Category: Human Rights
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Global Online Free Expression as Cold War: Tik-Tok, USA, China and the Rest of Us
Click or not: Global Online Free Expression as Cold War: Tik-Tok, USA, China and the Rest of UsThe United States of America (USA) Supreme Court on Friday 17 January 2025 unanimously upheld a decision by both the executive government and Congress to indefinitely ban the hugely popular social media platform Tik-Tok. The main reason for this was/is the security threat the social media application would cause the USA from China. With the… …
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Government Enabled Water Barons: Waiting in Opportunist Profit Wings and a Disaster for Zimbabwe
Click or not: Government Enabled Water Barons: Waiting in Opportunist Profit Wings and a Disaster for ZimbabweIn the first calendar week of 2025, the Zimbabwe government announced its intention to privatize water in the capital city of Harare. The minister for local government, Daniel Garwe, in a recent press conference said the following, “Last week Friday, we were given the green light to privatise water services. We are now in the… …
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Politicised Rain and Undeclared Drought in 2025 Zimbabwe
Click or not: Politicised Rain and Undeclared Drought in 2025 ZimbabweAt the beginning of the year 2025, there is now some rain that covers broader parts of Zimbabwe. Our metrological experts had anticipated, via their own public pronouncements that it would rain significantly in early 2024 December. The reality of the matter is that no matter the science, the weather in Southern Africa is not… …
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Waiting for the Rain: Realities of Zimbabwe’s 2023-24 National Drought
Click or not: Waiting for the Rain: Realities of Zimbabwe’s 2023-24 National DroughtThere is currently a major drought in Zimbabwe. Its impact is somewhat not as felt in the urban as it would be in the rural areas of the country. In the urban areas it is more or less about the depth of boreholes and the setting up of support committees to deal with water shortages due… …