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Kwekweza on a Zimbabwe govt 'Stop List', denied ID
CITIZEN for Coalition Change activist Namatai Kwekweza has voiced frustration over being unable to replace a deteriorating identification document after being informed they were on a government "Stop ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 15:59hrs | 9988 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: How big is Namatai Kwekweza's mouth?
A senior official in Zimbabwe's government has sparked outrage by ridiculing the abduction and torture of human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza during a session at the African Union's 81st Ordinary S...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 10:02hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime told to end State sponsored abductions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been urged to end State-sponsored abductions, arbitrary arrests, detentions, and torture of opposition activists and human rights defenders.This c...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:56hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Finance Ministry blacklists 51 govt suppliers
The Treasury has blacklisted 51 government contractors for engaging in black market activities after receiving payments in local currency. Treasury boss Mthuli Ncube state...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 12:48hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Peace commission knows nothing about attacks on Chamisa's supporters
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has blasted National Peace and Reconciliation Commissioners (NPRC), whom it has accused of turning a blind eye to violence meted on its supporters by Zanu-PF....Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Confessions of a sex worker
FOR many people especially those with conservative, religious views, sex work often called the world's oldest profession, is dirty, immoral and those who do consent to it can't possibly respect themse...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs make peace pledge ahead of elections
TRADITIONAL leaders who are part of the Kushinga Peace Club in Gutu, Masvingo province, are mobilising communities to exercise peace and tolerance during this year's elections.The Kushinga Pea...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CiZC boss summoned 5 years after alleged crime
FORMER Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) chairperson Rashid Stuart Mahiya has been summoned to appear in court for plotting to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in 2018.Mahiya...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
VirginVoters4ED causes a stir
SCHOOLS have become the latest hunting ground for votes for Zanu-PF after it emerged that ruling party fanatics are invading learning institutions to force learners and teachers to attend their campai...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa worse than Mugabe'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has a worse track record than the late former president Robert Mugabe in stifling civic space ahead of polls, a comparison by a human rights watchdog, the Zim...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF behaving like murderers says CCC
A DEFIANT Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has vowed to forge ahead with preparations for next year's general elections despite a rise in related violent attacks on its members and supporters by ru...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parly called to enact stiffer penalties against electoral violence
HEAL Zimbabwe Trust (HZT), a community oriented human rights organisation, has called on Parliament to summon the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Comm...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs pledge to act on political violence
TRADITIONAL leaders have pledged to deal with perpetrators of political violence, including supporters from the ruling Zanu-PF by summoning them to their courts ahead of the 2023 elections.The...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected Zanu-PF activists brutalise CCC supporters
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF activists yesterday allegedly assaulted opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists during party vice-president Tendai Biti's campaign rally in Harare East constituency....Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF not bother by Chamisa's absence from Polad, says Mugwadi
Zanu-PF says it is not bothered by the refusal by main opposition MDC Alliance to join the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform.Speaking during a virtual meeting convened by the Heal Zim...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Local communities transformed into Zanu-PF battlegrounds'
A PEACE-BUILDING rights group has said local communities have been turned into battlegrounds by Zanu-PF foot soldiers canvassing for party votes ahead of the 2023 polls.A May report by Heal Zi...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops unleashed to bash Matobo villagers
ANTI-RIOT police bashed community members in Domboshava Village, Matobo as punishment for ganging up to evict miners, civil society group, Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported.The details were rev...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:48hrs | | by Sytaff reporter
Kidnappings raise tension in Zimbabwe
Suspected security agents abducted and tortured an MDC youth leader and a pre-democracy activist in pre-dawn raids yesterday- further raising tensions ahead of tomorrow's mass protests against Preside...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreigners, NGOs outed on demos
A number of foreign individuals and non-governmental organisations have been outed in their efforts to destabilise the country, following a workshop they held in Mutare this week which discussed how t...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 19:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2018 elections credibility is in danger
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and other relevant state institutions turned a blind eye to thousands of violations during the registration of voters, thereby compromising the legitimacy of th...Published: 27 May 2018 at 18:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T in flames
ZIMBABWE might be headed for another violent election this year if the chaos and intra-party violence currently rocking both the governing Zanu-PF party and main opposition MDC-T's primary elections i...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heal Zimbabwe statement on the recent MDC-T intra-party violence
Heal Zimbabwe is appalled by violent episodes of intra-party violence that rocked MDC-T consensus meetings in several districts across the country over the weekend. In Budiriro, Harare, MDC-T supporte...Published: 14 May 2018 at 15:49hrs | | by Heal Zimbabwe
Zanu PF primaries mess under spotlight
Human Rights watchdog, Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) has condemned the intra-party violence that occurred during Zanu PF primary elections held early this week.The Zanu PF primary elections were m...Published: 06 May 2018 at 13:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
HZT calls for peace ahead of primary elections
CIVIC society organisation, Heal Zimbabwe Trust, yesterday called on all political parties to observe peace ahead of this year's elections amid concern that violence and human rights violations have s...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Partisan traditional leaders rile communities'
LOCAL human rights watchdog, Heal Zimbabwe Trust, claims that it has been inundated with reports about traditional leaders who were forcing villagers to submit voter registration slips serial numbers ...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF activists urged to stop intimidating villagers
Heal Zimbabwe Trust officials have engaged some Zanu PF activists to urge them to stop intimidating villagers through forcing them to submit the voter registration slips serial numbers.The tru...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
31 cases of human rights violation recorded in 17 districts
In the period under review (24 March- 01 April 2018), Heal Zimbabwe has recorded a total of 31 human rights violations from 17 districts. The trust said three categories of human rights ...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 08:28hrs | | by Stephe Jakes
Zanu PF, traditional leaders leading in human rights violation in 7 provinces
The ruling party Zanu PF leaders and traditional leaders are reportedly the leading elements in intimidating people ahead of this year's elections in seven provinces where human rights violations have...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 08:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe engages conflicting parties in various places
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has said as part of responding to cases of human rights violations, through its resident human rights monitors embraced the importance of local solutions to address cases of human ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 07:26hrs | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
17 human rights violations recorded in 13 districts from February
Heal Zimbabwe recorded a total of 17 human rights violations from 13 districts from the 27 February to 09 March 2018. The trust said in the period under review, three categories of human right...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Arrest Zanu-PF MPs, chiefs instilling fear in rural voters'
Zanu-PF officials and traditional leaders who are allegedly demanding voter registration slips from prospective voters during the ongoing biometric voter registration (BVR) must be arrested, Justice m...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Youth pledge to shun political violence as hundreds register to vote in Epworth
Youth in Epworth have vowed to uphold peace and shun violence ahead of the 2018 elections.Heal Zimbabwe Trust reported that this came out during a peace concert conducted in Epworth by Heal Zi...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 14:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
HZT 'riled by worsening political violence' - What will it take to admit we need reforms - body bags!
"Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) has been riled by the increase in cases of politically motivated violence in some parts of the country," reported Bulawayo24. "The trust said cases of violence are bei...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 16:01hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Heal Zimbabwe riled by increase in human rights violations
Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) has been riled by the increase in cases of politically motivated violence in some parts of the country.The trust said cases of violence are being recorded in both urb...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 08:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Rugeje's utterances on 2008 political violence remarks sinister and unfortunate!
Heal Zimbabwe has expressed concern over utterances attributed to newly appointed ZANU PF national political commissar, Retired General Engelbert Rugeje. The trust said in his address on the 1...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 09:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe applauds Mnangagwa on National Peace and Reconciliation Commission
Heal Zimbabwe has applauded President Mnangagwa for signing into law the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Act on 05 January 2018."We welcome the move to operationalize the N...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
PHOTOS: Peace campaign gathers pace in Zimbabwe
…as Traditional leaders in Zaka vow to end BVR human rights violations. Heal Zimbabwe took its National peace campaign: 13 Million Voices for Peace t...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:51hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Calls for peace and stability in Zimbabwe
Heal Zimbabwe has called for peace and tolerance during this period of heightened political polarization in Zimbabwe where the military have taken charge of Government in Zimbabwe."We applaud ...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
13 Million Voices For Peace campaign launched
Heal Zimbabwe has launched its National Peace campaign: 13 Million Voices For Peace at a colorful ceremony in Harare on 09 November 2017.The launch coincided with a policy conference on pe...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:14hrs | | by HZT
HZT launch '13M Voices for Peace' campaign - one more excuse for contesting flawed elections
Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) is holding another workshop on elections."The main purpose of the meeting is to have all stakeholders in the peace building sector and responsible national institutio...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 22:16hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process (Update 4)
Heal Zimbabwe has established an early warning and early response system for easy detection and response to cases of human rights violations during the biometrioc voter registration and 2018 elections...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 07:29hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'We are monitoring and reporting violation during BVR,' HZT reported - to what end, you will never be ZRP
"Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) through its resident human rights monitors in all the country's 10 provinces is monitoring the environment during the voter registration exercise. This is being done with th...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 13:07hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process (Update 3)
On 10 October 2017, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), launched a Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz across the country amid concerns there is still low turn out in some parts of the count...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Intimidation rocks BVR process in some parts of the country
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported that intimidation has started rocking parts of the country as the registration process of voters is on going.The organisation said in Manicaland Province in Bu...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 06:59hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
22 human rights violation cases recorded in 13 district just in one week
Heal Zimbabwe has reported that it has recorded 22 human rights violations from 13 districts from the 22nd – 28th of September 2017.The trust said in the period under review, three categorie...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 13:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
This is criminal
Zimbabwe is facing a serious economic problem; unemployment has soared to 90% and as much as 72.3% of our people are living on US$1.00 or less per day. The economic situation is socially, economically...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 06:33hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Heal Zimbabwe Trust campaign of piety confounded by reality in Gutu
A Gutu ward 6, Councillor Michael Bhema has been "exposed" for threatening community members yesterday that he will block opposition supporters from registering.The incident reported by the He...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 18:37hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
16 cases of human right violations recorded in a month
Heal Zimbabwe has recorded a total of 16 cases of human rights violations from 9 districts between the 20th of August and the 15th of September 2017.HZT said it recorded four different categor...Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 15:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe prepared to protect victims of torture
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has said it is committed to protecting and assisting survivors of torture so that they are able to access justice and requisite social services.The remarks come amid report...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 12:53hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe Trust claims to be protecting survivors of political violence
Heal Zimbabwe has claimed that it continually works to protect and assist survivors of political violence and ensure that they are able to access justice and requisite social services.The trus...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 21:28hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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