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Who is Sabotaging Our President?
As activists and people of Zimbabwe, we are disheartened to learn that there are persons who are sabotaging economic policies that are being made by the government causing massive suffering to us the ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 13:35hrs | 1330 | by Lynnete T Mudehwe
NGOs plot to unsettle Zimbabwe exposed
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), which have become fretful over the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment, have hatched ...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:29hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Sanction envoys, Zimbabwe govt clash over PVOs Bill
DIPLOMATS in Zimbabwe recently described the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill as an impediment to enjoyment of human rights.In frank discussions diplomats asked government...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1498 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi sends roads SOS to govt
NKAYI Rural District Council (RDC) has sent a distress call to the Government over lack of road maintenance machinery, a development that has seen it being shortchanged by contracted companies....Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
'Conduct a third mobile voter registration blitz' ZEC told
EkhayaVote2023 takes note of the BVR blitz Phase 2 statistics released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and celebrates its volunteers who operated in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South Provinc...Published: 06 May 2022 at 17:32hrs | 269 | by EkhayaVote2023
SOS for slain Elvis Nyathi's children
Children of slain Elvis Nyathi are failing to go to school due to financial challenges and the death of their father could make the situation worse, a top artist has revealed.Nyathi (43) was s...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
60 Harare councillors, officials at ZITF
HARARE councillors belonging to Douglas Mwonzora's MDC-T are part of a 60-member elite team from Town House who are going to blow US$136 000 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).Thi...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:47hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand bribes to register to vote
Ekhaya Vote 2023, a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Matabeleland has reported that the residents of Magwegwe Suburb in Bulawayo are demanding bribes from the organization for them ...Published: 23 Apr 2022 at 13:08hrs | 1918 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Julius Malema to help Zimbabwe truck drivers in South Africa
EFF leader Julius Malema has instructed the EFF KZN Provincial Chairperson Vusumuzi Khoza to attend to the plight of Zimbabwean truck drivers who have reached out to him seeking remedy which has remov...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 21:27hrs | 18958 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police, ZHRC must contribute to electoral system
Civil society Organisations (CSOs) have suggested that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and the Parliament of Zimbabwe should play a role in the democratic e...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 21:08hrs | 418 | by Stephen Jakes
Ziyambi defends PVOs Bill
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi on Tuesday told Parliament that the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill is necessary in order to improve transparency of charities operating in the co...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
'PVO Bill will scare away donors'
INDEPENDENT research body, Sivio Institute has warned that the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill may drive away humanitarian agencies, impacting on food security.Already, foo...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to leave NGOs alone
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) chairperson Peter Mutasa has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appreciate the work done by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe.Mutasa was r...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends PVOs registration
THE GOVERNMENT has suspended the registration of trusts and Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) in a move seen as part of a political ploy to restrict local participation of non-governmental organi...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:01hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to expel NGOs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to expel Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) from Zimbabwe saying they have lost their mandate.Addressing delegates at a Zanu PF campaign rally at...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
CSOs mobilise residents to go and vote
Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has embarked on an awareness campaign to encourage residents to vote at Nkulumane and Pumula in the Marck 26 by-election.BPRA chairperson, Amb...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 09:00hrs | 762 | by Stephen Jakes
US$800m regime change kitty at risk in 2022 NGOs Bill
THE Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill could cost Zimbabwe close to US$800 million in development funding this year – with devastating social and economic consequences – if the governm...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists on the rampage
HUMAN rights groups have implored the government to provide security during on-going public hearings on the Private and Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill after the meetings were violently disrupted b...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:11hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists rampage over contentious NGO Bill
HUMAN rights groups have implored the government to provide security during on-going public hearings on the Private and Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill after the meetings were violently disrupted b...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:09hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs job bloodbath, 18 000 jobs on the line
ABOUT 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its curre...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:20hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Parents should vote against school fees hikes, says Govt
THE Primary and Secondary Education ministry yesterday urged parents to exercise their powers and rights by voting against any proposed increases they felt were unjustified.This was said by th...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
'NGO Bill to cut 18 000 jobs'
ABOUT 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its curre...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 14:21hrs | 1383 | by Stephen Jakes
CSOs must take party in Data Protection Act awareness
The Media Institution for Southern Africa (MISA) has urged Civil Society Organization (CSOs) to take part in increasing awareness on the Data Protection Act.The call was made during a workshop...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 16:09hrs | 80 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans to pay a heavy price for Mnangagwa's proposed draconian law
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of seeking to sacrifice the lives of millions of people that survive on humanitarian aid by trying to ban non-governmental organisations through a c...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:31hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Govt sends SOS to private doctors
Medical players in private practice have been urged to create partnerships and synergies with the government to save the country's deteriorating healthcare system.Speaking at a Medical and Den...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:29hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists disrupt PVO Amendment Bill hearings
