Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 16th May 2009 |
The government of national unity may have reached its first hundred days but the Vigil is resigned to a long struggle until our mission statement is accomplished to see internationally-monitored fre...
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 00:36:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 9 May 2009 |
On the day when Jacob Zuma was sworn into office the Vigils best wishes were for our friends in South Africa. We appreciate their latest visa moves and we trust that under President Zumas guidance, ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 May 2009 14:04:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 2nd May 2009 |
A warm, sunny day a promise of summer cheered us up despite the frustrating news: no money for Zimbabwe and no real prospect of any while Mugabe remains in charge. Big surprise! Three months into ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 01:13:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 18 April 2009 |
There was considerable media interest in our Independence Day protest about the conditions in Zimbabwean prisons. TV and press photographers vied for the best shots. Public attention was grabbed by gr...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:52:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 11th April 2009 |
The Vigil discussed plans for Independence Day on Saturday 18th April and agreed to mark the occasion by calling for an amnesty for prisoners in Zimbabwe. The Zanu-MDC government has done nothing d...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:14:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 4th April 2009 |
Much talk at the Vigil about the plight of Zimbabwean prisoners. Most of us knew about the dreadful conditions in Zimbabwean prisons some because we had experienced them ourselves. But such is the p...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:27:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 28th March 2009 |
The Vigil met as dark clouds swept past, spitting rain. When the skies brightened we took down our tarpaulin but within two minutes we were pelted by hail stones. The weather failed to deter demonstr...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:27:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 14 March 2009 |
There was new hope at the Vigil that things could work out at home despite the odds. The release of Roy Bennett was greeted with great relief. Roy was one of the people who inspired the launch of the ...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:38:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 7 March 2009 |
Some wearing black bandanas or armbands, Vigil supporters mourned the death of Susan Tsvangirai in Fridays road crash. Carrying placards saying The Vigil mourns with Tsvangirai and More death in Z...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:09:00 GMT |
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary - 28 February 2009 |
People at the Vigil felt betrayed by the hypocrisy of SADC and the African Union. Under pressure from them, the MDC agreed to give the unity government a chance. But the two useless organizations have...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:38:00 GMT |
