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An analysis : The misleading and contradicting statements given by GCNW Betty Makoni should be investigated

I have been following the articles about Betty Makoni’s GCN and GCNW published in your paper and I would like to air my views on
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Revolution, the Power of the Internet and Looking the Regime in the Eye.

The end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 marked the beginning a wave of unprecedented revolutionary activity across the Middle East. The dates of...
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Zimbabwe- A House Tribally Divided

Despite the myriad pressing problems that Zimbabweans of all tribal backgrounds are facing, the age old animosity and distrust across tribal lines is alive and...
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Christmas under African Skies

December 24, every year, we piled into my father’s blue Datsun 120Y for our annual Christmas visit to my mother’s village in Berejena (Chivi). We...
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Women Fighting their way into Zimbabwean Politics and the ‘Below the Belt’ Tactics men use in the Battle.

Zimbabwean politics is dominated by males. This is not surprising, given the context of persistent gender inequalities that have existed in the country prior to...
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Impressive liberation credentials do not necessarily translate into outstanding executive leadership qualities.

Zimbabwe was wrestled from the Ian Smith Regime through a bloody liberation war that raged in the hinterland of the country from 1964 to 1979....
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Wikileaks- People get the leaders they deserve

The wikileaks documents, which have caused a media furor, with anyone who can string words together writing some sort of commentary about it, have caused...
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Why Nehanda Radio editor Fortune Tazvida is targeting me - Issue dates back to 19/12/2008

I was not surprised to read on Nehanda radio an article written by Masimba Musodza who is Barbara Nyagomo’s spokesman for One Million Zimbabwe Voices,whose...
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On diseases of Affluence and Diseases of Poverty- Perspectives

It was in January of 1994 in Glasgow Scotland. I was sitting at my desk in my damp cold room, with a space heater on to try and chase away the frigid cold. I was wrapped in a blanket with just my right hand sticking out because I was trying to write a biochemistry assignment. ...
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Reflections on World AIDS Day

Back in Zimbabwe behind my grandparents homestead in Chivi, Zimbabwe, there is a sacred burial ground which is named the hero’s acre. I guess this is in reference to the National Heroe’s Acre in Warren Hills, Harare, where Zimbabwe’s national heroes are buried. ...
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My love affair with all things Nigerian

In 1992, when I arrived in Glasgow, Scotland, I registered for my classes at the University of Glasgow and was made aware of the African/...
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The absurdity of school rules at the dominican convent and the tacit tension between enforcers and their wards

Imagine if you will, a prison yard. Its perimeter is defined by a high fence with a small gate. Within the fence are men, dressed on an orange prison uniform. As the sun beats down on their shaved heads, they engage themselves in different activities. ...
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Barbara the beligerent bandit- A nun???

From the age of about 14-18, I wanted to be a nun. Yes, a reverend sister totally devoted mind body and spirit to God. I...
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Barbara’s first marathon- Chicago 10-10-10 -Pre race- a petit preamble

This whole running thing has always been a part of my life. I ran at school all the way from first grade to sixth form....
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Living with a father who suffers from bipolar

My father gives a unique, relevant and compelling voice to the invisible voice that prevails when it comes to the invisible thread of mood disorders....
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Disgruntled ZIMTA Chief, Sifiso Ndlovu up in arms with woman writer, BritaVoice

Disgruntled ZIMTA Chief, Sifiso Ndlovu up in arms with the Zimbabwean woman writer, as BritaVoice responds to Sifiso Ndlovu....
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Fighting against the stigma of mental illness

The trend in today’s society is that silence, shame, stigma, ignorance still exists around the burning, global issues of mental health. It is imperative that all of us fight against the silence and fight for the dignity for sufferers of mental illness....
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Who is funding the Zanu pf backed ZIMTA?

Zimbabwe Teachers Association is the country's largest representative body for teachers. But, the painful reality is that it is Zanu pf backed....
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Rainbow nation, where art thou?

The reality of the ‘rainbow nation’ that nobody ever talks about now is that xenophobic attacks have been on the increase. ...
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Michael Jackson is a disgrace to the black race

This is it. When I say this is it, this is it. A disaster to the existence of mankind he is. The world is in a merciless mess. The This is it disgraced moonwalker puts the black race into disrepute....
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