Zimbabwe’s Kubatana is very pleased to be represented by Brenda Burrell at UNESCO’s media gathering in Tunis this week. Brenda is one of 5 fellows invited to attend on behalf of the Knight Foundation. The other 4 fellows come from South Africa, Kenya, Argentina and Egypt.

Art is not a mirror to reflect society but a hammer with which to shape it.
- Bertolt Brecht

Request for Expression of Interest – Communication Consultant to support CHRA with ICT pilot project to improve service delivery in Harare

Deadline: 6 May 2012 (3pm)

The World Bank is soliciting Expressions of Interest and CVs for a short-term Communication Consultant to support the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) in preparing for an ICT pilot project to enable citizens to use ICT to report on service delivery failures in Harare.

It will be a short-term consultancy (30 days) with an expected start date mid-May and a completion date around June 30, 2012.

Download the Terms of Reference here

The HIFA opening show was far less spectacular than in previous years but hugely enjoyable nonetheless. Sitting under a starry Zimbabwean sky watching the colour and energy of the performers made me feel very pleased to be alive. Of course a lot of the talk about town is that HIFA have succumbed to pressure and toned down on the political content of the opening show, and its probably true. Some of the people that I’ve spoken to have been disappointed by this. Last night’s show was all about love, harmony, respect and peace. Many Zimbabweans embody these sentiments … if only our politicians did too.