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Coltart hails Mnangagwa govt
FIERCE Government critic and opposition politician David Coltart has described the move by the Government to facilitate the issuance of birth certificates and death certificates as well as the exhumat...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:21hrs | 2881 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa co-option civil society to silence growing dissent
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking to co-opt sections of civil society organisations, the church, business and some political parties in a mollifying move meant to silence growing dissent....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:53hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers blast £118 000 outlay on judges' wigs
LAWYERS have hit out at government's decision to spend thousands of pounds on wigs made in England for local judges, saying the tradition evokes a colonial past that should not exist in modern Zimbabw...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:17hrs | 270 | by The Guardian
Joshua Nkomo's white soldier to address Lookout Masuku lecture
Former ZIPRA intelligence officer and decorated liberation war hero Jeremy Brickhill is billed to give a guest speech at the Annual Lookout Masuku Lecturer Series organized by Ibhetshu lika Zulu and H...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 22:34hrs | 3556 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt urged to set up missing persons database
Civic society organisations (CSOs) are calling on the government to set-up a missing persons database for suspected abduction victims dating back to the Gukurahundi period.The call was made by...Published: 26 Mar 2019 at 06:22hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2164 | by Matabeleland Collective
Mnangagwa in frank discussions with Matebeleland civic groups?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday held frank and robust discussions with Matebeleland civic groups at the State House in Bulawayo, stressing the need for national cohesion and collective efforts in taking...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:23hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Women demand inclusion in traditional courts
Women in Nkayi district have demanded inclusion as assessors in traditional courts presided over by village heads, head persons and chiefs, to increase access to justice for women.Section 17 o...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:58hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF cannot convene talks'
POLITICAL and civic society activists have called for a neutral mediator to lead interparty talks, which they say should be all inclusive and not led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The remark...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
'SADC, AU have let us down'
OPPOSITION political parties and civic groups have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (AU) to drop brotherhood approach which is preventing them from eff...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:45hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Kucaca Phulu slams Ziyambi
MDC national secretary for constitutional and parliamentary affairs, Kucaca Phulu, has rapped Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi for rubbishing Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) report on State-sp...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:31hrs | 3061 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers storm Bulawayo suburb and torture all males
Members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and the Zimbabwe Republic Police on Tuesday evening stormed the Bulawayo suburb of Mabuthweni where they went door to door terrorizing all males that stay there....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:34hrs | 4605 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is Zimbabwe really open for business?
THE "Zimbabwe is open for business mantra " is certainly good for the ear and if implemented properly, it carries the potential to contribute immensely to economic development.However, there a...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | 354 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Challenges facing Mnangagwa
The elections have come and gone, so has the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) process of dealing with the disputed election outcome. What is imperative now is how the nation moves forward.The k...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:48hrs | 479 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Youth participation in governance in a poor economy will not help - Nkomo
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani Nkomo has said the youth participation in governance in a poor economy will not help the situation."Youth participation in governance processes will mean very ...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 09:35hrs | 456 | by Stephen Jakes
Nkomo pledges to donate to Gwampa ECD
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani O Nyongolo Nkomo has donated some toys to Gwampa ECD pupils for use during their learning."I was touched by a plea from some people from Zenka for toys for Gwa...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:22hrs | 93 | by Stephen Jakes
Nkayi youths train on active citizenship
Youths from Nkayi District Wards 22 and 29 attended a two-day camp at Entokozweni Safari Resort. The youth camp is a component of Habakkuk Trust's advocacy initiative aimed at strengthening youth invo...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 203 | by Stephen Jakes
Army's remarks on Harare killings disappointing, says Nkomo
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani Nkomo has said the response from the army and state concerning the Harare killings is indeed disappointing.This was after the military disowned the soldiers at...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:16hrs | 3403 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa must take responsibility for shootings'
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and opposition political parties yesterday challenged President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa to take responsibility for the fatal shooting of seven civilians by soldiers...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Someone must account for six lives lost when soldiers shot at demonstrators - Nkomo
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani O Nyongolo Nkomo has said someone must be held responsible for the killing of six people during a military shoot out at MDC Alliance demonstrators recently.Abo...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 08:12hrs | 2384 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe voters bifocal
THE results of the 2018 harmonised elections provide an insight into voting trends and patterns which are useful for understanding voter psychology and the factors that influence how and who the elect...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:48hrs | 266 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Chamisa did well in an uneven electoral environment - Nkomo
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani O Nyongolo Nkomo has said given the unlevel electoral playing field in the elections MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa did well in the results announced though there ...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 11:57hrs | 1127 | by Stephen Jakes
Uncertainty rocks post-election environment
The peaceful atmosphere that prevailed on Election Day has been disturbed by the tensions that engulfed the nation after a deadly crackdown on MDC Alliance protesters in Harare.Habakkuk Trust ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 08:09hrs | 1819 | by Stephen Jakes
'Zec has failed transparency test'
Civil rights group #This Constitution has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of failing the transparency test after it reneged on calls for an independent audit of the voters' roll and re...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:05hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 936 | by FIDH
Habakkuk Trust to hold dialogue with political parties today
Habakkuk Trust will today at 5pm host a dialogue meeting for regional political parties and female presidents in Bulawayo at Rainbow Hotel.The trust said the event, running under the theme: Re...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 14:06hrs | 736 | by Stephen Jakes
'Ban inputs disbursements during campaigns'
CIVIC society organisations in Bulawayo have called for a ban on food aid and farming inputs distribution by political parties during the campaign period to curb incidents of vote-buying.The c...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 08:03hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Party-State conflation must be checked
THE late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo noted in his autobiography that he once asked the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe which was the supreme organ of the State and to his great shock a...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | 348 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Zanu-PF dominates resettlement areas
CIVIL rights group, Habakkuk Trust has expressed concern that some of the wards in Matobo district's resettlement areas where Zanu PF candidates were nominated unopposed demonstrated that the land ref...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:28hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Defacing of campaign posters rampant in Gwanda
Political tension has begun in some parts of Gwanda District as political parties have allegedly started destroying campaign posters belonging to political opponents.Habakkuk Trust election mo...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 11:27hrs | 2010 | by Stephen Jakes
Of dark horses, spoilers and kingmakers
In last week's instalment, I analysed the chances of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC-T and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's prospects in the July 30 presidential race....Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | 653 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Who will win Zimbabwe's 2018 elections?
