2019 National Budget an Insult to Civil Servants
Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ is irked by the anti-worker budget presented by the Finance Ministry. The Union is calling for the third phase of the fight for salaries in United...
View ArticleMid-day Statement on Mutoko North By Election
ZESN is observing the 24 November 2018 Mutoko North National Assembly By-Election, below is the ZESN MIDDAY SITUATIONAL STATEMENT on the Mutoko North By-Election. 24 November 2018 – Mutoko North – As...
View ArticleMutoko North By-Election – Update 1
Introduction The seat of the Member of Parliament for Mutoko North became vacant for the reason that the elected Member of Parliament during the 2018 harmonized election, Marble Chinomona was elected...
View ArticlePreliminary Statement on the Mutoko North and Chegutu East By-Elections
As part of its comprehensive efforts to observe the Mutoko North National Assembly and Chegutu East Local Authority by-elections, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) trained and deployed 82...
View ArticleAfrica Union Observer Mission Preliminary Statement – Election Watch 46 / 2018
Having summarised the reports of three international observation missions – the Eminent Persons Observer Mission, the EU Observer Mission, the IRI/NDI Zimbabwe International Election Observation...
View Article2019 National Budget: Why Zimbabwe Will Fail
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube on November 22, 2018 presented his $8 Billion budget for the 2019 Financial Year. The budget presentation came on the backdrop of price hikes and...
View ArticleZLHR Petitions High Court to Ascertain Whereabouts of Abducted Retired Army Boss
THE wife of a retired member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has petitioned the High Court seeking an order compelling Zimbabwean authorities to investigate and account for the whereabouts of her...
View ArticleSubmissions on 2019 National Budget
Today, November 27 2018, ZCC team led by Rev Gwese who was accompanied by Moreblessing Mbire Musvanhiri (Communications Officer) and Admire Mutizwa (Economic Justice Officer) made Submissions to...
View ArticleMutoko North By-Election Update – Closing, Counting and Verification of Results
Closing time Most polling stations closed on time in adherence to Section 53 (1) of the Electoral Act which stipulates that a polling station shall be open continuously from 7am to 7pm on a polling day...
View ArticleCommission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence of 1st August
Veritas notes that when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence of 1st August, our Attorney-General, Prince Machaya, was absolutely clear on the correct legal...
View ArticleStatement on the Government Proposal to kick-start the Implementation of...
Wedza Residents Development Initiative Trust (WERDIT) welcomes the move by the Finance Minister to allocate $310 million towards the facilitation of devolution of power to provincial councils as...
View ArticleThe 2019 National Budget – Bill Watch 41 / 2018
Professor Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, presented the 2019 National Budget Statement and the 2019 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure [the “Blue Book”] to the National...
View ArticleFrom the November coup to Austerity: Can Zimbabwe’s Bones Rise Again?
Ghosts of the November Days and Political Instabilities We are back again to where Dambudzo Marechera was screaming, in an Oracle to the Povo, drawing harrowing pictures “Of lean harried squatters, ....
View ArticleWife of Abducted Former Soldier Withdraws Court Application After Escaping...
THE wife of a missing retired member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on Wednesday 28 November 2018 withdrew an application she filed early this week seeking an order compelling Zimbabwean...
View ArticleThe Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence on 1 August 2018
Introduction The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is gravely concerned by the lack of clarity regarding acknowledgement or feedback on evidence submitted before the Commission of Inquiry and...
View ArticleStay away update!
The teachers have spoken! Today 100 % of the membership of Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe, ARTUZ and thousands of teachers from other Unions took heed of ARTUZ’s call to stay away from...
View ArticleZBC live broadcast throttled during Commission of Inquiry hearings
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s live television broadcast went offline on two separate occasions while MDC Alliance leaders gave their respective testimonies to the Commission of Inquiry into the 1...
View ArticleDevolution the best foot forward for informal economy
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) notes the allocation of USD310 million towards implementation of chapter 14 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Chapter 14 provides for...
View ArticleRe-Submission of Evidence Before the Motlanthe Commission
Following the Press Briefing on 28 November 2018 where the Forum raised concern regarding the evidence submitted to the Motlanthe Commission, the Forum managed to resubmit the 500 paged dossier to the...
View ArticleProactive citizens vow to lobby for improved services
Today, Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) held a town hall meeting in Lupane to encourage young women to be proactive in calling for their elected leaders to deliver on the promises...
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