Meeting Tekere
Journalists take time to chat to controversial politician and Mugabe critic Tekere after his public address at the Quill Club in Harare. Journalist Tawanda Kanhema and Edgar Tekere Controversial Zimbabwean politician Edgar Tekere, Author of EDGAR TEKERE, A LIFETIME OF STRUGGLE stresses a point at the Quill Club in Harare.
Is Africa Ready for Nuclear Energy?
Africa is facing region-wide energy shortages as climatic changes intermittently turn off the switch on hydro-electricity generation and oil prices remain exorbitantly high. As regional energy powerhouse, South Africa, ponders uranium enrichment…
Is Africa Ready for Nuclear Energy?
Is Africa ready for nuclear energy? By Tawanda Kanhema Africa is facing region-wide energy shortages as climatic changes intermittently turn off the switch on hydro-electricity generation and oil prices remain exorbitantly high. As regional energy powerhouse, South Africa, ponders uranium enrichment, The Southern Times’ Zimbabwe Bureau Chief, Tawanda Kanhema, explores whether other uranium producing African [...]
Anyone for yellowcake… Is Africa Ready for Nuclear Energy?
By Tawanda Kanhema in Harare Africa is undoubtedly experiencing a renaissance in the nuclear energy and uranium mining sectors… There is a flurry of renewed interest in nuclear energy and uranium mining on the international front, and this seems to have spilled over onto Africa’s shores. While everyone seems to be drooling for a piece [...]
Illegal abortions: Zim doctors’ secret shame
By Tawanda Kanhema Illegal abortions are on the rise in Zimbabwe, with some doctors at Zimbabwe’s major referral hospitals facilitating the unlawful termination of unwanted pregnancies using a prescription stomach ulcer drug called Misprostol.Investigations by The Southern Times in the past three weeks revealed that some doctors at Parirenyatwa hospital are charging fees ranging between [...]
Harare Riots, 18 Feb 2007
Police broke an MDC rally that had been approved by the High Court at Zimbabwe Grounds Sunday, and riots ensued. There are claims that three people were critically injured in the skirmishes (or are feared dead) and protesters burned cars Sunday night in Highfield. The explanation from police is that they “did not have enough [...]
Sliding dollar hits Zim Tourism
From Tawanda Kanhema in Harare Zimbabwe’s tourism industry has been adversely affected by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s decision not to devalue the country’s weakening currency with operators now realizing more revenue from local tourists than from international travelers due to the low official exchange rates. With the current official exchange regulations prevailing in Zimbabwe, [...]
Telephone Area Codes for Africa
Telephone Area Codes of Africa DCCL – World Numbering Zone 2 – African countries22 January 93 20 Egypt 13 Benha 14 Behenmas15 Ashara Ramadan 16 Sacheia 16 Salhia 18 Abu Elnomros 18 Atfih 18 El Akhsas 18 El Ayat 18 El Badrashein 18 El Hawamdiah 18 El Saff 18 Kafr Amnar 18 Mazghouna 2 Cairo [...]
Use of Mesoprostol for illegal abortions in Zimbabwe “Zimbabwean Junior doctors are on strike due to low pay. I know for a fact that some of them are conducting illegal abortions using a drug ( not sure what it is but it is used to for ulcers) for about 50 000 to 60000 or even [...]
Poverty in the land of affluence- By Tawanda Kanhema
Poverty in the land of affluence South Africa is Africa ’s richest country, with state-of-the-art infrastructure and impressive economic growth that have made it a regional marvel and favourite investment and leisure destination for the world’s rich and famous. Tawanda Kanhema was recently in South Africa and observed how high levels of poverty, socioeconomic imbalances [...]
‘Tis Better to be that which we destroy…” Lessons from Saddam’s Execution By Tawanda Kanhema “TIS BETTER to be that which we destroy, than by destruction to dwell in doubtful joy,” Nothing can be more apt in describing the situation simmering in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad following the rushed hanging of Saddam Hussein last week, than [...]