Columnist / Patience sibanda
Africa Day: internet freedoms, a way to democracy
As we are in the spirit of embracing our 'Africaness', we must not forget the key tenets to democracy. Democracy entails citizen's participation in public affairs, with respect for different poi...Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:10hrs | | by Patience Sibanda
Institutions mandated to promote human rights & democracy urged to stay present, accessible, interactive online
In partial contribution to partnered investigation into the state of internet governance in Zimbabwe, ZDI and Media Centre released an advocacy paper titled 'Internet use for promoting human rights an...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by Patience Sibanda
Constraints on the work of Human Rights & Democracy Defenders, internet freedoms core in democracy promotion.
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) in conjunction with Media Centre releases an advocacy report titled, 'How the right to be online has been assaulted in Zimbabwe: Consequences on the work of Human ri...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:46hrs | | by Patience Sibanda
Elizabeth Tsvangirai story: A true mirror of human rights encroachments faced by widows in Zimbabwe
The ill-treatment of widows was more like a norm in traditional Zimbabwean societies as people knew little on human rights; this has however, continued to trend even in our modern Zimbabwe. Human righ...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 14:55hrs | | by Patience Sibanda (intern at Zimbabwe Democracy Institute)
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