News Headlines 15.03.10
March 15th, 2010
Newsreel 15.03.10
March 15th, 2010
SW Radio Africa News stories for Monday 15 March
Zuma expected in Harare Tuesday
South African President Jacob Zuma is due to fly into Harare on Tuesday at the start of a three day visit aimed at ending the political gridlock between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.
‘Significant deterioration’ of human rights slammed
A prominent German trade unionist has decried the deteriorating state of human rights in Zimbabwe, saying he is ‘deeply concerned’ by the government’s disregard for the rights of workers.
Lecturers get pay hikes
Doctors, teachers and other civil servants in Zimbabwe have been on strike demanding better wages but most of them had been forced to trickle back to work because the government insists it has no money.
Oliver Mtukudzi’s son Sam dies in car crash
Sam Mtukudzi, the son of legendary music icon Oliver Mtukudzi, died in a car crash in the early hours of Monday morning. Police confirmed that Sam and his sound engineer Owen Chimhare died on the spot after sustaining serious head injuries.
New Zealand cancels cricket tour to Zimbabwe
The New Zealand Cricket board has cancelled its team’s planned tour to Zimbabwe which had been set for June this year, because of the ‘unstable environment’ in the country.
Swiss renews Zim targeted sanctions
Switzerland has joined the European Union (EU) and America in extending targeted sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his inner circle, in the latest indication of the international community’s growing impatience with the lack of progress made by the unity government.
Rules for our Rulers 15.03.10
March 15th, 2010
Last week Edward Mkhosi, a co-chairperson of the parliamentary select committee, told a meeting in Plumtree that the majority of Zimbabweans in the diaspora might be excluded from the constitution-making process due to lack of funds. On Rules for our Rulers Lance Guma speaks to Eldridge Culverwell, an exiled activist who is actively involved in trying to get exiles to have their say in a new constitution.
Callback 15.03.10
March 15th, 2010
Tichaona says the small increment given to civil servants will not make them feel more committed to their jobs; Mambo says civil servants will still have to rely on second jobs or corrupt activities in order to survive on their salaries, and, Chamu says Zimbabwean teachers in South Africa are still being paid much less than their South African counterparts.
Letter from America 15.03.10
March 15th, 2010
In Letter from America Dr. Stan Mukasa reflects on the third anniversary Mugabe’s genocidal war against the MDC.
Africa News Focus 13.03.10
March 12th, 2010
On Africa News Focus, Alex looks at last Sunday’s massacre in Nigeria that left hundreds dead and saw thousands flee the city of Jos, and she turns to the situation in Somalia where renewed fighting in Mogadishu has left at least 40 civilians dead since Tuesday. She then speaks to the World Food Programme about their operations in Somalia, after a UN report alleged that half the food aid was being diverted.
Through the Valley 13.03.10
March 12th, 2010
This week on Through the Valley, Richard interviews Prof. Tudor Parfitt about his most recent trip to Zimbabwe. Parfitt opened the exhibition at the Harare museum of the Ngoma Lungundu, a 700 year old wooden object that he believes is linked to the original Ark of the Covenant.
Callback 13.03.10
March 12th, 2010
On Callback Mordekai Shumba talks about a new organisation, OAYOUTH that has been set up as a forum for African youth across the continent and, Mai Chikwa says ZANU PF is using the issue of ‘sanctions’ to delay any progress, giving them more time to remain in government.
Rebuilding Zimbabwe 13.03.10
March 12th, 2010
Tich presents another edition of Rebuilding Zimbabwe. Paul Madzore, the MDC MP for Glen View South is fast becoming an iconic figure in the history of Zimbabwean protest music. In two weeks time he’s releasing his 5th album, Tora Uta Hwangu, which laments Zimbabwe’s human rights violations. A supporter of democracy, Madzore, whose many songs are direct attacks against dictatorships, says he’s toned down his radical views against ZANU PF in the hope of giving national healing and reconciliation a chance.
HEALTHbeat 13.03.10
March 12th, 2010
HEALTHbeat, which takes an holistic view of issues concerning health and well-being. Brian Nyathi discusses the new broader antiretroviral treatment guidelines being introduced in South Africa; and Tsitsi Singizi from UNICEF-Zimbabwe talks about a growing trend for unaccompanied children to illegally cross the borders into Botswana and South Africa in search of education, medical treatment or, to make a living.
