Viomak was one of a small group of Zimbabwean musicians who protested against the rule of
Robert Mugabe. She commonly echoes the Bible in her songs. but still can be obtained clandestinely in the country. Some recording companies in Zimbabwe have refused to accept her music. Viomak's struggles has been likened to opposition activists and journalists, who are being harassed and arrested under laws such as
POSA. Viomak uses her artistic name in order to protect relatives; Violet or Viola Makoni and Violet or Viola Makunike have been suggested by the ruling party Zanupf's spies after Viomak was placed on a high-profile hit and death list of opposition voices among independent journalists who have since run away from Zimbabwe have faced death threats for despising zanu pf Viomak fled Zimbabwe for
Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she and her husband lived for five years before returning secretly to Zimbabwe in August 2006 via
Botswana. She lived in hiding near
Harare for four months, concealing her appearance to record two albums at a studio in the city, and then moved to England, where she has been granted
political asylum; her husband and two children joined her in
Birmingham in 2007. On 10 March 2007 Viomak performed at a rally to mark the suffering of Zimbabwean women who cannot afford sanitary wear. On 18 April 2008, Zimbabwe's Independence Day, Viomak and her manager launched an Internet radio station, "Voto" (Voices of the Oppressed). The station airs only Zimbabwe protest art with the aim to focus on the importance of freedom of musical expression in a country where opposing voices are severely oppressed. ==Activism and humanitarian projects==