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Open Letter to Speaker of parliament Max Sisulu 6 May 2009
Save Zimbabwe Now Press Release from a meeting with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu 7 February 2009
Save Zimbabwe Now letter for the opening of Parliament 6 February 2009
27,000 Fast for decisive action by the African Union on Zimbabwe - 30 January 2009
Recent News coverage of the Save Zimbabwe Now! Relay fast and Hunger Strike.
MSF: Zimbabwe crisis also crisis for South Africa
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria 2 June 2009
Things are sorted now,»’ said Richard Smith of Save Zimbabwe Now, an independent group campaigning to raise support among South Africans for Zimbabweans. …
Zim Online : The documentary was produced by the WCZ working in collaboration with the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU). RAU is a non-governmental organisation based in …
The Zimbabwean - SAVE ZIMBABWE NOW 5 May 2009
“We demand the immediate release of all Zimbabwean activists”
On the 5th May 2009 Zimbabwean courts ordered the detention of seventeen previously released Zimbabwean civil society and opposition activists, including Jestina Mukoko, Concilia Chinanzvavana, Chris Dhlamini and Ghandi Mudzingwa.
By Zimbabwe Advocacy Office in Geneva May 7, 2009
The demonstration was organised by the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition and the Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum in South Africa and it was supported by several South African legal and human rights organisation, …
Zimbabwe Advocacy in Geneva - http://zimbabwegeneva.blogspot.com/
Zimbabwe Advocacy in Geneva: Civic groups demonstrate in SA in …
New site for only 200 refugees
Sowetan March 30, 2009
The church’s Bishop Paul Verryn said Shaft 17, near Diepkloof, off the Soweto highway, has been earmarked as alternative accommodation by the Gauteng local …
Zimbabwe Must Release Political Prisoners”
Inter Press Service - March 16, 2009
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - Nomboniso Gasa chairs South Africa’s Commission for Gender Equality and is an independent gender research analyst. …
Tsvangirai to attend Zvinavashe’s burial at Heroes Acre
The Zimbabwean - March 14, 2009
Vanesha Gavender from the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign, the organisers of the memorial, told us the service was a moving tribute to Susan’s life. …
MDC blasts Gauteng MEC Mahlangu
The Times - March 14, 2009
“For Mahlangu to accuse a man of God, Bishop Paul Verryn, of exposing Zimbabweans to danger when he is actually providing us shelter is very regrettable,” …
Speech by ZINASU President at Susan Tsvangirai burial
Nehanda Radio - March 12, 2009
By Clever Bere Members of the Tsvangirai Family, President of The MDC and Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe Comrade Tsvangirai, The children of …
Exiles gather in South Africa to bid farewell to Susan Tsvangirai
The Zimbabwean - March 12, 2009
Exiles gathered in central Johannesburg Wednesday , to pay their last respects to the wife of Zimbabwean Prime Minister –Morgan Tsvangirai- Susan, who died in a road …
Church takes in refugees
The Times - March 10, 2009
Bishop Paul Verryn said about 200 refugees had descended on his mission since Friday. “The church is accommodating about 2000 people. …
Tsvangirai’s Wife Dies in Car Crash; Zimbabwe Crisis Continues
Uprising - March 9, 2009
South African political activist Nomboniso Gasa has just survived a three week water-only hunger strike. Ms. Gasa says she is “horrified that the South …
Leading South African Political Activist Ends 21-Day Hunger Strike …
Common Dreams (press release) - March 6, 2009
PRESS AVAILABILITY: Nomboniso Gasa will be available for interviews on her 21-day hunger strike and the Save Zimbabwe Now! campaign. …
Herald newspaper censors CSO’s communique
Nehanda Radio March 4, 2009
Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), Save Zimbabwe Campaign (SZC), Veritas, Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ), Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for …
Pastor Wilson Mugabe completed a 7 day DRY fast.
