Moyo calls for political will to address corruption
Former State Enterprises and Parastatals Minister, Dr Gorden Moyo, says there is a need for willingness by the government to deal with corruption in public procurement in Zimbabwe. A number of...
View ArticleThe State of Health Service delivery in Harare
Introduction Health service delivery across Harare has been in a bad state for quite some time. The situation has worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the 65 clinics operated by the City of...
View ArticleThe Deteriorating Situation in Zimbabwe Demands Inclusive and Broad-Based...
The socio-economic and political situation in Zimbabwe remains marred by a myriad of conflicts, largely stemming from a perpetual culture of elite exclusionary politics and intolerance within, between...
View ArticleApartheid examinations must fall
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council, ZIMSEC once again announced an exclusionary examinations’ calendar. Grade 7, Ordinary level and Advanced level examinations are to be conducted this November...
View ArticleStatement on Protection of the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in Zimbabwe
1. Introduction Section 232 (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act, 2013 provides that the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is one of the five Independent Commissions...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 143 – WCoZ Situation Report
143 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 19 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 643 confirmed cases after 265...
View ArticleMonitoring Government Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic – Update #16
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 ArticleTowards A Pro-Poor, Decent-Work Rich & Sustainable Macroeconomic Framework
Introduction Since independence, the government has come up with so many economic blueprints including: Growth with Equity (1981); Transitional National Development Plan (1982-85); 1st Five Year...
View ArticleReview Of The Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP)
Introduction Since independence, the government has come up with so many economic blueprints including: Growth with Equity (1981); Transitional National Development Plan (1982-85); 1st Five Year...
View ArticleThe Impact of Delimitation on Electoral Democracy in Zimbabwe
This Activity Highlight brings to the fore issues that were discussed on Tuesday 18 August 2020 at a Virtual Public Meeting hosted by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) under the banner...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 144 – WCoZ Situation Report
144 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 20 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 745 confirmed cases after 102...
View ArticleInternational Youth Day Spotlight: Ashton Bumhira, Zimbabwe
Sixty percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 25, yet young people remain underrepresented in decision-making processes throughout the continent, particularly in my home country of...
View ArticleAdaption is the Key: Surviving the Harsh Reality of Covid-19
A woman carries a child for nine months goes through unimaginable pain but in that pain she endures and holds on because she knows that after the pain she will be holding a baby in her arms. Night...
View ArticleYouth Empowerment and Inclusiveness is the way to Go
As the Youth Decide Zimbabwe, we greatly concerned about non-conducive growing poverty in the new millennium, lack of opportunities, limited academic freedoms, unemployment, drug abuse, exorbitant...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 145 – WCoZ Situation Report
145 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 21 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 815 confirmed cases after 70 new...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 146 – WCoZ Situation Report
146 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 22 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 893 confirmed cases after 78 new...
View ArticleLegal Opinion on Vacancies Among Party-List Members of Parliament
The ERC proffers this legal opinion which identifies legal risks and issues that electoral stakeholders should address as part of the ongoing recalls of members of the National Assembly and the...
View ArticleZimbabwe Lockdown: Day 147 – WCoZ Situation Report
147 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that, as at 23 August 2020, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 5 930 confirmed cases after 37 new...
View ArticleThe success of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy requires a coordinated...
Introduction The effects of corruption in Zimbabwe manifest through the failed public service delivery, widening unequal distribution of income and wealth and extreme poverty. The fight against...
View ArticleFood security situation worsens in rural Matabeleland
Some rural communities in Matabeleland provinces have gone for over two months without food aid; a development that comes against a backdrop of a deepening socio-economic and environmental crisis....
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