Archive for May 15th, 2012

SA urged to deal with ‘chaos’ at Zim border

South Africa has been urged to deal with the situation at its border with Zimbabwe, which an activist has described as ‘chaos’. There are ongoing reports of victimisation and violence at the border where thousands of Zimbabweans cross between the two c…

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African viewpoint: Should tributes to the dead be honest?

Zuma the monk? How will African leaders be remembered?

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Zimbabwe clears way for new charter

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Zimbabwean minister wants gays evicted from communities

“What kind of madness is this that when we have beautiful women in our country some people want to marry other men?” Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo, who belongs to President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party, said homosexuality was a “foreign va…

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2 more years for UN rights chief

Ban’s office announced Monday that Pillay, whose four-year term was due to expire at year’s end, agreed to stay on for two more years.

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