http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/2299 sh_SH http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160967/1/2299 The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160961/1/2299 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83853 Privatization, free trade, and market forces...the rich world insists poor states play by our rules. But they don't work. Time to let countries determine their own destinies, asks Duncan Green. From: New Statesman http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160935/1/2299 In the wake of escalating violence, concerns of "genocide," and failed mediating attempts, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader declared Sunday that he would no longer participate in the final-round presidential vote scheduled for this week. From: Mail and Guardian (South Africa) http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160930/1/2299 South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog. From: Human Rights Watch