A Predatory State
Gideon Gono We were left with the skeleton of what once was a thriving, diversified and quite sophisticated economy. I called it the “Neuron bomb” effect – buildings left standing but everything else...
View ArticleChiefs lead initiative to end child marriages in Mat North
Chief Shana Zimbabwe joined the African Union (AU) campaign to end child marriages in mid -2015. Since the inception of the campaign, several stakeholders, among them women’s rights coalitions, child...
View ArticleAccomplices to the looting
Arriving at the international bank on another sweltering November morning in Zimbabwe, I was pleasantly surprised not to see hundreds of people camped out on the surrounding pavements. It could only...
View ArticleTrump wins White House in astonishing victory
Donald Trump Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared until well after midnight, will end eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House. He’ll govern with Congress fully under...
View Article“I will lock Mugabe and Museveni in prison if I become President—Donald Trump
Donald Trump “I want to reiterate here before America’s greatest heroes that I will not condone any dictatorial tendencies exhibited by dictators around the world especially the two old men from...
View ArticleOrganised violence & torture report
This report presents an update of Organised Violence and Torture in Zimbabwe for the month of October 2016. A total of 28 cases were recorded, from victims that received medical treatment for injuries...
View ArticleCIZC youth committee launches campaign to urge citizens to reject bond notes
The campaign will spread to every part of the country and will contest efforts by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to popularize measures that will plunge Zimbabwe into deeper economic turmoil. Meanwhile...
View ArticleFalse start for trial of quartet charged over road blockade
THE trial of four opposition political party supporters accused of blocking roads during an anti-government protest staged two months ago, failed to commence on Tuesday 08 November 2016 as the National...
View ArticleFour candidates emerge for Chief Justice
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku Hon Mr Justice Luke Malaba, Deputy Chief Justice Hon Mr Justice Paddington Shadreck Garwe, Judge of the Supreme Court Hon Mrs Justice Rita Tambudzai Makarau, Judge of...
View ArticleWill free expression equal terrorism in Zimbabwe?
Journalists from the weekly Sunday Mail as they were arrested on Nov. 4, 2015 on charges of reporting falsehoods. Pictured from left to right in handcuffs are the journalists, who included the Sunday...
View ArticleAvail opportunities to girls to end child marriages
She was married off by her father at the age of 14 while she was doing her first year of secondary education at Chivakanenyanga Secondary School. She believes it was due to poverty. Research reveals...
View ArticlePolice arrest Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Vice Chairperson
Mr Makoni was arrested following a peaceful protest that was organised by CCDZ and Harare Residents Forum demanding that central government and stakeholders investigate a salary-gate scandal at Harare...
View ArticleChurches critical in ending child marriages
In the apostolic faith, religion combines with traditional culture, and girls are often encouraged to marry much older men at a very young age. It is a widely shared belief among the congregants that...
View ArticleREPSSI lead the way in ending young brides
Desmond Gara -REPSSI Projects coordinator Zimbabwe joined the African Union (AU) campaign to end child marriages in mid -2015. Since the inception of the campaign, several stakeholders, among them...
View ArticleFamily mediation centres in rural areas key in ending child marriages
Protesters against child marriages. Families of girls who are child brides or are at risk of becoming child brides can be engaged in mediation services in which they can learn about the rights of girls...
View ArticleAre middle-class women “disconnected democrats”?
Executive Summary A serious question in gender politics is the participation of women in politics and particularly in representative politics. In Zimbabwe, this has been addressed through a...
View ArticleZimbabwe after Mugabe
The time will come for us to rise, we must create a new Zimbabwe and that needs us to re-imagine Zimbabwe at scale never done before. However Zimbabwe will not emerge from old thinking by us continuing...
View ArticleWhats on in Harare
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View ArticleZANU PF should Stop coercing villagers to make contributions towards its...
Heal Zimbabwe through its trained human rights monitors spread across all the provinces have recorded cases where villagers are being threatened that if they fail to make contributions, they will be...
View ArticleChipanga registers political party
Hosiah Chipanga In an interview with The Zimbabwean yesterday in Mutare, Chipanga said he will not contest against Mugabe in 2018, but, he will take over from Mugabe, whose era has been marked by...
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