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Zimbabwe political parties march for peace
REPRESENTATIVES from different political parties in Gwanda Town on Friday conducted a march around the mining town in a bid to send a message of peace across the community as the country draws towards...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Peace march aborted over use of branded vehicles
Zanu-PF activists arrived in their branded vehicles and demanded that all participants use the cars.A PLANNED peace march by different political parties ahead of next month's polls was aborted...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Underfunding cripples NPRC'
HEAL Zimbabwe has decried lack of political will and under-funding that has grounded the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) national healing and reconciliation programmes.In i...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makokoba residents fight eviction
OCCUPANTS of BMC houses in Makokoba, owned by Bulawayo City Council (BCC), have refused to engage the local authority as individuals to stop their eviction, saying this will promote corruption....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny axed to death as family watches
RESIDENTS of Gwanda are in shock following the death of a 68-year-old woman who was killed by an axe wielding man who had a score to settle with the woman's daughter and grandson.The woman, Em...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New voter registrants sceptical about violent-free polls
FIRST time voters have expressed concern over the possibility of violence ahead of the March 26 by-elections and 2023 general elections saying there have not been meaningful measures put in place to e...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 triggers fatal disputes
COVID-19 is said to be one of the major causes of a surge in disputes within communities and has also contributed significantly to loss of lives.This was said yesterday by National Peace and R...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabwean leaders can learn from FW de Klerk's legacy
WHEN the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe met the last apartheid South African leader Frederik Willem de Klerk, who died of cancer-related complications at 85 this week, in Gaborone, Bot...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Gutu not welcome in Matabeleland'
HUMAN rights activists in Matabeleland have vowed to block National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokesperson Obert Gutu from visiting the region after his recent claims that Gukurahundi...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF boycotts key gukurahundi ndaba
ZANU-PF representatives Wednesday boycotted a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) organised peace building meeting in Bulawayo.The boycott prompted guest of honour Minister of ...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa hasn't filed violence report
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has acknowledged political violence perpetrated by the ruling Zanu-PF party on the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, but said it would not lau...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious fires terrorise families
A SERIES of mysterious fires have reportedly razed three homesteads belonging to three related families in Lupane, forcing them to flee and seek refuge in a bush. The bizarre incidents are tak...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Peace Commission shocked after Mnangagwa snub in Gukurahundi genocide reburials
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of acting unconstitutionally and leaving out the independent body in the contentious exhumation and reb...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings to start early next year
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is inching towards holding Gukurahundi hearings with preparatory meetings currently underway. President Mnangagwa has pledged Government...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clergy predicts spike in land disputes
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has warned of a looming spike in land ownership wrangles between landless Zimbabweans and white former commercial farmers after the government signed a US$3,5 bil...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete attacks resurface
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has raised concern over cases of violence involving machetes which have resurfaced in mining areas in Matabeleland South Province. The commissio...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi calls for all languages to be taught in schools
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi said Government should promote the teaching of all indigenous languages in schools, including those spoken by minority groups and urged Parliament to speed up the enactment...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Deaths, abductions and terror in Mnangagwa's backyard
Antony Kadozo, a veteran of Zimbabwe's liberation war, is struggling to come to terms with the death of his son, who was allegedly killed by Zanu-PF youths.The 65-year-old Kwekwe resident said...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Claim freedom granted by Constitution in peace
IF the citizens do not feel any longer represented by the men and women they have cast their ballots for, and Parliament is no longer effective in serving the common good, can no longer defend human r...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
MDC trashes Midlands peace committee
THE MDC has trashed the Midlands provincial peace committee set by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson, Justice Selo Nare, in Gweru on Friday, saying it was not inclusi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Midlands Peace Committee launched
The Midlands Provincial Peace Committee has been successfully launched, amid calls for the new peace advocates to spearhead resolution of conflicts mainly in the artisanal mining sector where conflict...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Peace committee launched in Midlands
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson Justice Selo Nare yesterday launched the Midlands provincial peace committee to spearhead peace-building initiatives in the province....Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
MDC blasts war veterans
Following a recent statement by Mashonaland Central province war veterans leader Sam Parirenyatwa that the province is a "no-go area" for the opposition and they are ready to crash the alleged plot by...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gukurahundi commission warns State actors against retribution
The National Peace and Recreational Commission (NPRC) has warned State actors to stay away from victimising people who air their grievances on politically-motivated violence that gripped the nation, m...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi healing measures crucial to national healing/unity
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission tomorrow begins the process of taking the country through 21 days of sharing mechanisms on healing and reconciliation. NPRC's outreach programme covers...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 08:07hrs | 12 | by Chronicle Editorial Comment
'Gukurahundi commission can't probe military crimes against civilians'
AMID high political temperatures, violent protests and a military crackdown on civilians, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is seized with the mammoth task of healing a wounded n...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister embarks on tour to assess violent protests damage
Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Sithembiso Nyoni has embarked on a countrywide tour to assess the extent of damage caused by violent demonstrations last wee...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Peace and healing can only move us forward'
Zimbabwe's Unity Day, which is celebrated on 22 December every year, lays background to the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).After the political conflict which took place in...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Retired Justice Selo Nare
Gwanda Peace Committee on Vova Mine mediation exercise
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) in partnership with the Churches Convergence on Peace (CCOP) and Zimbabwe Christian Council (ZCA) has met various stakeholders in Gwanda, Matabe...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs demand police visibility
CHIEFS in Matabeleland South Province have said police must be visible in mining areas following a spate of violent crimes in Gwanda and Esigodini mining areas that have resulted in the loss of life a...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A report of Zimbabwe genocide
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ) is a non-governmental organisation which assists in cases of human rights abuse. It was established in 1972 to highlight the plight of...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by CCJPZ
ZEC registration process not satisfying opposition parties - Mugabe
A political commentator Makusha Mugabe has said the current Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's Biomentric Voter registration does not satisfy the opposition parties in many ways.He said Zimbabwe'...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
NPRC bill a piece meal job - PDP
Parliament is again conducting public hearings on the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill which is another show of insincerity by ZANUPF.The people of Zimbabwe rejected the shame...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 10:31hrs | | by PDP
The seeds of peace start to grow in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe - On the 4th of June 2016 the International Peace Youth Group alongside numerous youth groups and educational institutions hosted the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Wo...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 14:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opens the way for inter-religious harmony and peace through dialogue of scriptures
Zimbabwe - Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) The Zimbabwe branch worked together with religious leaders to host the 2nd HWPL WARP (World Alliance of Religions' Peace) Office o...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 20:50hrs | 1 | by HWPL
CSO monitors violence in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Civic Education Trust (ZIMCET) founded in the year 2000 to monitor violence has trained 240 volunteers who assisted in monitoring violence.When the organisation was eventua...Published: 22 Nov 2015 at 07:08hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The Government of Kenya in Partnership with the UN Launch a US$6.1 Million Project to Improve Human Security in Turkana, Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - A US$6.1 Million project, aimed at improving human security in Turkana region and the bordering areas was launched in Nairobi today. The Minister of State for Development of Northern...Published: 18 Jul 2012 at 13:28hrs | | by APO
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