Wave after Wave! – ZPP June Monthly Monitoring Report
The Zimbabwe Peace Project’ s monthly monitoring report for the month of June is now available. This edition focuses on the different waves of human rights violations happening in the country. Read on...
View ArticleCouncillors Fret over Covid-19 Violations at Funerals
Bulawayo councillors have expressed concern about the continued violation of Covid-19 regulations at funerals. Funerals are the only gatherings allowed under the level 4 lockdown restrictions with...
View ArticleStatement on the COVID-19 Vaccination Blitz in Bulawayo
We applaud and appreciate the government’s initiative of prioritising vendors and informal traders as frontline service providers, through the COVID-19 vaccination program that started on 6 July,...
View ArticleHwange Residents Call for Alcohol Ban Amid Covid-19 Spike
Authorities in Hwange are battling sprouting shebeens which are reportedly fuelling Covid-19cases amid revelations that most are being run by security officers. Hwange urban has of late experienced a...
View ArticlePublic Interviews of Candidates for Nine High Court Judgeships – Court Watch...
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has released a press statement listing the names of those who have been nominated for the 9 vacant High Court Judge positions. The interviews are the next step in...
View ArticleZimbabwe CivActs Campaign: Issue 6
Accountability Lab’s latest issue of CivActs is out. It zooms in on water challenges in the suburb of GlenView and how this is affecting households in the area. GlenView Water Challenges Glen View...
View ArticleLack of Isolation Facilities Worries Kwekwe Health Officials
As authorities battle to control surging Coronavirus cases in Kwekwe the city is faced with another potential crisis amid reports of ill-equipped isolation centres to manage surging cases. Located in...
View ArticleCitizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin: 4/2021
COVID-19 Response & Social Protection Fund We note the spiraling rate of COVID-19 infections in the country and appreciate the need for the government of Zimbabwe to come up with measures to curb...
View ArticleZimbabwe Human Rights Alert: June 2021
The June edition of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Alert is out. It features key highlights of human rights issues in the month of June. Read on for more. Malaba Gets Kick in the Teeth Former Chief Justice...
View Article“Fix your own roads,” Residents Told
Bulawayo residents can now approach the local authority to request sand to fix the pothole-riddled roads in their localities. This came out of the virtual full council meeting, Wednesday, as...
View ArticleInconsistent Funding Hampering Gwayi-Shangani Dam Completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said. The project which was awarded to China International Water and Electric...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 466 – WCoZ Situation Report
466 days of the COVID-19 Lockdown, and as of 7th of July 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 60 227 after 2264 new cases...
View ArticleZESN Ballot e-Newsletter: June 2021 Edition
The ZESN June newsletter is now out. This edition covers key electoral issues including the participation of women in politics and the diaspora vote. Read on for these and other electoral issues....
View ArticleZimbabwean By- elections – Long Forgotten
On Tuesday 6 July 2021, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Vice-Chairperson, Mr Magade indicated that the Commission is ready to conduct by-elections as soon as the imposed suspension is lifted. The...
View ArticleRights in Action Weekly Update: 9 July 2021
Urban Water Disconnections Affects Rights of Women, Girls, Elderly and People with Disabilities Citizens who attended the virtual MIHR WaterPoint Conversation this week have called on local...
View ArticleAn Enabling CSOs Environment Key for Sustainable Development
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO),an umbrella coordination and representative body of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Zimbabwe,is a membership-based...
View ArticleRural Folk Bemoan Poor Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
An upsurge of COVID-19 cases has increased the demand for vaccination, however, for many Matabeleland South residents, poor access is the impediment. When Zimbabwe launched its COVID-19 vaccination...
View ArticleImpoverished Youth Turn to Crime for Survival
For many young people in Matabeleland South, the economic opportunities accessed by their parents in yester-years are a fleeting dream, to make ends, many are crossing lines. Edmore Dube (65) of...
View ArticleNo End in Sight for Bulawayo’s Water Crisis
Despite Bulawayo’s water supply dams receiving significant rainfall inflows in the last rainy season, water shortages have persisted in the city, the alternative—boreholes, raise safety concerns. As...
View Article“Econet data tariffs hike infringes on the right to access information”
The Content Creators Network Zimbabwe has urged telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe to review data prices, as the latest price hike has further placed internet connectivity beyond the...
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