The Daily IIJ

One day while taking his rounds for food in the house Mouse came across a new, big rat-trap. Mouse got really worried. He knew that the big rat- trap in the Farmer’s hut was designed for him. His life changed. There was a new fear in his life. A new crisis. Mouse needed help fast. [...]

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JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s powerful labour movement on Tuesday condemned the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for continuing to handle Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe with kid gloves while the country suffers under the weight of a deepening political and economic crisis.

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JOHANNESBURG – Graca Machel, the wife of Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday said Zimbabwe’s government had lost all legitimacy by turning against the people and demanded release of human rights and opposition activists jailed in Harare. President Robert Mugabe’s government had violated human rights while its failed policies had resulted in the death of thousands of [...]

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Today the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unveiled what is to become the country’s highest denomination, a $100 trillion note which is equivalent to US$50 according to today’s parallel market rates. The unveiling of the note comes barely four days after the unveiling of what was the country’s highest denomination; a $50 billion note. The decision [...]

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MAPUTO – THREE foreigners from different countries died in Durban last Sunday while fleeing from a mob of more than 150 locals as xenophobic attacks marked their return in South Africa, recent media reports show. This comes after about 60 people were killed and 100 000 more displaced in the first wave of violent attacks [...]

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Jailed activists pass out during brutal torture and assault while in unlawful custody, court papers show. Kisimusi Dhlamini was abducted from his home in Harare in November last year. He was taken to Goromonzi prison complex where he was subjected to brutal beatings torture and mock drowning, all in an effort to extract information about [...]

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I have followed with keen interest the kidnapping, forced disappearance, torture and subsequent court appearance of prominent human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and many Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) activists.

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