I should have published this 12 days ago on 1 October, the date we had slated for our launch. Somehow, something gave and we could not meet that deadline and so here we are today, finally bringing ourselves to life. We have not been quite dead either. Our former home (http://zimbabweinpictures.wordpress.com) is a catalogue of the journey we have travelled, the challenges we have faced and the joy we have celebrated. Thankfully, we have celebrated more. Continue...

Our Image of the Day today has the caption: Of Hopes, Dreams and Illusions. It is a picture taken inside the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on 15 September 2008, the day ZANU-PF and the two MDC factions agreed to share power and form a Government of National Unity (GNU).  Continue...

Reports of fresh cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe are unsettling. First because the disease claimed at least 4000 lives when it first broke out last year. Secondly because of the hesitation that accompanied the reaction to the outbreak. Things should be different this time around. Already, five people are reported to have died of this fresh outbreak. We cannot afford to lose any more lives this way by understanding that getting rid of cholera actually is a collective effort which begins with YOU.

Although the messages coming across seem to conflicting depending on who is saying what, it is encourageing to note that there is a certain amount of willingness within the members of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) to meet and discuss the way forward following the MDC-T temporary disengagement from government recently. Many people following what is happening in Zimbabwe will agree with South African president Jacob Zuma's most recent comment that Zimbabwe "should not be allowed to slide back into instability". Continue...

Yesterday, 24 October was the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. Like many countries around the world, Zimbabwe was a part of the climate change initiative. The event that marked the commemoration of this event was a Saturday afternoon spoken word festival at The Mannenberg in Harare. It was organized by Magamba and Zimbabwe Action. Continue...

News making world headlines on Zimbabwe at the moment is the refusal by the Zimbabwe government to allow United Nations Representative Manfred Nowak into the country. Nowak's mission was clear – to assess the level of human rights abuses being suffered in the country but he has been accused by the Mugabe regime of provocation and deliberately trying to ignite a diplomatic incident. Continue...