The Zimbabwean - March 1, 2009
Pastor Mugabe 42, of the Baptist Union of Zimbabwe participated in this campaign together with human rights activists Kumi Naidoo , Nomboniso Gasa and …
Unity govt should release political detainees: Civic groups
Zim Online, Zimbabwe - February 25, 2009
by Tendai Hungwe JOHANNESBURG – A coalition of South African and Zimbabwean civic groups on Tuesday urged Zimbabwe’s unity government to free human rights …
UN chief urges release of Zimbabwe prisoners
The Associated Press -February 25, 2009
Nomboniso Gasa, a South African rights activist leading a campaign in Johannesburg to raise awareness about Zimbabwe’s crisis, cautioned Ban not to be too …
Refugees ‘in limbo’ in border town
The South African Star, South Africa - February 25, 2009
Commission on Gender Equality head Nomboniso Gasa and Emily Wellman of the Institute for Democracy in SA were briefing the media yesterday after visiting …
Zimbabwe refugee crisis on the Zim/SA border
Sowetan, South Africa - February 25, 2009
“Solidarity is needed as much in Musina as it is in even the worst places in Zimbabwe itself,” said Nomboniso Gasa, chair of the Commission for Gender …
Messina refugees in limbo
Independent Online, South Africa - 17 hours ago
The first was global civil society organisation Civicus honorary president Kumi Naidoo, who ended his 21-day hunger strike on February 11, at which point …
Rights Groups Call On Zimbabwe to Release Political Prisoners
Voice of America - February 24, 2009
But the leader of the Save Zimbabwe campaign, Kumi Naidoo, said the unity government will only succeed if it releases political prisoners, …
South Africa: Nomboniso Gasa requires urgent medical treatment
The Zimbabwean, Africa - February 17, 2009
Nomboniso Gasa, the head of the Gender Equity Commission (GCE) embarked on her water only 21 day Hunger-Strike for the Save Zimbabwe Now! …
Zimbabwe’s MDC: Bennett Arrest Political, So Political Solution …
Voice of America - February 17, 2009
Campaign leader Kumi Naidoo said the Bennett arrest proved that Zimbabweans have been deceived as to the nature of the unity government, as Benedict Nhlapho …
Activist ends Zimbabwe fast with a smoothie
The Times, South Africa - February 15, 2009
Even the aroma of burnt toast was appealing to Johannesburg political activist Kumi Naidoo during his 21-day hunger strike in support of starving …
Morgan Tsvangirai could have walked away from the deal
BBC News, UK - February9, 2009
“There is a lot of uncertainty, but we can only keep our fingers crossed and hope something positive comes out of this”, said Kumi Naidoo of Civicus (World …
Solidarity group challenges SA parliament to speak out on Zim
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - February 9, 2009
In a letter sent to the opening of South Africa’s parliament last week, the campaign said the group of parliamentarians must use their positions to speak …
Tutu lends voice to Zimbabwe fast
Sunday Independent (subscription), South Africa - February 9, 2009
Tutu was in Sandton to lend his voice to the Save Zimbabwe Now! initiative - a high-profile relay fast and hunger strike in solidarity with the people of …
‘You are not forgotten’
News24, South Africa - February 7, 2009
“It is important that the people of Zimbabwe know that they are not forgotten. Ubuntu has become a cheapened term but the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign
Archbishop Tutu skeptical of Zimbabwe unity deal
The Associated Press - February 7, 2009
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu said Saturday he doubts that Zimbabwe’s unity government deal can work and insisted …
Archbishop Tutu skeptical of Zimbabwe government unity deal The Canadian Press
Activists Press AU for Firm Action on Zimbabwe
OneWorld.net, UK - February 4, 2009
Kumi Naidoo, Save Zimbabwe Now activist and honorary president of the global civil society coordinating group CIVICUS, is on his 14th day of a three-week …
The BNC salutes South African Dock Workers Action Press Release February 3, 2009
Activists Press AU for Firm Action on Zimbabwe
OneWorld.net, UK - February 3, 2009
Among the over 80 individuals fasting are Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bishop Paul Verryn, and women’s equality activist and author Nomboniso Gasa.
