Local communities bemoan poor health services
Community members in Zaka and Bikita who are part of Heal Zimbabwe’s virtual information centers have questioned government’s sincerity in providing quality health care in line with Section 76 of the...
View ArticleHwange villagers fume after Govt evicts them to make way for new township
HWANGE villagers have reacted angrily at Government’s decision to evict them from their communal area to make way for the establishment of Batoka Township. The announcement was made through Statutory...
View ArticleZim Court Imposes Sanctions on Chin’ono, Gags Media from Covering Prison Ordeal
HARARE Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Wednesday 12 August 2020 barred media practitioners and the public from covering and following proceedings in a Zimbabwean courtroom in the matter in which freelance...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 137 – WCoZ Situation Report
137 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 12 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 4 893 confirmed cases after 75...
View ArticleMonitoring Government Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic – Update #15
Introduction COVID-19 has caused phenomenal disruption across the word, and Zimbabwe has not been spared. However the impact of COVID-19 can be mitigated by coordinated efforts of both state and...
View ArticleLaw Society of Zimbabwe Statement on Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in...
The Law Society of Zimbabwe notes with grave concern and condemns the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, including the wanton and unmitigated attacks on legal practitioners carrying...
View ArticleStatement in Solidarity with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) is deeply concerned with the response by the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, to...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 140 – WCoZ Situation Report
140 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 16 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 261 confirmed cases after 85 new...
View ArticleTrade Unionism under a dictatorship, imploding economy and Covid-19 pandemic
Trade Unions traditionally work towards achieving the achievable, bargaining for better deals through formal channels. Trade Unions rarely act as revolutionary outfits. A healthy parliamentary...
View ArticleHeal Zimbabwe condemns attack on Catholic Bishops
Heal Zimbabwe unreservedly condemns the attack on the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) by the government. The attack came after the Bishops released a Pastoral letter on the current...
View ArticleRise in Forced Eviction Cases in Masvingo Province
Masvingo Centre for Research Advocacy and Development is concerned about the rise of forced eviction cases in Masvingo Province. When the time housing has become the frontline defense against the...
View ArticleMedia should guard against being purveyors of hate, ethnic animosity
The tribally connotative remarks attributed to the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, following the pastoral letter issued by the Zimbabwe Catholic...
View ArticleZimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Position Ahead of the 40th SADC Heads of...
WE, the Civil society organizations in Zimbabwe, under the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC), a coalition of more than 300 organisations drawn from the church, labour, women, youth, students and...
View ArticleStatement on the SADC Communique of the 40th Ordinary Summit of Heads of...
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC) notes with disappointment the Communique from the 40th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government’s failure to discuss the political crisis unfolding in...
View ArticleCushioning Funds, A Call for Transparency and Fairness
Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) takes note of remarks made by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube on 15 August 2020 at a Zanu PF...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 141 – WCoZ Situation Report
141 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child-Care reported that, as at 16 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 261 confirmed cases after 85 new...
View ArticleCommunities plunged into vulnerability
The prevailing harsh economic conditions coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change have plunged communities into the doldrums of vulnerability. Growing food insecurity is the norm in most...
View ArticleSADC resolution on social media abuse cause for concern
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government at the end of their recent Ordinary Summit resolved to take pre-emptive measures against external interference, impact of...
View ArticleTraditional leaders not doing much to help in the fight against GBV
Women in Gutu have expressed concern over the reluctance by some Traditional leaders in the area to help in the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV). This was revealed during a Heal Zimbabwe GBV...
View ArticleLawyer Mtetwa barred from representing journalist Chin’ono
Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna on 18 August 2020 disqualified lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa from representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who is in custody on charges of inciting public violence. This...
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