by Sean Reilly | Jun 24, 2008
A leader of the Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe has urged the international community to intervene in the southern African nation, following the decision of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from the presidential runoff, citing escalating violence...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 22, 2008
After weeks of violence, Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has announced that he is pulling out of Friday’s presidential election run-off, fearing massacres of his supporters and a rigged poll outcome. The decision will be controversial, as it...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 20, 2008
Zambian and Zimbabwean Roman Catholic bishops have exhorted the government of Southern African to take much stronger action in pressuring the government in Harare to ensure a credible presidential election in Zimbabwe – write Peter Kenny and Moses Chitendwe. The...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 19, 2008
In a joint letter, twelve British church leaders have called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to “redouble” its efforts to ensure fair elections in Zimbabwe, where people are due to vote on 27 June in a second round to elect a...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
In a letter to the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed continued concern about the situation in Zimbabwe and asked the world body to utilize its resources to assure an end to pre-election violence in the southern...
