Tag Archive | "Rights"

Happy That Bona Mugabe Was Raped?

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

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Happy That Bona Mugabe Was Raped?

Over the weekend, reports surfaced that a Tracy Guvamombe was allegedly raped by two Tanzanian students in the South East Asian country where she attends university. The twist in this story is that Tracy is Bona Mugabe, the daughter of President Mugabe. Without going into the details (which you can read here), the thing that was [...]

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Zimbabwe and Human Trafficking

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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Zimbabwe and Human Trafficking

For the past few weeks BBC has been showcasing; Working Lives: Human Traffic that highlights the experiences of people who have succumbed to traffickers. This is something that is a problem all over the world. Those who are in desperate situations are even more prone to becoming victim of traffickers. South Africa is a hot [...]

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The Harare Passport Office Experience

Sunday, March 28, 2010

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The Harare Passport Office Experience

To be frank, the Registrar-General’s Makombe building passport office experience was a ‘bitch’! Hoards of people, queues that at first didn’t make sense, civil servants full of attitude, soaring summer time temperatures, irritable applicants and the list goes on. When I first went over there to check what the price of a new passport was, it [...]

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The So Called Targeted Sanctions on Zimbabwe

Friday, February 19, 2010

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The So Called Targeted Sanctions on Zimbabwe

Whilst in Zimbabwe on a visit, I tried to access my PayPal account and was unsuccessful. All I got after entering in my details was the following message: Error 3028: You have accessed your account from a sanctioned country. Per international sanctions regulations, you are not authorized to access the PayPal system, For more information about [...]

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Gays and Lesbians in Zimbabwe and Their Rights

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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Gays and Lesbians in Zimbabwe and Their Rights

“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. … [...]

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White Farmers, You Are Not Welcome in Zimbabwe

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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That was a video of a recent farm invasion. In one foul swoop, these farmers have lost everything that they have spent most of their lives building and it is not an easy thing for anyone (white or black) to go through. In addition to the farmers losing their livelihood, their employees suddenly find themselves [...]

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