Last year Kubatana engaged Freedom Fone, our sexy IVR system, to solicit feedback from the general public on Zimbabwe’s constitution making process; what they want, what they don’t want. I see Iceland is using the Internet to open up their constitution making process to the public.

SADC challenged to stop barking, and start biting. Great suggestion. Seeing will be believing.

Mugabe’s Latest Gift to Zimbabwe: the Secret of Living Longer
Good news from Zimbabwe where, despite Western media reports of political crisis, economic stagnation and widespread poverty, the electoral roll indicates the country is actually one of the healthiest on earth. The October 2010 count finds 41,100 voters in Zimbabwe aged 100 or more – four times the number of centenarians in Britain, whose population is more than five times as large. Another 132,500 Zimbabwean voters are in their 90s; 16,800 Zimbabwean voters are also 110 years old, all of them, amazingly, born on New Year’s Day in 1901. Read more

‘Hiding HIV status from partner equates to murder’

A recent survey shows the majority of South African youth believe sex with an HIV positive person who does not disclose their status is tantamount to murder.

The Praekelt Foundation conducted a survey on its Young Africa Live mobile platform. The youth portal has about 370,000 users.

The foundation’s Gustav Praekelt said the respondents are between 16 years old and 25. They answered 50 questions. Read more

A call to action from Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum:

March & Mass Rally for a Clear SADC Roadmap to Zimbabwe Elections

Saturday, 11 June 2011

From Sandton Park to Sandton Convention Centre
09:00-13:00hrs

YOUR PICK UP POINT & TIME:
CONTACT: +27735211813, +27722389192, +27726393795

SPEAKERS FROM: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum, Global Zimbabwe Forum, National Constitutional Assembly, Southern African Women’s Institute on Migration Affairs, COSATU, South African Council of Churches, Swaziland Democracy Campaign, Zimbabwe Treason Trialist Solidarity Committee & others…