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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 | 387 | by Dzikamai Bere
Pomona Project: All thunder, lightning flashes, no strike!
Pomona stink in newsroomsIlliterate newspapers are being pummelled back and forth by buffeted Mafume and his clueless Triple C councillors. It is all thunder, blinding flashes but no strike. A...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC calls out police
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has dismissed the police version of events leading to the disappearance of party activist Moreblessing Ali on Tuesday last week.CCC claims that A...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2432 | by Staff reporter
'Corruption worsening food crises'
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have blasted corrupt practices by African governments, saying they were major stumbling blocks to eradicating poverty and food insecurity on the continent.In...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Violence victims speak out
HUMAN rights defenders yesterday premiered a documentary where victims of State-sponsored violence, including Gukurahundi survivors, recounted their harrowing experiences at the hands of State securit...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga dragged to court
A HUMAN rights activist has dragged Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to the High Court seeking an order directing him to table before Parliament a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:43hrs | 1399 | 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
Rights groups urge govt to issue ID cards
Human rights groups have urged the government to enable communities throughout the country to access national identity cards, as failure to do so will disenfranchise the youth in the elections expecte...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:46hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
'Unity Day commemorations now ritualistic, meaningless'
ZIMBABWE's Unity Day has become a mere ritual, with Zanu-PF failing to adhere to the principles of the 1987 agreement, observers said yesterday.Zanu-PF, then under the late former President Ro...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:23hrs | 589 | 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
Covid-19: Govt told to rethink Zupco ban
HUMAN rights activists have described the move to bar unvaccinated people from using public transport as discriminatory and exposing victims to psychological harassment.Government last week wa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:13hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Gweru not ready for lockdown
GWERU residents said they were not prepared for prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns that could restrict movement and disrupt business operations.On Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced new...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged urged to respect people's rights
DISPLACEMENT of villagers from their ancestral land to pave way for corporate activities is increasingly becoming one of the major human rights violations in the country, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Ass...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 21:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BaTonga communities sue for lack of development
HAVING been displaced during the construction of the Kariba Dam and now living at the peripheries of Zimbabwe's largest hydro-electric power project, Kariba, it is only logical that the Batonga people...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt bans defiant NGOs
HARARE provincial development co-ordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti has banned all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private voluntary organisations (PVOs) which defied a directive to report to h...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:48hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Gutu denies joining Zanu-PF
NEWLY APPOINTED commissioner of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), Obert Gutu has denied ever joining the ruling Zanu-PF party, adding that he only expressed the intention to do ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi gaffe haunts Gutu
NatioNal Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) spokersperson obert Gutu has been taken to the High Court over his statements downplaying the gravity of Gukurahundi.Gutu, a former MDC-T vi...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights wants Obert Gutu fired
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZIMRIGHTS) has approached the High Court seeking the dismissal of Obert Gutu from the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC).Gutu was appoin...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 13:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
NGOs call govt to order
A COALITION of 10 youth civic society organisations (CSOs) has vowed that it will not take orders from Harare provincial development coordinator Tafadzwa Muguti and implored Local Government minister ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ask why Dumiso Dabengwa crushed ZimRights Gukurahundi investigations while Minister of Home Affairs!
While accusations are still hot on Obert Gutu, can we revisit our past and see where things went wrong for the victims of Gukurahundi in Matabeleland and Midlands. I maintain that what Gutu uttered wa...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:13hrs | 41 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa says people must rescue themselves
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the ongoing demolitions of illegal structures by government was a signal for the people of Zimbabwe to say enough is enough and converge to rescue the...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt stifling rights of children'
THE Zimbabwean government is stifling the rights of children by failing to provide a conducive environment for their well-being despite provisions in the Constitution to that effect, a leading human r...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
USAID withdraws funding to four CSOs... and demand leadership renewal to replace looters of funds
The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Political Reporter
Mnangagwa violated constitutio, claims MDC related study
A new study has revealed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some of his allies are the chief culprits in violating the constitution following the recent enactment of Constitutional Amendment Number...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Malaba fallout: Ziyambi fingers EU, US
USTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday sensationally claimed that the European Union (EU) and the United States were pouring millions of dollars to destabilise the country by sponsoring non-governm...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Constitutional amendments, the opposition's frustrations
Last week, President Mnangagwa signed into law two amendments to the Constitution, much to the chagrin and frustration of his detractors and anti-Government elements in the opposition and the civil so...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa move invites backlash
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to assent to a host of controversial constitutional amendments has seen him starting a war on many battle fronts amid a looming fierce legal tussle over the cha...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti threatens Mnangagwa with 'floodgate of litigation'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday signed the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe into law amid strong objections from the opposition and civic society organisations with lawyers and the...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Constitution: Mnangagwa power play 'a great betrayal of people'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is repeating mistakes made by his predecessor Robert Mugabe by seeking to amend the constitution to entrench his rule, political analysts have warned.Mnangagwa and...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tricked MDCs on running mates, says Charamba
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that Zanu-PF tricked the opposition MDC formations to consent to the passing of the Constitutional Amendment No 20 with a conte...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
US rubbishes Mnangagwa's Polad?
