1. What does this nomination at the Zim Achievers Awards mean to you and your band / business? It’s great to get nominated, I am very proud to be Zimbabwean, and to have worked with Mukuru for almost 5 years to build something that can work for Zimbos abroad has been very rewarding. It’s also awesome to get a nomination for Mann Friday – it has been a dear passion and remains so, I hope we keep making music long into the future. 2. Are you familiar with some of the other nominees in your category and the other categories?... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 3rd 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Harare – Two Internet campaigns, on Facebook and Twitter, calling for protests against the 31-year rule of President Robert Mugabe has failed in Zimbabwe after police threatened to crush any “Egypt-style” protests. The Facebook campaign calling for a million citizen march and a separate one on Twitter were aimed at bringing down Mugabe, 87, leader since independence from Britain in 1980. The two campaigns called on Tuesday to start popular uprisings similar to ones that toppled the long-serving leaders of Tunisia and Egypt and are threatening Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi. Although there was no unusual security deployment... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 1st 2011 |
Shout-Africa Zwa Celeb Focus: Edith Katiji of Utonga Zwa-Celeb Focus is a column for African celebrities to tell their fans a bit more about their work, releases, events and updates. If you’d like to take part email us on zwange@shout-africa.com This week we interview exciting, rising musician par excellence and Zimbabwe’s invaluable woman artist Edith Katiji also known as Edith WeUtonga. Edith has steadily but surely risen to become a female force to reckon with not only in Zimbabwe but in the Southern African region.(pictured, right): Edith welcome to Shout-Africa ? THANK YOU I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE ON... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 28th 2011 |
By Magnus Taylor, Royal African Society – Prof Stephen Chan, chairing this meeting, stated that this is a book of great importance. There is a tendency when discussing subjects such as land reform in Zimbabwe to talk about them without nuance. It is however important to develop our discussions in a more complex manner, recognising that – particularly in this situation – people are not dupes, and that there is much space for human agency and creativity. Crucially, in this example, discussion on land in Zimbabwe has largely been carried out by people who know very little about land. Professor... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, February 27th 2011 |
By Misheck Rusere – Zimbabwe’s suspected Egypt style protesters have been remanded to Monday the 28th of February at the request of the state to respond to the accused persons’ application made by their lawyer Aleck Muchadehama. Muchadehama made several applications including that his clients be allowed to see their medical doctors before Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi ruled that the 45 receive medical attention at Harare Remand prison. Munyaradzi Gwisai, one of the accused along with other seven had indicated that they were tortured while in police custody at Harare Central Police’s Law and Order section. However Muchadehama reminded the trial... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 25th 2011 |