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF supporters on Monday disrupted Parliament's public hearings on the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill in Harare.The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Pub...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Moves to relax Bulawayo parking conditions
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and its vehicle parking management system partner are considering relaxing parking fees conditions by developing a prepaid payment card that will allow motorists to pay...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:31hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
CSOs push for review of BCC parking fees
Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) in Bulawayo have demanded that the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) review downwards the parking fees as they are beyond the reach of motorists.In a meeting betwe...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 18:02hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man pleads guilty to multiple counts of murder, robbery, rape, extortion
A 27-year-old Zimbabwean man, Wellington Kachidza, dubbed the Pretoria "serial killer" in South Africa has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of extortion, murder, robbery with aggravating circumstance...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:14hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe by-elections: 'Let's go Brandon' is watching
THE UNITED States (US) government is closely monitoring Zimbabwe's March 26 by-elections to pick out possible violations and ensure they are held within the democratic spirit, a senior US Embassy offi...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Zec registers 25 000 voters in 2 weeks
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday said it has registered 25 603 new voters since the beginning of the mobile voter registration campaign two weeks ago.Early this year, Zec was ...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF guns for anti-Chinese NGOs
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has declared war against civic society organisations (CSOs) for highlighting human rights abuses allegedly being perpetrated by Chinese investors in the country.CSOs h...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter
War vets children take aim at US Embassy
A-GROUP of children of war veterans affiliated to Zanu-PF has accused the United States (US) Embassy in Harare of using civic society organisations and opposition parties to spread its ‘neo-colonial...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CSOs lobby for self-regulation
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) want government to withdraw the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Bill and allow them to self-regulate to avoid external interference in their work.Govern...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:14hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs unfazed by sanctions threats
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and opposition parties yesterday said they were not moved by Zanu-PF threats to slap them with local sanctions for criticising the ruling party and government....Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs unsettled by 'militant' Muguti
SENIOR officials in Zanu-PF and the government are unsettled by the militant approach adopted by Harare Metropolitan provincial secretary Tafadzwa Muguti.His abrasive approach in "bringing san...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:44hrs | 2851 | by Staff reporter
'lied' over Zimbabwe rights record: CSO
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday accused government of lying during a United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) meeting on the country's human rights situation.Zimbabwe's huma...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:14hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa joins Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Board
THE Gates Foundation is adding four new members to its board of trustees: its CEO Mark Suzman; Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa; Thomas Tierney, the co-founder of Bridgespan Group, one of the no...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 18:34hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Army roped in to assist in arms cache probe
Police have requested the Zimbabwe National Army to assist in investigating the case in which 507 rounds of ammunition of a PKM machine gun were unearthed in a rusty box by a farmer in Magunje last Fr...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
NGOs hit back at Zec
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for claiming that rights groups were funding registered voters to re-register multiple times to discredit t...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba under fire over poll remarks
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) yesterday blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for claiming that rights groups were funding registered voters to re-register multiple times to discredit t...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
ZEC exposes voter registration scam
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has unearthed a scam in which some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are providing incentives to hundreds of people t...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns plotters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning to ruling party bigwigs allegedly plotting to "unseat him", and threatened to "destroy" them before the December elective congress....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2466 | by Staff reporter
SA Deportation A Step Backwards for Africa Unity!
If the AU has any purposes at all, one of them should be to address and redefine what "foreigner", means.The deportation of any African from another African country, need not be a trauma...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 18:33hrs | 1475 | by Hlatshwayo Dhlamini
ZEC 'bans' civic groups from conducting voter education
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has banned Civic Society Organisation (CSOs) that are not accredited with them from conducting voters' education, a move viewed as a blow to voter mobilisation ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Zacc secured only 4 convictions in 2021
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), which last year blew over US$33 million to probe graft cases and fund its other operations, has admitted that it only secured four convictions while fou...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Civil society organisations demands voters roll
LOCAL civil society organisations (CSOs) have piled pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to clear the air on the ongoing voter registration programme after it recently issued two differ...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 08:05hrs | 846 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe army commanders urged to deal with rogue soldiers
SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Ja...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
SA permit holders mount fresh appeal
LAWYERS representing about 180 000 Zimbabwean special exemption permit (ZEP) holders in South Africa yesterday said they were planning to mount a fresh appeal to protect their clients' rights followin...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:42hrs | 2089 | by Staff reporter
UN condemns anti-NGO Bill
FOUR United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have condemned the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Amendment Bill as infringing on the civil and political rights of Zimbabweans and lamented shrinkin...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
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