![Report Cover Photo: Still taken from the Solidarity Peace Trust video, “Discarding the Filth” Report Cover Photo: Still taken from the Solidarity Peace Trust video, “Discarding the Filth”](http://www.solidaritypeacetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/opmurambatsvina-300x219.jpg)
On 19 May 2005, the Government of Zimbabwe began an operation labelled “Operation Murambatsvina” (OM). While Government has translated this to mean “Operation Clean-up”, or “Operation Restore Order”, the more literal translation of “Murambatsvina” is “Drive out the Filth”. This is not the first time this Government has used “cleaning” terminology to describe a process […]
Tags: abuse of the law, Access to resources, demolitions, murambatsvina, overcrowding, urban identity
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![Report Cover Photo: Archbishop Pius Ncube listens to an 83 year-old woman reporting denial of access to food in Insiza District Report Cover Photo: Archbishop Pius Ncube listens to an 83 year-old woman reporting denial of access to food in Insiza District](http://www.solidaritypeacetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/outforthecount-300x199.jpg)
Two teams of Church observers from South Africa entered Zimbabwe ahead of the Election 2005, to observe the election process and also in order to absorb life of ordinary Zimbabweans. The first, pre-election group consisted of four ordained priests, a church youth worker and a university professor. A seventh priest was denied entry to the […]
Tags: Access to resources, Church commentators, election monitoring, Election violence, Human rights
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