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Life expectancy in Zimbabwe is the lowest in the world, but Zimbabweans across the political spectrum insist the country can recover from its crisis. The Day After Mugabe collects the views of key actors, commentators and policy experts. The contributors unravel what has gone wrong, and identify priorities for a lasting recovery. Their analysis defines the issues which will determine Zimbabwe's future.
This blog has one copy to give away to its readers .Please write a short story on : How to solve a problem like zimbabwe. email it to swahilidiaries@yahoo.com The winner will get a copy.Thank you " TANZANIA'S INTERVENTION IN UGANDA IN 1979 PROVIDES THE NEAREST PARELL TO ZIMBABWE TODAY - AND ALSO THE STARKEST WARNING-Idd Amin's Act of expelling Asians , thus devastating the country's economy is similar to Mugabe's Land Grabbing "
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Photo: Ayoub mzee"THE EXISTENCE OF zanu PF as a party is closely tied to its control of the state .Therfore , it is doubtful the party can continue to exist in the event that it loses power.Ammendmend 18 of the constitutuion of Zimbabwe goes a long way towards guaranteeing ZANU PF 's hold on Power, even after mugabe has gone"
Photo: Ayoub mzee"The key player in any lasting solution to Zimbabwe 's crisis will suerly be President Thabo Mbeki .Often cast as a villain by western press , theories for his failure to confront his neighbour abound:some critics say that he is overawed by the older man;or that he is a secret sympathiser; or that he has an abiding loyality to a former comrade in Arms"
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"The future of Mugabe and ZANU PF will be determined at an extra ordianary congress in DECEMBER 2007. This will be a water shed in the history of ZANU PF "
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"Once Mugabe is gone, the reality of his misrule will be immediately faced by a new government. Several post-Mugabe scenarios are possible, including a transition to a handpicked successor, the rise of a reformist faction within ZANU-PF, a broad government of national unity, a military coup, or even a descent into chaos. It is of course impossible to predict the outcome".
"Intervention under current circumstances is all but inconcievable and invitation is unlikely to be forthcoming ,external actor must reconsider their strategy for Zimbabwe"
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"Zimbabwe is now an international pariah, having quit the Commonwealth, nearly been expelled from the International Monetary Fund, and listed by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as an ‘outpost of tyranny’ alongside the likes of Burma and North Korea"
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"Zimbabwe will need donor funds to kickstrat a recovery , but foreign funds come with strings attached .Zimbabwe ans have learned from experience to be wary of Donor priorities"
Photo: Ayoub mzee" It with the double crossing of Lobengula, the Ndebele King , when Cecil Rhodes' pioneers seized shona territory to establish Rhodesia in 1890.From the beginning, Britain's dealing with zimbabwe were maked by duplicity and callous disregard for its people:There fore up to now British Polices have not helped Zimbabwe-yet"
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"Land reforms have transfered the fertile land to the people who largely lacked lacked the know how or the resources to farm"
[Acknowledment -The day after Mugabe : Prospects for Change In Zimbabwe,RCS,Africa Research Institute]
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My friends from Isreal .Thank you for the Gift.The writingIn red im told ,is my name in hebrew and ArabicKENYA' S CULTURAL EXPORT TO LONDON:Jua Cali -Performing at Club Afruque in Canningtown
HALLOWEEN
What do you think about Halloween? Do you feel it is plain hogwash or do you think there is some truth about it? Or do you see it as pure fun? Know the history of Halloween. Know how it all started, how the modern Halloween celebrations came into existence. You will be fascinated, surely. On the big day, impress everybody with your new-found knowledge. Click here to send this page to your friends
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Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day",[1] which is now also known as All Saints' Day
The Real Origins of Halloween discusses the history of Halloween, the origins of trick-or-treating, reasons behind some of the symbols of the season, and why the holiday is well worth keeping and celebrating. Previous versions of this essay specifically contrasted the historical evidence with the absurd claims and urban legends used in most anti-Halloween propaganda. I have now put those latter materials into their own essay, Halloween Errors and Lies, since it seems that many people have never seen or heard those fearmongering tales and could not understand why I would spend so much space discussing them within an historical essay.
The Real Origins of Halloween discusses the history of Halloween, the origins of trick-or-treating, reasons behind some of the symbols of the season, and why the holiday is well worth keeping and celebrating. Previous versions of this essay specifically contrasted the historical evidence with the absurd claims and urban legends used in most anti-Halloween propaganda. I have now put those latter materials into their own essay, Halloween Errors and Lies, since it seems that many people have never seen or heard those fearmongering tales and could not understand why I would spend so much space discussing them within an historical essay.
Photo: Ayoub mzeeMany European cultural traditions, in particular Celtic cultures, hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world, and when magic is most potent (according to, for example, Catalan mythology about witches and Scottish and Irish tales of the Sídhe).
Photo: Ayoub mzeeFor information about the specific topic of Witchcraft, consider obtaining this book, Bonewits's Essential Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca.
ETHIOPIA FOOTBALL
Press release‘SCORE ETHIOPIA’ TO PROVIDE COOL KITS FOR SCHOOL KIDS!
‘No fuss’ shampoo, Wash & Go, is launching ‘Score Ethiopia’; a football based fundraising initiative aimed at providing facilities in Ethiopia.
