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Justice Sello Nare buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
The burial of Retired Justice Sello Nare was today buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, a resting place reserved for distinguished senior citizens and individuals who made significant contribu...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:10hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Justice Selo Nare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed his condolences to the Nare family following the death of retired Labour Court judge Justice Selo Nare, who passed away on Saturday.In a statement re...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:02hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Retired Justice Sello Nare dies
Retired Justice Sello Nare, Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), has passed away at the age of 81.A family spokesperson, Lesley Ncube, confirmed the news to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Matanga bemoans ZRP uniform, plans overhaul
The Zimbabwe Republic Police boss, Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has expressed discomfort with officers' STU caps, describing them (the STU cap) as the Achilles heel on the force's intention to ...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 17:33hrs | 26 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Turn social media into tools for peace not violence
Technology has always had a big influence on international politics with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s adoption of the radio and John F. Kennedy making the use of television to bridge the communication ga...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 19:33hrs | 8 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe police told to uphold high standards on UN missions
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers undertaking United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in various countries have been challenged to continue exhibiting high levels of commitment, discipline and...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Resource curse in Africa
The African continent is bestowed with so much natural wealth such as diamonds, coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and uranium to mention a few. Still, it has been the poorest continent in the worl...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:09hrs | | by Jeremie Kalombo
Peace expert exhorts journalists to responsible reporting
The media can radicalise or unite the country and journalists should embrace peace reporting in their work to unite, rather than divide people.Speaking during a workshop to train journalists o...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 14:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole/Tarisai Mudahondo
Female chief endorsed
THE late Chief Mvuthu's daughter Ms Silibaziso Mlotshwa could be one foot closer to succeeding her father after the Chiefs Council endorsed her.Chief Mvuthu, born Nyangayezizwe Mlotshwa of Mvu...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
United Nations rubbishes Chamisa claims
The United Nations on Tuesday rubbished claims by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa that it was in talks with his Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party to supervise the country's general elections ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe on the brink: Living in fragile peace
YESTERDAY, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) launched the 2021 State of Peace Report. It is an annual product of the ZimRights' Right to Peace Campaign which seeks to empower communiti...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Dzikamai Bere
President E D Mnangagwa @ 79 and overcoming the struggle in transition
The surfeit of one's proximity to a hero has a tendency of dissuading them from appreciating their rarely accorded access to greatness — such is the descriptive parable of the privilege I have to se...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Victims sad Chimonyo died without facing gukurahundi genocide justice
GUKURAHUNDI victims are concerned that perpetrators of the early 1980s human rights atrocities are dying without facing justice for the heinous crimes they committed during Zimbabwe's darkest hour....Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Heal Zimbabwe offices besieged for being 'unpatriotic'
FOUR unidentified people Tuesday afternoon besieged the offices of Heal Zimbabwe Trust in Mt Pleasant, Harare where they threatened to attack the organisation for its "unpatriotic opposition to the go...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 13:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has reformed security services
Security Sector Reform (SSR) aims to enhance Security Sector Governance (SSG) through the effective and efficient delivery of security under conditions of democratic oversight and control. SSR...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
NGOs pouring substantial amounts of money to unite MDC factions
SOME Western countries are pouring substantial amounts of money through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to unite feuding MDC factions. If efforts to unite the feuding parties fail, the f...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU diplomats told to stop dividing Zimbabweans
National Peace Trust (NPT) Chairperson and founding member of the MDC, Mrs Sekai Holland has implored the diplomatic community to help Zimbabweans find each other, instead of dividing the nation throu...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
CANVAS speaks on alleged plot to unseat Mnangagwa
The Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) firmly condemns the illegal arrest of seven (7) Zimbabwean civil society activists on their way home from attending a training worksho...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 10:23hrs | | by CANVAS
Chamisa ready to confront Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF
BOUYED by his victory at the just-ended MDC congress, the party's leader Nelson Chamisa says he is ready to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF.The 41-year-old former student leade...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Transitional justice a must for Zimbabwe, says Muchadehama
