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Only 8 guns surrendered under firearms amnesty

Eight firearms have been surrendered to the police since the start of a national amnesty granted to individuals holding unregistered firearms and ammunition. The amnesty, which allows the public to voluntarily surrender weapons by Septembe…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 14:39hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe: Cabinet's move to abolish death penalty marks progress

LONDON - Responding to a move by Zimbabwe's cabinet to back abolition of the death penalty, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo FarisÃ¨, said:"Zimbabwe has taken the right step towards endi…

Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 22:13hrs | 3 | by APO

Mnangagwa's gun amnesty fails to bring down violent crime

A PRESIDENTIAL amnesty on illegal firearm holders has done little to stop violent crime as Zimbabwe continues to witness armed robberies.President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August last year declared an amnesty on all illegal firearm holders to…

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:25hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Presidential amnesty needs revisiting

IN yesterday's NewsDay edition, we carried a story of a former jailbird who was released from prison this year under the Presidential Amnesty programme. The man, who was released after serving part of his 14-year sentence for car theft, ha…

Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to hold elections under alarming human violations, claims Amnesty International

ZIMBABWE's July 2023 general election will be held under a five-year systematic, brutal crackdown on human rights, restrictions on political opposition gatherings, violent suppression of protests and criminalization of state critics, Amnes…

Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Amnesty International urges Mnangagwa to reject Patriotic bill

RIGHTS watchdog Amnesty International has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reject the Criminal Law Codification Amendment Bill known as Patriotic Bill saying it is a grave assault on human rights.The Bill which now awaits Mnangagwa's …

Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink

Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. Rapists who are over 65 years and had served two…

Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's amnesty for rapists hitting victims harder

EMELKA (not real name) was only 11 years old when a 59-year-old villager forced himself on her. The villager repeated the attack several times, threatening to kill the young girl using witchcraft if she dared reveal the assault to anyone.T…

Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Amnesty beneficiary steals hat on way out of prison

A PRISONER on parole almost forfeited his freedom after he was accused of stealing a hat from one of the inmates who benefited from the Presidential amnesty.Forty-three prisoners in Beitbridge, including one woman with a child, were releas…

Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

4 000 prisoners granted amnesty

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has granted amnesty to at least 4 000 prisoners to ease congestion in prisons across the country.Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said Cabine…

Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa amnesty nets 144 firearms

At least 144 unregistered firearms have now been voluntarily surrendered to the police following the recent amnesty granted by President Mnangagwa.Under the amnesty, those in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, or who have th…

Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's amnesty nets 105 guns in 9 days

The two month long amnesty on illegal firearm holders to voluntarily surrender the weapons to police has seen 105 firearms being brought to the police in just nine days of the operation.According to police, 15 more firearms were surrendere…

Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's guns amnesty: Only 85 firearms surrendered

At least 85 unregistered firearms have so far been voluntarily surrendered to the police by members of the public countrywide following the recent amnesty granted by President Mnangagwa.Last week, members of the public who were in possessi…

Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Prisoners freed under Presidential Amnesty

SCORES of prisoners who qualified for release under the Presidential Amnesty on Tuesday were freed from various prisons yesterday afternoon. Government gazetted the legal instrument that saw scores of prisoners falling under selected categ…

Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Tax amnesty 2018 in respect of motor vehicles

IN an effort to encourage our valued clients to regularise their tax obligations, the Government has, through the Finance Act No. 1 of 2018 published on 15 March 2018, made provisions for granting of a tax amnesty to persons on application…

Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1031 | by zimra

Amnesty beneficiaries linked to grisly Bulawayo murder

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two ex-convicts who were released from prison under Presidential amnesty recently in connection with one of four grisly murders committed in the city last week.A post-mortem has also revealed that one of tw…

Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Now is a time for strong leadership

There are certain critical moments in the history of a nation which are transcendent and transformative. We are all aware of these moments because once they happen you know nothing will ever be the same again.One of these moments took plac…

Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 13:49hrs | 1 | by Faith Hope

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