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Posted by ZDN on January 20, 2011
From ZimOnline - Thursday, 20 January 2011 HARARE – More than 80 000 youth militia, war veterans and soldiers will be deployed across the country in an army-led drive to ensure victory for President Robert Mugabe in the next elections that, according to investigations by ZimOnline, look set to be the bloodiest ever witnessed in Zimbabwe. A three-month investigation by ZimOnline that includ...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on October 27, 2010
This week on Rules for our Rulers Lance Guma speaks to Tayson Mudarikiri the Programmes Manager at the Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust. Last week they launched a peace building song called Rugare aimed at youths in the country. [podcast]http://www.zimbabwedemocracynow.com/podcasts/rfr251010.mp3[/podcast] Rules for our Rulers [21:21m]: Download...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on September 29, 2010
Following the violence that disrupted constitutional outreach meetings in Harare last week, Lance Guma finds out what happens next. He speaks to Nixon Nyikadzino, the Senior Advocacy and Networking Officer at the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. [podcast]http://www.zimbabwedemocracynow.com/podcasts/rfr270910.mp3[/podcast] Rules for our Rulers [16:23m]: Download...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on September 22, 2010
ZANU PF thugs disrupted constitutional outreach meetings over the weekend in Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza, leading to a suspension of the exercise. On Rules for our Rulers Lance hosts a heated debate between Pedzisai Ruhanya from the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition and Madock Chivasa, spokesman of the National Constitutional Assembly. Chivasa blames a defective process led by politicians, Ruhanya...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on September 14, 2010
Lance Guma speaks to Tafadzwa Mugwadi, the President of one faction of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), which says it will campaign for a NO vote to reject the government-led constitutional process. Mugwadi explains why they have taken this position and also refutes allegations his ZINASU faction is a Trojan horse of the National Constitutional Assembly. [podcast]http://www.zimbab...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on September 9, 2010
Lance Guma speaks to Jessie Majome, Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development. She also chairs the sub-committee on information and publicity in the Constitutional Parliamentary Committee. Her committee recently organized a meeting in Mutare at which journalists were criticized for being too negative in their reporting about the outreach exercise. [podcast]http://ww...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on August 26, 2010
The government cannot afford to carry on ignoring the growing demands for dual citizenship and voting rights for Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, according to Gabriel Shumba of the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum. He also says that despite the new Copac website calling for submissions, Zimbabweans in the Diaspora are still unable to participate in the constitutional outreach exercise. [podcast]http://www.zim...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on August 5, 2010
Politics South African President Jacob Zuma dispatched a top envoy to Zimbabwe last week in yet another attempt to kick-start the stalled talks. Former Transport Minister Mac Maharaj arrived Tuesday and met separately with the three party principals. A political storm is said to be gathering on whether Zimbabwe should be on the agenda of the SADC Summit in Namibia on 16/17 August. Sout...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on July 28, 2010
Madock Chivasa on Rules for our Rulers Lance Guma speaks to Madock Chivasa, spokesman for the National Constitutional Assembly. On Monday the NCA completed a 3 day workshop, discussing how to campaign against the government-led constitution making process. Chivasa talks about the resolutions made and reacts to last weeks hard hitting interview with MDC-T spokesman Nelson Chamisa, who described...
Continue ReadingPosted by ZDN on July 21, 2010
This week on Rules for our Rulers Lance Guma speaks to Dadirai Chikwengo the chairperson of the National Association of Non Governmental Organizations (NANGO). The programme gets the NANGO assessment of the constitutional outreach exercise so far and whether the process will deliver a people driven document. Chikwengo says judging from what has happened so far ‘it looks like the outreach will ne...
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