Zimbabwe: Huawei launches ICT competition
Huawei Zimbabwe have launched the first session 2019 – 2020 ICT completion that will allow University students across the country taking part in the contest and they are expecting more 200 students.
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China supports Tanzania’s position on Zimbabwe sanctions
China has joined the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Chairman, Tanzanian President Dr. John Magufuli in supporting the lifting of economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. A number of nations including the European Union, the United States of America and some Multilateral Organizations, have slapped Zimbabwe with economic sanctions. Tanzania raised its position during the just ended UN General Assembly meeting in New York recently. The same was echoed this week when President Magufuli met leaders of the Asia-Africa Legal Consultative Forum (AALCO) during their annual meeting in Dar es Salaam.
People who identify as LGBTI in Malawi live in fear
Twenty-nine year old Chisomo Chundu* (not real name), from the low-income township of Ndirande, Blantyre said. According to Chundu, in Malawi people who identify as gays, lesbians or transgender live in fear of stigma, violence and discrimination. This discrimination extends to access rights such as health care. Chundu lamented “ If you get assaulted, you can’t even report the case to the police because you will be criminalised for being gay, lesbian or transgender instead of accessing justice. At the hospital you cannot get even basic health care treatment”.
Kites For Peace, A ray of light in Zimbabwe
This past Sunday the 29th of September 2019, 1986 people gathered at the Harare Botanical Gardens to fly Kites for Peace. This was in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace. It was a day where people flew kites and participated in other recreational activities in the hope of "recreating" their lives with elements of joy, peace and light. They flew kites, met amazing people from all walks of life, learnt about and supported good causes in their communities, they spent time with their loved ones, they were entertained by amazing local talent, they feasted, they were joyful, happy and found their peace through joyful activity.
Zimbabwe: Kholwani Nyathi, editor at the Standard corroborates Amnesty’s report of human rights abuses
Notwithstanding the fact that Zimbabweans are protesting poor public services, high cost of living, daily power cuts, delays in civil servants salary payments and suppression of freedom of expression, Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused foreign governments for inciting protests in the country. Last week, Amnesty International criticized president Mnangagwa in a recent report for presiding over a ruthless and systematic crackdown on the opposition and protesters. In a recent radio broadcast on Afrobeatradio over WBAI, 99.5 FM in New York, Kholwani Nyathi, editor at the Standard newspaper and assistant editor of News Day Zimbabwe discuss the current situation in Zimbabwe with correspondent Dennis Kabatto.