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Anticipatory Action in the Wake of El Nino in Zimbabwe
The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a growing threat driven by climate variability (sequential changes between ElNino and La Nina phases).Citizens in Action Southern Africa noted in its...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 22:53hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
CIASA Petitions Parliament of Zimbabwe over environment violations
A civic society organisation, the Citizens in Action Southern Africa has petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to exercise its oversight function, discharge a representative role, and protect environm...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiredzi Town Council to upgrade water supply systems
Chiredzi Town Council has tabled an ambitious 5 year development plan which will see the town intensely improve water supply and modernize all its infrastructure.This came out at a recent post...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 13:57hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
Bikita RDC heeds community calls for schools and clinic construction
Following many years of continuous engagement by Citizens Action Southern Africa Zimbabwe (CIASA) community structures in Bikita, a series of community scorecards on the state of education and health,...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
CSO hails Bikita minerals beneficiation to communities
BIKITA - President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissioned petalite and spodumene processing plants at Bikita Minerals that are valued at US$ 300 million on November 29 2023.The giant processing plant...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 09:09hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
World AIDS Day: CIASA says climate change creates breeding ground for infectious diseases
The Citizens In Action Southern Africa has lamented that the climate change that has resulted in droughts and floods, disrupting agricultural production, leading to food insecurity and malnutrition co...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 17:42hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
'Sadc, a toothless bulldog'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has accused the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) of failing to effectively deal with electoral crises in countries such as Zimbabwe.I...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec failing to level playing field, says NGO
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ) has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of failing to level the political playing field."The conduct of the election management body (Zec), has ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Public mistrust in Zec behind voter apathy'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has attributed the low voter turnout to lack of trust in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and poor voter education, among other factors.In...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections marred by vote-buying'
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) and Election Resource Centre (ERC) have decried vote-buying during the weekend by-elections, mainly by the ruling Zanu-PF party.In past elections, ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
CSO says ZEC was professional during by-elections
A civic organisation, CIASA has revealed that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officers were professional during the by elections.In an observation report, CIASA noted that a team as accredit...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 12:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Zec inconsistent on law application'
A REPORT by the Citizen in Action Southern Africa (CIASA) has shown that Zimbabweans are increasingly losing confidence in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over its management of electoral proc...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Electoral reforms before elections'
REGIONAL grouping of civil society organisations, Citizens in Action Southern Africa (CIASA), has urged opposition parties and stakeholders in the country to lobby for electoral reforms before electio...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mozambican policemen rape Zim woman
Two Mozambican police officers have been arrested in the central city of Beira, accused of raping and extorting money from a young Zimbabwean woman, Maputo daily reported.According to the head...Published: 02 Jan 2012 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
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