Legal Opinion: Why the Suspension of By-Elections is Unconstitutional and...
This is a legal opinion concerning the illegality of a government decree suspending by-elections on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 30 September 2020, the government issued Statutory Instrument...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 193 – WCoZ Situation Report
193 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as of 7 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 7 919 after 4 new cases were...
View ArticleZim Court Orders Release of Mamombe from Prison as Judge Censures Makwande...
HIGH Court Judge Justice Esther Muremba on Wednesday 7 October 2020 ordered the release from prison of Harare West constituency legislator Hon. Joanah Mamombe, where she had been incarcerated for...
View ArticlePublic Meeting on “Devolution: A Governance Illusion or a Real Catalyst for...
On Tuesday the 6th of October 2020, ZESN hosted a virtual public meeting to discuss the topic “Devolution: A Governance Illusion or A Real Catalyst for Electoral Reform”. The panelists at this meeting...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 195 – WCoZ Situation Report
195 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as of 10 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 8 010, after 16 new cases were...
View ArticleInternational Day of the Girl Child
IThemba for Girls Trust joins the world in commemorating the International Day of the Girl Child with this year’s theme, “My Voice, Our Equal Future”. The sad part is that girls are faced with many...
View ArticleBVTA equips informal traders with business management skills
At least 100 informal traders from Bulawayo have been trained on business management and financial literacy by the Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) as part of efforts to assist them to...
View ArticleTeachers’ Incapacitation: Joint statement by all teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe
Now that we are about to reach the Armageddon of our incapacitation struggle as witnessed by more teachers joining the action and schools being deserted; Worried that His Excellency, President E. D....
View ArticleReprieve for Chitungwiza Residents as Municipality Stops Demolitions After...
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality on Sunday 11 October 2020 resolved to stop the demolition of some residents’ houses after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) threatened to sue the local authority for...
View ArticleStatement on the #DayofTheGirl
On this occasion of International Day of the Girl Child 2020, TaLI wishes every girl the ability to become whoever they can be without hindrance from individuals, structures and systems, but to be...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 196 – WCoZ Situation Report
196 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 10 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased 8 010, after 16 new cases were...
View ArticleZimbabwean education crisis, a violation of children’s rights
While teachers are seen to be at the heart of the crisis as the responsible authorities play hide and seek, dodging the issue and dilly-dally. Who exactly is on the receiving end? I see a great...
View ArticleGraduation Ceremony for the Entrepreneurship Training Program Conducted
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation held a graduation ceremony for 25 of its graduate vendors who participated in a two week Entrepreneurial training programme to equip them with...
View ArticleZLHR Stops Eviction and Ill-Treatment of Plumtree Widow
HIGH Court Judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa has stopped the primitive ill-treatment of a widow, Manesi Ncube by interdicting a local traditional leader and a Councillor from evicting her from...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 197 – WCoZ Situation Report
197 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as of 11 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased 8 011, after 1 new case was...
View ArticleByo residents propose $1bn budget to alleviate water challenges
Bulawayo residents have proposed that the government allocate a budget of ZWL$1 billion to solve the ongoing water crisis in the city. These submissions were made during the 2021 national budget...
View ArticleZimbabwe Human Rights Commission (Zhrc) Statement On The Suspension Of...
1. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission) is mandated to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights and freedoms at all levels of society. Furthermore, the...
View ArticleHeal Zimbabwe partner, Emthonjeni Womens Forum rallies communities in...
Sustainable Development Goal 10 provides for Reduced Inequalities. One of the targets of this important goal is to promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age,...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 198 – WCoZ Situation Report
198 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as of 13 October 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased 8 036, after 15 new cases was...
View ArticleRight To Privacy Increasingly Under Threat In Zimbabwe
The right to privacy in Zimbabwe is increasingly under threat following remarks by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that the government had managed to track the locations of certain individuals and their...
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