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Zimbabwe's foreign funded CSOs under siege from spooks
At least 94% of Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) are facing heightened surveillance and infiltration by state agents, according to a new report, signaling a growing crackdown on civic and...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:21hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
UN forcing Mnangagwa to scrap PVO Bill
United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs on human rights have called on the Zimbabwean government to withdraw the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, warning that its en...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Freeman Chari withdraws from Chingwizi project
The Citizens Initiative (CI), a non-political organization known for its grassroots development projects, has withdrawn from its plan to construct classroom blocks at Chingwizi Primary School in Masvi...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:28hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under pressure over debt clearance
Zimbabwe is facing increasing pressure to implement the key reforms demanded as part of the ongoing arrears clearance and debt resolution process. With international mediators aiming to conclude the p...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:12hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ready to curb corruption, terrorism
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that his government has strengthened the fight against corruption through enactment of various bills.Speaking during the high-level structured dialog...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 12:11hrs | 1829 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/ Simbarashe Sithole
Foreign funded CSOs rail at govt over PVOs Bill
The government has faced intense criticism for fast-tracking the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, bypassing key input from Zimbabwe's civil society organisations (C...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
War vets congress divides Zanu-PF
A congress organized by Zanu-PF for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) ahead of the party's 21st National People's Conference has ignited tensions among former liberati...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 17:29hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
PVO Bill sails through Senate
The contentious Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill advanced through the Senate last week, raising alarms among critics who argue that the legislation could be weaponized against non-...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill will clean up Zimbabwe civic space,' says Ziyambi
The Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill successfully passed through the Senate on Thursday, moving a step closer to becoming law. The bill, which has stirred controversy, was read for...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:03hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
The PVO Bill is a threat to Zimbabwe's democracy
The recent passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Bill by the Zimbabwe Senate has sparked widespread concern among civil society organizations and democracy advocates. The bill, w...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 21:07hrs | 385 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe scores milestones on arrears clearance process
The Government of Zimbabwe has received commendations for significant progress in the implementation of reforms under the Arrears Clearance and Debt Resolution process, a vital step towards transformi...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
War vets faction defied High Court order
A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has defied a High Court order by holding an elective congress over the weekend, resulting in the appointment of new lead...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:13hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's SONA lacks solutions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) has faced sharp criticism for failing to address Zimbabwe's pressing crises, leaving many feeling uninspired and disillusioned....Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Parliament to finalise PVO Bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the 10th Parliament to expedite the finalization of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill, a move critics argue will significantly restrict the opera...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill to define Zimbabwe's identity'
The recently passed Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill is set to transform the regulation of civic society in Zimbabwe, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyam...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:29hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's PVO Bill does not ban NGOs
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi clarified in the National Assembly that the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Bill does not ban political parties from forming fund...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:47hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe activists on high alert amid pre-SADC Summit crackdown
Human rights advocates, activists, and opposition politicians are on high alert as they face pressure and intimidation from the government, which is allegedly growing nervous about possible protests d...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:40hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wields axe on young MPs
A faction in Zanu-PF pushing for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to have a third term has come out guns blazing pushing for the ouster of young party parliamentarians whom they accuse of sabotaging the 2...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
Fresh alarm raised over attempts to constrict NGO Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is pushing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, seen as a strategy to restrict civil society amidst a weakened opposition. ...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:54hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's errant NGOs ordered to comply
At least 240 Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) in Zimbabwe have been instructed to submit their audited financial statements, annual activity reports, and other required documents by the end of A...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:12hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Towards a Lasting Compromise: Bridging the State-Civil Society Chasm in Zimbabwe
Historically, State-civil society relations in Zimbabwe have been characterized by adversarial dynamics. The recent disputes over the PVO Amendment Bill are a manifestation of a toxic relationship bet...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:25hrs | 6 | by Innocent Mpoki
Mnangagwa directs ministers to rein in splinter war veterans' groups
Amidst resistance from fellow liberation war veterans regarding the possibility of a third presidential term, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has purportedly instructed his aides to purge the constituenc...Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa charms war vets ahead of congress
President Emmerson Mnangagwa extended promises of improved economic opportunities, healthcare, and other benefits to war veterans ahead of an upcoming elective congress, aiming to consolidate support ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's PVO Bill public hearing abandoned
A public hearing on the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill (H.B 2024) was abruptly halted in Harare after a female participant voiced strong opposition to the proposed ...Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths disrupt PVO Bill hearings
ZANU-PF youths disrupted public hearings on the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill in Gweru and Harare yesterday.In Gweru, the meeting was abandoned after ruling party youths becam...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Opposition should unite to dismantle Zanu-PF: Komichi
