Category Archives: Zimbabwe

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Posted on 18 December 2008 by Robert

Now permalinks are the norm, its unusual to lose anything you’ve written online. We are Funes. However, now CSS is also the norm, it is possible to lose the design of any given page. For example, the posts from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Internet Philosophy, Visual, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

Tsvangirai detained

Posted on 5 June 2008 by Robert

Photo from the Sokwanele Flickr Photostream In an entirely predictable move, Mugabe arrests Tsvangirai ahead of the presidential run-off vote in Zimbabwe (via F/P). This is what happens when the state has too much power. The reason why we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Zimbabwe | 2 Comments

Spin Yourself to Victory, Morgan

Posted on 1 April 2008 by Robert

Each faction seeks to persuade the power-brokers that they are the inevitable choice, although in both the African and American examples, this can never be conclusively proved. Each candidate seeks to prompt a stampede of power-brokers in their direction. They need to engineer a self-fulfilling prophecy. Continue reading →

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Man without honour

Posted on 5 June 2007 by Robert

I missed the Sunday papers, but I am glad I spotted the news that The University of Edinburgh have managed to strip Robert Mugabe of his honorary degree (via This Is Zimbabwe). Its a gesture, but an important step in … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment

One cheer for John Howard

Posted on 14 May 2007 by Robert

A robust multicultural policy, which proudly asserts the value of the Aboriginal culture in the face of unrelenting attack, is a good thing and should be encouraged. There is nothing ‘crippling’ about a bit of cultural cringe in this case, and Australia could do with a little more of it. Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Australia, Multiculturalism, Zimbabwe | 5 Comments