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News stories for Friday 30 July

Party leaders said to have dropped many outstanding issues
According to the weekly Zimbabwe Independent newspaper Tsvangirai, Mugabe and Mutambara agreed at a meeting in June to drop everything else and concentrate on resolving the dispute around the appointments of Roy Bennett, Johannes Tomana and Gideon Gono.

No rule of law, despite the unity government
International legal organizations have warned that the current state of the legal and justice system in ‘impunity riddled Zimbabwe’ has continued to decline, despite the formation of the coalition government.

Government wants to be ‘main player’ in aid distribution
Last week ambassadors from donor countries were told they must keep the government informed of their activities, including the total funding brought into the country and the names of non-governmental organisations that they are partnered with.

Controversy over Joshua Nkomo statue rumbles on
Imagine over 20 000 of your supporters brutally murdered by a team of crack soldiers trained in North Korea and then, 11 years after your death, a statue ‘honouring’ you is made in North Korea to be erected in Zimbabwe.

Police trying to block MDC Hwange rally
Police in Hwange are reportedly attempting to stop an MDC “Real Change” rally scheduled for Saturday in the town, according to the party.

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Constitutional Outreach

COPAC Outreach Meetings : Day 31 - PDF
ROHR Press statement on Constitutional Outreach
Taking the Constitutional Debate to the People - PDF
Bulawayo Daily Agenda: Constitution update 28 July
Constitutional law expert: ‘Practise what is law’
Sokwanele: Constitution Outreach 22 July - 28 July - PDF
Byo Daily Agenda Constitutional outreach 27 July
Outreach Meetings:Manicaland: 26 July to 7 August - PDF
The MDC’s Constitution principles - PDF
Constitution: A nation divided against itself
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According to the weekly Zimbabwe Independent newspaper Tsvangirai, Mugabe and Mutambara agreed at a meeting in June to drop everything else and concentrate on resolving the dispute around the appointments of Roy Bennett, Johannes Tomana and Gideon Gono. But MDC-T spokesman Nelson Chamisa refuted the story and told Newsreel none of the outstanding issues were dropped.

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Chimuriwo believes ZPF is just using the MDC in the unity government to get funding from the outside world; while Felix says the ZPF Operation ''Vharamuromo'' (Shut Up) should not come as a surprise to people during the constitutional making process, as ZPF have always used violence to get what they want and; Zibusiso says there are plenty of reasons for the MDC to pull out of the GNU and they should do so immediately.

Richard finds out about the Council of Zimbabwean Christian Leaders from Qobo Mayisa, their General Secretary, and he talks to  Father Nigel Johnson about the life of Ignatius Loyola ,  the founder of the Jesuits whose life Christians celebrate this week. Then; From the Archives  brings you the best programmes from the week on SW Radio Africa.

Human rights lawyer Dewa Mavhinga reiterates that there can never be any any meaningful development in Zimbabwe as long as Mugabe and ZANU PF pretend to be taking the country forward, while continually trying to push through policies they adopted during the liberation war.

Irene Madongo speaks to Kollega Mlisana from the Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, about  a new vaginal gel that has been developed that can reduce a womans risk of HIV infection by 40%.  She also talks to Dr Nyikadzino Mahachi of the Zimbabwe AIDS prevention services, about what the new gel could mean for HIV prevention in Zimbabwe. And finally
In place of Hot Seat, Alex Bell interviews author Jason Wallace about his new book ‘Out of Shadows’. Set in Zimbabwe in the 1980s it tells the story of a young British boy who comes to live and go to school in the country, soon after Robert Mugabe becomes Prime Minister.
Described as honest, powerful and devastating, the book is both a coming of age tale and a moral analysis of good and evil. Wallace describes his own experiences growing up in Zimbabwe and the devastation of the country under Mugabe’s control.
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