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'Zimbabwe security forces stifling dissent'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is expected to win the forthcoming general elections while the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will reject the results setting Zimbabwe on another disputed poll...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Farewell my brother, Dr Alex Magaisa
Magaisa was a light that shined bright. All who were in the presence of this light were inspired to fight for the rule of law, liberties, freedoms and rights of citizens. We are sinking in a dee...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 00:16hrs | 28 | by Nontokozo Malaba Ncube
Of Chamisa's rally utterances, lack of substance
Following the formation of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) on January 24, 2022 after being forced by MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora to adopt a new party name, the interim leader, Nelson Chamis...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:28hrs | 14 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa suggests that Dewa Mavhinga might have been killed
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told mourners at the burial of the late human rights activist, Dewa Mavhinga that he had warned him not to come back to Zimbabwe, a few days before he died...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dewa Mavhinga dies
Prominent Zimbabwean human rights advocate Dewa Mavhinga died on Saturday following Covid-19 complications, colleague said.He was 41.The Southern Africa director for Human Rights Watch...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Uk tells Zimbabwe to probe MDC Alliance activist's death
THE British embassy in Harare has called for an investigation into the fatal assault of MDC Alliance activist Nyasha Zhambe Mawere by suspected Zanu-PF supporters in Masvingo two months ago.Ma...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe laws protect animals more than human beings'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have expressed concern over the country's wildlife laws, which they say offer more protection to animals than to human beings, who end up being attacked or killed by...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa keeps $90,000-a-month US lobbying contract after feud
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime has broken its contract with the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs and hired Actum International UK, which was set up last month by a band of Mercury alumni le...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 17:20hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga flees 'Ferret team'
Prominent Harare street preacher Apostle Talent Chiwenga has reportedly fled his house in the capital following heightened surveillance of his church and home by people in unmarked vehicles.Ac...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:15hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
ZRP clamps down on protesting officers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has threatened to clamp down on serving members who have resorted to social media to express discontent over poor salaries.Videos of police officers protesti...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
‘Zanu-PF fears diaspora vote could push it out of power'
ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora yesterday challenged the ruling Zanu-PF party to allow them to vote in the 2023 elections, saying denying them their right exposes the ruling party's fear of losing polls....Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Partisan security forces Zimbabwe's biggest election risk
Zimbabwe's security forces are the biggest threat to free and democratic elections because of their partisan nature, human rights watchdogs have said.The army has been widely implicated in par...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa declares that 2023 is his turn
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was smelling the "sweet scent of victory" for his party in the 2023 elections inspired by Zambia opposition chief Hakainde Hichilema's win over the...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Constitution: Mnangagwa power play 'a great betrayal of people'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is repeating mistakes made by his predecessor Robert Mugabe by seeking to amend the constitution to entrench his rule, political analysts have warned.Mnangagwa and...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delay in judges appointments deliberate, claims 'Rights defenders'
HUMAN rights defenders have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of deliberately delaying the appointment of Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judges as he awaits the enactment of the Constitutional Ame...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Charamba lauds courts for discouraging 'hooliganism' and public disorder
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has dismissed claims that the imprisonment of MDC Alliance executive member Makomborero Haruziviishe was political persecution and lauded the courts for disco...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials under fresh scrutiny
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's democratic credentials have come under fresh scrutiny after the ruling Zanu-PF revived its push for a law to punish "unpatriotic" Zimbabweans.Zanu-PF chief whip ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hailed for taking COVID-19 jab
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today lead the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Victoria Falls with analysts yesterday saying the move was likely to motivate ordinary Zimbabweans to get vaccinated a...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec keeps tight lid on by-elections
HUMAN rights defenders have blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for its continued suspension of by-elections citing COVID-19 restrictions.Zec chief elections officer Utoile Silaigw...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Yes, you can legislate for patriotism
GROWING up in the village, one gets to appreciate the fact that not all dogs are the same.They are actually two distinct types: the abidingly loyal and disciplined type, and the hopelessly use...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
Govt under fire over evictions
Rights groups have denounced government plans to evict thousands of villagers from their communal land and convert it to industrial animal feed farming.More than 13 000 Shangani people, an ind...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers hail withdrawal of police prosecutors
LAW experts have commended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for withdrawing services of security officers serving as prosecutors following a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) order."The ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cities plagued by open defecation
WITH flies hovering all over the vicinity of the crowded slums of Epworth, an urban settlement approximately 25km east of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, laden plastic paper bags lie scattered on stree...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Human rights activists demand release of UZ student who called for Mnangagwa ouster
THE hardest part about being a parent is watching your children go through difficult and rough experiences and not being able to do anything for them.Such is the feeling of Jephias Moyo, whose...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Furore over govt claims of killer doctors
