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Hot Seat interview with former Malawi President Peter Mutharika
Tau Musarurwa2021-10-29T21:39:22+00:00October 29th, 2021|Featured, Hot Seat|
Independent journalist Violet Gonda speaks with former Malawi President Peter Mutharika on the Hot Seat programme. His party has a case before the courts, that could nullify last year’s elections - if he wins. Is Malawi able to withstand being in perpetual electoral mode? Does this case demonstrate a failure by political leaders to accept defeat?
The Hot Seat with Violet Gonda. Thandiwe Newton
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T12:32:01+00:00June 24th, 2021|Featured, Hot Seat|
Thandiwe Newton, a Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress is the guest on the Hot Seat programme with journalist Violet Gonda. The Hollywood star, who is currently on the cover of the UK Vogue Magazine, has enthralled us in many romantic movies and high octane dramas including Beloved, Good Deeds, Mission Impossible 2, and is currently starring in the HBO science-fiction series Westworld.
SAPES Policy Dialogue Forum: South Africa’s Policy Towards Zimbabwe
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T11:41:43+00:00June 9th, 2021|Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
This is the 4th in the SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue series on 'Zimbabwe’s Deepening Crisis' and we are looking at ‘What We Have To Do Now”. Today’s theme is: South Africa’s Policy Towards Zimbabwe. We bring you this event in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs.
Sapes Policy Dialogue Series: What will it take to reach a Settlement in Zimbabwe
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-15T12:05:31+00:00June 9th, 2021|Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
"Zimbabwe’s Deepening Crisis and we are looking for the way forward”: Today’s theme is: What will it take to reach a Settlement in Zimbabwe? The fundamental questions we will be asking are: Is the Zimbabwean crisis sufficient that it requires international pressure?
The Implications of the Mozambique Security Crisis for Zimbabwe/Region
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-23T14:08:25+00:00May 26th, 2021|Featured|
Insurgents have unleashed a reign of terror in Cabo Delgado. Mozambique's security situation is spiralling out of control. What does this mean for Zimbabwe's stability? What measures can Zimbabwe and other neighbours take to assist Mozambique and to preempt the violence from spilling into the rest of the region
Women community journalists bear brunt of intensifying media repression in PH
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-23T12:55:05+00:00September 21st, 2020|Blog|
MANILA – Women journalists here and abroad are alarmed over how community media practitioners in the Philippines are bearing the brunt of the intensifying media repression as their colleagues are subjected to terror-tagging, arrested based on fabricated charges, and one forcibly disappeared and remains missing. “Journalism is not a crime. Instead of targeting the messengers, the authorities should instead
Zimbabwe: Minister Moyo Emerges Front-Runner in Ruling Party Succession Race
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-23T13:18:46+00:00August 27th, 2020|Blog|
Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has emerged as a centre of power in government and the ruling Zanu PF party, and now fancies his chances of becoming Zimbabwe’s next president. This was said by exiled former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo while speaking at the Crisis in Zimbabwe’s Dialogue Series under the theme; “Zimbabwe’s prospects: transition, imperatives and stability” on Wednesday.
After Al Jazeera “F*ck You” disaster, Mugwadi chickens out of interview with Violet Gonda
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-23T13:35:46+00:00August 21st, 2020|Blog|
Zimbabweans reacted in horror as Mugwadi insulted Al Jazeera journalist Femi Oke during a virtual debate on her “The Stream” programme this week. Oke was reading comments from the audience before Mugwadi started laughing, interrupting her and said, “This is rubbish. F*ck you.” Read more
Making Elections Make Sense: THE IMPACT OF DELIMITATION ON ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T09:48:20+00:00August 18th, 2020|Elections|
Making Elections Make Sense: THE IMPACT OF DELIMITATION ON ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE
Making Elections Make Sense: Regulation of Political Parties: Considerations for Zimbabwe
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T09:46:55+00:00July 14th, 2020|Elections|
Regulation of Political Parties: Considerations for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Towards Constitutionalism and The Return of the Military to the Barracks
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-15T12:13:21+00:00July 9th, 2020|Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
SAPES Trust Policy Dialogue series on “Zimbabwe’s Deepening Crisis* and ‘What We Have To Do Now”. Today’s main theme is: Zimbabwe: Towards Constitutionalism and the Return of the Military to the Barracks. How can we stop the military from policing civilians
SAPES Dialogue: Harnessing Zimbabwe’s Diaspora Towards The National Settlement
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-15T12:29:29+00:00June 25th, 2020|Diaspora, Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
“Zimbabwe’s Deepening Crisis* and ‘What We Have To Do Now”. Today’s main theme is: Harnessing Zimbabwe’s Diaspora Towards the National Settlement. The fundamental question we will be asking is: What does the Zim Diaspora really want and what is it prepared to do:
Making Elections Make Sense: Contextualising The Implications Of Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 On Zimbabwe’s Electoral Democracy
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T09:56:51+00:00June 16th, 2020|Elections|
Contextualizing The Implications Of Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 On Zimbabwe's Electoral Democracy
Zimbabwe: Former President Robert Mugabe’s Funeral
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-23T14:05:10+00:00September 15th, 2019|Featured|
Who will sleep next to Sally Mugabe now that a mausoleum is being built for former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at the National Heroes Acre, a short distance from the former first lady’s grave?
