By Tafadzwa Muranganwa – The Students Movement of Zimbabwe is supporting the motion to the Parliament by Harare West Member of Parliament Jessie Majome that calls a mandatory 30 year sentence rape and gender based violence cases as 2012 Zimbabwe statistics and UNICEF report review an increase rape cases. The motion also speaks to the bettering of service provision to victims of rape as well as push for action of the National Gender Based Violence Strategy 2012-2015. As an organisation whose main objective is to work with young people and students aiming at addressing their changing needs revealed that Zimbabwe statistics... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 20th 2014 |
Due to the increase in the spate of muggings in and around Harare recently, Citizen Concern Bureau of Zimbabwe has been launched as of today, to spearhead Public Safety Campaigns to raise public awareness about this dangerously growing trend. WHO WE ARE Citizen Concern Bureau of Zimbabwe (CCBZ), is a Non-Governmental, Non-Political, Non-Profit and Charitable Organisation, primarily concerned with the preservation of the sanctity of life through Public Safety Awareness and Advocacy Campaigns. Our work is a voluntary public service undertaking for and on behalf of the people of Zimbabwe. However, it must be stressed that our organisation is not in any way a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, December 30th 2013 |
Harare, November 8, 2013: The United States Embassy has awarded over $64,000 to the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) to restore the collapsed walls of Naletale National Monuments in Matabeleland South province. The support was made possible through a U.S. Department of State initiative, the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation. On November 13th, U.S. Ambassador Bruce Wharton will join senior NMMZ officials in Gweru for a tour of the monument and the official handover of the grant. “This project acknowledges the importance of Zimbabwe’s pre-colonial history and demonstrates the deep respect the United States has for Zimbabwe’s rich cultural... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 10th 2013 |
Harare, November 5, 2013: American and Canadian diplomats have said the recent visit by eighteen representatives of international universities from the United States, Canada and Spain represents a continued commitment by their countries to strengthen the education sector in Zimbabwe. “Fundamentally, we view education as an absolutely essential part of Zimbabwe’s development and progress, and we will support it in any way we can,” said United States Ambassador Bruce Wharton during a tour of the Colleges Fair held at Prince Edward School on Monday. “We support education in a number of ways; the things we do that are good for education... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 6th 2013 |
Legendary Zimbabwean rap pioneer Shingirayi Sabeta yesterday made an explosive return on the music scene with the online launch of his new single, Ndamutswa. Formerly known as Mau Mau, Shingirayi teamed up with the popular website, African Hip Hop blog and used the platform as a launchpad for the new track. A pioneer on the Zimbabwe Rap landscape, Shingirayi is famed for his mid-90’s hits Blackness with the late Afro-Pop star Prince Tendai, his debut self-entitled single Mau Mau and the classic 2002 debut album, M’fecane. Ndamutswa has a raw and bubbly Southern-esque beat fused with Sungura and Rock guitar riffs, courtesy of producer Xander. The track is also... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, October 29th 2013 |
