.Three men were killed near a mosque in...Published: 12 Jul 2014 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
UN investigators discover mass grave in South Sudan
Nairobi - UN investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city in South Sudan, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for negotiations to avert civil war in the wo...Published: 25 Dec 2013 at 04:25hrs | 13 | by AP
A billion persons with disabilities have rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for end of exploitation and marginalization of persons with disabilitiesGENEVA, Switzerland - Every seve...Published: 14 Sep 2013 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by APO | Light for the World
'I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven' says Tutu
South African peace icon Desmond Tutu has said he would rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God, likening the fight against gay prejudice to the anti-apartheid struggle.Tutu made the c...Published: 26 Jul 2013 at 22:21hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Witches targets albinos
Albinos, whose body parts are prized by witch doctors, are being attacked in rising numbers in Tanzania, with children who are still alive having their limbs chopped off, the top United Nations (UN) H...Published: 06 Mar 2013 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: African Union's Juvenile Delinquent
Ever since Botswana's Vice President Mompati Merafhe called for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in 2008, African leaders se...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 11:01hrs | 1 | by Makusha Mugabe
Malawi revives debate on gay rights
By selling the presidential jet and getting rid of 60 limousines driven by high-ranking officials, Joyce Banda, Malawi's new president, is making waves. But even before trimming the fat from the state...Published: 07 Aug 2012 at 16:24hrs | 1 | by Jocelyne Sambira
Tsvangirai calls for conditional removal of sanctions
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday urged to lift the sanctions on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle by the West, but suggested them to be lifted in tandem with the institution of ...Published: 24 Jul 2012 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Putting up with challenges of the Zimbabwean GNU
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly PartonWhen it was formed in September 2008, the Zimbabwe Government...Published: 19 Jul 2012 at 05:27hrs | | by Mathula Lusinga
Zanu-PF dismiss sanctions removal speculation
Zanu-PF has dismissed as unintelligible reports that the European Union wanted to suspend sanctions it imposed on Zimbabwe after the country met certain conditions. Zanu-PF negotiator and mem...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 13:59hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
A good colonialist is a dead one
Last Thursday and Friday Zimbabweans were rudely reminded of the nationalist proposition that a good colonialist is a dead one when Whitehall descendants of Zimbabwe's dead colonisers displayed their ...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 08:02hrs | | by Professor Jonathan Moyo
Britain will scupper lifting of sanctions on Mugabe
BRITAIN will scupper any plans by European Union countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe because senior government figures are "appalled" by thoughts of President Robert Mugabe shaking hands with the ...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans welcome suspended sanctions plans
Zimbabwean politicians and analysts have welcomed news that Europe is planning to suspend targeted measures on President Mugabe and his allies. On both sides of the political divide, most agre...Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 06:27hrs | | by Telegraph I Aislinn Laing, Peta Thornycroft
Britain and EU preparing to lift sanction on Mugabe
Britain and the EU are preparing to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe and his closest henchmen in an effort to persuade the Zimbabwean President into holding free and fair elections. A review of...Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Daily Telegraph I Damien McElroy, Peta Thornycroft
Zim generals have no capacity to carry out a coup
MDC secretary-general, Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, has said the military top brass were posturing when they claimed they would not salute anyone without liberation credentials.She said th...Published: 09 Jul 2012 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reality check for some GPA creatures by Prof J Moyo
Here is a reality check which some GPA creatures and those who support them in and outside the country are conveniently if not dangerously ignoring in the vain hope that they can fool everyone all the...Published: 24 Jun 2012 at 10:52hrs | 11 | by Jonathan Moyo
EU condemns the resurgence of politically motivated violence
The European Union (EU) has condemned the resurgence of politically-motivated violence in some parts of the country following the recent clashes in Mudzi.In a statement yesterday, the EU said:...Published: 06 Jun 2012 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
US Senator calls for the lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
United States Senator Jim Inhofe has added his voice to the growing calls for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by his country and its Western allies, noting that the embargo is affecting t...Published: 03 Jun 2012 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
There is a possibility EU could lift sanctions - Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has said there is a possibility the European Union (EU) could lift its sanctions against Zimbabwe when the body reviews the measures in July.Mugabe was speaking to repo...Published: 31 May 2012 at 14:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Exile Movement demands UN peacemakers in Zim
A demonstration to have United Nations peacekeepers in Zimbabwe's next general elections was held on Tuesday in central London by The Zimbabwe Exile Movement, documents were handed to South Africa and...Published: 31 May 2012 at 05:23hrs | | by Martin William Chinyanga
Global Zimbabwe Forum Invitation: Reactions to draft constitution
