The labour movement in Zimbabwe is being kept silent for yet another critical month, as Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders Wellington Chibebe and Lovemore Matombo turned up in court to face charges of “speading falsehoods prejudicial to the state”, only to find the prosecutor had again not turned up for the trial.

The human-rights infringing bail conditions of no public appearances for Wellington and Lovemore remain in force now until a new trial date of 17 September – no doubt strengthening Mugabe’s hand by keeping the ZCTU out of public opinion on the current power-sharing talks.

If you haven’t done so yet, you can help keep up pressure until the new trial date by registering your support at the ITUC site We Are ZCTU.