Zimbabwe declared Robert Mugabe's birthday a public holiday!

Zimbabwe has made former president Robert Mugabe's birthday a public holiday. As of 2018, the 21 February of every year will be a public holiday to be known as the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day. Well...

Public holidays in Zimbabwe 2018:

• 01 January 2018 - New Year's Day
• 21 February 2018 - Robert Mugabe National Youth Day
• 30 March 2018 - Good Friday
• 31 March 2018 - Easter Saturday
• 01 April 2018 - Easter Sunday
• 02 April 2018 - Easter Monday
• 18 April 2018 - Independence Day
• 01 May 2018 - Workers' Day
• 25 May 2018 - Africa Day
• 13 August 2018 - Heroes' Day
• 14 August 2018 - Defense Forces Day
• 22 December 2018 - National Unity Day
• 25 December 2018 - Christmas Day
• 26 December 2018 Boxing Day

School/public holidays in South Africa, Namibia & Botswana 2018 >>

Zimbabwe: Harare International Airport to be renamed after Robert Mugabe!

update (09 Nov 2017): According to news reports from Zimbabwe, the broke government of the country has so far spent $500 000 funding the process of renaming Harare International Airport after President Robert Mugabe. 

According to a document by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) that recently appeared on twitter and other social media channels, Harare International Airport (HRE) in Harare is set to be renamed after the ruling President of Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel Mugabe. Effective 09 November 2017, the official name of Zimbabwe's main international airport will be "R. G. Mugabe International Airport". Well...

Massaging some egos...Welcome to Robert Mugabe International Airport pic.twitter.com/U0JMRzV93i

— Elias Mambo (@elias_mambo) September 18, 2017

Documentary trailer: "Robert Mugabe... what happened?"

update (07 Aug 2012): "Robert Mugabe... what happened?" is now available to buy on DVD from Amazon (UK)!

The documentary "Robert Mugabe… what happened?", directed by Simon Bright and
produced by Michael Auret, had its World Premiere at the Opening Night film of the Encounters South African International Documentary Festival in Cape Town on Thursday 09 June 2011.



Billed as the definitive account of Mugabe’s life, the film dramatically illustrates his successful liberation and development of the country but also his ruthless and cunning retention of power at all costs.
The director of the film, Simon Bright, explains that the film "gives Mugabe the credit where its due. It’s an exploration of what happened to a promising African leader who was well respected and it recognises his fight for freedom and against Apartheid" yet also "explores the forces that caused him to effectively destroy a lot of what he built." (via mugabemovie.com)

For public screenings (currently on in South Africa) please visit the film's facebook page or check the website. The film will also be published on DVD.

Zimbabwe land reforms now target wildlife reserves

Zimbabwe's government is about to implement a Wildlife-Based Land Reform Policy, which will force the country’s predominantly white wildlife conservancy owners to hand over 51% of their shares to black Zimbabweans. A total of 59 "indigenous people" are getting leases from the Government or sharing conservancies with white former owners. Thirty-nine of these people were allocated leases in Masvingo, 21 in the Midlands, and three in the Matabeleland region.
Officials have also promised to tackle any operational problems that might arise.
According to Parks and wildlife authority director-general Vitalis Chadenga, the project was "one of the unfinished businesses of the country's land reform programme."
Under land reforms launched by long-time President Robert Mugabe in 2000, Zimbabwean authorities seized, led by pro-Mugabe militants, farms from thousands of white owners in what the country's president called a correction of historical imbalances in the former British colony.
As a result Zimbabwe is now facing a massive food & health crisis and strong economic problems.

New documentary about Zimbabwe: "Mugabe and the White African"

This is a trailer for the forthcoming feature-length documentary "Mugabe and the White African" due for release 2010. Following the astonishing bravery of white Zimbabwean farmer Mike Campbell and his family as they risk everything they have and everything they are in defence of their property, and the livelihoods of all who live and work on their farm. It's 2008 and Mike Campbell is taking President Mugabe to an international court on charges of racial discrimination and of violations of human rights. The outcome perhaps determining not just their own future and that of their workers and their families but the future of Zimbabwe itself.



Mugabe and the White African
Directed by Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson
Produced by David Pearson and Elizabeth Morgan Hemlcok

SEE THE FILM IN LONDON FROM 8th JANUARY 2010 at the ICA Cinema, Pall Mall London (more screenings, DVD to be realeased in the UK in early 2010)