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Open letter to President Mnangagwa
Dear President Mnangagwa,I WRITE this letter to you with a heavy heart, as a disability rights activist, lawyer and a Zimbabwean citizen.December 3 is a day set aside by the United Nat...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:29hrs | 22 | by Abraham Mateta
Ablism must fall!
My blood boils when I think about how some people normalise the treatment of persons with disabilities as second class citizens in Zimbabwe even against the existence of government policy and pronounc...Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 10:02hrs | 25 | by Abraham Mateta (Mukoma A)
Activist demands govt to disclose Zimbabwe's total debt
A HARARE lawyer, who is also a disability rights activist has approached the High Court demanding to know the total amount of debt that Zimbabwe owes to internal and external creditors.The act...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SADC will not endorse a sham election in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission says it will not endorse a bogus election in Zimbabwe.The 63-member SADC team‚ led by Angola's secretary of state in the Ex...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by TimesLive
Braille ballot paper appeal thrown out
HIGH Court judge Justice Charles Hungwe, has dismissed an application filed by a visually-impaired potential voter, Abraham Mateta, who had petitioned the court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC stewing in massive legal bills
With the clock ticking towards make-or-break harmonised polls on July 30, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is stewing in massive legal bills following an increase in the number of election-rela...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 15:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Visually impaired potential voters drag Zec to court demanding printing of ballot papers in braille
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has petitioned the High Court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to print ballot papers in a manner accessible to some visually...Published: 17 May 2018 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Blind demand secret ballot
A HARARE man has approached the High Court seeking to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to print ballot papers in Braille or the template ballot to ensure people who are visually impaired...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Robert Mugabe
We write to you at a time when your party is undergoing a historic transformation and restructuring and we wish you well in that endeavour. We wish to, first of all, salute you for ratifying the UN C...Published: 09 Dec 2014 at 08:55hrs | | by Abraham Mateta and Masimba Kuchera
Many Zimbos unaware of impending referendum
On 16 March Zimbabweans will vote in a referendum on whether to adopt or reject a draft constitution for which the three major political parties have publicly endorsed a Yes vote.The writing o...Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZNLB unhappy with the proposed new Constitution
A Zimbabwe National League of the Blind official is unhappy with how the proposed new Constitution deals with people living with disabilities.ZNLB disability rights and advocacy officer Mr...Published: 21 Feb 2013 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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