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Courage Shumba was born 15 May 1977,in Harare ,Zimbabwe.In 1998 he enrolled for a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Zimbabwe.In 2000 he was elected to the Students Executive Council where he was the students union vice president.He was suspended from the university and on many occasions detained by Zimbabwe police whilst organising rallies and demonstrations pressing for a new constitution .He was reportedly tortured for three days by Zimbabwe spy agency the C.I.O before escaping to the United Kingdom.It is reported to be the thirteenth time the activist was detained by Zimbabwe's Law and Order Section.

Courage Shumba continues to write articles critical of the ruling regime in Zimbabwe.His articles have been featured by websites;talkzimbabwe.com ,newzimbabwe.com ,zimdaily.com and the Zimbabwe Independent a zimbabwe print newspaper published weekly in the country's capital.