Gibson Jama Sibanda was born in Filabusi in 1944, a year before the momentous strike on the Railways in what was then Southern and Northern Rhodesia in 1945, a sector in which Sibanda would learn and develop the trade unions skills that would serve him so well in later years. He attended Mzinyathini Primary in […]
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Thu, August 26 2010 » Press Releases » 1 Comment
The Solidarity Peace trust will be launching a new report and film on Friday 30 July 2010. REPORT: A Fractured Nation The report is an assessment of the effects of Operation Murambatsvina five years on. It looks at the combined effects of OM and the economic meltdown in the years that followed on the livelihoods […]
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Tue, July 27 2010 » Press Releases, Zimbabwe Update » No Comments
The Solidarity Peace Trust condemns escalating threats of violence against foreigners in South Africa as the country’s successful hosting of the FIFA Soccer World Cup draws to a close. The Trust supports a number of initiatives in Johannesburg, KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Town and is concerned that, if South African authorities fail to take the renewed […]
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Sun, July 11 2010 » Diaspora, Press Releases » No Comments
The Solidarity Peace Trust in Partnership with the Central Methodist Church (Johannesburg) will be organizing an Exhibition in Johannesburg on the Zimbabwean Refugee Children. Date: 19 May 2009 Time: 10am Venue: Albert Street School, cnr Albert Street and Kruis, opposite J’Burg fire station, Marshalltown, Johannesburg This is an interactive exhibition with recordings from the children […]
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Mon, May 10 2010 » Press Releases, Zimbabwe Update » No Comments
Solidarity Peace Trust will be launching two new reports on 31 March 2010. You are invited to attend the launch: Date: 31 March 2010 Time: 11am Where: Devonshire Hotel, Corner Melle and Jorissen Streets, Braamfontein, Johannesburg “What options for Zimbabwe”? A Briefing on the current political and economic challenges of the GPA and the political […]
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Mon, March 29 2010 » Press Releases » No Comments