Zimbabwe

Lobby Groups Demands SA Govt Intervention in Zimbabwe

By Shout-Africa News – The civil rights initiative AfriForum today demanded in a lawyer’s letter sent to the Department of Trade and Industry, that the South African Government should intervene urgently to protect the lives and property of South African citizens in Zimbabwe. This follows after South Africans farming in Zimbabwe, are once again being subjected to a renewed and intensified onslaught, starting this past weekend. AfriForum is also currently obtaining legal advice regarding possible action against the Government, if such protection were not to materialise. The demand is based, amongst other reasons, on the settlement reached between AfriForum and... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, June 9th 2010 | Read Comments

Zimbabwe Cricket on its way up.

By Aaron Mutara for Shout-Africa – Well its seems finally that Zimbabwe cricket after years of struggling to sort out there board room issues have finally come up with a winning formula. The micro max series has shown that the young players have matured with time and are becoming a force to reckon with. Two convincing wins against India, the first being in Bulawayo chasing the second highest ODI total 285. Zimbabwe managed to get it with ease with Brendan Taylor leading the front with an impressive 81 winning by 6wickets. The second game the boys lacked in concentration and... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, June 8th 2010 | Read Comments

Nigerian Writes The Trial of Robert Mugabe

Shout-Africa Reviews – Chielo Zona Eze’s debut novel is set in the African afterlife; Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, stands trial for the wrongs he has committed against his people in which the late South Africa nationalist, Steve Biko and the late Zimbabwean writers Yvonne Vera and Dambudzo Marechera are among the members of a divine jury helping God decide Zimbabwean President Mugabe’s fate. In the first half of the novel, four Zimbabweans share their story of how Mugabe’s tactics led to their death. In the second half, Yvonne Vera, an important Zimbabwean writer who is present at the... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, June 8th 2010 | Read Comments

Zimbabweans Urged to Love and Unite

By Ronald Mureverwi –  The just ended week is arguably the most significant time in the history of Zimbabwe if not the moment of destiny following a series of historic events that took place ushering a wave of new positive energy towards the nation’s destiny. Beginning with the maiden appearance of one of the best football teams in the world, five time world cup winners, the Brazilians to play Zimbabwe at our home soil to the coming of one of God’s most powerful annointed ambassador to the Kingdom in preaching the Gospel- Joice Meyer, these events have inevitable made a... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, June 7th 2010 | Read Comments

Events This week in Zimbabwe

Shout-Africa News Zimbabwe, Harare THE BOOK CAFÉ WEEK MON 07, 8pm, BOCAPA XPOSURE – Pamberi Trust’s long-running youth programme, exposing a wealth of Zimbabwean talent. TUE 08, 8pm – HOPE MASIKE ne KAKUWE, Website Launch & Farewell show, a fresh fusion of traditional mbira music & jazz, featuring guest artist Vusa Mtunzi (sax) WED 09, 8pm, MOKOOMBA – Tonga Beats hit Zim Streets! Music Crossroads Winners from Victoria Falls, showing smoke in the capital! THU 10, 5.30pm, MINDBLAST DISCUSSION – “Artists and Promoters” Who depends on the other for survival? How best can artists and promoters strengthen relations and work... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, June 7th 2010 | Read Comments