Zimbabwe Lockdown: Day 431 – WCoZ Situation Report
431 days of the COVID-19 Lockdown, and as of 2nd of June 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 39 031 after 33 new cases...
View ArticleVaccine Politicisation could Lead to Low Uptake
The politicisation of the COVID-19 vaccination program remains a serious challenge in the country, which is highly likely one of the leading causes of low vaccine uptake, and this has a bearing on...
View ArticleWomen Push for Criminalisation of Sexual Harassment
Women in Bulawayo have called for the enforcement of law that criminalise sexual harassment saying the scourge is now prevalent in society. This came out of public hearing on sexual harassment and the...
View Article“Independence of the Judiciary: Implications On Electoral Democracy In...
On Wednesday, 2nd of June 2021, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted a virtual public webinar on the topic; “Judicial Independence; Implications for Electoral Democracy in Zimbabwe.” A...
View ArticleMACRAD Commemorates Africa Day with the Indigenous Shangaan Speaking People
On Tuesday 25 May 2021, African governments celebrated “Africa Day”. This year’s theme of Africa Day was Arts, Culture And Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want. The celebrations however...
View ArticleVISET Response to Harare Provincial Development Coordinator’s Directive
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) attention has been drawn to a press statement from the Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Mr. T. Muguti announcing that the...
View ArticleRights In Action Weekly Update – 04 June 2021
Strengthen the Role of Traditional Courts In Environmental Management – Gwanda Gwanda residents have called on the strengthening of traditional courts (chiefs and headpersons’ courts) in environmental...
View ArticleZim Court Orders Release of Political Prisoners Unjustly Incarcerated at...
The Supreme Court on Friday 4 June 2021 ordered the immediate release from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison of two political prisoners, Last Tamai Maengahama and Tungamirai Madzokere, where they had...
View ArticleThe Resident – May 2021 Edition
Residents Await High Court Judgement Harare residents hauled the City of Harare to the High Court of Zimbabwe over non-payment of 25% ward retention fund. The City of Harare made the resolution on the...
View ArticleYoung Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe Journal – June 2021
The inaugural publication from the Young Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe covers a wide spectrum of issues. Topics covered include cyber crime and the law in Zimbabwe, the protection of minority groups...
View ArticleLegal Monitor – OSISA Donations Edition
In this edition of Legal Monitor newsletter, we share stories on the contribution by OSISA in helping combat the spread of coronavirus in Zimbabwe and how the organisation is assisting in protecting...
View ArticleVaccines Stock Running Out? – Public Health Access Report May 2021
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe. As of 31 May 2021, there were 171 456 617 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the globe, including 3 564 772 deaths and 153...
View Article‘Independent Complaints Commission must address Gukurahundi atrocities’
Gwanda residents have called for the soon to be established Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission to address the Gukurahundi massacres and bring closure to the emotive issue. The Parliament of...
View ArticleAFBD Director Urges BCC to Reduce Water Tariffs
African Development Bank (AFDB) Executive Director, Dr Judith Kateera who was in Bulawayo this week made a call to the Bulawayo City Council to reduce its high water tariffs and make water affordable...
View ArticleBudding Democracy or Judicialisation: Lessons from Africa’s Emerging...
This latest publication from the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum discusses the various approaches adopted by different countries in managing elections, which are a key democratic process. The role of...
View ArticleThe Last of the Glenview 29 Finally Acquitted,Ten Years Later – Court Watch...
The Last of the Glenview 29 Finally Acquitted – Ten Years Later On Friday 4th June the Supreme Court issued a judgment upholding the appeal of the last four accused persons in the Glenview Murder...
View ArticleBulawayo Resident Sues ZRP, Matanga and Kazembe For RTGS $3 Million Over...
A 63 year-old Bulawayo resident is suing Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe for RTGS$3 million as...
View ArticleMISA Zimbabwe Annual Report 2020
MISA Zimbabwe’s 2020 annual report is now available. The report highlights the progress made, opportunities and challenges experienced by the organisation as it seeks to advocate and lobby for access...
View ArticleEU says concerned by Zim’s continued rights violations
The European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the continued human rights violations in Zimbabwe and urged the government to conduct impartial investigations and bring perpetrators to justice....
View ArticleVISET Convenes Community Dialogue Meeting in Bulawayo
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held a Community Dialogue meeting in Bulawayo under the Accountability Lab CivActs programme. VISET Programs Manager Tariro Munyereyi...
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