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Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Biden announces end of US sanctions regime on Zimbabwe
AMERICAN President Joseph Biden has announced an end of the superpower's sanctions regime on Zimbabwe.The historic move announced on Monday, signals an impending end to America and Zimbabwe's ...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:35hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'offered third term in office'
A Zanu-PF lawmaker on Wednesday said Zanu-PF had "offered" President Emmerson Mnangagwa a third term in office after several party officials chanted a slogan that the 81-year-old "will still be ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi pushes Zimbabwe MPs' visit to US to lobby sanctions removal
Bikita South legislator Energy Mutodi has moved a motion asking the house to put together a team of MPs whose task shall be to visit Washington to physically lobby the US Congress to remove sanctions ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo fumes over PVO Bill
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has rapped the Zanu-PF government for pushing for the enactment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that he described as retrogressively against...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:33hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mass evictions raise dust
HUMAN rights lawyers have lobbied Members of Parliament (MPs) to push for the repeal of the Communal Lands Act amid the mass eviction of people accused of illegally occupying state land across Zimbabw...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:05hrs | 1593 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP hails abolition of death penalty
The Citizens Coalition for Change legislator for Dzivarasekwa Edwin Mushoriwa has applauded Cabinet for approving the abolition of the death penalty after he successfully raised a motion for the scrap...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:57hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Buy Zimbabwe welcomes positive move on imports
BUY Zimbabwe has said the Government's recent decision to reinstate import duties on basic commodities was a progressive development that will contribute to a fairer competitive landscape for domestic...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:49hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mopa reincarnation of Posa
AWARD-WINNING human rights lawyer Darlington Marange has torn into the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Mopa), saying it is a reincarnation of the discredited Public Order and Security Act (Posa)....Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:38hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restores duty on imported basic commodities
THE Government has restored the payment of import duty on selected basic goods, which fall away from the customs traveller's rebate.A traveller's rebate is a duty-free allowance, which is granted ...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 18:32hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube exempts VAT on key basic commodities
TREASURY has gazetted the suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected basic commodities with effect from today as part of Government measures to tame price increases while boosting consumer purcha...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 2104 | by Staff reporter
Drones and fast cargo scanners deployed at the Beitbridge Border Post
Drones and fast cargo scanners have been deployed by the Government at the Beitbridge Border Post as it intensifies the use of modern technologies to curb invasive leakages and smuggling through ports...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport fee includes US$20 QR Code fee
Those who spent the night at the Harare Passport office and the many who arrived early in December received a fortunate advantage as the government confirmed the anticipated increase in passport appli...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:05hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's MPs advocate for the removal of US sanctions
Against the backdrop of economic upheaval and increasing hardships in Zimbabwe, legislators affiliated with the ruling party, ZANU PF, have taken a proactive stance to seek international assistance. T...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:45hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs lobby for US visit
Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) want to fly to the United States (US) to lobby Washington to lift sanctions first imposed on Zimbabwe after the fast-track land reform programme at the turn of the ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
New taxes on luxury vehicles take effect
The new surcharge increasing the duty on luxury cars, double cabs and SUVs valued at more than US$120 000 is now law and comes into effect on January 1.Commercial and industrial vehicles and v...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:21hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Media development in Zimbabwe imperative
Media Institute for Southern Africa regional director Tabani Moyo has said media development in Zimbabwe requires a holistic approach, alive to the gains accrued thus far and complex enough to connect...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 09:19hrs | 188 | by Stephen Jakes
'Lobola still required for customary union'
LOBOLA remains a requirement for registration of a customary marriage under the new Marriages Act, although not for registration of a civil marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi, Machaya defend Patriot Act
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Attorney-General Prince Machaya, have came out in defence of the controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act saying it does not violate huma...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:52hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Biti distances self from Sengezo Tshabangu
Former Harare East MP and "Change Champion" for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Tendai Biti, has at last responded to accusations of orchestrating party recalls that have disrupted the Nelson...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:54hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe at a crossroads: a statement by Tendai Biti
Former finance minister and Harare East MP Tendai Biti has issued the following statement responding to claims that he is colluding with self-styled CCC interim secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu to ...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:56hrs | 1509 | by Tendai Biti
Mnangagwa law blamed for high US$ pricing
Industry and Commerce Minister, Sithembiso Nyoni, attributed the current high pricing in US dollars to Statutory Instrument (SI) 118A of 2022.SI 118A, enacted under the Presidential Powers (Te...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:51hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt quakes over CCC protests
In anticipation of planned flash protests by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), which disputes the results of the August 23 and 24 harmonized elections, the government has heightened ...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer takes Mnangagwa to court
HARARE lawyer and businessman Frederick Nyamande has taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court following the promulgation of the controversial Mutapa Investment Fund which he argues allows the head ...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:51hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Govt using lawfare to cement power, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) has accused the government of Zimbabwe of using legal maneuvers to stifle dissent and maintain its grip on power without scrutiny. AI's executive director, Lucia Masuka, exp...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:40hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa brings back PVO Bill on Parliament schedule