And the original ‘2-in-1’ favourite will be asking young footy fanatics across the UK to lend a helping hand or two by designing a unique football kit for their school team to be exchanged with one designed by a school in Ethiopia. The best kits will be manufactured and presented as part of an international level initiative.
The campaign builds on Wash & Go’s rich football heritage and was conceived when UK based volunteer, Mairead MacBeath, won a full adult Sunday league team kit in a competition. On witnessing Ethiopians passion for football first hand during her time there, she decided to send the kit to the town of Lalibela, where she had recently been working. The gesture has now accelerated into a full blown charity campaign.
Wash & Go has teamed up with education focussed charity Link Ethiopia, enrolling England footy legend John Barnes along the way, the campaign is set to deliver a whole range of facilities into Lalibela including a pitch, spectator seating, changing/showering facilities and amenities to the Gondar region of Ethiopia. Barnes, currently moonlighting in BBC 1’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is one of England’s best loved footballers and is delighted to be spearheading the project:
“Spending almost two decades as a professional footballer has allowed me to travel to all corners of the globe. Rarely have I witnessed such passion for the ‘Beautiful Game’ as I did in Ethiopia. The country truly has a footy mad culture. Score Ethiopia is a superb way to use football to deliver much needed basic facilities to the Gondar region.”
And it all kicks off with an awareness raising initiative on these shores, by inviting primary schools nationwide to take part in a kit exchange. Wash & Go’s Helen Austin explains: ”Ethiopia is still one of the world’s poorest countries. Yet even in the face of adversity, one passion that its people share is football.
“So, we’re asking kids across England to combine their love of the beautiful game with a splash of flair and imagination by designing a football kit for a school in Ethiopia. In the meantime, kids of the same age in Ethiopia will be doing exactly the same thing!
“Children in this country still have a need for new equipment. Ethiopian schools an even greater need. Designing a kit puts both UK and Ethiopian schools on a level playing field as a gift exchanged between communities at different ends of the world. It will also provide for education and understanding between the children of each country as schools in both countries will receive education packs giving an introduction to culture, ethos and community living.”
Winning schools will be treated to a visit by their Ethiopian counterparts and John Barnes to exchange the two kits. In the meantime, they can get involved with a whole host of fun and quirky fundraising ideas from football fun days to sponsored penalty shoot-outs. You could even start your own school link with Ethiopia.
Any schools who haven’t been contacted but wish to take part in the initiative should contact the Score Ethiopia hotline on 0161 828 5400 or visit www.linkethiopia.org/score
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For further information please contact:
Matt Royle, Danny Lynch or Amy Watson at Powell Communications
T: 0161 828 5400
‘No fuss’ shampoo, Wash & Go, is launching ‘Score Ethiopia’; a football based fundraising initiative aimed at providing facilities in Ethiopia.
And the original ‘2-in-1’ favourite will be asking young footy fanatics across the UK to lend a helping hand or two by designing a unique football kit for their school team to be exchanged with one designed by a school in Ethiopia. The best kits will be manufactured and presented as part of an international level initiative.
The campaign builds on Wash & Go’s rich football heritage and was conceived when UK based volunteer, Mairead MacBeath, won a full adult Sunday league team kit in a competition. On witnessing Ethiopians passion for football first hand during her time there, she decided to send the kit to the town of Lalibela, where she had recently been working. The gesture has now accelerated into a full blown charity campaign.
Wash & Go has teamed up with education focussed charity Link Ethiopia, enrolling England footy legend John Barnes along the way, the campaign is set to deliver a whole range of facilities into Lalibela including a pitch, spectator seating, changing/showering facilities and amenities to the Gondar region of Ethiopia. Barnes, currently moonlighting in BBC 1’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is one of England’s best loved footballers and is delighted to be spearheading the project:
“Spending almost two decades as a professional footballer has allowed me to travel to all corners of the globe. Rarely have I witnessed such passion for the ‘Beautiful Game’ as I did in Ethiopia. The country truly has a footy mad culture. Score Ethiopia is a superb way to use football to deliver much needed basic facilities to the Gondar region.”
And it all kicks off with an awareness raising initiative on these shores, by inviting primary schools nationwide to take part in a kit exchange. Wash & Go’s Helen Austin explains: ”Ethiopia is still one of the world’s poorest countries. Yet even in the face of adversity, one passion that its people share is football.
“So, we’re asking kids across England to combine their love of the beautiful game with a splash of flair and imagination by designing a football kit for a school in Ethiopia. In the meantime, kids of the same age in Ethiopia will be doing exactly the same thing!
“Children in this country still have a need for new equipment. Ethiopian schools an even greater need. Designing a kit puts both UK and Ethiopian schools on a level playing field as a gift exchanged between communities at different ends of the world. It will also provide for education and understanding between the children of each country as schools in both countries will receive education packs giving an introduction to culture, ethos and community living.”
Winning schools will be treated to a visit by their Ethiopian counterparts and John Barnes to exchange the two kits. In the meantime, they can get involved with a whole host of fun and quirky fundraising ideas from football fun days to sponsored penalty shoot-outs. You could even start your own school link with Ethiopia.
Any schools who haven’t been contacted but wish to take part in the initiative should contact the Score Ethiopia hotline on 0161 828 5400 or visit www.linkethiopia.org/score
-end-
For further information please contact:
Matt Royle, Danny Lynch or Amy Watson at Powell Communications
T: 0161 828 5400
