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In 2009, Morgan Tsvangirai was inaugurated as Zimbabwe's Prime Minister, following a controversial election. Robert Mugabe remained president. Their parties, the MDC and Zanu-PF formed what came to be known as the Government of National Unity. Although it brought a sense of stability to the troubled nation, it never lasted long. South Africa is another country that has, in recent years, been testing coalition governments in various cities nationwide. But these political arrangements don't appear to work. The mayors of two metropolitan areas, including Johannesburg, were sacked through a vote of no confidence, only to be reinstated a few days later. Even president Cyril Ramaphosa recently acknowledged that power sharing leads to instability. Presenter: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja). Guests: Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe's former Finance Minister and Boniface Dulani, Associate Professor at the University of Malawi.
Welcome to “Future Positive,” a podcast from XPRIZE. We convene the world’s brightest minds, across a kaleidoscope of cultures and points of view, revealing their inspirations, and how and why they will change the world. The views on this podcast are not those of XPRIZE.Democracy’s obituary? Part 1: The Dark Side of Technology The end of the 20th century saw the implosion of communist dictatorships across the globe. In 1989 with the fall of the Berlin wall, we saw democracy greatly expanding, and in the 1989 essay “The End of History’’ American academic Frances Fukuyama declared a victory and the universalization of western liberalism. Fast forward to today, where we have Turkey and Venezuela sprinting away from democracy and even the American experiment hangs in the balance with the rise of fake-news, misinformation and lack of leadership. The gloves are off. We join political educator, social commentator, and Chief Advancement Officer Shlomy Kattan as he gathers Susan Herman, head of ACLU, political innovator Joe Trippi and “professor in exile” Bret Weinstein, for a special two-part episode that rips the band-aid off taboo topics like campaign corruption, UNITY 2020 and the conversation du jour - changing the system of government with a courageous, capable, patriotic bi-partisan team. Oh, and we get deep on tools, teams and techniques on election hacking. Fireworks. Susan N. Herman was elected President of the American Civil Liberties Union in October 2008, after having served on the ACLU National Board of Directors, as a member of the Executive Committee, and as General Counsel. Herman holds a chair as Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, where she teaches courses in Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure, and seminars on Law and Literature, and Terrorism and Civil LibertiesShe writes extensively on constitutional and criminal procedure topics for scholarly and other publications, ranging from law reviews and books to periodicals and on-line publications. Her most recent book, Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy, (Oxford University Press 2011; 2014 paperback), is the winner of the 2012 Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize.Herman has also discussed constitutional law issues on radio, including NPR shows around the country; on television, including programs on PBS, CSPAN, NBC, MSNBC and a series of appearances on the Today in New York show; and in print media including Newsday, TIME, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times.She has been a frequent speaker at academic conferences and continuing legal education events organized by groups including the Federal Judicial Center, and at numerous law schools, colleges (including the U.S. Army War College), universities, and high schools. She has also spoken at dozens of non-academic conferences, including recent appearances at the 2017 Web Summit in Lisbon, Wikimania, the Brussels Forum, the National Archives, etc. She has received awards from groups as disparate as the Japanese-American Bar Association, the United Sikhs, and the Theatre of the Oppressed NYC.Herman has also participated in Supreme Court litigation, writing and collaborating on amicus curiae briefs for the ACLU on a range of constitutional criminal procedure issues, most recently in Riley v. California, 134 S. Ct. 2473 (2014), where the Supreme Court accepted the argument that cell phones cannot be searched “incident to arrest” without a search warrant.Herman received a B.A. from Barnard College as a philosophy major, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she was a Note and Comment Editor on the N.Y.U. Law Review. Before entering teaching, Professor Herman was Pro Se Law Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Staff Attorney and then Associate Director of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York.Heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning,” Joe Trippi has been at the forefront of movement politics for nearly 40 years. Trippi began his political career working on Edward M. