THE Education Minister will be delighted to learn that in my 13 years going through Zimbabwe’s school system, not once did I engage in sexual activities. But that’s where the good news ends. More than anything, it was lack of … Read more
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UK court rules on asylum for Zimbabwe homosexuals
ON JANUARY 8, 2012, the United Kingdom’s Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) handed down an interesting determination in the case of LZ (homosexuals) Zimbabwe CG [2011] UKUT 00487 (IAC). This case focuses on the risk that gays and lesbians … Read more
Sanctions: the real deal has begun
AS THE historic Zanu PF-led anti-sanctions petition launched by President Robert Mugabe on March 2 gathered further momentum last weekend, with its localisation at major centres in all the country’s 10 provinces to signal its rolling national character, sanctions denialists … Read more
UK Supreme Court defines ‘best interest of child’ in immigration cases
THOUSANDS of people settle in the UK every year after obtaining valid leave to remain, but in many cases, they do so without the requisite leave. One thing is certain though, families are bound to be formed. Status or no … Read more
UK asylum blow for HIV+ Zimbabweans
ON OCTOBER 14, 2010, the Upper Tribunal passed a very important Country Guidance case on Zimbabwe dealing with HIV cases in RS and Others (Zimbabwe – AIDS) Zimbabwe CG [2010] UKUT 00363. The decision in question is meant to mainly … Read more
It is not yet Uhuru!
I HAD not even managed to get some sleep that night. I had spent the day with colleagues attending a conference, now they had been detained by the police. The crime my colleagues had committed was to go to the … Read more
Namibian Big Brother housemate in Zimbabwe
NAMIBIAN Africa Big Brother 3 Housemate, Lucille Naobes, is in the country to host two Valentine’s dinner dances with Zimbabwean housemate, Munyaradzi ‘Munya’ Chidzonga. Munya, who was set to present one of the Awards at Friday’s National Arts … Read more
Home springs eternal
Surfing through Zimbabwean online news portals, a casual reader may be left thinking that many of us in the Diaspora have become homicidal, credit scamming, philandering, disease spreading rogues fit for cameos as a baddies in low budget crime capers. … Read more
Arts Gallery opens exhibition of AIDS posters
The National Arts Gallery of Zimbabwe last week opened an exhibition entitled “A Round Solution” featuring AIDS posters and other campaign material from the fight against AIDS in different countries around the world. Of note are some controversial posters … Read more