Veteran opposition politician and anti-Zanu PF hardcore, Senator Morgan Komichi has claimed that there is need for opposition movements must to unite and fight Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangwagwa's administr...Published: 17 May 2024 at 11:28hrs | 12 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe govt renews attack on NGOs
GOVERNMENT has maintained that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) remain a security threat requiring tough legislation to oversee their operations and whip them into line.Social Welfare min...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US observer mission issues damning report on Zimbabwe polls
UNITED STATES-BASED international election observer mission, The Carter Center, has released a damning report on elections held in Zimbabwe last August and called for a comprehensive reform process to...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo fumes over PVO Bill
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has rapped the Zanu-PF government for pushing for the enactment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that he described as retrogressively against...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Insiza NGOs abruptly suspended in documentation blitz
All Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Insiza District have been ordered to immediately cease operations until they provide relevant documentatio...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 18:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The year Mnangagwa tightened grip on power
The air crackled with anticipation on November 22, 2017 as Zimbabwe witnessed a moment etched in history.Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man once cast out, returned to his homeland not as a fugitive, ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:59hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Carter Centre's political machinations in Zimbabwe revealed
In a surprising twist of events, the Carter Centre's involvement in Zimbabwe's internal political affairs is raising eyebrows and sparking concerns about the organization's ulterior motives. What init...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 17:04hrs | 15 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
NGOs sweat over registration hurdles
Small non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have expressed their frustration with bureaucratic obstacles hindering their registration, and they believe that the debate surrounding the Private Voluntar...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's main opposition implodes, handing Zanu-PF full control
Just over a month after disputed general elections in Zimbabwe, the main opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), appears to be imploding as a renegade outfit starts recalling parliament...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 18:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa brings back PVO Bill on Parliament schedule
President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially commenced the First Session of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe on Tuesday. In his address, he urged legislators to prioritize the completion of several outstand...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa never wanted to sign Patriot Bill'
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa never intended to sign the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, but used it as a means to intimid...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa refuses to sign PVO bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to sign the contentious Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law and has sent it back to parliament for reconsideration. United Nations ex...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'America not the world policeman and must respect Zimbabwe's independence'
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has said disputes arising from the recently concluded elections should be addressed guided by the constitution and laws.Speakin...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mumba says Mnangagwa's govt misguided itself
SADC Election Observer Mission (EOM) head Nevers Mumba has called out the Zimbabwean government, saying it misdirected itself in blaming him for the regional body's relatively uncommon preliminary rep...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo in spirited attack on discredited Mumba-led election observers
EXILED former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has lashed out at SADC Election Observer Mission (EOM) head Dr. Nevers Mumba for questioning Zimbabwean laws in the regional body's Preliminary R...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the nation to put behind the recently held elections saying Zimbabweans should come together and work towards a common goal.Speaking at the off...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
As expected, Carter Center says Zimbabwe general elections took place in a restricted political environment
Zimbabwe's administration of the elections lacked independence and transparency in key areas and the polls happened in a restrictive political environment, a preliminary observer report by the Carter ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere wants Mnangagwa's govt to release all political prisoners
EXILED independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere has demanded that the Zanu-PF government must release all political prisoners, and pledged to act on the issue if elected...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The pitfalls of Zimbabwe's 2023 elections
One thing that many people might not be seeing right now is that the 2023 general elections have already started.That's for the simple reason that elections are not just about a few days befor...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:22hrs | 12 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mater Dei Hospital sues Zimra
MATER Dei Hospital in Bulawayo has taken the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to court for rejecting its application for a rebate of duty on imported medical equipment and consumables that were oste...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Colonial masters say Mnangagwa's despotic rule is worse than Mugabe
MEMBERS of the United Kingdom's House of Lords have described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called second republic as worse than that of Robert Mugabe in terms of authoritarian rule and repression...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:21hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai Jnr election campaign posters defaced in Norton
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Norton constituency, Richard Tsvangirai has flagged electoral violations after his campaign posters were defaced.Hordes of posters emblazoned...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbalula remarks reflect how Zimbabweans are weighing on SA's public service delivery
NOTWITHSTANDING massive infrastructure projects and other developmental initiatives being undertaken in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean development question remains debatable.A majority of the ongoin...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:07hrs | 3 | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
The pitfalls of the 2023 elections
One thing that many people might not be seeing right now is that the 2023 general elections have already started.That's for the simple reason that elections are not just about a few days befor...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:45hrs | 11 | by Tawanda Majoni
Dear CCC, no one is coming
YEAR after year, one news headline keeps popping up without fail: Nelson Chamisa calls for the intervention of the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) in the Zimbabwean crisis.That has be...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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