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...successful nuclear tests of 1998 made him a national icon. If elected in July, as expected, Kalam will become India's third Muslim head of state. ON TRIAL. ANDREW MELDRUM, 50, American journalist with British newspaper the Guardian, on charges that he intentionally published false information against the Zimbabwean government; in Harare. Meldrum reported a story that claimed a woman had been beheaded by supporters of the Zanu PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party. The police say the killing never took place. Meldrum is being prosecuted under stringent media laws designed to curb government criticism. ARRESTED. SAMUEL WAKSAL, 54, former...
...Africa Development Community, a 14-nation consortium, condemned the elections as non-compliant “with the norms and standards for elections in the…region,” an independent observer mission from South Africa, the regional superpower and nation with the most potential influence over Zimbabwean affairs, failed to take a similar hard line. The South Africans conceded that the elections were not “free and fair,” but still saw fit to declare the result “legitimate.” Teams from Namibia and Nigeria drew similar conclusions...
TIME: Have you had any contact with the Zimbabwean government? KHAN: Yes. [Amnesty] has worked on Zimbabwe for a long time, and Rhodesia before that, so we have a long history of engagement in the area. At one point we'd even adopted Mr. Mugabe as one of our prisoners and worked on his case. But he has not been very positive toward Amnesty and has accused us of interference...
...originator of the Zimbabwean style of music called Chimurenga, the same name by which the Zimbabwean liberation struggle is known. This music is replete with traditional influences, as is reggae; Chimurenga’s lyrics are also preoccupied with the struggle for human rights, freedom and dignity. Solely the veiled, idiomatic nature of the lyrics (which speak of “poisonous snakes” rather than oppressive regimes) saved him from being imprisoned during Zimbabwe’s struggle for liberation...
...faces a similar threat from the current government: at least two of his songs have been banned from Zimbabwean radio for their political content (which unmistakeably critices the regime) and Mapfumo has relocated to the US. The oppressor may have changed, but in the minds of Zimbabweans and others, Mapfumo remains the quintessential musician of the people, articulating and narrating their struggle...