Zim frees two women activists
2008-07-03 14:58
Special Report
Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai says there has been progress in talks between the country's two political parties.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he doesn't expect the US sanctions on his country to be lifted soon.
Johannesburg - A Zimbabwean rights group says two women activists have been freed after nearly six weeks in prison.
Women and Men of Zimbabwe Arise spokesperson Annie Sibanda said Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu were granted bail on Thursday.
The two were arrested in Harare on May 28 after holding a peaceful protest and had been charged with disturbing the peace and publishing statements prejudicial to the state.
Williams was honoured last year by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with an International Women of Courage Award.
- AP