Newsline 16 October 2009: Geert Wilders claims London visit victory for free speech; Morgan Tsvangarai threatens to quit Zimbabwe’s fragile coalition; and health staff protest at compulsory anti-swine flu vaccinations.
Wilders visits Britain:
The Dutch Freedom party leader Geert Wilders arrived in London today after a tribunal found there was no reason to ban him from the country. He called the decision a victory for free speech.
Listen to reporter Geraldine Cooper in London
Zimbabwe coalition hangs in the balance:
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangarai says he’s suspending cooperation with Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF party following yesterday’s arrest of senior MDC member Roy Bennett.
Listen to Zimbabwean journalist Davison Maruziva in Harare
Health staff on compulsory vaccinations:
The swine flu vaccination campaign kicks off in the Netherlands in a couple of weeks. Health care workers are to be offered the injection but two thirds are not in favour. Newsline asks why.
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