Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
Friendly fire is good for democracy: Chamisa
Ahead of a SADC summit expected to tackle the crisis in Zimbabwe SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma spoke to MDC spokesman, Nelson Chamisa, about what they hoped to get from the meeting in Namibia. Chamisa also responds to criticism that some in the MDC have become ‘more focused on politics as a ‘profession’ or [...]
BTH speaks to torture victim Nixon Nyikadzino back from exile
In 2006 NCA activist Nixon Nyikadzino was bundled into a truck by soldiers led by a Major Kembo. They struck him on the head and eyes using clenched fists while one of them took a burning cigarette and burnt his body. His abductors also started pulling out his dreadlocks, resulting in a lot of bleeding. [...]
Makone blasts Sibanda terror campaign ‘disgusting’
Co Home Affairs Minister Theresa Makone has branded as ‘disgusting’ a nationwide terror campaign being orchestrated by Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association chairman Jabulani Sibanda. The political thug until this week had been camped in Masvingo for three weeks terrorizing villagers ahead of constitutional outreach meetings. Sibanda has done similar terror campaigns in Mashonaland Central, [...]
Part 2 of interview with exiled cricketer Henry Olonga
On Behind the Headlines we have part 2 of the interview between SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma and exiled Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga. In 2003 Olonga and team mate Andy Flower wore black arm bands in a cricket World Cup match, to protest the death of democracy under Mugabe’s regime. Henry talks about that decision [...]
Transcript: Obama answers Zimbabwe question
United States President Barack Obama invited 115 young Africans, selected as the region’s future leaders, to take part in a three-day forum marking the 50th anniversary of independence in many of their countries, while looking toward the next 50 years. Zimbabweans Cleopatra Ndlovu, Masimba Nyamanhindi and Sydney Chisi were also at the White House for [...]







