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Majome removal linked to procedure breaches

The removal of Jessie Majome as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has been attributed to a combination of procedural irregularities and her handling of a contentious public statement on proposed constitutional amendments.…

Published: 17 Apr 2026 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZHRC report faces legitimacy challenge

A report on public hearings for Zimbabwe's Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Bill, recently tabled by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), is being challenged as null and void for failing to meet the legally required quorum during …

Published: 16 Apr 2026 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Majome mum on new appointment

Newly appointed Public Service Commissioner Jessie Majome has declined to comment on her transfer from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, saying she is "exercising my right to be silent" on the matter.Majome previously served as chairpe…

Published: 14 Apr 2026 at 12:27hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter

Mabiza defends Majome reassignment

The reassignment of Jessie Majome from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to the Public Service Commission is constitutionally sound and should not be interpreted as removal from office, Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza has said.Mabiza, …

Published: 13 Apr 2026 at 12:03hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa demotes rights commission chair after constitutional amendment rebuke

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to reassign Fungayi Jessie Majome from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to the Public Service Commission has triggered fierce backlash from legal experts, who argue the move is unconstitut…

Published: 11 Apr 2026 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lawyers question constitutionality of Majome reassignment

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to remove Fungayi Jessie Majome from her position as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has triggered an escalating legal and constitutional debate, with senior lawyers describing th…

Published: 10 Apr 2026 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa reassigns Majome after critical CAB3 report

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reassigned Fungayi Jessie Majome from her position as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to a new role as commissioner in the Public Service Commission, in a move that comes shortly after t…

Published: 10 Apr 2026 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Time to protect people from their churches

VERY little is known about one of the worst religion-related mass murders and tragedies that occurred in Uganda in 2000 in which 700 Ugandans died. More is known about the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana in which 918 mostly American foll…

Published: 07 May 2022 at 05:20hrs | 183 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Adultery damages, cohabitation rights

A COMMON assertion is that the proposition to protect the rights of cohabiting couples in the imminent Marriage Bill automatically nullifies the concept of adultery.However, this is not true because in 2016, the High Court firmly reiterate…

Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:01hrs | 3518 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Deliberate transmission of HIV: The pros & cons

THE most topical issue this past week was the announcement by Justice minister of government's plans to revoke section 79(1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act, which makes the deliberate transmission of HIV a criminal offence.T…

Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora

Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well established and the intention here is not to a…

Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

International live ammunition laws

We reflect on the legalities of soldiers using live fire on protesters. The highly-charged political violent demonstrations and the ensuing shooting of people on August 1 was one of the worst of its kind. President Emmerson Mnangagwa recen…

Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:31hrs | 671 | by Miriam Tose Majome

Lessons from Kenya (Part 2)

WE carry on looking at the similarities between Kenyan and Zimbabwean electoral politics. As noted, there are striking similarities in the politics and election systems between the two countries.The recent developments in Zimbabwe after th…

Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Miriam Majome

Lessons from Kenya (Part 1)

RARE is a country that seamlessly blends modern and vibrant cities with unspoilt white sandy beaches against the backdrop of the planet's biggest natural wildlife park, the Masai Mara (Serengeti). Endowed with bright intelligent sophistica…

Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 09:13hrs | | by Miriam T Majome

Zimbabwe is the only country we have, please stop being so negative about it!

Memories that will Never Go. It was a day that l will never forget. Sitting in the classroom our teacher was busy teaching us. All of a sudden, we saw the whole school was covered in green and red. Seeing through the classroom windows, sol…

Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:49hrs | 1638 | by Sinqobile Sibanda

Zimbabwe is the only country we have, please stop being so negative about it!

Dear PatriotsBut why? Why being so negative about your own country? I been listening to VOA and surely speaking the news reporters and reportage lack patriotism and this negative perception of our lovely country seems to have sunk really d…

Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:43hrs | | by Munya Shumba

Electoral petitions

I join the nation in passing condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives needlessly in the violent demonstrations that disgraced Harare on Wednesday afternoon.The ensuing shooting of unarmed civilians is roundly condemne…

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 08:28hrs | 555 | by Miriam T Majome

Voting day basics

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has provided some publications with basic voter and polling station procedure for election day, but not all aspects can be covered. First time and repeat prospective voters are urged to take the time famil…

Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 08:34hrs | | by Miriam T Majome

Electoral offences

With the elections some days away, emotions are heating up and the rate of election-related crimes and offences is also rising.Some crimes are being committed intentionally and some unintentionally. All criminal acts are punishable by vari…

Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 10:31hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome

MDC Alliance and the consensus nonsense

When the Movement for Democratic Change was formed in 1999, it pivoted around the word democracy. There is no doubt the catchword "democracy" earned the party unlimited intimacy with Western Europe, a continental bloc that swallowed the id…

Published: 22 May 2018 at 05:05hrs | | by Isdore Guvamombe

Jessie Majome: The â€˜dark art' of manufactured outrage

Election season is in full swing in Zimbabwe. The country's first election without its "political godfather", former President Robert Mugabe, is due in a few months' time.What makes this election different from previous polls, is the freed…

Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Enocent Nemuramba

Bonuses and the doctrine of legitimate expectations

Much said concerning civil servants bonuses for 2015 that are still unpaid. Government has assured them that they will be paid. The two main talking points have been whether government can afford to pay and whether they should pay them at …

Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 16:31hrs | | by A legal article by Ms. Miriam Tose Majome

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Abducted MRP activist found in police custody as access is denied and charges disputed

Opposition voice calls for 'sombre reflection' on Independence Day

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HIFA returns after 8-year break

Zimbabwe witnessing its biggest political scandal since independence

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Jailed Moses Mpofu's son begged for a sleepover during prison visit

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Evangelist convicted of abusing pregnant teen congregant

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Nkomo statue removed after public backlash

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Abducted MRP activist found in police custody as access is denied and charges disputed

Trevor Ncube warns of 'coup repeating' in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe police hunt Chimanimani shooting suspect

Obert Mpofu's fall signals Zanu-PF tensions

Zimbabwe's gold rush is combined with a power grab

Zimbabwe tops buyers as SA GMO maize exports slow

Botswana President jets in for State visit

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