November 2018 Newsletter
In this issue . . . Prison officers undergo training on promoting harm reduction ZCLDN board members in Europe for training ZCLDN Provincial Support – Don’t Punish Chapters Sen Timveos calls for...
View ArticleDowa, Chihuri and Tomana on trial over harassment of Mahlangu
HIGH Court Judge Justice Philda Muzofa will on Wednesday 31 October 2018 preside over the trial of some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, who are being sued by human rights lawyer Mordecai...
View ArticleIntimidation, Arbitrary Arrests Reveal Government’s Insincerity on...
As Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) we have always maintained that the Commission of Inquiry into the murder of civilians by the army on August 1, 2018 is highly compromised and no credible outcome...
View ArticleLocal journalist harassed and briefly detained at State House
A video clip showing state security agents harassing local journalist Violet Gonda at State House in Harare on 29 October 2018 has gone viral on social media. Gonda was part of a group of journalists...
View ArticleCourt sets free man charged over Mnangagwa portrait
BULAWAYO Magistrate Rachel Mukanga has set free Wisdom Mkwananzi, a man who was arrested last week and charged with undermining authority of or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Magistrate...
View ArticleZCTU leaders ask court to drop public violence charges against them
SEVEN Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders on Tuesday 30 October 2018 petitioned a Zimbabwean court seeking an order dropping public violence charges against the unionists after arguing...
View ArticleRushinga community commend NPRC and Heal Zimbabwe for dialogue meeting . . ....
Community members in Rushinga have hailed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and Heal Zimbabwe for conducting a dialogue on peace and reconciliation on 25 October 2018.The NPRC is...
View ArticleHigh Court reserves judgment in shooting victim’s challenge of Mnangagwa’s...
HIGH Court Judge Justice David Mangota on Wednesday 31 October 2018 reserved judgment after presiding over the hearing and determination of an application filed by a relative of a shooting victim of...
View ArticleFirst, Zimbabwe needs to re-engage with itself
Responding to Brian Raftopolous on Zimbabwe’s need for National Dialogue, Collen wrote us to say: Does Zimbabwe need National Dialogue? First things first. It is sad to note that Zimbabweans,...
View ArticleTrio Acquitted for Insulting Chief
A ZIMBABWEAN court has acquitted three villagers, who had been on trial for allegedly insulting a traditional leader, whom they had allegedly denounced for disapproving their support to an opposition...
View ArticleBeyond the Rhetoric – The Need for a National Anti Corruption Strategy (NACS)...
The discussion on corruption being antithetical to economic development remains a topical issue at many levels in Zimbabwe especially in light of recent allegations on the “so-called fuel curtail and...
View ArticleZim Prison Officer Pleads Not Guilty as Trial Commences for Undermining...
A ZIMBABWEAN prison officer on Thursday 1 November 2018 pleaded not guilty to charges of undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa through posting some political comments on social media and to some...
View ArticleQuality health services in Tsholotsho, key to community development
Community members in Tsholotsho North have noted that quality health services is key to the development of the district. This came out during a community dialogue meeting in Tsholotsho North ward 5...
View ArticleStudents Position on the Deteriorating Crisis in Zimbabwe
The paper is a strategic response to the worsening economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe by the students under the leadership of Zimbabwe National Students Union. The paper is inspired to offer...
View ArticleUpdate on the Mutoko North Constituency and Chegutu Rural District Council...
Introduction This report presents an update of the political environment and electoral processes ahead of the Mutoko North Constituency and the Chegutu Rural District Council (RDC) by-elections. A...
View ArticleLegal Resources Foundation (LRF) hosts National Conference on Human Rights...
Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) will from the 5 to 6 November host a National Conference on Human Rights and Access to Justice in Harare. The National Conference on Human Rights and Access to Justice...
View ArticleSecond phase of teachers’ job actions
Members of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ and other revolutionary teachers will embark on second phase of our planned job actions this week. On the 8th and 9th of November we are...
View ArticleWedza residents get a relief on their bills
Wedza Rural District Council has granted a fifty (50%) discount to the residents who owe the council debts for rates. In the same spirit, those who are up to date with their accounts will pay half of...
View ArticleZim authorities dismiss Prison Officer for undermining and being disloyal to...
ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has dismissed from employment, John Mahlabera, a prison officer, after convicting him for undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa and posting a Tweet...
View ArticleZRP, Ministers apologise to Mahlangu, compensate him
TWO Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members, former Attorney-General Johannes Tomana and the Home Affairs Ministry have apologised to Mordecai Mahlangu, a human rights lawyer and Zimbabwe Lawyers for...
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