SWRadioAfrica Podcast

Southern Africa Focus 26.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:07:18 +0000

Alex Bell speaks to the Treatment Action Campaign in SA about a desperate funding crisis, which last year saw the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria cancel its funding, with potentially life threatening consequences. Alex also speaks to Lawyers for Human Rights about controversial court challenge in South Africa, where the government is taking steps to extradite two Botswana men who face the death penalty.

Through the Valley 26.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:04:44 +0000

This week, Bishop Chad Gandiya has written an open pastoral letter to the churches in the Diocese of Harare clarifying the situation of having two churches with the same name. This is because Nolbert Kunonga has deliberately confused the situation by naming his sect, ‘The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe.’ At issue are the church properties that have been taken by Kunonga. Richard looks at the issues involved.

Clifford’s Corner 25.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:01:32 +0000

Political analyst and former Zimbabwean diplomat Clifford Chitupa Mashiri describes the ‘big dilemma’ facing ZANU PF loyalists who have recently been removed from the EU sanctions list, who fear being branded ‘sellouts’

News Roundup 25.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:56:21 +0000

Join the SW Radio Africa News team presented by Tererai Karimakwenda for a round up of this weeks news in Zimbabwe.

Election Watch 25.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:52:26 +0000

Blessing Vava, a Harare based political commentator, believes the reason why there is so much upheaval in the constitution making process is that the exercise has not been transparent and is continuously shrouded in secrecy, raising fears it may have lost legitimacy among the Zimbabwean people.

Callback 25.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:48:15 +0000

Simbisayi says ZANU PF’s military junta want Mugabe to continue with his rule, even though for 32 years he’s brought nothing but bad governance and failure. What can he do at 88 years old to better Zimbabwe? While Mfundo says Matabeleland South is facing a serious drought. Livestock are already dying but the government is not helping the people.

Callback 24.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:58:20 +0000

Maguta says ZANU PF councillors in Mash Central are cashing in on desperate & hungry villagers, selling food aid from the GMB that is meant to be given free to everybody; while Chomi says at 88 years old any normal human being is expected to retire from work, unless you are a cruel dictator Robert Mugabe, clinging onto power for life.

News Headlines 24.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:58:18 +0000

News Headlines 24.02.12

Letter From Zimbabwe 24.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:57:30 +0000

Cathy writes: “’I know the money is being stolen but I don’t have any proof of how it is being stolen,’ the Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti said this week about the money from diamond sales. Biti was commenting on a report just released by Global Witness on the ownership of two of the main diamond mines which are right near that Hot Springs road.”

Beyond Protest 24.02.12

SW Radio Africa — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:57:28 +0000

Sydney Chisi, executive director of Youth Initiative for Development- Zimbabwe, talks about a “shocking” incident Friday when a group of youths they are working with had their ID documents and proof of residence torn to pieces by staff at the Registrar General’s office in Bulawayo. Chisi says the youths were first time voters who had rejected violence and chosen to try democratic alternatives, and this was their reward.