Statement by ICOD Zim on the need to Prioritise Persons with Disabilities in...
Introduction Institute for Community Development in Zimbabwe (ICOD Zim) is a non-partisan, woman founded and led, non-governmental organization for women operating in Masvingo and Midlands provinces...
View ArticleJarvis and ZimRights Challenge Massive Hike in Deposit Fines
A HUMAN rights lawyer and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) have filed an urgent chamber application at Harare High Court seeking an order to stop government from implementing or enforcing...
View ArticleBroadcasting authority speaks on newly licensed television stations
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) will not publicise how the regulatory authority scored applicants that were awarded free to air commercial television broadcasting licences, BAZ acting...
View ArticleVictims and Witness Protection in Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe
Overview One of the fundamental guidelines of transitional justice is that a secure environment is critical for the process to take place. While full security may necessitate long-term institutional...
View ArticleMnangagwa has failed the workers: ZCTU
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed the workers, whose remuneration and conditions of service have been deteriorating since he came into office in November 2017, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions...
View Article‘Covid-19 stigma now worse than that of HIV’
Health officials in Bulawayo say the stigma and discrimination around Covid-19 have grown worse causing people to shy away from seeking treatment. Once people shy away from seeking medical attention...
View ArticleBVTA calls for clarity in the decentralisation of markets
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has bemoaned the lack of clear guidelines in the relocation of vendors from the Central Business District (CBD) to the high-density suburbs as part of...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 330 – WCoZ Situation Report
330 days of the COVID-19 lockdown and as of 21 February 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 35 796 after 28 new cases...
View ArticleMajority of Grade seven learners in Lupane district can’t read: Research
Grade seven learners in Lupane district have difficulties in reading, an issue that has resulted in most schools in the area recording zero percent pass rates in the Zimbabwe Schools Examination...
View ArticleThe Language of Intolerance, Intransigence, Authoritarianism and Violence in...
Executive Summary Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power through the November 2017 military coup from Robert Mugabe who had been in power for 37 years. The “new dispensation” promised new reforms including,...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 331 – WCoZ Situation Report
331 days of the COVID-19 Lockdown and as of 22 February 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 35 862, after 66 new cases...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 332 – WCoZ Situation Report
332 days of the COVID-19 lockdown and as of 23 February 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 35 910, after 48 new cases...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 333 – WCoZ Situation Report
333 days of the COVID-19 lockdown and as of 24 February 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 35 960, after 50 new cases...
View ArticleLegislators demand answers on devolution funds
Legislators, Wednesday, took to task Local Government and Public Works Deputy Minister, Marian Chombo, demanding answers on a number of issues relating to the devolution funds. According to the...
View ArticleStudent Leaders, Juveniles and Journalist Arrested in Fresh Crackdown on HRDs
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Friday 26 February 2021 arrested student leaders, juveniles and a journalist in a fresh crackdown on human rights defenders. First to be arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police...
View ArticleMutasa Community Members Mobilised to Include Women and Women With...
On the 12th and 13th of February 2021, WALPE in partnership with Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) and Mutasa Youth Forum (MYF) with the help from Christian Aid conducted a virtual awareness raising and...
View ArticleIntergenerational Grooming, Coaching and Mentorship Support for Chiredzi...
On the 23rd of February 2021, women aspiring leaders from Chiredzi were taken through intergenerational grooming, coaching and mentorship sessions by WALPE and Self Help Development Foundation (SHDF)...
View ArticleConcern over delays in CDF disbursement
Dzivarasekwa Member of Parliament (MP) Edwin Mushoriwa has expressed concern over the delays by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube in releasing the 2021 Constituency Development...
View ArticleAspiring Women Leaders Prepare for 2023 Elections Amid Covid-19
The advent of Covid-19 has definitely changed the status quo, the upsurge of the virus’ infections and deaths has forced the government to impose a lockdown in a bid to control the spread of the...
View ArticleStatement on Revised Lockdown
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) welcomes the relaxation of COVID-19 regulations by President E.D.Mnangagwa in his address to the nation.We also back the President in...
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