There are a number of causes and actors for the mass action that occurred in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 6 July 2016. Some reasons being more immediate than others, and some actors being more key than others, but all contributing at varying levels to the national strike/shutdown (whatever you prefer to call it.) The particular difference
READ MORE“plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr I wonder if Jean Baptiste knew that these words would later shape themselves into a phrase that would be echoed across the world and be widely relevant almost 200 years later. Although perhaps, the phrase itself would show that it was here to stay,
READ MOREMythology has it that human life is priceless – this sentiment has been reinforced as long as I can remember and is taken as a basic human truth. It is echoed in the Bible when King Solomon had to determine the mother of a child and did so by ordering that the child be split
READ MORE“For the purposes of this Convention, “enforced disappearance” is considered to be the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorization, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of
READ MOREIt was hard to feel safe during the time after the Anti-Porn Act was passed and hooligans across the country were undressing women (owing, in large part, to remarks from Minister of Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo). Anyone was game. Skirts. Tights. Jeans. As different boda boda men have insisted to me, they are aware
READ MOREJohn Mututho is at it again. The chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse and author of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act (better known as the Mututho Laws) is pushing for amendments to that would, in his words, see the state “control the primary production process”. This, in his
READ MOREA swarm of bees attacks a convoy of ZICTA vehicles at Mnukwa village in Chipata. #TV2
The Public notice published in the @DailyMonitor no.3 Correction of errors after the card has been taken is 50,000 UGX. Is @NIRA_Ug charging Ugandans for the mistakes that were done by their staff? How fair is this charge and what changes after the card has been picked? pic.twitter.com/kqTF…
17,000 condoms distributed ahead of the Nc'wala ceremony for the Ngoni people of Eastern Province. Kuli kulimbwa ku Chipata
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FDC boycotts the IPOD summit in Munyonyo! DP and her groupies attack FDC. FDC rallies had been blocked and its activities banned in Western Uganda. After DP photoshoot with M7, now they are being blocked also! FDC 🙄 DP 🤤 Me: These bu-parties that like being with M7 should 🤫
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