Water shortages lead to a process of dam construction
For years on end, Matshiya villagers in Lupane Ward 1 have suffered the adverse effects of water shortages as they do not have adequate nearby water sources. As a result, villagers have taken a step...
View ArticleCurrent Status of Harare Wetlands (July 2020)
Summary Harare’s wetlands are critical to the future sustainable development of the city.Wetlands form a vital part of the water supply infrastructure for Harare and many other urban centres.Wetlands...
View ArticleByo water crisis worries Parliament
A Bulawayo legislator Anele Ndebele on Wednesday made a passionate plea in Parliament for Government to urgently declare the Bulawayo water crisis a state of disaster in a bid to attract development...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 109 – WCoZ Situation Report
109 days of Covid-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 16 July 2020, the total number of Covid-19 cases had increased to 1,362, an alarming increase of...
View ArticleStatement on the Deferred Opening of Schools
The Education Coalition Of Zimbabwe, Every Child In School – ECIS and the Zimbabwe National Coalition for the Welfare of Children supports and commends the cabinet decision to defer the reopening of...
View ArticleARTUZ President’s place of residence raided by state security agents
Armed men broke into ARTUZ President Cde Obert Masaraure’s house today at 01:00 hrs on 17 July, 2020. They broke the doors, forced themselves in, kidnapped his wife for about a kilometre and detained...
View ArticleThe City must Act Decisively on Land Saga
The Combined Harare Residents Association is not amused by the systemic corruption at the Harare City Council that has seen the local authority losing vast tracts of land to its corrupt workers,...
View ArticleJournalist treated for injuries following assault by police
Freelance journalist Tapiwa Zivira was on 16 July 2020 reportedly assaulted by the police and members of the Harare Municipal Police while filming an incident involving a truck driver and municipal...
View ArticleHeal Zimbabwe condemns arrest of journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono
Heal Zimbabwe condemns the arrest of journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono on 20 July 2020. According to Beatrice Mtetwa,the lawyer representing Chin’ono, the journalist was abducted from his home after eight...
View ArticleByo faces a shortage of quarantine space
Bulawayo is currently facing a shortage of quarantine facilities as the number of returnees from outside the country and local transmissions continue to increase, a government official has said. The...
View ArticleDo black lives matter in Zimbabwe? Racism podcast feedback
In a conversation-starting podcast, two members of the Kubatana team discussed their personal experiences with and perspectives on racism in Zimbabwe and how #BlackLivesMatter relates to Zimbabwe....
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 110 – WCoZ Situation Report
110 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 17 July 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 1,420 after 58 new cases tested...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 111 – WCoZ Situation Report
111 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 18 July, 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 1,478 after 58 new cases tested...
View ArticleZLHR Alarmed by Directive Issued by Chief Justice Malaba the undermines...
On 16 July, 2020, the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe issued a Directive to the High Court and Labour Court to address concerns raised on the handing down of judgements. The Directive required all ‘Orders...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 112 – WCoZ Situation Report
112 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 18 July 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 1,478 after 58 new cases tested...
View ArticleStatement on the arrests of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and Transform...
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition condemns the arrests of prominent journalist Hopewell Chino’no and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume. Chin’ono was arrested by eight state security agents...
View ArticleChin’ono, Ngarivhume Arrested Over Anti-Govt Protests
ZIMBABWEAN police on Monday 20 July 2020 arrested journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition Transform Zimbabwe party leader Jacob Ngarivhume for allegedly inciting people to revolt against President...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 113 – WCoZ Situation Report
113 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 20 July 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 1,713 after 102 new cases tested...
View ArticlePolice brutality case: Lawyers argue right to fair trial violated
Lawyers representing six police officers who are accused of allegedly brutally assaulting two women from Cowdray Park while enforcing lockdown regulations have raised concerns that their clients’...
View ArticleByo residents call for a strict response mechanism as Covid-19 cases spike
Bulawayo residents have called for a strict response mechanism to deal with the spiralling Covid-19 infections in the city. The second-largest city has become the epicentre of the pandemic in the...
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