THE United States has renewed its demands for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to implement wide-ranging reforms and initiate inclusive dialogue to resolve the country's debilitating socioeconomic and pol...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We've long neglected war vets, says Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted that it has neglected its independence war fighters for too long, and now wants to correct the anomaly by prioritising their welfare to ensure they are well taken care of....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials under fresh scrutiny
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's democratic credentials have come under fresh scrutiny after the ruling Zanu-PF revived its push for a law to punish "unpatriotic" Zimbabweans.Zanu-PF chief whip ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimRights wants parliament to punish MP who 'politicised' Covid-19 aid
Parliament must investigate and punish Zanu-PF legislator for Chiredzi West Farai Musikavanhu for allegedly grabbing a consignment of subsidised mealie-meal meant for the vulnerable during the Covid-1...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 10:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CIO operatives terrorise man over torture expose
A GOKWE man from Nembudziya's Mutora stands is living in fear after he was terrorised by alleged members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for repor...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF mandate ends in 2023'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) on Wednesday took a dig on government's new five-year policy, National Development Strategy (NDS1), saying it cannot plan to implement it up to 2025 w...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights's spot fines challenge dismissed
HIGH Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora yesterday dismissed an application by a retired lawyer, Sheila Frances Jarvis and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) who were challenging pub...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Health officials to engage Vapostori over COVID-19 vaccine
HEALTH authorities in Zvishavane district in the Midlands province have said they would engage religious leaders particularly from the apostolic sects to accept the COVID-19 vaccine once government ro...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'2 million Zimbabweans people undocumented'
AT least two million people in the country are failing to obtain identity documents due to the cumbersome processes at the registry offices, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has revea...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers challenge deposit fines hike
A RETIRED lawyer, Sheila Frances Jarvis and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) have taken Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to court over publication of Statutory Instrument (SI) 25 of 2...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 vaccine roll-out matter not urgent'
HIGH Court judges Justice Felistas Chatukuta has struck off the roll an urgent chamber application filed by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), seeking to compel the government to provi...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roadblock fines increase challenged
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has filed an urgent High Court application to nullify the recent increase in fines charged at roadblocks.In the application, ZimRights, togeth...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 14:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga throw Mthuli Ncube under the bus
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube suffered a humiliating slap down Thursday after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and President Emmerson Mnangagwa – one after the other – repudiated his announceme...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZimRights demands COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to compel government to provide a COVID-19 national vaccination roll-out pl...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 lockdown increased human rights abuses'
HUMAN rights groups yesterday said Zimbabwe witnessed severe increased violations of people's rights this year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown and pleaded with government to end the use of State ...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF jingle angers MDC Alliance
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance officials in Masvingo are up in arms against a Zanu PF jungle which "wrongly" credits First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for building an orphanage at Chambuta refugee camp in Chired...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Deploying military personnel in hospitals not sustainable'
HEALTH experts have warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to deploy military health personnel to replace striking doctors and nurses at public hospitals could backfire as it was reaction...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe Parly return an attack on democracy, claims ZimRights
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has described the swearing in of MDC-T interim leader Thokozani Khupe and 14 of her acolytes as MPs to replace recalled MDC Alliance legislators as an...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Journalists assaulted at Press conference
SEVERAL journalists were yesterday assaulted by suspected State agents while attending a media conference hosted by Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) president Takudzwa Ngadziore near Impala C...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt abuses critics, allege rights groups
GODFREY Kurauone, a Zimbabwean opposition official, sang a protest song at the funeral of a party member in July. For that, and other political charges, he spent 42 days in jail before the prosecution...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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