Ethiopia- AU-Zimbabwe-Fasting
African Press Agency, Senegal - February 2, 2009
’Save Zimbabwe Now’, ’World Alliance for Citizen Participation’ are the organizations that have launched the fasting campaign to get due concern for the …
Ethiopia- AU-Zimbabwe-Fasting
African Press Agency, Senegal - February 2, 2009
’Save Zimbabwe Now’, ’World Alliance for Citizen Participation’ are the organizations that have launched the fasting campaign to get due concern for the …
NGO sharks feeding on Zimbabwe crisis
Zim Online, Zimbabwe - February 1, 2009
Recently, another South African NGO, code named ‘Save Zimbabwe Now’ mushroomed into life in an emotionally charged and stage-managed launch at the …
27000 FAST FOR DECISIVE ACTION BY AFRICAN UNION ON ZIMBABWE
The Zimbabwean, Africa - January 31, 2009
On Sunday, Kumi Naidoo, Save Zimbabwe Now! representative and Honorary President of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, will be on the 12th …
Zimbabwean hunger strike activists arrive for AU Summit
Le Mali en ligne, Mali - January 30, 2009
… the human, economic and social crisis,” the activists, organized under a group called Save Zimbabwe Now, said in a statement prepared for the Summit. …
Thousands to fast Sunday, in solidarity with Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwean, Africa - January 30, 2009
The campaign has been organised as part of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign that was launched to mobilise change in crisis weary Zimbabwe. …
The A to Z of programming this weekend, beginning January 30th on …
The Zimbabwean, Africa - January 30, 2009
He talks to human rights activist Selwyn Chetty of Save Zimbabwe Now, who has been encouraging church groups in South Africa to get involved. …
Graca: Whose report do you believe?
The Herald, Zimbabwe - January 29, 2009
Speaking in Johannesburg at the launch of yet another “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by “church leaders”, Graca decried the slow pace at which Sadc leaders …
Pressure for change, despite unity agreement
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - January 29, 2009
The coalition of groups and individuals, under the banner of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign, took to the streets outside the venue of the summit on Monday …
SADC - ’Save Zimbabwe Now’ is watching you
Sowetan, South Africa - January 28, 2009
Nomboniso Gasa of the South African Commission for Gender Equality warns SADC that the ’Save Zimbabwe Now’ initiative is going to put their own checks in …
Police condemned for firing rubber bullets
Sowetan, South Africa - January 27, 2009
Bishop Paul Verryn of the Central Methodist Mission, voiced his deep disappointment at police action of firing rubber bullets into a peaceful protest which …
SADC sticks by dictators – Bishop
Citizen, South Africa - January 27, 2009
This is according to Bishop Paul Verryn, one of the activists behind the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign. Verryn said the latest decision by the Southern African …
MDC feels sidelined by Save Zim
News24, South Africa - January 27, 2009
Johannesburg - Leaders of the recently launched Save Zimbabwe Now campaign were on Tuesday accused of snubbing MDC leaders. Speaking during a media briefing …
Police condemned for firing rubber bullets
Sowetan, South Africa - January 27, 2009
Members of ’Save Zimbabwe Now’ initiative had gathered in Pretoria to hand over three documents to the SADC leaders. Talking about the police action Verryn …
SADC leaders ‘fail Zimbabweans’
News24, South Africa - January 27, 2009
Johannesburg - This week’s SADC summit in Pretoria failed to bring hope to the people of Zimbabwe, leaders of the Save Zimbabwe Now Campaign said on Tuesday …
Violence, protests at Zim crisis meeting
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - January 26, 2009
The protesters who were forcibly removed were eight representatives of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign. Speaking from the back of a police minibus, …
SADC Meeting on Zimbabwe Opens in South Africa
Voice of America - January 26, 2009
The protest was organized by the Save Zimbabwe Now Campaign which represents more than 15 organizations demanding an end to the Zimbabwe crisis and …
Case opened in SA against MDC
News24, South Africa - January 26, 2009
Also on Monday, eight representatives of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign were forcefully removed from the grounds of the presidential guest house in Pretoria …
Police fire rubber bullets to break protest at SADC meeting
Zim Online, Zimbabwe - January 26, 2009
The protestors led by the Save Zimbabwe Now group and other organisations of exiled Zimbabweans had moved onto the grounds of the guesthouse in Pretoria in …
7 injured as police fire rubber bullets
Zimbabwe Times, Zimbabwe - January 26, 2009
Simultaneously, a delegation from the Save Zimbabwe Now! campaign, a civil society initiative in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, when trying to …
SADC leaders begin third crisis summit on Zimbabwe (2nd Lead)
Monsters and Critics.com - January 26, 2009
