Zimbabwe is going to be rocked by more ”illegal” protests following recent demonstrations in which 50 people were arrested for defying the recently imposed three-month ban on public protests, says Lovemore Madhuku, chair of the National Constitutional Assembly.

Bird flu has hit international news headlines again. Nigeria has reported the first human death in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Kingdom is going through its first outbreak among poultry, and in South-East Asia bird flu continues to simmer, with ongoing outbreaks and human deaths. Africa is where South-East Asia was three to four years ago.