HARARE, 21 June 2013 (IRIN) – Standing in a winding queue in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, Judith Kapito, 38, cannot hide her excitement: she is waiting to receive a new identity document, one that will offer her rights and opportunities she has long been deprived of. Kapito was born to Malawian parents who migrated to Zimbabwe – then Southern Rhodesia – in 1960. She lost her citizenship in 2001, when the government’s amendment of the Citizenship Act forced those born of alien parents to renounce their foreign citizenship. Kapito, who was born in Zimbabwe and registered as a national of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, June 23rd 2013 |
By Sharon Hudson Dean – Victoria Falls, June 14, 2013: “We’re going to fan out, like a ripple moving through the bush.” With those instructions, our group of American diplomats made a long line, carefully stepping through the long, yellow grass of the Victoria Falls National Park. We were less than five miles from the spectacular Falls, but in the park it was hot, dusty, and dangerous. The park is home to elephants, African buffalo, lions, leopards, warthogs, and many other animals. While the animals certainly pose some danger, the real dangers we were looking out for were snares. Using nothing more than... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, June 14th 2013 |
Harare, May 30th 2013: United States Ambassador Bruce Wharton on Wednesday called on local finance institutions to provide more loans to women in agriculture and encouraged Zimbabwe’s government authorities to improve legal support and public services for women farmers. The diplomat was speaking at a one-day ‘Women in Agriculture’ workshop in Harare sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “It is vital to increase women’s access to finance and credit,” said Ambassador Wharton. “My government would like to find practical homegrown solutions for women to access credit…and help women to participate actively and equally in the economy of Zimbabwe.” The Women... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, May 30th 2013 |
Victoria Falls, May 28 2013: The United States believes Zimbabwe and Zambia should use the forthcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO) General Assembly as a springboard for economic growth, good governance, and sustainable wildlife conservation. The U.S. Ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia expressed this view during a cross-border bicycle ride to promote tourism and environmental conservation in the Victoria Falls-Livingstone area May 21-23rd. “We wanted to shine the light on both sides of the Zambezi River in advance of the UN-WTO Assembly to both encourage Americans to come and explore this part of the world and to emphasize the connection... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 28th 2013 |
Harare, May, 2013: United States Ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia, Bruce Wharton and Mark Storella, will embark next week on a cross-border bike ride to promote international tourism, economic growth, and wildlife conservation in the two countries. The diplomats will lead a delegation of cyclists, including Zimbabwean comedian Carl Joshua Ncube and popular ZiFM DJ Lorraine Bgoya. On the Zambian side, the delegation will be joined by Miss USA Nana Meriwether, who is currently visiting Zambia. The trip is being held to highlight the economic and conservation merits of tourism in the area ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 19th 2013 |
