Widespread Human Rights Violations Threaten Elections in Zimbabwe
FULL REPORT: PRESS STATEMENT With just weeks to go before a watershed election, a political atmosphere of intimidation and violence has taken hold in Zimbabwe. Rather than promoting an environment in which civic participation and political tolerance are encouraged, the government of Zimbabwe has engaged in a systematic crackdown on civil society and the human […]
The ZANU-PF & MDC-T 2013 Election Manifestos
Over the last few months, some political milestones have been reached in Zimbabwe with one of the more significant ones being the signing of a new Constitution. Along with the Constitution came the need for general elections that in recent weeks were set for 31 July 2013 by President Mugabe. MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan […]
Grace, The Grace Mugabe Interview With Dali Tambo (VIDEO)
Following on from his interview with President Mugabe (Chimurenga Man, The Robert Mugabe Interview With Dali Tambo (VIDEO)), Dali Tambo also sat down with Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe. A few topics were covered during the interview which included how Grace and the president ended up together, how they had kids whilst Sally Mugabe was […]
Anonymous Africa – Our End Game For Zimbabwe & Africa (@zim4thewin)
Greetings and Salutations fellow Africans and Earthlings. We are Anonymous Africa and we were asked to write a short blog explaining our motivations. By now you may have noticed some of our ops hitting Southern Africa. We hope you like our work. We would like to thank you for the overwhelming support you are giving […]
Chimurenga Man, The Robert Mugabe Interview With Dali Tambo (VIDEO)
On the 2nd of June 2013, an episode of People of the South aired on SABC3 where Dali Tambo interviewed President Robert Mugabe. It is one of those interviews that people in Zimbabwe and around the world would be interested in because interviews with Mugabe are a rarity and also that it was marketed as […]
Fashion Trends in Zimbabwe
For a while I thought setting a fashion trend in a country like Zimbabwe was easy…it’s not. Setting a trend requires innovation and taste. The question is how does a thing become the in thing. Who approves trends? Who decides? Zimbabwe has seen the jelly pumps, colour blocking, Rihanna hairstyle, skinny jeans as top trends […]
Indigenous Proverbs: Something We Need To Preserve For The Future Zimbabwe
Its really sad that we (Zimbabweans), have reduced the importance of our indigenous proverbs to something we need to cram in order to pass our Ordinary and Advanced level exams. As a result most people don’t pass these exams and end up relying on the domestic aide from kumusha to help their children to do […]
The Plight Of A Diaspora Returnee Wife
Yes, there are a number of Diasporans who are a bit sceptical about returning home for one resason or another > Why Diasporans Are Not Returning Home. On the other hand, there are a those who have taken the step to return home permanently with those in this group having realised varying levels of success with […]
Extensive NGO Consultation Key To Sustainable Development In Zimbabwe
Last week, l visited my mother in the country side, Zvishavane communal areas and l was privileged to witness a gathering in which one of the many non governmental organisation, the Australia aid was giving money to rural people which they were supposed to use to buy livestock thereby alleviating poverty. But, what l personally observed prove […]
My Late Father Would Vote Zanu (PF) Today
“Kays” as they called him was son to a Gushungo who migrated from Serima and my gogo a Muturikwa whose parents possibly migrated from Mrehwa. He was born in 1945, across the river from Prime Minister’s home. Surprisingly that is as far as their similarities go because had he been alive, he would not vote […]