Last Sunday in Harare East I noticed women wearing bright yellow t-shirts with Mugabe’s face on them. Members of a soccer team, with Mugabe as patron. Is this subtle election campaigning? Getting Mugabe’s face out there in a benign way but all the while reinforcing his party’s position. The MDC could learn a thing or two.

Have you noticed that work on the Harare Airport Dualisation Project (read “dollarisation” – the folks who got that contract are doing well for themselves) seems to have stopped. The poor home dwellers lining the Airport Road in Hatfield have gates fronted by gravel and dust coating everything. Imagine when (if) the rains come. Mud madness.

A late night visit to Avondale Police Station. A broken window. Demoralised staff who looked like they couldn’t care less.

The pleasure of your company is requested at

‘I S O L A T I O N’

An exhibition of graphics by

Virginia Chihota

To be opened by

Cosmas Shiridzinomwa
Artist Painter, Lecturer and Dean of the Students at
Harare Polytechnic

on Tuesday, 16th October, 2012 at 5.30.p.m.

Previewing from noon the same day

Exhibition duration until 5th November, 2012

at
gallery delta
‘Robert Paul’s Old House’
110 Livingstone Avenue/Ninth Street
Greenwood Park, Harare
Telephone/Fax 792135

Exhibition runs from 13 October – 19 October 2012.

The Cycle, a photographic exhibition about water and sanitation in the city of Harare, by Davina Jogi.

Davina Jogi is a freelance photojournalist from Harare. She focuses on telling daily life stories about Zimbabwe that are often not covered by international media, and has worked with a variety of local and international newspapers, magazines and NGOs.

She was awarded the 2012 Media and Advocacy Grant from Market Photo Workshop for which she photographed a story about Harare’s water and sanitation challenges, entitled The Cycle.

The Media and Advocacy Photography Mentorship
The Media and Advocacy Photography Mentorship is solely aimed at the development of photographers with an interest in documenting societal issues that might often go unacknowledged in the mainstream media.  Davina Jogi is the first recipient of the award and her mentor for the project was Jonathan Torgovnik.

About the Market Photo Workshop
The Market Photo Workshop is a Johannesburg-based school of photography, gallery and resource centre for practicing photographers. Since its establishment in 1989, the school has played an integral role in the training and growth of photographers from South Africa and further afield.

For more information
Davina Jogi: www.davinajogi.com

Work in and for Zimbabwe. Help grow our nation. Check out the vacancies below. If you’d like to receive this sort of information, as well as civic and human rights updates, by email each week drop us a note saying “subscribe” to info [at] kubatana [dot] net

Please note that the job vacancies we carry are related to the NGO and civil society sectors only.

Deputy Director: Childline Zimbabwe
Deadline: 20 October 2012 (4pm)

Childline Zimbabwe is a child focused, not-for-profit, apolitical, non-denominational registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO 7/2001) that has been a key role player in Child Protection in Zimbabwe for over 10 years.

Childline is seeking a passionate, motivated and dynamic individual to fulfill the role of Deputy Director to a growing and dynamic children’s organisation.

Job Summary: Assisting the Director with the day-to-day management of the operations of the organisation including Human Resources, in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures, meeting donor requirements and expectations for accountability and transparency. He/She will have a sound understanding and ability to apply governing laws and best practices surrounding issues of child protection, gender based violence, social protection and children’s rights. Working closely with the Program teams and with the Director on program implementation, responsive services and strategic partnerships.

Entry Qualification and Experience
-A minimum of a Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work, Development Studies, Public Health and/ or Administration
-A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience of working with children
-At least 2 years in a senior management position
-Previous experience in the NGO Sector is an advantage
-Demonstrable experience at networking with key development stakeholders, international donors and partners in child protection and child rights programming
-Strong negotiation, communication and influencing skills
-Research, analytical and strategic thinking skills
-Proficiency in MS office tools and advanced computer literacy
-Clean Class 4 drivers license for over 5 years
-Police Clearance (Zimbabwe or relative country of origin that gives you clearance to work with children)
-Registration with Council of Social Workers is beneficial
-Fluency in English – Shona and Ndebele is beneficial
-Individual must be of high integrity with good, traceable references
-Passionate about children, their well being and children’s rights

Childline is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates who meet the above mentioned requirements are welcome to contact Childline on the following numbers: 04 252000/796741 or director [at] childline [dot] org [dot] zw or jobs [at] childline [dot] org [dot] zw to obtain an application form which needs to be completed and submitted with covering letter and the CV. No applications will be accepted without a completed application form.

Reference and background checks will be performed including clearances on child related offences in conformity with the employer’s Child Protection Policy. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. The employer reserves the right not to fill this position.

In the words of the Kubatana community:

The Fix It sticker that I have is too small to stick where there is water running just opposite the Southerton police station. There is now an artificial river yet there are people without water. My heart bleeds. – Kubatana subscriber

I am writing to you because I don’t know where else to write. Please is there anyone out there who can remind ZESA that when people pay bills in full they deserve electricity. Its so disturbing that the power cuts in ZIMRE are almost unbearable. We pay more than 100usd dollars but nearly every day we have no power. Would it be better for not sending bills if they cannot supply any electricity.
- Kubatana subscriber

As residents of Hatcliffe we’ve had it to the bream. The City of Harare has completely failed us as they have failed to deal with the shortage of water for over a decade now. The situation has worsened as most wells and boreholes have dried up in the past 2 months resulting in people having to rely on contaminated water for house hold purposes. If possible we would like to hear what the mayor thinks about this and how he wants us to react.
- Kubatana subscriber

The whole of Harare is a death Trap. We are all too meek and mild to do anything about it. One day we must all stand up and fight and get ALL this Government out. – Kubatana subscriber

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