Zimbabwean Journalist Violet Gonda: ‘Mugabe’s death has divided the society’
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-23T13:13:04+00:00September 14th, 2019|Blog|
Zimbabwean journalist Violet Gonda who has been in exile from Zimbabwe for the last 20 years, after she escaped former President Mugabe’s rule. Matt began by asking her about the half empty seats at the funeral and what this meant for the memory of Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe: We Have Not Forgotten (Graphic Content)
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-23T14:12:51+00:00August 12th, 2019|Featured|
We Have Not Forgotten (Part 2): This is a short documentary produced in memory of the tragic events of 01 August 2018 when 6 people were shot and killed by the military in Zimbabwe. We join the families in remembering this tragic day and call for justice.
Hot Seat Interview with EU Ambassador
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T13:39:54+00:00June 24th, 2019|Audio, Hot Seat, Politics|
On the Hot Seat programme Journalist Violet Gonda spoke to European Union ambassador to Zimbabwe Philippe Van Damme on the bloc’s re-engagement strategy on Zimbabwe, land compensation and elections. What will be the EU position on Zimbabwe post Brexit?
Zimbabwean journalist Violet Gonda: “Nothing has changed”
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-23T12:56:50+00:00January 21st, 2019|Blog|
Inside Zimbabwe: We speak to young people on the run, in fear and in hiding We speak to Zimbabwean journalist Violet Gonda, whose journalism saw her barred from her home country for many years by former President Robert Mugabe. When he was ousted in late 2017 she returned to report on the new government.
Chinotimba & Violet Gonda meet for the first time
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-19T16:33:20+00:00December 11th, 2018|Featured|
Drove past someone who looked like Cde Chinoz parking his vehicle in Harare. I stopped & called out to see if it was him. When Violet met the larger than life Hon. Joseph Chinotimba for the first time since the 'farming people' saga
Zimbabwe: Ballots then Bullets
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-19T16:32:30+00:00December 1st, 2018|Featured|
A short documentary about the deadly aftermath of Zimbabwe's 2018 election. This preliminary video is the result of numerous interviews with the wounded, witnesses and reviewing of hours of amateur and professional video footage and photographs.
Chamisa declared President of Zimbabwe at Anniversary Rally
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T08:04:27+00:00October 27th, 2018|Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
The MDCT on Saturday declared Nelson Chamisa the winner of the July 30th presidential election and “installed” him as the President of Zimbabwe, at Gwanzura Stadium where the party was celebrating its 19th anniversary celebrations.
Elections have come and gone. As we look to the future, what lessons have we learnt? How can we make 2023 serve the best interest of our nation?
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T10:09:54+00:00September 26th, 2018|Elections|
STARFM debate: Making Elections Make Sense: Elections have come and gone. As we look to the future, what lessons have we learnt? How can we make 2023 serve the best interest of our nation? Join independent journalist Violet Gonda as she hosts the last episode of the Making Elections Make Sense 2018 series in partnership with ZESN. Panellists
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Takes Presidential Fight to Constitutional Court
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T08:18:03+00:00August 12th, 2018|Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
Nelson Chamisa's team of lawyers submitted Presidential Election petition at the Constitutional Court - Registry last Friday
Interview with Robert Maphosa (Husband of Shooting Victim Sylvia Maphosa)
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-23T13:56:25+00:00August 4th, 2018|Featured|
Sylvia Maphosa sustained a bullet in her back fired by the Zimbabwe National Army. She was shot as she made her way out of her ZINWA offices fleeing the violence that rocked Harare on Wednesday.
