The Movement for Democratic Change acknowledges the concern about the Zimbabwe crisis expressed in the resolution adopted at the 11th Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly. The MDC would like to thank those African leaders who have joined the global chorus by standing on the side of the Zimbabwean people and advocating that their voices be heard.

What is happening today is not an election. It is an exercise in mass intimidation with people all over the country being forced to vote.

Bulawayo Agenda is compiling Election Updates from reports and alerts from its network of contacts located in areas served by its chapters monitoring the 27 June run-off and by-elections.

The Southern African Legal Assistance Network (SALAN) welcomes the stance taken by the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s call for the postponement of the Zimbabwean Presidential run-off elections scheduled for Friday 27th June 2008, which have been characterized by widespread violence, forcing MDC Presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai to announce his withdrawal from the race.

Enough is Enough! We are tired of being used by politicians when they realise they have run short of political gimmicks, and woe to the woman who thinks that she can speak for the Women of Zimbabwe,  without even consulting them.

Civic society in Zimbabwe commemorated Africa Day with a call against oppression and violence; and encouragement to fellow Zimbabweans to defend their vote by participating in the June 27 presidential run-off.

Whether we talk about homophobia or xenophobia, we need to acknowledge the fact that these are hate crimes and that for as long as human rights are not seen as indivisible, these violations will continue in other forms and this continent of ours that we call home will perish.

Two foreign journalists facing charges of contravening the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) were on 16 April 2008 removed from remand by Harare Magistrate Gloria Takundwa.

We the undersigned SADC media practitioners and international partners meeting in Johannesburg note with the gravest concern the unacceptable delay in the release of Presidential results in Zimbabwe. We also express concern and condemnation of the arrest of journalists, harassment and violence being orchestrated by war veterans, ZANU- PF allied militias and security agents on the citizens of Zimbabwe.

A chorus of concerned voices is growing in Zimbabwe on the delay in the release of the results of the Presidential poll held on 29 March. Civil society organisations, church groups and concerned citizens Civil society organisations based in Bulawayo have resolved to petition the Southern African Development Community and the African Union including regional religious and civic leaders to exert pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to urgently release the results.