Outside government buildings nearby, police used rubber bullets to put down a protest by a few hundred activists from the Save Zimbabwe Now movement. …
Catholic bishops say inaction killing Zimbabweans
The Associated Press - January 26, 2009
The regional Save Zimbabwe Now campaign also sent a statement to the summit warning that political violence was again on the increase in Zimbabwe, …
Mugabe arrives ahead of summit
News24, South Africa - January 26, 2009
Save Zimbabwe Now was expected to hand over a memorandum to President Kgalema Motlanthe. The summit was announced last week after power-sharing talks …
Protesters held at SADC summit
News24, South Africa - January 26, 2009
Pretoria - Eight representatives of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign were forcefully removed from the grounds of the presidential guesthouse in Pretoria on …
Violent protest near Zimbabwe summit venue (Extra)
Monsters and Critics.com - January 26, 2009
Around 600 supporters of the Save Zimbabwe Now movement, an umbrella group of civil society and church groups, marched on government buildings to protest …
New push to salvage Zim deal
The Times, South Africa - January 25, 2009
The Save Zimbabwe Now movement will hand over a memorandum calling for “peace and justice in Africa, with a focus on Zimbabwe” to the SADC Secretariat at …
Save Zimbabwe activists begin hunger strike
The Times, South Africa - January 24, 2009
Naidoo’s Save Zimbabwe Now campaign was inspired by a visit to the country last year. Naidoo, the secretary-general of Civicus — a non-governmental …
Zimbabwe: Hunger strikers demand end to suffering
KongoTimes, Ireland - January 24, 2009
Read more about Desmond Tutu It’s the first offensive of a new campaign dubbed “Save Zimbabwe Now.” Visitors to the Web site are invited to join the fast …
Mandela’s wife lashes out at Mugabe
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - January 24, 2009
Speaking at Wednesday’s launch of the ‘Save Zimbabwe Now’ campaign, Machel described her heart is ‘bleeding’ because of the atrocities being committed in …
Fasting for fast action in Zimbabwe
Huffington Post, NY - January 23, 2009
The fast - and the reasons why I am doing it - are all part of the Save Zimbabwe Now! campaign. The initiative aims to support the efforts and activities of …
South Africa-Zimbabwe: Many shall be called, but the few shall be …
Anarkismo.net - January 23, 2009
This insult was repeated at today’s press conference organized by the Save Zimbabwe Now (SZN) through CIVICUS and the Central Methodist Church in …
Momentum Builds for Zimbabwe Intervention
OneWorld.net, UK - January 23, 2009
The suffering of the people of Zimbabwe cannot be ignored any longer,” says the Save Zimbabwe Now! Coalition in a petition calling for immediate action to …
SADC should heed Machel’s words
Zimbabwe Times, Zimbabwe - January 23, 2009
… of a coalition of churches and civic groups, in South Africa, whose purpose is to put pressure on the leaders of Southern Africa to “Save Zimbabwe Now”. …
Zimbabwe: Graca Machel Speaks Out
AllAfrica.com, Washington - January 22, 2009
The churchmen behind the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign are planning a series of hunger strikes to draw attention to the crisis - and to the fact that most …
Mandela’s Wife: Africa must learn from Mugabe’s mistakes
IBTimes Australia, Australia - January 22, 2009
… liberation fighters could lose legitimacy, the former South African and Mozambican first lady said at the launch of Save Zimbabwe Now, according to AFP. …
Graca Machel chastises Southern African leaders over Zimbabwe crisis
African Press Agency, Senegal - January 22, 2009
Machel was speaking in Johannesburg on Wednesday at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders. Mrs Mandela who is also Mozambique’s …
Zim cholera death toll soars past 2 700
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - January 22, 2009
The former Mozambican first lady was speaking at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, …
Hunger strike for Zimbabwe change
AngolaPress, Angola - January 22, 2009
The new Save Zimbabwe Now movement says African leaders must abandon the policy of quiet diplomacy and recognise there is no legal government in Zimbabwe. …
Archbishop Tutu On Hunger Strike
Daily Guide, Ghana - January 22, 2009
The new Save Zimbabwe Now movement says African leaders must abandon the policy of quite diplomacy and recognise there is no legal government in Zimbabwe. …
Graca Machel calls for mass action to save Zimbabwe
Sowetan, South Africa - January 22, 2009Member of the Elders and wife of former president Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel joined supporters of ’Save Zimbabwe Now’ in Johannesburg to ask the people of …
Hunger strike for Zimbabwe change
Joy Online, Ghana - January 22, 2009
The new Save Zimbabwe Now movement says African leaders must abandon the policy of quiet diplomacy and recognise there is no legal government in Zimbabwe. …
SADC blamed for Zimbabwe deaths
Business Day, South Africa - January 22, 2009
She was speaking at the launch of the Save Zimbabwe Now campaign by church leaders who will embark on a period of fasting to raise awareness of the crisis.