President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially commenced the First Session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe on Tuesday. In his address, he urged legislators to prioritize the completion of several outstand...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says parliament to dump old laws in opening address
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has informed the country's parliament that it intends to replace outdated and obsolete laws with new ones that are better suited to the current situation. He ma...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 15:29hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to repeal four obsolete laws
The government is in the process of revoking four laws that are considered "outdated and no longer relevant in the legal framework."During the first Cabinet Media briefing of President Mnangag...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 16:10hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Retrenched workers refuse to go
SUGAR producer starafricacorporation Limited has served retrenchment letters to 75 workers, but the workers have refused to sign arguing that their employer's decision was illegal.The company'...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T councillor eyes top post
Highfield Ward 25 councillor Luckson Mukunguma (MDC T) is now eying Highfield House of Assembly seat.Mukunguma said he is now mature to be a Member of Parliament after agreeing to leave the co...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 20:54hrs | 79 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa mixes politics with religion
Tony Blair's press secretary Alastair Campbell, when the former British Prime Minister was asked about his faith, famously retorted that "we don't do God," illustrating the perceived perils of mixing ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 22:27hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to repeal the traditional leader's act
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa told people who gathered at Muchakata Business Centre recently for Masvingo cluster rally that when he gets into power he will not remove t...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 20:19hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
We're ready for elections
THE political environment has been relatively calm and peaceful.His Excellency, President Mnangagwa, has been calling on everyone to campaign peacefully and to ensure that we respect each othe...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:50hrs | 16 | by Mr Ziyambi Ziyambi
Zimbabwe has nothing to hide, Govt tells election observers
Zimbabwe has nothing to hide in its conduct of elections and welcomes all observer missions and diplomats to observe the forthcoming polls slated for August 23 and make their recommendations in an imp...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC linked independent candidate digs in
Masvingo City Mayor who is vying for Masvingo Urban seat as independent candidate Collen Maboke told Masvingo Urban residents that he was the best option for MP since he will be answerable only to the...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 16:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's Patriot Bill' threatens rights, freedoms, UK one is fine?
THE international community has criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for signing the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill into law.The Bill, commonly known as the Patriot B...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA threatened with sanctions for its non-aligned stance on Ukraine Russia war
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the West has threatened African countries with sanctions if they refuse to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine.He said South Africa was one of t...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC to repeal the 'Patriot Act'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will repeal new clauses in the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act that criminalises criticism of government once the party is elected into power....Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:58hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of launching a brutal attack on citizens' rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association following his decision to sign off the draco...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:25hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Amnesty International throws toys out of the pram over Zimbabwe patriotism law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the controversial Criminal Law Codification and Reform Amendment Bill into law, and this has raised tensions between Zimbabwe and the West and pro-Western organ...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 17:21hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs Zimbabwe's 'Logan Act' into fully fledged law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a law that prohibits citizens from criticising the government, defying wide appeals for him to spare the nation of a piece of legislation viewed repressive by o...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Ghanaian MPs back tougher anti-gay legislation
The lead sponsor of an amended bill warns that the country will target US economic interests if Washington sanctions officialsGhana's parliament has unanimously passed a motion to further tigh...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 16:30hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Harvard accused of favouring mostly white students
Harvard's practice of granting preference to undergraduate applicants with family ties to the elite college is facing a legal challenge.Advocacy groups have petitioned the government to stop t...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Violent political candidates don't deserve votes, says Chief Mathema
Aspiring candidates for the upcoming harmonised elections who incite violence do not deserve to be voted into any office, Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda has said.The outspoken traditional l...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Muzorewa says 'vote 'sanctions-cursed' Zanu-PF out'
Presidential aspirant and United African National Council (UANC) leader Reverend Gwinyai Muzorewa says Zimbabweans should vote Zanu-PF out of power if they hope to put a stop to the western sanctions ...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders lie about Logan Act to justify 'Patriotic Bill'
ZIMBABWEAN leaders have been misleading the public and the world that the "Patriotic Bill", which amends the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act to criminalise locals' connivance with foreign g...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill' threat to Zimbabwean journalists two months before elections
TWO months before presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Zimbabwe to abandon a proposed "sovereignty and national interest" law that poses a major...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'You cannot criticize ED' clause challenge $1000 offered
A top Harare-based advocate, Tinomudaishe Chinyoka has offered a $1000 reward to anyone who can prove that there is a clause in the patriotic bill that says you cannot criticize the government....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 18:06hrs | 9 | by Erick Matotoba
Foreign funded NGOs angered by Zimbabwe's 'Patriot Bill'
THE controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill, also known as the Patriot Bill, which was approved by the National Assembly last week has torched a storm, with legislators and...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
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