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1980 and has worked on numerous presidential, gubernatorial, senate, and congressional campaigns ever since.Most recently, Trippi was a senior strategist on Doug Jones’ historic victory in Alabama, helping elect the first Democrat U.S. Senator in Alabama in 25 years. Trippi wrote the ads and helped build the campaign strategy which was recognized with 7 Reed Awards and 3 Pollie Awards, including the “Best in Show” award for a Democratic Campaign.Trippi helped engineer a number of groundbreaking House victories for Representatives Ro Khanna, Tulsi Gabbard, Mark Takano, and Seth Moulton. In 2014, Trippi advised and produced the ads for Seth Moulton in one of the biggest upsets of the year, beating 18-year incumbent John Tierney. One ad, “Re-elect,” propelled Seth to victory and was named “the best […] of the primary ads.”In 2010, Trippi was a senior strategist and media consultant in Jerry Brown’s successful run for California Governor. The campaign’s ads were described as “clever” and “amazing,” and they were widely considered some of best of 2010. TIME magazine named one ad, “Echo,” the best ad of 2010, and the Brown ads received four “Pollie” awards for excellence in political media.In 2004, as the National Campaign Manager for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign, Trippi pioneered the use of online technology to organize what became the largest grassroots movement in presidential politics. Through his innovative use of the Internet for small-donor fundraising, “Dean for America” raised more money than any Democratic presidential campaign to that point – all with donations averaging less than $100.Trippi and his team pioneered the empowerment message and the online community tools that President Barack Obama used, which inspired a movement of supporters and has now become the basis for movement politics all around the world.Trippi has an extensive international resume. In 1993, he worked for then-PASOK leader Andreas Papandreou’s successful campaign of Prime Minister of Greece, as well as for his son, George Papandreou in 2007. Trippi advised former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his successful election. In 2006, he worked for Romano Prodi on his winning race for Prime Minister of Italy. In 2008, Trippi helped Morgan Tsvangirai and the Movement for Democratic Change receive the most votes and helped garner international media attention to Robert Mugabe’s democratic subversion and violence. These efforts led to a ‘unity’ government and Tsvangirai becoming Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. In 2011, Trippi helped elect Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.In 2016, Trippi founded Vanguard Africa, to provide advice and technical support to pro-democracy and anti-corruption candidates. Among other races, as part of the international campaign team, Trippi helped oust Gambia’s dictator, Yahya Jammeh.In addition to his political work, Trippi has consulted with a number of leading non-profits and corporations including the Humane Society of the United States, the American Cancer Society, Best Friends Animal Society, Monster.com, Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, SES Americom, Corning, LabCorp, IBM, Lionsgate Films, BestBuy, and Wave Systems.Trippi is a CNN Contributor and the Author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.www.aclu.orgxprize.org/bloghttps://tnrcampaigns.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The violent crackdown on Zimbabwe's opposition continues. Well-connected businessmen continue to strip the state of resources, despite famine conditions. The same politicians and securocrats maintain their grip. So what might drive change? We ask Alex Magaisa, a lawyer who helped draft Zimbabwe's constitution, and worked with the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the government of national unity in 2012-13. You can find him online @wamagaisa
Bill welcomes suspense author Michael Niemann to the show. Michael has long been interested in the sites where ordinary people’s lives and global processes intersect. He’s shared umqombothi with shack dwellers outside Cape Town, interviewed Morgan Tsvangirai, former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, when he was still a trade union leader, and seen Eduardo Mondlane’s dorm room at Northwestern University, faithfully recreated at the Museum of the Revolution in Maputo. He has published four thrillers featuring UN investigator Valentin Vermeulen: Legitimate Business, Illicit Trade, llegal Holdings, and, most recently, No Right Way. Illegal Holdings won the 2019 Silver Falchion Award for Best Thriller at Killer Nashville. His short stories have appeared in Vengeance, the 2012 Mystery Writers of America anthology edited by Lee Child, and Mysterical-E. On the non-fiction side, he is the author of A Spatial Approach to Regionalism in the Global Economy.
