Zimbabwean World Music and Afro-Jazz maestro, Oliver Mtukudzi is to be celebrated with an honorary award for his contribution to charity and humanitarian causes at London’s iconic O2 arena next week. With a career spanning 35 years and 60 albums, “Tuku”, as Mtukudzi is affectionately known in his native Zimbabwe, will perform at the IndigO2 centre for the first time on Friday August 17, 2012. The Show’s promoters, Base Africa, say the gig dubbed Hoza 2012 – A Tribute to the King of Music is a befitting honour to Mtukudzi, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and recipient of several awards, in recognition of his services... Continue Reading
Harare – Four Zimbabwean journalists who attended the 2012 International AIDS Conference (IAC) in the U.S. July 22-27 hailed the gathering but noted that Zimbabwe, well regarded for its ability to harness resources for HIV and AIDS, still has a lot to learn to effectively utilize local and international resources. “When everyone at the conference was talking about ending the epidemic I was shocked because of the challenges that we are experiencing in Zimbabwe,” said Masimba Biriwasha, writer and journalist on public health issues. “The point that was being made was that we have made so much progress over two... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – ONE of the highly respected judges in Tanzania Justice Damian Lubuva recently failed to satisfy his audience on how he could balance his loyalty between the president and that of his duty as chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Justice Lubuva was guest of honour at the International Conference with a theme Elections and Transitions to Democracy in Africa, where he presented his paper with a title Elections Management in Africa: Tanzania Experience. The two days conference was held at the Coral Beach Hotel in Dar es Salaam a fortnight ago. Distinguished academicians in the... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – DIVERTING and abuse of donor funds is a common problem in Africa and many other parts of the world. This was revealed recently during the International AIDS 2012 Conference. Dr Fatma Mrisho, the Executive Director of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), was asked how one deals with what this problem does and her answer was “it is through continuous advocacy and some prayers”. This answer reflects that even Tanzania has not been able to deal properly with the problem of misuse of donor funds. Several times and in various forums it has been explained that... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – Monrovia, Liberia – An event for the nationwide consultation that came off last Saturday and was witnessed by a cross section of guests plus nationwide consultations on a draft Petroleum Policy. The event took place at the Monrovia City Hall. Liberia’s discovery of oil has come at a time when the national quest to see its citizen benefit is assured and the nation peace and security also protected. The consultation was expected to start this Monday with a nationwide tour to various counties in the country to solicit the views of citizens on the oil find... Continue Reading
