– by Ndesanjo Macha In countries such as Zimbabwe where media freedom is extremely restricted, new technologies have become powerful tools for political campaigning, communication, advocacy and mobilisation. Since Robert Mugabe turned the country into a dictatorship, bloggers and civic organisations have resorted to using new tools and applications such as blogs, Flickr, Facebook, SMS, YouTube and mashups to […]
On the myth of black savages with an uncontrollable appetite for sex and violence
‘Is it that blacks are simply more culturally or genetically prone to rape than other ethnic groups? That answer is obviously “Yes”.’ This is according to one Greg Kay, in the article titled “EMPOWERMENT THROUGH RAPE [SOUTH AFRICA].” Is the myth of black people as savages with an uncontrollable sexual appetite, a sorry stereotype perpetuated […]
The Plight of the ‘Transgenders’
They are neither males nor females, but a class of their own, called ‘Transgenders’ who need our sympathy, support and above all the much needed recognition of their fellow human beings. The Transgenders though born either as males or females, due to their predominant masculine or feminine physical features i.e a person born as a […]
What More Must Zimbabweans Do?
by Ndesanjo Macha What more must Zimbabweans do? This question was posted at This is Zimbabwe blog. Bev Clark, blogging at Kubatana blog responds, “…a helluva lot.” Bev argues that unseating a dictator does not only take place through an electoral process: It does not, and in fact we’ve tried that a few times. Sure […]
Tibet Protests 2008 : A Timeline
On March 10, 2008 hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa began protesting on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Beijing rule. Police arrested protesters, and violence in the streets has escalated in the following days. Bloggers across the region have responded. Personal accounts of protests in Tibet are being censored on the Chinese […]
UN Security General’s Report: Mission In Liberia
United Nations Mission in Liberia March 19, 2008 I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1777 (2007) of 20 September 2007, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 September 2008 and requested me to monitor and report on the core benchmarks outlined in my report of […]
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