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My Song: Gaïus Vagheni Kowene on 'Ndiyo mazao'
Looking at the dire situation around him in eastern DR Congo, rapper Gaïus Vagheni Kowene wonders why, even after all the election promises made through the years, life for many people is still harsh. In
WUA SPECIAL CHARACTERS EDITION
This week, Ikenna is speaking at TEDxLuanda in Angola. Regular episodes will be back in two weeks time. But, in the meantime, here is the Best of all the WUA special characters played by Ikenna over theRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: My Song: Hope Masike on 'Musha mukadzi'
There's a saying in Zimbabwe that 'home is a woman'. Hope Masike never really knew what that meant till her mother passed away.
Article: Giving Zimbabwean women rights in the informal sector
Mollin Siyanda, 46, a single mother of three from Harare’s low-income suburb of Hatcliffe, fears being arrested by the council police as she sells fruit, vegetables and second-hand clothes in the city centre without a permit.
Article: PREDATOR DRONES IN AFRICA
This week, Ikenna 'sells' predator drones in Africa. He presents an experiment in Uganda involving a bag left in a public space. And he highlights a song from Zimbabwe. It's politically and socially engaged. But it's actually good!
Article: Is it safe for Rwandan refugees to return home?
30 June marks the worldwide cessation of refugee status for Rwandan nationals, as designated by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). But the looming date has Rwandan refugees in the DRC worried. By Taylor Toeka Kakala, Goma
Video: In Holland, even dogs have a passport
In this 13th clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we encounter undocumented migrant Ssuuna Golooba once again. The Ugandan journalist discovers that in the Netherlands pets have some privileges that foreigners do not.
Article: Unsung hero #2: toys, not guns
Know someone who does an everyday task to improve your neighbourhood, your village or your city? Not all heroes have their names published in the newspaper or, for that matter, get public recognition.
Article: Social media sets the stage for Zimbabwean elections
Social media frenzy – hype even – might be just what Zimbabwe needs to adequately prepare for the elections. Our blogger surveys what links are worth airtime as people prepare to cast their votes. By Thomas Madhuku, Harare
Article: World Press Freedom Day 2013
3 May is World Press Freedom Day, and this year the UNESCO-led campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Article: What sends Uganda’s boxing sisters into the ring
Twenty-four-year old Helen Baleke became the first female boxer in the Kampala slum of Katanga. Today she and her younger sister, Diana Tulyanrabo, are Uganda’s female boxing champions.
