President Robert Mugabe’s party lost control of Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Wednesday and the opposition said that he had been defeated for the first time in a presidential poll. Official results, which have trickled out slowly since Saturday’s election, showed that Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF could not outvote the combined opposition seats in Parliament.
The life of Ivan Toms, who died in Cape Town on March 25, was shaped by his commitment to justice and innate sense of humanity. One of his proudest moments was receiving the Order of the Baobab for ”his outstanding contribution to the struggle against apartheid and sexual discrimination”.
Cape Town’s director of health, Dr Ivan Toms, died of meningitis, city manager Achmat Ebrahim said on Wednesday. Toms, an anti-apartheid and gay rights activist, was found dead in his Mowbray home on Tuesday morning. The estimated time of death was late Monday afternoon or early Monday evening.
Cape Town’s director of health, former anti-conscription campaigner Ivan Toms, was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning, police said. Police spokesperson Superintendent Billy Jones said foul play was not suspected at this stage. He said police used a key from a neighbour to gain access to Toms’ Mowbray home at about 9.30am.
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/ 2 December 1988
The solitary martyr is no longer alone. Conscientious objector Ivan Toms has been joined by
others.
Crossroads doctor Ivan Toms, was yesterday sentenced to 630 days imprisonment the maximum sentence asked for by the state