Stichting Nederlands Instituut voor Zuidelijk Afrika

21.09.2005 The Zimbabwean government has finally admitted that the country will run out of food by the end of this month. President Mugabe still refuses to make an urgent appeal to the international community, but it's probably too late to avert a human tragedy on a scale with Darfur anyway, says Zimbabwean writer Wilf Mbanga.

01.08.2005 While a recent U.N. report brought international attention to Zimbabwe's "Operation Murambatsvina," it falls short of expectations. Failing to implicate President Robert Mugabe's involvement, the report also says those responsible should be tried in Zimbabwe--a suggestion that strikes Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga as absurd.

30.05.2005 In the latest example of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s disregard for international human rights law, former Zimbabwean lawmaker Roy Bennett--being held in the notorious Chikurubi Prison for pushing a Mugabe colleague in Parliament--has lost nearly 60 pounds in six months and is in dangerous health, writes Zimbabwean journalist Wilf Mbanga.