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Zimbabwe’s rigged election proves a turning point. When the practice of a white minority ruling over a black majority ended in 1980 in Africa’s Rhodesia, the country was renamed Zimbabwe. Initially, the nation’s new president, Robert Mugabe, and his Zanu-PF Party pushed through reforms instrumental in achieving greater fairness across the population. But Mugabe soon turned more tyrant than democratic leader. He oppressed opposition, violated basic human rights and obliterated the freedom of the press for which the country had been renowned. He spoke of turning white-controlled land over to black farmers, but the process was marked by violence, cronyism and a complete disregard for fairness. In the end, most of the land was turned over to the president’s friends and relatives – with disastrous results. Corruption reigned. On March 9, 2002, Mugabe’s election was so heavily rigged that the Opposition Presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai and every country observing the election (except South Africa) declared it illegitimate, and even Zimbabwe’s courts ordered a third day of voting. For the Commonwealth countries, it was the last straw. After the election, they cut all ties with Zimbabwe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sadza In The Morning — We would like to say, "WE ARE SORRY." We would also like to say blame Terri & Lindi! But we are back to our usual nonsense, we are talking black panther, the passing of Morgan Tsvangirai, Black Chyna & Teererai Mugwadi's nonsense. And as usual the most important parts, THE SHOUTOUTS!
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The interim Leader of Zimbabwe opposition MDC-T Nelson Chamisa has appealed for tolerance as the party bids farewell to its late founder Morgan Tsvangirai. Chamisa - one of three vice presidents who have been jostling for power since Tsvangirai fell ill, spoke at the memorial service at Freedom Square in Harare. Opposition leaders in South Africa also paid tribute. Nthakoana Ngatane reports
The NOOGNATION welcomes Chee from Chee the Movie Nut in this episode where they revisit weird Valentines stories from Onai's 'past life. They reflect on the life and the death of former prime minister and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai where they ask, "should people who were political foes to MRT have the right to send condolence messages to the Tsvangirai family?" On hashtags & Dot coms, its all about the new trend where girls seem to be proposing to men, would you be okay with it? Also, have you participated in any one of the new twitter hashtags,#PeopleWithCurves #GlassesTwitter #PeopleWithDimples, find out what typa person the NOOGNATION thinks you are. Finally,in the feeling station, the team argue about whether its cool to go out on dates with a person other than your significant other..you will be surprised what some of the guys said! #NOOGNATION twitter - https://twitter.com/noognation facebook- The Noognation Facebook
Capital26Free — The NOOGNATION welcomes Chee from Chee the Movie Nut in this episode where they revisit weird Valentines stories from Onai's 'past life. They reflect on the life and the death of former prime minister and MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai where they ask, "should people who were political foes to MRT have the right to send condolence messages to the Tsvangirai family?" On hashtags & Dot coms, its all about the new trend where girls seem to be proposing to men, would you be okay with it? Also, have you participated in any one of the new twitter hashtags,#PeopleWithCurves #GlassesTwitter #PeopleWithDimples, find out what typa person the NOOGNATION thinks you are. Finally,in the feeling station, the team argue about whether its cool to go out on dates with a person other than your significant other..you will be surprised what some of the guys said! #NOOGNATION twitter - https://twitter.com/noognation facebook- The Noognation
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The mother of the late Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has reportedly threatened to commit suicide if Nelson Chamisa, the Movement for Democratic Change vice president who says he's taken over from her son, attends the funeral. Power struggles within the MDC are intensifying following Tsvangirai's death on Wednesday in Johannesburg after a two year struggle with colon cancer. A memorial service was held on Sunday for the late opposition leader. SABC reporter in Harare, Ephet Musekiwa
Nelson Chamisa was elected by an emergency meeting of the party's National Executive Council in Harare to lead the party for 6-months Chamisa is the interim President of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T following leader Morgan Tsvangirai's death on Wednesday. Meanwhile president Cyril Ramaphosa and former President Thabo Mbeki have also sent their condolences to the Tsvangirai family and the people of Zimbabwe. Nthakoana Ngatane reports
