Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-25

4 hours in a Malawian fuel queue yesterday reminded me that for all our problems Zimbabwe has come a long way since 2008 – forward ever Zim #

Plight of deaf and dumb children in education

Manica Post By Liberty Dube 20 December 2011 So often deaf people are sidelined even by groups trying to reach out to people with disabilities because of the language barrier. Children living with deafness have been the most affected as it has affected their education. Most deaf adults in Zimbabwe today have poor literacy skills

One on one with David Coltart

Research Fellow Jessica Brown discusses religious influence in politics with Zimbabwean politician, human rights lawyer, and pro-democracy activist, David Coltart.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-18

Congrats to NZ for beating Aus- especially to Doug Bracewell who made his debut against #Zimbabwe in Byo. Puts Zim's performance in context! # Now its high time that the full #Australian cricket team came to play Zimbabwe in Zim or better still in Australia. Zim cricket is back! # Pouring with rain in Bulawayo

Students demand condoms

NewsDay By Ronald Moyo 17 December 2011 The Matabeleland Aids Council (MAC) surveys have revealed students in tertiary and secondary levels of education were in support of the idea of condom distribution in both high schools and tertiary institutions, an official has said. Speaking at a MAC strategic review programme, the council’s community capacity building

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-11

Zimbabwe has just beaten Kenya in the HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series Shield Final in Port Elizabeth-well done lads we are proud of you guys! #

Confusion over dismissal of teachers

Sunday Mail 10 December 2011  The Government has denied reports it intends to dismiss the over 1 000 teachers who were given a reprieve after migrating to greener pastures. This comes after teacher representatives indicated Government was moving to fire the teachers who had sought employment in neighbouring countries since 2000. The Government employees migrated

Biti’s Budget – a Recipe for Political Failure

Southern Africa Report 9 December 2011 The massive bias of departmental budgetary allocations towards ministries controlled by ministers from President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF continues in Zimbabwe’s 2012 budget, passed by Parliament this week (7 December 2011). The bias makes further conflict within the immobilised three-party government throughout the next 12 months inevitable, further eroding the

Rights violations: Zimbabwe must face the truth

Zimbabwe Independent By Dzikamai Bere 8 December 2011 Societies emerging from a legacy of massive human rights violations are torn between fear and hope.  What must be done with the ugly past?  Should it be confronted, or should it be buried forever? This is the challenge that confronts Zimbabwe’s coalition government as it prepares for

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-04

Congratulations to Dynamos for winning the double by taking the league and the Mbada Cup Final today # Wonderful evening last night at #Zimbabwe Cricket awards dinner with US Amb Charles Ray and Chris Gayle; Zim cricket is definitely on the up # Congratulations to #Zimbabwe team Brendon de Jonge and Bruce Macdonald for their