Post Tagged with: "Hot Seat"

MDC withdrew too early from ZCTU: Matombo

MDC withdrew too early from ZCTU: Matombo

SW Radio Africa’s Violet Gonda speaks to the president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions Lovemore Matombo, who gives the ZCTU’s position on the coalition government and the key issues that affect workers. He says the MDC was initially regarded as “a union-based party with strong connections to the poor” but has now disengaged [...]

Nkala denies Gukurahundi involvement

Nkala denies Gukurahundi involvement

Zanu PF founding member and former cabinet minister, Enos Nkala claims President Robert Mugabe was ready to quit after the party’s electoral setback in the March 2008 general elections but was forced to stay on by the army. Nkala who quit government in 1989 after being caught up in the Willowgate scandal dismisses allegations he [...]

SWRA interviews Botswana Foreign Minister

SWRA interviews Botswana Foreign Minister

BROADCAST: 30 OCTOBER 2009   VIOLET GONDA: My guest on the programme Hot Seat is Botswana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Phandu Skelemani. Welcome on the programme Mr Skelemani. PHANDU SKELEMANI: Thank you. GONDA: So much has been happening in Zimbabwe since the formation of the coalition government in February and as you [...]

Arthur Mutambara interview

Arthur Mutambara interview

SW RADIO AFRICA TRANSCRIPT HOT SEAT: Violet Gonda talks to Deputy Prime Minister & MDC-M President Arthur Mutambara. In this first of a two-part interview, Mutambara talks about the progress and challenges facing the inclusive government. Do the MDC formations really have a plan to force Mugabe to share power equally, and a plan to [...]

Mutsekwa admits mistake in Meikles saga

Mutsekwa admits mistake in Meikles saga

The Home Affairs Ministers, Kembo Mohadi and Giles Mutsekwa, both authorised the seizure, after the group of companies was accused of externalising foreign currency. But on Friday Mutsekwa admitted on the Hot Seat programme that he made a serious blunder by only listening to CEO Nigel Chanakira, when he co-authorised the specification order. The Minister [...]

Hot Seat interview: EU on Zim sanctions

Hot Seat interview: EU on Zim sanctions

SW RADIO AFRICA TRANSCRIPT HOT SEAT: Violet Gonda presents this week’s Hot Seat and her guest is Member of the European Parliament, Geoffrey Van Orden , with an insight into the mood in the EU parliament over Zimbabwe ’s inclusive government.  Almost all ZANU PF Ministers and MPs are on the targeted sanctions’ list and [...]

Chinotimba vs Violet Gonda: The Interview

Chinotimba vs Violet Gonda: The Interview

SW Radio Africa – Broadcast: 07 August 2009 VIOLET Gonda: On the programme Hot Seat, we normally bring serious guests on the show, but this week we decided to bring a taste of political humour by having self-styled war veteran Joseph Chinotimba as our guest. The Zanu-PF member is suing Thamsanqa Mahlangu, the MDC Deputy [...]

David Coltart speaks out on expelled rebels

David Coltart speaks out on expelled rebels

SW RADIO AFRICA TRANSCRIPT HOT SEAT: Education Minister and Khumalo Senator David Coltart was a guest on SW Radio Africa’s Hot Seat Programme. He tells interviewer Violet Gonda that his MDC party had to act against three rebel MPs who have been expelled for defying the party leadership. He also reveals why he believes Paul [...]

JOMIC member Tabitha Khumalo interview

JOMIC member Tabitha Khumalo interview

HOT SEAT interview: Journalist Violet Gonda interviews JOMIC member Tabitha Khumalo. JOMIC has come under fire for being toothless and doing nothing to ensure the implementation of the Global Political Agreement. The programme this week examines the operations and effectiveness of JOMIC, and it also asks if there are more breaches of the GPA than [...]

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