Monthly Archives: June 2012

Financial Gazette By Allen Hungwe 22 June 2012 The conversation around the issue of sanctions or targeted measures against Zimbabwe is once again simmering; given that the European Union (EU) is due to meet in July to assess its position. Early in June 2012, we had the inter-ministerial team meeting the EU foreign policy chief […]

New Zimbabwe 22 June 2012 United States colleges and universities have collectively offered US$4.7 million worth of scholarships to 22 Zimbabwean students who participated in the United States Student Achievers Programme (USAP) in the past year. USAP assists highly-talented, economically-disadvantaged students to access admission and full scholarships at top colleges and universities in the United […]

Zimbabwe Independent By Muck Racker 22 June 2012 Tafataona Mahoso believes the visit by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay indicated that the majority of African elites “remain thoroughly confused about the doctrine and practice of human rights in contrast with the real prevailing and historical situation of human life, survival, autonomy and dignity on […]

Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust By Ntando Sibanda 21 June 2012 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The National History Museum of Zimbabwe, which is one of the best of such facilities in Africa, is in dire need of rehabilitation. This sad revelation comes after a long operating period without any feasible source of revenue to enable it to conduct the […]

Zimbabwe 0 Mozambique 0. Could have been worse but we still have a mountain to climb to qualify for the World Cup. Well done lads. # "Only God knows when this rubbish from President Zuma’s facilitation team will stop" – Jonathan Moyo in today's Sunday Mail not happy! # – 6 degrees on Umguza river […]

Zimbabwe Independent By Paidamoyo Muzulu 14 June 2012 The cash-strapped government of national unity (GNU) is increasingly becoming a gravy train on which top government officials and senior civil servants enjoy fully-funded foreign trips that they treat like holidays, while driving luxury vehicles at the expense of service delivery to taxpayers. Since the advent of […]

The Herald By Farirai Machivenyika 14 June 2012 Education, Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, David Coltart, has criticised Zifa’s treatment of Warriors’ stars — Knowledge Musona and Ovidy Karuru — following their alleged meeting with Henrietta Rushwaya in Harare on Tuesday. Coltart said the negative publicity generated by the way Zifa handled the case was […]

News Day By Nqobile Bhebhe 12 June 2012 Education minister David Coltart says Zimbabwe is on a knife edge and focus on short term retribution against alleged perpetrators of human rights violations in the post-President Robert Mugabe era could result in coups. In a recent interview with an American publication during a trip to Washington […]

Warriors 0-1 down 20 minutes into second half. Come on Zimbabwe, come on!!! We need to go to this World Cup, the road to Brazil. # Not a great day for Zimbabwe sport. Stephen Muzhingi unable to defend his Comrades title and the Warriors go 0-1 down in World Cup qualifier # Wonderful seeing lovely […]

Newsday By Richard Muponde 9 June 2012 Civic activist and Masakhaneni Trust director, Dumisani Mpofu yesterday expressed fear that human rights campaigner Paul Chizuze, who disappeared in February, could have been killed for his activism contrary to his family’s belief that he could be in hiding. Chizuze went missing on the night of February 8 […]