COVID-19 Eroding Past Gains On Peacebuilding
A community peace club established by a community that works with Heal Zimbabwe in Buhera ward 5 has noted that the COVID 19 pandemic is eroding past gains towards peace and social cohesion in local...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 296 – WCoZ Situation Report
296 days of the COVID Lockdown, and as of 18 January 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases increased to 27 892, after 689 new cases were...
View Article20 January: A painful day for Gukurahundi survivors
Gukurahundi survivors have said January 20 will always remain etched in their minds, as on that fateful day in 1983 the state unleashed the notorious North Korean trained army – the Fifth Brigade into...
View ArticleLockdown: ZLHR raises alarm on human rights violations
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has noted that human rights violations have continued under the current Covid-19 induced national lockdown and appealed to the government to respect people’s...
View ArticleCovid-19 taking no prisoners . . . as SB succumbs to the pandemic
The deaths of notable figures in the country is fast showing everyone that the second wave of Covid-19 is not taking any prisoners, as more people, regardless of status are now infected while the...
View ArticleInformal traders want to be recognised as essential service providers
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) Executive Director, Samuel Wadzai has implored the government to recognise informal traders as essential service providers in order to...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 297 – WCoZ Situation Report
297 days of the COVID Lockdown and as of 19 January 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases increased to 28 675, after 783 new cases were...
View ArticleJudgement reserved for Chin’ono bail appeal
On 21 January 2021, detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono appeared before Justice Daviso Foroma at the High Court of Zimbabwe for his bail appeal. The judge reserved the ruling, with no return date on...
View Article‘Govt Covid-19 strategy ineffective’
The government has received considerable criticism from various quarters – activists, experts and health workers – for not having an effective national plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic who...
View ArticleAccess to Health Care and Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 Vaccine program
Introduction Government, through Statutory Instrument 10 of 2021, reintroduced level 4 lockdown for 30 days starting on January 5, 2021 following a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to the...
View ArticleIndependent Complaints Commission crucial for journalists’ safety
As Zimbabwe trudges along with legal reforms, the year 2020 saw the gazetting of several pieces of legislation, some of which include the Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill and the Cybersecurity and Data...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 298 – WCoZ Situation Report
298 days of the COVID Lockdown, and as at 20 January 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases increased to 29 408, after 733 new cases were...
View ArticleZimbabwean Lives and Zimbabwean’s Mental Health Matter
When the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) posted an opinion piece to celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10 October, we made the following comment: When the theme for 2020 is increased investment on...
View ArticleAnother Weekend in Jail for Chin’ono, Sikhala and Moyo
FREELANCE journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Zengeza West constituency legislator Hon. Job Sikhala will once again spend the weekend in jail after High Court Judge Justice Davison Foroma reserved his...
View ArticlePosition on 2021 Registration, Accreditation Fees
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), with the approval of the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services recently gazetted the registration and accreditation fees for media companies...
View ArticleSecurity Guard Reports Biti’s Death Threat and Persecution to Police
HUMAN rights lawyers on Saturday 23 January 2021 accompanied a security guard, who filed a report at Milton Park Police Station on behalf of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) member and Harare...
View ArticleStatement on the International Day of Education
“Comprehensive awareness campaigns on the amendments to the Education Amendment Act are key to bridging the inequality gap in education among boys and girls, especially in disadvantaged communities.”...
View ArticleZLHR Condemns Attacks on Medical Practitioners
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) notes with extreme concern some social media statements issued by a government representative labelling some medical practitioners as medical assassins. In a...
View ArticleTribute to Shilla Chisirimunhu
This is a tribute to Shilla Chisirimunhu was arrested for peacefully protesting for a decent wage at the Masvingo district education office. Zimbabwe’s constitution protects Unions and their members...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 300 – WCoZ Situation Report
300 days of the COVID Lockdown, and as at 22 January 2020, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases increased to 30 523, after 476 new cases were...
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