The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) in collaboration with Restoration of Human Rights (ROHR Zimbabwe) invite you to join them in commemorating this year’s UN International day in Support of Victims of Torture on Friday 25 June 2010 at the following places: City Venue Time Bulawayo CCAP Church, Sizinda, Nkulumane 0830 hours Mutare United Apostolic Faith Church, Sakubva 1400 hours Gweru Civic Centre, 1400 hours Chinhoyi Chinhoyi University Hotel 1000 hours The commemorations shall be in the form of prayer meetings and shall be led by local Churches, and survivors of torture themselves, young people, women and the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 |
By Novell Zwangendaba Sabastian Magacha a Zimbabwe Music Award winner and National Arts Merits Award nominee, releases a new single this July. The track entitled Jehovha Ndinokudai is from Magacha’s forthcoming 3rd album being produced by another award-winning young artist Macdee. Since the release of his second album Ndinokutendai over a year ago, the electrifying musician has been moving full speed ahead with his performing career. To date he has held shows with several renowned artists such as South Africa’s Ringo and gospel great Rebecca. Saba, as he is affectionately known is currently receiving good rotation on radio and TV... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 |
By Mutumwa Mawere – Our civilization has evolved and contemporary African civilization is dualistic with one part based on laws and other institutions underpinned by a market system and another that is based on what can be described as African norms, traditions and custom. I was born in Zimbabwe and I must confess that there is nothing that prepared me to be a businessman of the scale that I have been privileged to engage in. The political, social, moral and economic morality that informed the colonial constitutional order did not allow natives a large measure of freedom in seeking profit... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 21st 2010 |
Shout-Africa News – British and Belgian companies have been buying diamonds from the contested Chiadzwa diamond fields, even though London and Brussels claim Zimbabwe should not be given Kimberley Process certification to export diamonds harvested in the area. According to All Africa, which quoted State-owned newspaper The Herald, an independent report compiled for the government now details who has been benefiting from the Chiadzwa resource. State officials denied knowledge of the report, but it apparently states that the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, through the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, had on two occasions this year shipped diamonds from Chiadzwa to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 20th 2010 |
BY VLADIMIR MZACA – BEITBRIDGE -Zimbabweans living and working in South Africa have been returning home in droves for fear of xenophobic attacks breaking out after the World Cup. The assistant regional immigration manager at the Beitbridge border post, Charles Gwede, said there had been an increase in the volume of people going back to Zimbabwe. “Last week on Saturday we had about 7632 people travelling back home while only about 3000 crossed to South Africa,” he said. But it has been much higher than that. “We had about 18000 travellers returning at some stage during the start of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 20th 2010 |