DOCTORS yesterday reacted with alarm and anger over allegations by Information secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana that some medical practitioners were deliberately killing Zanu-PF politicians and hiding be...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop selective application of the law' - Pete's sake, he is a tyrant and that is what tyrants do
Zimbabwe has been a nation of protestors and human rights activists contend to say what is wrong in society but rarely ever come up with what should be done about and rarest of all do it!"The ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business
THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 2 | by Mirian Mangwaya
Mambo's Chicken ad 'glorifies' gender violence after Khupe assault
An ad by Mambo's Chicken that appeared to mock ousted MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe a day after she was allegedly slapped at the party's chaotic congress sparked outrage on Monday with many people call...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Militarisation worse in post-Mugabe era'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has used the military to infringe on the rights of Zimbabwean citizens and the media, far more than his late predecessor, Robert Mugabe, a fresh report by the Zimbabwe Dem...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's MDC should take government threats seriously'
ANALYSTS and rights groups have advised MDC leaders to beware after authorities said the party was linked to a plot aimed at overthrowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government from power. ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 18:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and abductions
Since the beginning of the year, some people, mainly government detractors, and opposition members have claimed to have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be b...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Violence is ingrained in MDC-Alliance’s DNA
THERE is consensus among those who read Zimbabwe's political landscape correctly that the country has exhibited conspicuous signs of dynamism under the visionary leadership of President Emmerson Mnaga...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Deadly xenophobic attacks against truck drivers in South Africa
Human Rights Watch has urged the South African government to take urgent measures to protect foreign national truck drivers from violence, intimidation, and harassment in the country's cycle of xenoph...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:03hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Little change one year on from Mnangagwa's inauguration
As Zimbabwe marks the anniversary on Monday of Emmerson Mnangagwa's first year as its elected president, recent developments in the troubled nation suggest it is on the road to disaster rather than re...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:19hrs | 2 | by Bill Corcoran in Cape Town
Tension grows as government clamps down on dissent
Teargas and truncheons returned to Zimbabwe's cities in recent days, as protesters took to the streets to express their discontent at the deteriorating economy.Protests began on August 16 in H...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Details of the Tanzanian plot bared
A senior official working for the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has bared details of how the civic society organisations had planned to stage a demonstration on the sidelines of...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 16:26hrs | | by John Sigauke
Soldiers to be deployed in police uniform?
Human Rights Watch Southern Africa Director Dewa Mavhinga has sensationally claimed that the state is retraining some details from the Zimbabwe National Army who will soon be deployment in army unifor...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
JUST IN: 5 CIOs storm Kasukuwere's farm
Human Rights Watch Southern Afrca Director Dewa Mavhinga has reported that five men claiming to be state agents have stormed exiled former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere's farmSaid Mavhin...Published: 25 May 2019 at 11:38hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government of National Unity coming in 6 months
A Government of National Unity mighty be set up withibng the next six months Human Rights Watch Director Dewa Mavhinga has revealed. Mavhinga said he met a ZANU PF official on Friday who infor...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kasukuwere's wife detained
Former Zimbabwe Government heavyweight Mr Savior Kasukuwere's wife was allegedly detained for 5 hours at the Robert Mugabe International Airport by ClOs, sources say. Human Rights Watch boss D...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Civilian military leader needed to restore electoral democracy before 2023 presidential elections
Without doubt electoral democracy has failed to work in Zimbabwe, it might have worked in Zambia, South Africa and Botswana but in Zimbabwe electoral democracy has failed dismally, it is on record tha...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:27hrs | 3 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | | by Human Rights Watch
'Mnangagwa throwing money down the drain'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is wasting money and time by hiring a United States (US) firm to help improve relations with Washington instead of implementing the necessary reforms that would enable the...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Rat race for MDC posts
A mad rat race for the positions of MDC vice president has ensued within the country's main opposition, with nearly a dozen bigwigs apparently set to throw their names into the hat at the party's eage...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly within Chamisa's MDC
With just under three months to go to the MDC's eagerly-anticipated elective congress in May where a new substantive party leader will be chosen — sparks are flying within the country's main o...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disinformation and misinformation the new battlefront
EDITOR,The information age has brought with it many opportunities as well as challenges. Is it not ironic that in this digital age where information is supposed to be available at our fingerti...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 1 | by Davison Kaiyo.
'Chamisa-run councils disappoint'
DESPITE dominating some of the country's biggest municipalities, analysts say the MDC has little to show in terms of achievements since its formation in 1999.They argue that the MDC leadership...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Zimbabwe army creates temporary bases in suburbs
The presence of soldiers patrolling most high density suburbs across the country has instilled fear and uncertainty in citizens as some areas are reporting forced curfews.Coupled with this is ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:33hrs | 6 | by Maxwell Sibanda
Discredited 'rights groups' seek audience with Mnangagwa
THREE leading international human rights watchdogs - Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Oxfam International (OI) - have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking to meet hi...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF back to old habits
Just under 14 months after assuming power from former president Robert Mugabe's rule, the new administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have learnt nothing and forgotten nothing from the...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
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