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Zim News Flash 19 November 2009
Zimbabwe‘s Mugabe Demands End to Sanctions – But Some Call for More
While President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe again called this week for the lifting of travel and financial restrictions imposed by Western countries on him and other ZANU-PF officials, some argue that targeted sanctions should be tightened to increase their effectiveness. Addressing a United Nations summit on food Rome this week, Mr. Mugabe accused “neo-colonialist enemies” of sabotaging Zimbabwe’s economy with sanctions, urging their lifting. The United States, the European Union and others have said they will not seriously consider lifting targeted sanctions until Mr. Mugabe and his former ruling ZANU-PF party fully comply with the 2008 Global Political Agreement for power-sharing in Zimbabwe.
Refugees to be reintegrated
As calm returned to the small town of De Doorns after scenes of violence in the past few days, authorities were looking to move the thousands of displaced Zimbabwean refugees back into the area they were violently evicted from. De Doorns mayor Charles Ntsomi told the Cape Times last night that “we are considering reintegrating the refugees back into the community as soon as possible”. Police were already working around the clock gathering intelligence to detect threats in De Doorns. Community development workers were also doing rounds speaking to residents. Ntsomi said that after meetings attended by the Human Rights Commission, the UN High Commission for Refugees as well as leaders of the refugees and De Doorns community yesterday, it was agreed that the refugees remain on the sports ground where three marquees had been erected by yesterday, until reintegration.
Zimbabwe‘s Feuding Governing Parties United on Central Bank Reform Bill
Despite lingering tensions in Zimbabwe’s unity government over adhesion to the terms of the 2008 power-sharing pact, Parliament on Wednesday passed an important piece of legislation for the reform of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe following a last-minute deal struck by the majority Movement for Democratic Change and the former ruling ZANU-PF. Political sources said the deal was brokered by Chief Whip Innocent Gonese of the MDC formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and ZANU-PF lawmakers Paul Mangwana and Mabel Chinomona. Bill readings halted Tuesday after ZANU-PF demanded amendments, but the bill fast-tracked to a vote sending it debate in the Senate in early December. Political sources called the legislation, proposed by Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a major blow to his rival, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono, whose powers it curtails.
Over 30 000 cases of child rape reported in Harare
Horrific child rape figures were uncovered in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
The Family Support Trust Clinic at Harare Central Hospital said more than 30 000 cases of child sex abuse were reported in the last four years. Experts said this was only the tip of the iceberg. Zimbabwe has only around five million children and Harare Central has not been functioning for some time. Police told state media there had been a 42 percent increase in child rape in the last three years. There have been newspaper claims President Robert Mugabe’s controversial programme of slum clearances in 2005, known as Operation Murambatsvina, was partly to blame.
Posted by Dave Fish Eagle
on November 19, 2009. Filed under Local News.
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