by Sean Reilly | Jul 1, 2008
Peaceful and positive global pressure needed to bring change to Zimbabwe says a Mennonite church leader with direct experience of the situation in the conflict-torn southern African nation. Ferne Burkhardt writes: “It is God’s grace that sustains us,” said...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 30, 2008
Latest reports say the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare, is tense but quiet. According to Christian Aid partner the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) most humanitarian agencies are taking a wait and see attitude. Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Sunday...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 29, 2008
Robert Mugabe waved a Bible and made an oath of allegiance before God to Zimbabwe as he was sworn in as president following an election widely dismissed as meaningless. But anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Tutu says he must go. Dr Tutu, Noble Peace Prize Laureate and...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 25, 2008
After years of private anger, masked by a diplomatic commitment not to undermine his successor as South African president, Nelson Mandela has condemned Robert Mugabe’s dictatorial regime in Zimbabwe. His statement came as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 24, 2008
Two international ecumenical Christian bodies have called on the UN, the South African Development Community and the African Union “to increase [their] efforts to address the rapidly deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe”. Emergency aid, postponement of the...