State of the NationAn assessment and response to the balance of forces in ZimbabweThe recent visit to Zimbabwe by the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillay and reactions to the...Published: 29 May 2012 at 08:30hrs | | by Daniel Molokele
UN's Navi Pillay failed to press Mugabe on key issues
UN's Navi Pillay failed to press Mugabe on key issues Clifford Chitupa Mashiri, 27 May 2012One would be excused for feeling short-changed by the UN human rights chief Ms Navi Pillay af...Published: 28 May 2012 at 13:35hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Matabeleland parties hail Pillay's Gukurahundi calls
Political parties in Matabeleland have hailed United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillays call for the arrest of Gukurahundi perpetrators, saying it was long overdue.Pillay, who...Published: 28 May 2012 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Selfish Europeans want to retain power - Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday lashed out at the "selfish" West for denying Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the opportunity to head the World Bank.Okonjo-Iweala, ...Published: 25 May 2012 at 07:36hrs | | by Sapa-AFP
UN rights chief meets Mugabe
UN rights chief Navi Pillay told veteran Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in talks on Wednesday to ensure fair and violence-free elections when the country finally votes to pick a new leader. ...Published: 23 May 2012 at 17:22hrs | | by Nare Msupatsila
Zimbabwe must stop elections violence - UN rights chief
Harare - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday said Zimbabwe must take steps to prevent a recurrence of the deadly violence that engulfed the last presidential election four years ago.S...Published: 22 May 2012 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of course Zimbabwe has a lot to hide
Contrary to claims by Zanu-PF's Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Sunday 20th May 2012, that Zimbabwe "has nothing to hide" as he welcomed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, M...Published: 22 May 2012 at 11:55hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri,
Zim culture against homosexuality says Chinamasa
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay who arrived in the country on Sunday, has begun meeting relevant ministerial officials and civic society organisations in her assessment of the st...Published: 21 May 2012 at 13:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe happy to host UN rights chief
Patrick Chinamasa, the Zimbabwean Justice Minister, says Zimbabwe is happy to host the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay "because we have nothing to hide in terms of human rights issue...Published: 21 May 2012 at 11:29hrs | | by Sapa
There is no state sponsored violence - Chinamasa
Harare - Zimbabwe's justice minister said on Monday that reports of torture and violence against political activists were "lies", during a visit by UN rights chief Navi Pillay."There is no sta...Published: 21 May 2012 at 11:26hrs | | by AFP
UN rights chief should press Mugabe on rights abuses
Zimbabweans hope that the planned visit to Zimbabwe by the UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay will help put the country's human rights record under the spotlight. During her five-day vi...Published: 09 May 2012 at 10:00hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
UN human rights chief to meet Mugabe
Geneva - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will make her first visit to Zimbabwe from 20 t0 25 May, her office said on Friday, accepting an invitation from the Harare government....Published: 05 May 2012 at 09:50hrs | | by AFP
Senegal president dismisses 'light breeze' protests
Dakar - Senegal's president Abdoulaye Wade mocked protests against his bid for a third term as a "light breeze" as the opposition mulled its next move Thursday and the West distanced itself from its e...Published: 03 Feb 2012 at 06:53hrs | | by AFP
Over 5 000 people killed in nine months, Syria: UN
MORE than 5,000 people – 300 of them children have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the UN human rights chief said, as an insurgency begins to overshadow w...Published: 15 Dec 2011 at 07:50hrs | | by Moyo Roy
UN chief wants observers allowed into Syria
The UN's human rights chief is meanwhile pressing Syrian officials to let in observers to monitor the situation in the country. Speaking on Friday, UN. High Commissioner, Navi Pillay retierate...Published: 11 Dec 2011 at 22:26hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Libyan Prime Minister says wishes Gaddafi had not been killed
Libya's Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said in an interview with the BBC on Saturday he wished former dictator Muammar Gaddafi had not been killed and instead had been put on trial for his crimes....Published: 22 Oct 2011 at 21:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
U.S.A and its European allies calls for Bashar al-Assad to step down
U.S.A and its European allies on Thursday called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and outlined a broad campaign to force him from power by targeting his regime's finances, including ...Published: 19 Aug 2011 at 05:43hrs | | by wsj
UN condemns Syrian authorities for violent crackdown on peaceful protestors
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday condemned the Syrian authorities' unrelenting violent crackdown on peaceful protestors across the country, and called on the Governmen...Published: 11 Jun 2011 at 06:55hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
More violence in Syria, '18 people killed'
At least 18 people were killed in Syria when troops in tanks and armoured vehicles poured into the southern town of Deraa and opened fire on Monday, residents said.A prominent activist Ammar...Published: 25 Apr 2011 at 14:38hrs | | by Moyo Roy
UN interfering with Zimbabwe domestic politics
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Tuesday for the release of dozens of activists arrested in Zimbabwe for discussing the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia....Published: 01 Mar 2011 at 21:04hrs | | by Byo24News
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