Newsreel 09.11.09
SW Radio Africa News stories for Monday 09 November
Bennett’s trial adjourned to Wednesday
The trial of Roy Bennett, the MDC Treasurer General who is facing terrorism charges, began in the High Court on Monday before Justice Chinembiri Bhunu.
Spate of arrests further threatens Zim political stability
A weekend spate of arrests of trade unionists and students activists is set to further threaten Zimbabwe’s political stability, with observers arguing that it is clear that Mugabe has no intention of abiding by regional calls to uphold the Global Political Agreement.
Abducted & missing MDC activist escapes after 6 months
An MDC activist who was abducted by state security agents last year in December, finally escaped his abductors after 6 months. 29 year old Peter Munyanyi was abducted by 3 men in a white single-cab truck, at Utsinda Business Centre in Gutu.
Party negotiators set to meet to resolve outstanding issues
Negotiators from the three parties to the GPA will meet soon to try to resolve the issues threatening to derail the inclusive government. A meeting of the SADC Troika on Defence, Security and Politics last week gave the principals to the agreement 15 days to engage in dialogue on how to resolve all the outstanding issues.
MDC MP John Nyamande dies in car crash
The MDC MP for Makoni central in Manicaland province, John Nyamande, died in a horrific car crash on Saturday near Ruwa, that left his Isuzu KB vehicle a mangled wreck.