Episode 4: Unpacking the post election scenarios continued
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T11:30:59+00:00July 29th, 2018|Elections|
Unpacking the post election scenarios with Shingi Munyeza & Chimhini Tawanda The 4th and last episode looked at issues around the all important voting process. How it works, what safeguards are in place to stop any rigging, what the role of observers and election agents is and how the count takes place. Also clarified details surrounding
Episode 3: Post Election Scenarios – Part 2
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T11:22:19+00:00July 28th, 2018|Elections|
Episode 3: Post Election Scenarios - Part 2 Third episode looked at the various possible outcomes in the historic election. Despite there being a number of individuals contesting the presidential vote, the election is clearly just between Nelson Chamisa and Emmerson Mnangagwa and if thereʼs no clear winner, there will be a run off vote. To discuss these
Episode 3: Post Election Scenarios
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T11:12:23+00:00July 28th, 2018|Elections|
Episode 3: Post Election Scenarios Third episode looked at the various possible outcomes in the historic election. Despite there being a number of individuals contesting the presidential vote, the election is clearly just between Nelson Chamisa and Emmerson Mnangagwa and if thereʼs no clear winner, there will be a run off vote. To discuss these various post election
Episode 2: Women, Politics & Elections in Zimbabwe
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T10:25:44+00:00July 27th, 2018|Elections|
Episode 2: Women, Politics & Elections in Zimbabwe The focus of the second episode came at the backdrop of a heated discussion that gripped the Zimbabwean discourse following the allegations by former Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi on the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission being involved in a sexual relationship with a Cabinet Minister from the ruling
Episode 1: Voters Roll irregularities
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T10:18:55+00:00July 22nd, 2018|Elections|
Hot Seat with Violet Gonda live radio debates in partnership with YETT broadcast on STARFM radioEpisode 1: Voters Roll irregularities In this first episode Moderator Violet Gonda spoke with representatives of the two organisations that have audited the Voters Roll - #TeamPachedu represented by Runyararo Mverekumombe and Runyararo Munetsi one of the authors of the audit report compiled
Zimbabwe Independent Candidates Debate
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T10:17:35+00:00July 16th, 2018|Elections, Video, Zimbabwe|
As Zimbabwe prepares for the 2018 elections the country has seen the emergence of many political parties and Independent Candidates seeking to run for public office.
ZESN Ladies Debate
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T09:44:35+00:00July 8th, 2018|Elections, Politics, Video, Zimbabwe|
Out of the 23 presidential candidates in the upcoming election, four are women. A first for Zimbabwe. Is the electorate ready for a woman president? What do the women, as individuals or as a collective bring to the local politics?
Zimbabwe female presidential candidate debate promo
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T12:57:14+00:00July 5th, 2018|Elections, Zimbabwe|
For the first time in Zimbabwe there will be a number of female candidates in the presidential race. Four aspiring women candidates have made this historic decision
Making Elections Make Sense – Bulawayo Political Parties Debate
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T12:56:42+00:00June 21st, 2018|Elections, Video, Zimbabwe|
On Making Elections Make Sense we are in Bulawayo where 200 nominees vie for 12 Assembly seats. With so many to choose from how do you decide who to vote for?
Zim Independent Candidates election debate promo
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T10:40:40+00:00May 30th, 2018|Elections, Zimbabwe|
Join Violet Gonda as she moderates another hot topic debate on the future of independent candidates in the next elections. #zimvotes2018
Zimbabwe Political Parties 2018 Election Debate Series Part 3
Tau Musarurwa2020-09-19T11:22:41+00:00May 28th, 2018|Elections, Video, Zimbabwe|
Primary election fever has gripped all political parties waiting to contest in the 2018 harmonized election. How are the parties selecting their candidates?
Hot Seat: Mandaza says Mugabe is G40 & reshuffle paves way for succession plan
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T14:04:59+00:00October 14th, 2017|Audio, Zimbabwe|
Journalist Violet Gonda interviews veteran political analyst Ibbo Mandaza on President Robert Mugabe’s recent cabinet appointments and the infighting within ZANU PF.
Hot Seat: Forget Electoral Reforms & Opposition Coalitions warns Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga
Tau Musarurwa2021-06-24T14:05:09+00:00June 25th, 2017|Audio, Zimbabwe|
Outspoken opposition Member of Parliament Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga warns that Zanu PF will not agree to electoral reforms before next year’s elections
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