Photo: Morgan Tsvangirai Matthew Bannister on Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change and Prime Minister from 2008 to 2013. Douglas Botting, film maker, author and explorer who flew a hot air balloon across Africa and sailed a hovercraft down the Orinoco. Professor Patricia Lindop, who researched the effects of radiation on human tissue. Asma Jahangir, the lawyer from Pakistan who campaigned for the rights of the country's persecuted minorities. And Vic Damone, the crooner who recorded more than two thousand songs. Interviewed guest: Alex Magaisa Interviewed guest: Anna Botting Interviewed guest: Dr Giles Camplin Interviewed guest: Patricia Dixon Interviewed guest: Mohammed Hanif Archive clips from: The Choice, Radio 4 07/12/2004; The World About Us: River of Death, BBC Two 19/01/69; Balloon From Zanzibar, BBC Two 23/08/62; The World About Us: Three Men in a Balloon, BBC Two 13/12/70; On The Bosom of the Air, Radio 4 19/09/1962; Hot to Handle: The Two Faces of Radiation, BBC One 17/03/66; Science and Society, BBC One 22/03/66; Nihal, BBC Asian Network 17/11/2010; Taking A Stand, Radio 4 01/01/2002; Outlook, BBC World Service, 22/11/2010; Woman's Hour, Radio 4, 07/06/2005; The Arthur Askey Variety Show, Radio 4 Extra, 07.06.2015; The John Dunn Show, Radio 2, 01/01/00.
Na 37 jaar vertrok Robert Mugabe als president van Zimbabwe na een coup die geen coup mocht heten. Zijn eerder ontslagen vicepresident Emmerson Mnangagwa nam het stokje over. Peter Hermes, jarenlang adviseur van oppositieleider Morgan Tsvangirai, reisde spoorslags af naar Zimbabwe na het nieuws. Hij komt vandaag terug van zijn eerste bezoek aan Zimbabwe zonder president Mugabe. Foto: EPA/Aaron Ufumeli
The leader of the opposition MDC-T, Morgan Tsvangirai, says a democratic Zimbabwe cannot be build by another undemocratic process. Tsvangirai was addressing thousands of protesters gathered outside the Africa Unity Square, as Parliament sits to table a motion to impeach President Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai has asked for free and fair elections, to restore the country's dignity. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to political commentator, Brian Kagoro.
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Capital26Free — Voter registration has opened in Zimbabwe bringing the 2018 election ever closer. Chris, Henry and Upenyu discuss the controversies around registration thus far, they look at the state of affairs within Zanu-PF and following his airlifting to South Africa question what would happen to the Alliance if MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai were to be incapacitated.
Capital26Free — Chris and Henry are joined by Dr Alex Magaisa a lawyer who was part of the constitutional making process and was an advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai when he was Prime Minister. They spoke about the Zimbabwe constitution, prospects for political parties in 2018 and the role of the Internet in politics in Zimbabwe
With Zimbabwe's elections just two years away, five smaller opposition parties have formed a coalition. The Coalition of Democrats or CODE will work together to try to unseat long serving president President Robert Mugabe. The group says its ready to work with any progressive political party that is unhappy with the state of the country and opposed to the current government. The main opposition parties led by Morgan Tsvangirai and People first's Joice Mujuru have indicated they are not ready to join the group. Code chair, Gilbert Dzikiti....
Have opposition politicians in Zimbabwe learned the lessons of the violent and disputed elections in 2008 in which Robert Mugabe and his party Zanu-PF outmanoeuvred the Movement for Democratic Change, and held onto power. The MDC has since been in an uneasy power-sharing government, in which its main leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is prime minister. But a breakaway MDC faction led by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Welshman Ncube, is splintering the opposition ahead of fresh elections due by next June. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Welshman Ncube and asks whether the opposition should be united to better oppose Zanu-PF.
Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *We Must Obey God Rather Than Men: With Gratitude to Morgan Tsvangirai* for Sunday, 15 April 2007; book review: *The Varieties of Scientific Experience; A Personal View of the Search for God* by Carl Sagan, edited by Ann Druyan (2006); film review: *Man of the Year* (2003, Brazil); poem review: *The Revival* by Henry Vaughan.