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Viomak to endorse Supreme Leader title with protest music album
Region: Zimbabwe
By Harriet Chigege In July 2009 hopes that dictator Robert Mugabe would be retiring were thwarted after the party's Midlands Province Coordinating Committee made a resolution that endorsed the 85 year old as ZANU PF's Supreme Leader. Good enough as far as ZANU PF is concerned but Viomak has refused to be sidelined. To show her resentment, on 21 February 2010 in celebration of the Supreme Leader‘s 86th b... more
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Kenya's Sex Strike Reduces Women to Objects
Region: Zimbabwe
An Open letter to Kenyan women activists. Written by Viomak: I found a move by Kenyan women activists advocating for women to deny their partners sex in protest over the infighting plaguing the national unity government very childish and disturbing. As if that is not enough the activists also requested to make this awkward move a national event. When are women going to learn to resolve conflicts by using th... more
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Zimbabwe constitution should respect gays and lesbians right to be heard -Viomak
Region: Zimbabwe
Firstly I would like to thank Norway for awarding the Freedom of Expression award to Nina Karin Monsen. Nina Karin Monsen was awarded the FOE award for her “reflective and independent contribution to a freer public debate.” The jury of the Freedom of Expression award declared, “She is an example of the costs of participating in public debate with independent opinions in a society that is characterized... more
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Zimbabwe Speaker of the House of Assembly picks up protest singer’s campaign
Region: Zimbabwe
Written by Harriet Chigege. The campaign spearheaded by protest singer Viomak in association with VOTO (Voices Of The Oppressed) to have Zimbabwe leaders declare their personal assets to curb corruption continues to gather momentum.On 26 August 2009, New Zimbabwe website published a report titled “Speaker - MPs must declare assets”. According to the report the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Lo... more
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Zimbabwe Standard newspaper bans protest singer.
Region: Zimbabwe
Written by Harriet Chigege Talking of freedom of expression in Zimbabwe. Censored and banned protest singer Viomak has had another share of sour grapes after she was told that her musical stories will not be published in an independent paper in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Standard. The Zimbabwe Standard is owned by South Africa based Trevor Ncube.The singer, whose musical stories are also banned in State media received th... more
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Michael Jackson is a disgrace to the black race -Viomak
Region: Zimbabwe
This is it. When I say this is it, this is it. A disaster to the existence of mankind he is. The world is in a merciless mess. The This is it disgraced moonwalker puts the black race into disrepute. Whilst many blacks are busy fighting inferiority complexes surrounding their existence Michael Jackson was busy dyeing himself white to prove to the world that being black is but a sin, a crime against humanity. So what wa... more
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In Africa, AIDS Education Needs to Start at Home
Region: ZimbabweIn my strife to demystify issues related to gender, sexual orientation, sexuality and HIV/AIDS within the home, I have faced innumerable challenges. Having been brought up in a typical African family, communication within the home was very minimal, especially on sentimental issues. Although my new family; my sister and her fiancée, are liberal conservatives, and also seek to pursue open discussions within the i... more
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Banned singer to attend Global Forum on Freedom of Expression in Norway
Region: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe protest musician Viomak has been invited to participate at the Global Forum on Freedom of Expression (GFFE) lasting from 1 June through to 6 June 2009 in Oslo. The protest musician cum political activist who is the only woman protest singer in Zimbabwe and well known for her courage to confront the Zimbabwean political situation with hard hitting musical lyrics is a great advocate for freedom of expressi... more
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Zimwaves scores another penalty for Zimbabwe protest music
Region: ZimbabweWhen scientists transmitted long-wave radio signals across the world, I don’t think they knew that their efforts would benefit so many people today. Their work today has been very instrumental in seeing to it that the communication industry is up to date with internet radio stations playing a very big role in various sectors of society. Officially launched on 01 January 2009,a Zimbabwean internet radio station, ... more
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VOTO’s MDC GNU leaders’ petition to declare personal assets reaches James Maridadi
Region: Zimbabwe
On 12 February 2009 (VOTO) Voices Of The Oppressed, an organization run by protest singer cum political activist Viomak, spearheaded a campaign that is seeking to have all MDC GNU leaders declare their personal assets in a bid to hold Zimbabwe leaders accountable as a way of monitoring corruption and achieving democracy. Taking away from the magic words on prime minister Tsvangirai's website -"A new era of democ... more
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