SLR: Police and politics – a global crisis unfolds
Simon Lincoln Reader laments the changes in the police, both here and globally. He asks: “What is worse: incompetence or social engineering?”
Simon Lincoln Reader laments the changes in the police, both here and globally. He asks: “What is worse: incompetence or social engineering?”
The brutal death of George Floyd, an African-American man is reminiscent of a callous killing of a South African activist, Andries Tatane by the police.
There is a classic line that rings true with what Zimbabwean Cathy Buckle writes: The more things change, the more they stay the same.
President Mugabe recently gave his annual State of the Nation Address and Cathy Buckle couldn’t help but wonder if they live in the same country.
Cathy Buckle says despite the latest oppression in Zimbabwe, there’s no doubt that a new resolve and determination has been born in the hearts of the locals.
Robert Mugabe’s spokesperson George Charamba says the anti-government protests in Harare last week “crossed a line” – and the authorities won’t tolerate them any more.
A picture tells more than a thousand words and Cathy Buckle reflects on three, all highlighting an increased form of brutality in Zimbabwe as the government defends president Mugabe.