Zimbabwean Youths in UK meet South African officials over Zim crisis


Zimbabwean Youth in the UK had an opportunity to engage in a diplomatic dialogue with the South African Embassy per turning the escalating Zimbabwean crisis.

The 2 hour meeting was a platform for ordinary Zimbabweans to project and present our own analysis and a proposed draft resolution towards the 7 year old crisis our motherland is facing.The key notes of the agenda was to get South African foreign policy towards~,the deterioration of the human rights(the recent brutal attack on labour leaders),the plight of Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa,Murambatsvina(and its aftermath),Press freedom,rule of law,the Land reform,economic prosperity,how the Govt systems are appointed(electoral system,judiciary system) all this against the SADC and AU Democratic elections and democratic protocols and principles.Efforts made before to ease the crisis by African leaders and the out-going UN secretary General Kofi Annan and its progress.Zimbabwe's influence in the region and problems Africa is facing war-torn areas(Darfur,Elections in DRC)


The meeting concluded with a submit ion of a proposed draft resolution detailing key steps South Africa and the region need to undertake in pushing for a democratic transition in Zimbabwe.But we would like to reinstate that the planned demonstration for Sat 14 October (1pm- 3) outside the South African Embassy(meeting at Zim Embassy at 1pm) will still go ahead to solidify our concerns to President Mbeki whilst we are waiting for a respond from the South African Govt.


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