The Jestina Mukoko Wikileaks cables

Jestina Mukoko and her Zimbabwe Peace Project were relatively unknown until she was abducted and detained in 2008 and charged with terrorism. She had made her name as a broadcaster at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation but had gone underground. Now she regularly makes headlines as an activist. There are more than 30 Wikileaks cables on her. Here is the first batch.

Detainees remain in jail despite court orders

Christmas in jail

UN piles pressure on Mugabe

SA refused to bow down to pressure to force Mugabe to step down

Chamisa said Tsvangirai’s US advisor was a big problem

Mukoko said war veterans were targeting election observers

Mukoko said ZANU-PF was manipulating food distribution

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