The Shebeen - Entries for June 25, 2008

Statement by South Africa's Presidency on UN Security Council Consensus Statement on Zimbabwe

Posted 25th June 2008 at 05:51 PM by HistoryMatters
Updated 26th June 2008 at 12:27 PM by HistoryMatters

24 June 2008

Pretoria- South Africa on Monday 23 June 2008 joined consensus with other members of the United Nations Security Council in the adoption of a Presidential Statement on Zimbabwe.

The UN Security Council welcomed international efforts including the SADC-facilitation process led by President Thabo Mbeki to help the people of Zimbabwe to find a ” peaceful way forward, through dialogue between the parties” to find a lasting solution to their current political...

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ANC Statement on Zimbabwe

Posted 25th June 2008 at 05:44 PM by HistoryMatters
Updated 26th June 2008 at 11:49 PM by HistoryMatters

The announcement of 22nd June by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) of Zimbabwe, that its is withdrawing from the run-off Presidential Elections, due on Friday 27 June, is an indication of the depth of the political crisis in that country.

Yet it provides an opportunity for ZANU (PF) the MDC and other parties, to commence a dialogue to arrive at a workable political solution for the common good of all Zimbabweans. Since 2001 the ANC and other political parties in this region

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ANC Statement on Zimbabwe: The Way Forward

Posted 25th June 2008 at 05:42 PM by HistoryMatters
Updated 26th June 2008 at 11:49 PM by HistoryMatters

24 Jun 2008 11:35

The ugly incidents and scenes that have been visited on the people of Zimbabwe persuade us that a run-off Presidential election offers no solution to Zimbabwe's crisis.

In a society that is already highly polarised, a run-ff election will only serve to widen the divisions. The very legitimacy of the run-off has already been severely compromised by the actions of both ZANU (PF) militants and those of state officials who do not even conceal their...

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