Mugabe’s decline a lesson to other African leaders: Machel
Ici Cemac, Cameroon - January 22, 2009
Machel, the former Mozambican first lady, was addressing the launch of Save Zimbabwe Now, a coalition of activist groups that will hold a hunger strike and …
Mandela’s wife says Zimbabwe regime illegitimate
Irish Times, Ireland - January 22, 2009
Members of the newly-formed Save Zimbabwe Now campaign will not eat for three weeks, but will take water, as part of their plan of solidarity with …
Graca berates SADC for Zim crisis
The Times, South Africa - January 21, 2009
Machel, a member of The Elders eminent persons group, was speaking in Johannesburg yesterday at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church …
Mugabe has lost legitimacy: Graca Machel
Zim Online, Zimbabwe - January 21, 2009
… the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders who will embark on a period of fasting to pressure regional leaders to act on Zimbabwe. …
Machel warns SADC countries
News24.com, South Africa - January 21, 2009
The former Mozambican first lady was speaking at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond …
South Africa: Hunger Strike Launched in Solidarity With Starving …
AllAfrica.com, Washington - January 21, 2009
The action, which was launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday, is the first offensive of a new solidarity movement called ‘Save Zimbabwe Now’ set to raise …
Activists Launch Save Zimbabwe Now, Movement Calls for End
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - January 21, 2009
In an effort to end the political battle that has left Zimbabweans facing a humanitarian crisis activists have launched the Save Zimbabwe Now movement. …
Mugabe’s ruinous rule a lesson to African leaders
Harare Tribune, Zimbabwe - January 21, 2009
Machel, the former Mozambican first lady, was addressing the launch of Save Zimbabwe Now, a coalition of activist groups that will hold a hunger strike and …
Hunger strike for Zimbabwe change
BBC News, UK - January 21, 2009
The new Save Zimbabwe Now movement says African leaders must abandon the policy of quiet diplomacy and recognise there is no legal government in Zimbabwe. …
Hunger strike launched in SA in solidarity with starving Zimbabweans
SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe - January 21, 2009
The action, which was launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday, is the first offensive of a new solidarity movement called ‘Save Zimbabwe Now’ set to raise …
Fasting for Zimbabwe: South Africans start to mobilize - Feature
Earthtimes (press release), UK - January 21, 2009
The campaign, entitled Save Zimbabwe Now, was launched in Johannesburg’s Central Methodist Church, which harbours thousands of Zimbabweans, mostly illegal …
‘Blood on Sadc hands’
iAfrica.com, South Africa - January 21, 2009
She was speaking at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders who will embark on a period of fasting to raise awareness of the crisis …
SADC leaders have blood on their hands – Graca Machel
Politicsweb, South Africa - January 21, 2009
She was speaking at the launch of the “Save Zimbabwe Now” campaign by church leaders who will embark on a period of fasting to raise awareness of the crisis …
Fasting for Zimbabwe: South Africans start to mobilize
TopNews, India - January 21, 2009
The campaign, entitled Save Zimbabwe Now, was launched in Johannesburg’s Central Methodist Church, which harbours thousands of Zimbabweans, mostly illegal …
Machel: SADC is to blame for deaths in Zimbabwe
African Path, MN - January 21, 2009
A coalition of South African organisations has launched a fast under the banner of Save Zimbabwe Now in a latest bid to save Zimbabweans from Robert …
