Posts by Nandor Tanczos

  • Day of Action on Zimbabwe - by Nandor Tanczos



    Yesterday I met with Regis Mtutu of the Treatment Action Campaign. The T.A.C. is the coordination point for Zimbabwean refugees and their political organisation in South Africa although I think its primary focus is health promotion. He told me that the resolution of the emergency summit of civil society organisations held in Dar es Salaam, [...] read more
    April 25, 2008 1:58 am - 3 Comments

  • fresh news from the Cape - by Nandor Tanczos



    Well, I’m still in Cape Town. Don’t know if NZ media is reporting much about it, but Zimbabwe is still the big news here. A shipment of arms from China, ordered three days after the election, docked in Durban for overland transportation to Zimbabwe late last week. The Government said they had no legal grounds [...] read more
    April 22, 2008 4:47 am - 6 Comments

  • Rich nations stealing from the poor – again - by Nandor Tanczos



    I have just attended a panel on Maternal, Newborn and Child (MNC) mortality. It’s a terrible picture, although in the last year the number of children dying before the age of 5 dropped below 10 million. Yay. The Millenium Development Goals calls for a three pronged approach – access to reproductive health care for all [...] read more
    April 17, 2008 1:44 am - 3 Comments

  • NZ gets Zimbabwe elections on IPU agenda - by Nandor Tanczos



    It seems inconceivable that the Inter Parliamentary Union meeting in Cape Town should ignore the meltdown next door in Zimbabwe. But despite a widespread feeling that it must be discussed, no country appeared willing to put it forward. European delegations worry about being dismissed as interfering colonials. African delegations awaited the outcome of the Southern [...] read more
    April 16, 2008 12:44 am - 1 Comment

  • Talking Tibet in Cape Town - by Nandor Tanczos



    I’m in Cape Town for the 118th Inter parliamentary Union meeting. It’s been written off as a junket by the NZ media so I thought I’d let people see for themselves. There’s some serious politicking over Zimbabwe. The New Zealand delegation is playing an instrumental role in ensuring that the IPU discusses it. I’ll write [...] read more
    April 15, 2008 2:27 am - 25 Comments