SW Radio Africa

08/08/2014

As you know SW Radio Africa is closing after 13 years, due to lack of funding. This will be our last FB message and we’d like to thank you all for supporting us for so many years and for sharing our news so widely. Our FB followers have helped ensure that even more people have access to the information. We’ll miss you.

08/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/08/transform-zimbabwe-leader-charged-for-praying/

Police have been accused of harassment and intimidation after they detained opposition party leader Jacob Ngarivhume and forced him to admit to breaki

08/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/08/grace-mugabe-accused-of-bullying-her-way-to-the-top/

Even though she is yet to be elected as boss of the ZANU PF Women’s league, Grace Mugabe appears to be going after her perceived political opponents l

08/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/08/sa-approves-new-special-permits-for-zimbabweans/

South Africa has approved new special permits for Zimbabweans, authorities there announced on Thursday.

08/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/08/chingwizi-villagers-granted-bail/

On Friday a Chiredzi magistrate granted bail to 25 Chingwizi villagers who were arrested and detained by the police for public violence, during protes

08/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/08/zim-newspapers-struggle-with-financial-challenges/

Media houses in Zimbabwe are reported to be struggling to cope as the economy continues to deteriorate, with private as well as state run entities fai

07/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/07/zanu-pf-facing-its-waterloo/

As Zimbabwe’s economy continues to falter, some observers have said this could be what finally unravels the ruling ZANU PF regime.

07/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/07/dabengwa-vows-to-fight-for-his-farm/

ZAPU leader Dumiso Dabengwa has described the invasion of his Rudy farm in Nyamandlovu by ZANU PF supporters as ‘provocative’, warning that he’s prepa

07/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/07/war-vets-rogue-image-lamented-2/

Moses Mzila-Ndlovu is the former minister of national healing and is also a war veteran. He says ZANU PF has ‘poisoned’ the concept of the annual Hero

07/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/07/nrz-wins-court-case-against-police/

Disgruntled workers of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) have won a legal battle against the police, who last week barred them from taking to th

06/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/06/families-evicted-in-centenary-farm-land-grab/

Generations of workers at Centenary Farm in Figtree are now homeless after top ZANU PF official Ray Ndhlukula evicted them and installed himself as th

06/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/06/police-torture-of-chingwizi-residents-condemned/

Several civil society organizations in Zimbabwe have condemned the reported torture of internally displaced residents from the Chingwizi Camp in Mwene

06/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/06/sadc-leaders-warned-against-mugabes-empowerment-policies/

Diana Zimbudzana, programme coordinator at the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, has warned SADC leaders against emulating President Mugabe’s controversial empow

06/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/06/zim-economy-in-crisis/

The economic situation in the country continues to slide backwards, throwing more cold water on claims by President Robert Mugabe that it is improving

06/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/06/poll-places-mugabe-among-worst-leaders-in-sub-sahara/

A respected American research group has published the results of a poll which ranked approval ratings of Presidents in sub-Saharan Africa.

05/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/05/freeth-reignites-debate-over-eus-support-of-mugabe/

Ben Freeth, a former commercial farmer and an activist, has reignited debate over the European Union’s support of President Robert Mugabe’s regime.

05/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/05/50-african-presidents-in-washington-to-meet-obama/

Fifty African Heads of State are in Washington attending a three day US-Africa summit being hosted by President Barack Obama.

05/08/2014

http://www.swradioafrica.com/2014/08/05/south-africa-based-zim-migrants-in-crisis-moment/

Zimbabweans await Pretoria’s decision on their special residence permits, community leaders have said their situation has reached a ‘crisis moment’