Zimbabwean Women Activists Arrested

Breaking News - Women of Zimbabwe Arise

AT FOUR AM today Law and Order Police officers started to go door-to-door arresting members of WOZA. As it stands four members, Rosemary Siziba, Margaret Ndlovu, Idah Ndebele and Maria Moyo are confirmed to have been taken. Other members refused to open their doors in the dark.

At 4:45 am they arrived at the gate of Magodonga Mahlangu, broke her gate padlock and proceeded to try to break down the front and back doors. They did not succeed and left taking 'snowy' the dog with them. They were heard insulting both Mahlangu and Williams who are both leaders.

In Masvingo, Police also searched the homes of two members late last night and upon finding nothing promised to return to arrest the members who were not at home. Police officers said they are looking for information about the 'Sheroes Congress'.

WOZA and MOZA conducted their annual assembly in rural Matabeleland this past weekend and it is assumed that these arrests and searches are an attempt to obtain information about the congress resolutions.

News is still coming in from other areas ..

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24 August 2007

A Zimbabwean Feminist Speaks

Hat tip to Chris for pointing me in the direction of this very interesting interview with a Zimbabwean feminist. Shereen Essof is described as "a Zimbabwean feminist and revolutionary activist currently based in Cape Town, South Africa." She describes a country in which inflation runs at 1,700%, and where life expectancy for men is 37 and for women 34 - but where luxury cars drive around Harare. A country where Mugabe (pictured) is an appalling repressive dictator, but the opposition MDC is far from perfect.