Newsreel 13.11.09
SW Radio Africa News stories for Friday 13 November
Mugabe, Tsvangirai & Mutambara meet Friday
The three principals to the Global Political Agreement met in Harare Friday to start a ‘renewed drive’ to settle their political conflict. No details emerged from the meeting. The SADC Troika summit in Maputo, Mozambique last week, resolved that the principals had 15-30 days to engage in dialogue about the outstanding issues in the implementation of the GPA and the SADC communiqué of 27 January.
ZCTU call for both Home Affairs Ministers to resign
The ZCTU has called on the co-ministers of Home Affairs to resign their positions, over the abuse of power being exercised by the police. After ZCTU President Lovemore Matombo, and fours members of the union, were finally released by a Victoria Falls magistrate, Secretary General Wellington Chibhebhe issued a hard hitting statement accusing police of acting on politicians instructions.
MDC accuses soldiers of beating up orphans
The latest MDC-T newsletter says that a dozen gun-toting soldiers ransacked an orphanage in Bulawayo last week and beat up children.
Old Mutual involved in plans to mine Chiadzwa diamonds
South African insurance giant Old Mutual, which this week admitted to being a shareholder in Zimpapers, is now also set to reap its financial share of the Chiadzwa diamond fields.
Chombo strikes again as he dismisses deputy of Mayor of Mutare
Local government minister Ignatious Chombo has dismissed the deputy Mayor of Mutare and replaced him with a discredited councillor who recently defected to ZANU PF.
SA farmers in Zim to receive no protection from own government
A new bilateral investment protection treaty between Zimbabwe and South Africa, that is set to be signed later this month, will exclude farms that were expropriated by the Robert Mugabe regime during his chaotic land ‘reform’ programme.
