Shari Eppel, Director, Solidarity Peace Trust As I gaze into the tea leaves at the bottom of my first post-Mugabe cup of tea, I try to divine the future of our nation, Zimbabwe. Last night was sheer euphoria here on the streets of Bulawayo, and of course throughout the nation, as spontaneous crowds gathered to […]
Wed, November 22 2017 » History » No Comments
Over the last few days, I have watched, listened to, and read with growing horror and dismay, about events unfolding in Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe, where human remains are currently being hauled out of mine shafts by completely unqualified individuals. I have examined with great sadness, photographs of dishevelled piles of skulls, long bones and other […]
Thu, March 24 2011 » Conflict resolution, History, Human rights, Zimbabwe Update » 1 Comment
Gadaffi furls and unfurls his umbrella a giant bat’s wing in the desert where it never rains but tonight bombs hail down from the sky shredding pale flesh to lace… red tear drops splatter on the desert’s face in this frail fight for freedom where people scream into radio silence and hospitals try to contain […]
Wed, February 23 2011 » Creative Writing » No Comments
By Shari Eppel – Solidarity Peace Trust I have on my desk, a silver, two-shilling, 1947, Southern Rhodesia King George VI coin, and two big copper pennies with holes in the middle, one from 1949 (Southern Rhodesia) and one from 1956 (Rhodesia and Nyasaland). These are prized souvenirs of my time in a COPAC outreach […]
Mon, November 1 2010 » Constitution, Zimbabwe Review » 5 Comments
In Zimbabwe in 2008, the March Presidential election failed to produce an outright winner, although Morgan Tsvangirai won 47% of the vote to Robert Mugabe’s 43%. The ensuing state orchestrated violence reduced the June run off to an illegitimate one-man race, as Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew, citing impossible conditions for his supporters. Since then, there has […]
Sun, February 15 2009 » Essays, Global Political Agreement, History » No Comments
