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Colcom Pork Pie
Colcom pork pies are one of those food items that have forever been a favourite with many Zimbabweans. They are a tasty snack item that can be taken hot or cold. If you listen close enough to people in the diaspora when they talk about the foods they miss from home, pork pies usually pop [...]
Continue reading...Perceptions of Zimbabwe – November 2009
13. February 2010
It has been three or so years since I last visited Zimbabwe and the last time around it was so mind boggling having to deal with all the zeros in the currency, the state of the infrastructure and the lack of many basic everyday items. This time around, things have been a little different and after [...]
Continue reading...It’s Tough Being Black!
6. October 2009
A few weeks ago I was directed to Africa Online (NZ) to read the review of the Celeb Wedding where Fortune and Zanele tied the knot. Reading through the review got me thinking about something someone said at an event where there were a number of Africans present. All that this person said shaking his [...]
Continue reading...Gays and Lesbians in Zimbabwe and Their Rights
16. September 2009
“It degrades human dignity. It’s unnatural, and there is no question ever of allowing these people to behave worse than dogs and pigs. If dogs and pigs do not do it, why must human beings? We have our own culture, and we must re-dedicate ourselves to our traditional values that make us human beings. … [...]
Continue reading...Religion in Zimbabwe
21. August 2009
Religion in Zimbabwe is a very contentious issue. Mainly because we are a religious people from the days of our forefathers and that makes us different from all other cultures. Contentious issue because we have been fought by forcise of evil and deceit to the extend of getting so confused that it is now normal [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabweans Must Go Home Says Tsvangirai
21. June 2009
Morgan Tsvangirai had the pleasure of addressing diasporans in the UK and his main message was that Zimbabweans should return home. The message was met with what seemed to start as applause that progressed to jeering and chanting and the PM was unable to continue with his speech. Chinja! Mugabe Must GO! was what the crowd [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabweans in New Zealand Poll Results
30. March 2008
Below are the results of the mock elections organized by the Save Zimbabwe Campaign New Zealand where Tsvangirai won with an overwhelming majority of the votes. Given that there are about 7,000 Zimbabweans in New Zealand, turn out was poor with just under 200 votes made. Tsvangirai % Makoni % Taugana % Mugabe % TOTAL CITY Auckland 68 71.58% 27 28.42% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 95 Christchurch 20 71.43% 7 25.00% 1 3.57% 0 0.00% 28 Wellington 25 83.33% 5 16.67% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 30 TOTAL 113 73.86% 39 25.49% 1 0.65% 0 0.00% 153 In Zimbabwe, MDC is claiming victory in a number [...]
Continue reading...The Zimbabwe Flag
23. March 2008
I work with people from all over the world and the other day one of my colleagues starting asking people what the symbols and colors on the flags from their respective countries meant. It was very interesting in that some people went into a detailed history as to what they meant and others weren’t quite [...]
Continue reading...The Small House Syndrome
19. February 2008
Small House is a term used to describe the girlfriend or girlfriends of a married man. It is a secret sexual relationship where the girlfriend acts as a second wife and in the process receives a number of benefits such as living expenses, a monthly allowance, shopping sprees, dinner dates (and the list goes on) [...]
Continue reading...The Price of a Bride
17. December 2007
Roora (bride-price or dowry) is an old custom where a groom pays in order to marry the bride. The payment made to the bride’s family is meant to signify gratitude towards the bride’s family for raising her and a smaller portion of it is to help the bride set up house. It is a [...]
Continue reading...Pain in My Heart
8. November 2007
For the first post, I have put up a short version of the documentary Pain in My Heart by Zimbabwean journalist and broadcaster Hopewell Chin’ono. In the documentary he follows 2 people infected by HIV. One of them has access to anti retro virals drugs and other does not. HIV/AIDS is something that has affected the [...]
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21. August 2010
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