More arrests over ZCTU’s anti-government protest
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers have arrested and charged a Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) member in Gweru in Midlands province for allegedly participating in a protest over...
View ArticleReport on the 30 July 2018 Harmonised Election
Executive Summary In terms of the Constitution and Electoral Laws of Zimbabwe, in the normal course of events, the country conducts harmonised elections every five years. Following the end of the...
View ArticleStatement on Developments in the Extractive Sector in Zimbabwe
Optimise oversight function to effect public accountability in mineral governance – 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe The CRD welcome the appointment of chairpersons of portfolio committees by the 9th...
View ArticleNPA turns down prosecution of Magamba Network for allegedly externalising...
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute Magamba Cultural Activist Network Trust for allegedly externalising foreign currency without authority from the Reserve Bank of...
View ArticleSection 27 of POSA declared unconstitutional
The full bench of the Constitutional Court found a key section of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) unconstitutional. Writing for the majority, Justice Rita Makarau declared that section 27 of...
View ArticleFinal report of the 2018 voters’ roll audit
Executive Summary The ZESN conducted an audit of the 2018 Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) voters’ rolls. The audit was conducted to provide independent non-partisan information on the quality of...
View ArticleKomichi trial put on hold as he demands V11 forms
THE trial of Morgan Komichi, one of the MDC-Alliance leaders has been put on hold after his lawyer requested the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to furnish him with some election materials, which...
View ArticleZim man to stand trial in another Twitter-related arrest
A 25-year-old man will stand trial in November after Harare Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa granted his application for change of plea from guilty to not guilty. Night Tawona Shadaya, who was convicted...
View ArticleMining Meeting Press Release
Community Youth Development Trust on 19 October 2018 convened an all stakeholders meeting in Gwanda to deliberate on the issues affecting the mining sector. The stakeholders included the Mayor of...
View ArticlePro-democracy activist challenges govt’s punitive tax
A pro-democracy activist has hauled Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube to court seeking an order to suspend the imposition of a punitive tax on electronic transactions. In an...
View ArticleElectronic Money Transfer Tax: Still Illegal – Bill Watch 32 / 2018
At the beginning of this month the Minister of Finance and Economic Development announced an increase in the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax [i.e. the tax on electronic money transfers] from five...
View ArticleBonjeni School Water Committee established
Bulawayo villagers in Umzingwane District have selected a committee to follow up on the progress of the local Council in alleviating water woes at Bonjeni Primary school. The committee was selected...
View ArticleZim man on trial for insulting Mnangagwa
A 28 year-old Zimbabwean man is set to stand trial next week after he was arrested and charged with undermining authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)...
View ArticleCrisis Report 24 October 2018
Articles in this newsletter include: A layman’s view on the Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 shootings Zimbabwe National Army has always been prepared to shoot for Zanu PF What about Professor...
View ArticleZLHR rescues teenager disenfranchised by ZIMSEC
THE High Court has overturned an irrational decision by Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), which had barred a 15 year-old teenager from sitting and writing her Ordinary Level examinations....
View ArticleHow Far has this Parliament’s Legislative Agenda Progressed? – Bill Watch 33...
Speaker’s 30-day Ultimatum to Ministers to Present Bills There are thirty Bills on the Government’s Legislative Agenda for the 2018-2019 Parliamentary session, as presented by President Mnangagwa to...
View ArticleZim authorities intensify clampdown against dissent as “traitorous” prison...
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have laid misconduct charges against a prison officer, who allegedly attended an opposition political party rally ahead of the country’s harmonised elections. The Zimbabwe...
View ArticleGovernment to prioritise media law reforms
The government will prioritise the alignment of all media laws with the constitution during the coming year, Nick Mangwana, the secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has said. Mangwana...
View ArticleZim man detained over Mnangagwa portrait as court sets free trio arrested for...
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have stepped up their crackdown against perceived opponents of President Emmerson Mnangagwa after arresting and charging a Bulawayo man with undermining authority of or insulting...
View ArticleA Consolidated Report of Long Term Local Observations of 30 July Harmonised...
Introduction The Alliance of Community Based Organizations (ACBOs) is a convening space for community-based organizations based and working in local communities across eight Provinces of Zimbabwe. The...
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