The harmonised elections are barely a month away and aspirants of all persuasions are out in full force hugging babies, giving to the needy, officially opening bins and promising everything to everyon...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:00hrs | 870 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Aspiring MPs must stop making fake promises
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani O Nyongolo Nkomo has warned aspiring house of assembly that the role of legislators is not to make a lot of fake promises they are doing at the moment but theirs is to...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 09:34hrs | 281 | by Steven Jakes
Matobo Action Team visits Umzingwane Clinic Project
The construction of Shale clinic in Umzingwane Ward 8 is an advocacy initiative that was adopted by Habakkuk Trust in the year 2013 after the community was failing to commence work due to conflict rel...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 12:05hrs | 226 | by Stephen Jakes
De-harmonise local government elections - residents speak
Residents in Bulawayo and various cities have called for de-harmonising local government elections to improve attention paid to council candidates in local government elections. This came at a stakeho...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 09:11hrs | 552 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni
Urban voters lose confidence in Zec
A NEW pre-election survey commissioned by a consortium of local civil society groups, We Pay You Deliver (WPYD), has revealed that at least 65% of the country's urban voters had lost confidence in the...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe genocide victims accuse Britain of being complicit
GUKURAHUNDI victims and rights groups in Matabeleland region have accused the British government of being complicit in the mass killings and challenged the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 15:55hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Committee to tackle Gukurahundi, violence
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) will soon set up a 10-member committee to investigate Gukurahundi atrocities and other political violence incidents that occurred in the country...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:26hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Why devolution of power is non-negotiable
The argument that was and is still propounded by some sections of the Zimbabweans society is both frivolous and vexatious for a number of reasons, which I will discuss in this instalment.Let me, h...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:54hrs | 257 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Local government elections must be held separately
It's election year again and the usual suspects are out there promising everything to everyone, everywhere they go.Pertinently below the rubble, of harmonised elections lies a very important p...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:43hrs | 283 | by Dumisani O Nkomo
CSO conducts series of sports, art events to encourage citizen participation in elections
Bulawayo based Civic organisation, Habakkuk Trust has conducted a series of sports and arts tournaments to encourage citizen participation in electoral processes.The event held under the theme...Published: 30 May 2018 at 07:06hrs | 111 | by Stephen Jakes
Habakkuk Trust 'Rocks' Mangwe
Ekuthuleni business centre in Mangwe ward 12 was the place to be as Habakkuk Trust convened a Rock the Vote Concert, which featured talented artist Clement Magwaza affectionately known as "gwazoo"....Published: 29 May 2018 at 09:53hrs | 418 | by Stephen Jakes
Parties defy Zec over serial numbers
CIVIL society groups and opposition party activists in Matabeleland have accused Zanu-PF officials of demanding voter registration slips from potential voters, in defiance of a Zimbabwe Electoral Comm...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:26hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
CSO advocates for special instrument for victims of genocide
Habakkuk Trust has takes civil documentation lobbying to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice, Legal and Parliamentary affairs, urging the government to put in place a special instrument ...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 07:07hrs | 628 | by Stephen Jakes
Trust advocates for special instrument for victims of Gukurahundi
What began as a single step about a year ago has turned out to be a milestone achievement as Habakkuk Trust takes civil documentation lobbying to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice, Leg...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 07:25hrs | 662 | by Stephen Jakes
Hundreds attend WeCAN Sports and Arts Festival in Gwanda
Over 900 people braved the rainy weather to attend the We CAN Sports and Arts festival held at Stanmore in Gwanda Ward 4 over the weekend.The event was organised by Habakkuk Trust to encourage...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 11:47hrs | 743 | by Stephen Jakes
Political parties must start selling their manifestos
Political parties have been urged to start selling their manifestos to the electorate as the election draws nearer.Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo said political parties must b...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 07:31hrs | 326 | by Steven Jakes
'Aliens' face challenges in registering to vote in Zimbabwe
Habakkuk Trust has hosted a Biometric Voter Registration roadshow in Bulawayo Ward 21 which houses one of the oldest communities in the city, Sizinda and Tshabalala, and has a significant portion of p...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 10:28hrs | 888 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mnangagwa must be confronted' - Nyongolo
Habakkuk Trust director Dumisani Nyongolo Nkomo has urged the citizens to confront the new Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa with several demands before its too late."The people's demand...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 07:27hrs | 1290 | by Stephen Jake
Habakkuk Trust on voter registration drive
Habakkuk Trust organized a leadership camp for youth in Gwanda District to equip them with requisite knowledge.The seminar was aimed at enabling them to come up with youth friendly strategies ...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 10:01hrs | 150 | by Stephen Jakes
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