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
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Open letter to Ambassador Charles Ray
Dear Ambassador Charles Ray, I read with interest your speech on the state of Zimbabwe-US relations and have decided to share my opinion on the matter, if only in brief. You have achieved many wonderful things during your term in … Read more
UK asylum ruling on Zimbabwe can be challenged: court
IT IS significant and pleasing to note that the UK Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal against the current Zimbabwe Country Guidance case which had brought so much misery to Zimbabweans who have been seeking permission to regularise … Read more
The futility of bankers’ prosecution
NICHOLAS Vingirayi, an alleged ‘rogue’ banker with an international arrest warrant, was extradited to Zimbabwe and arraigned before the courts on fraud charges dating back to the 2003 banking sector crisis regarding the collapse of Intermarket Holdings Limited. Another pointless … Read more
Gay rights: Tsvangirai’s Nobel master stroke
IT was Professor Stephen Chan who not so very long ago wrote something to the effect that even though Morgan Tsvangirai is prone to gaffes, he is still capable of some strokes of ‘genius’. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better than … Read more
The case for a Zimbabwe Diaspora bond
ZIMBABWE’S Finance Ministry should be commended for launching a consultation programme intended to seek stakeholder participation in the drafting of a broad-based 2012 budget. Faced with a projected year end fiscal deficit of $700 million and a debt overhang of … Read more
Gout, sex and the city
GOUT is a disease that affects joints and it causes acute pain and inflammation in joints. Any joint can be affected, but classically the big toe is affected particularly at the beginning of illness. Gout is caused by excess uric … Read more
National Budget: nation watches, uncomprehending
WHY do we dread budget time? Is it because there is little good news, if any, that comes out of such an exercise, particularly when it comes to helping the poor in times of economic hardship? The national budget will … Read more
Zimbabwe: expectations, anticipation and reality
AFTER being in the diaspora for seven years and following Zimbabwe’s progress, or lack of, through media reports, it has been a great challenge to reconcile my expectations with reality. Being away for so long results in a natural loss … Read more
UK businessman Branson funding ‘Elder’ initiative to get Mugabe out of power
ID: 07PRETORIA2443 DATE: 2007-07-11 00:00:00 CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN ORIGIN: Embassy Pretoria TEXT C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 002443 DEPT FOR AF/S S. HILL E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2017 TAGS: PREL, PHUM, KDEM, ZI, SF … Read more