THE National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) chairperson Alec Muchadehama yesterday said it was difficult to get buy-ins from government on transitional justice as it housed perpetrators of...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 05:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives Mnangagwa good run for his money
YESTERDAY'S results pronounced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), which are being contested by the main opposition MDC Alliance, are a stark reminder of the year 2000.MDC Alliance lea...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reflections from the church learning and best practice
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Faith Based Organisations from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Burundi and Togo converged at Holiday Inn in Harare to reflect on the religious mandate of churches, strengthen c...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
UN-AU decry absence of women in peacebuilding activities
A high-level delegation to Nigeria and the DRC urges countries to promote gender equality Reporting back from a trip to Nigeria and the Democratic Repu...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 18:43hrs | | by Leon Usigbe
Heal Zimbabwe condemns the disruption of War Veterans' peace initiatives
Heal Zimbabwe has expressed grave concern over the disruption and surveillance of war veterans' peace education initiatives in communities that have been affected by political violence by the police....Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
89 CSOs rap parly for passing Amendment bill on Chief Justice appointment
About 89 Civil Society Organisaions have rapped parliament of Zimbabwe for passing the Amendment Bill No 1 of the constitution in which it gives powers to the President to appoint the Chief Justice....Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 07:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Heal Zimbabwe 'Peace campaign' means well but will never deliver free and fair elections
The task before us today is to demand the implementation of all the democratic reforms BEFORE the next elections. There are those who would want the nation to think the country can still have free and...Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 01:22hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Heal Zimbabwe pushes towards 13 Million Voices for Peace by 2018!
Heal Zimbabwe has commended the church for launching an election campaign dubbed "The Christian Vote 2018" on 27 June 2017 in Harare. "The campaign is against political candidates who promote ...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 09:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Violence escalate in Bikita ahead of By-Election
Violence is said to be escalating in Bikita West Masvingo ahead of the by elections scheduled to take place this month.Heal Zimbabwe reported that preparations for the Bikita West by-ele...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 04:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Women, peace and security
15 years of implementing UN Security Council resolution 1325 in Africa As conflicts and crises in Africa took a more complex turn in recent years,...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 21:01hrs | | by Zipporah Musau
Funding and learning opportunities
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING AND TOOLKITSFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Open ...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Nango
Zimbabwean man gets US varsity top job
California State University, Dominguez Hills announces the appointment of Dr. Munashe Furusa as dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, effective July 1. Furusa...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 20:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
NEW YORK - The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gary Quinlan ( Australia):On 12 September, the United Nations Security Council was briefe...Published: 16 Sep 2013 at 14:26hrs | | by APO
Uprooting the causes of conflicts
Momentum in post-conflict peacebuilding in Africa On 11 July 2011, when South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his 8.3 million compatriots celebrate...Published: 07 Sep 2013 at 05:59hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
'Take away the guns,' women tell UN envoy
Imagine being charged $100 for a medical certificate issued by a doctor proving that you have been raped before you can go after the culprit - and then during his trial having to feed the man who...Published: 15 Feb 2013 at 18:06hrs | | by Jocelyne Sambira
After wars, it's a ‘new day' in Africa
Africa Renewal It has now been a few years since the Peacebuilding Commission and your Peacebuilding Support Office were set up. Do you see any tangible pro...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 06:07hrs | | by Judy Cheng-Hopkins on the UN's peacebuilding work in Africa
Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ - Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Accomplishments in Sub-Saharan Africa"I see Africa as a fundamental part of our interconnecte...Published: 15 Jun 2012 at 04:51hrs | 1 | by APO
UN - AU Partnership can improve further: Ban Ki-moon
NEW YORK - Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council on the United Nations-African Union Partnership in Peace and Security, in New York on 12 January:Le...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 06:52hrs | | by APO
UN in post-war reconstruction: Sierra Leone's success story
"The war is over, go and enjoy life," Sierra Leone's former president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, declared at a January 2002 symbolic burning of weapons and ammunition to mark the end of the country's civil ...Published: 10 Nov 2011 at 20:26hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor and Michael Fleshman
'Development is not going to happen without women': UN
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa In South Africa and Mozambique, women have reach...Published: 10 Nov 2011 at 20:16hrs | | by Africa Renewal
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