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Mkwananzi set free over anti-graft protest
Promise Mkwananzi Mkwananzi was arrested last year and charged with public violence as defined in Section 36 (1) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. Prosecutors claimed that...
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Voice calls decline fast as people resort to WhatsApp calls in Zimbabwe
The number of voice call minutes made in Zimbabwe has continuing to tumble as more and more people resort to WhatsApp for their voice calls. A report by Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulatory body, POTRAZ,...
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CiZC Statement on the State of Roads in Bulawayo
This comes at a time when the police are mounting roadblocks everywhere and anywhere. Motorists folk out millions of dollars to ZINARA every year and yet the state of the roads still leaves a lot to be...
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Harare mayor vindicates calls for debt audit
Harare mayor, Bernard Manyenyeni In giving his order, Mayor Manyenyeni acknowledged that the debt recovery methods by Wellcash Debt Collectors were brutal and that the Harare City Council has “little...
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Zim court orders SSB to garnish cop’s salary to compensate tortured schoolboy
A Mutare Magistrate on Friday 10 March 2017 granted an application to garnish $100 per month from Constable Crispen Chikazhe in satisfaction of a judgment debt, which was granted against the police...
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The pool of the arches
“Archaeologists believe this cistern is the first known use in the Arab world of the pointed arch, which eventually became a defining characteristic of Islamic architecture. These arches ‘freed...
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Did Zimbabwe’s former VP Joice Mujuru turn a blind eye on human rights...
Ever since the southern African country of Zimbabwe gained independence from Great Britain in 1980, Robert Mugabe and his party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), have...
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Itai Dzamara: Two Years On
Missing activist Itai Dzamara Dzamara was abducted in Glenview 7 on the 9th March 2015 and despite a court injunction ordering the Zimbabwe Republic Police to undertake an investigation to account for...
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Open Parliamentary Committee Meetings: 13th to 16th March
The details given in this bulletin are based on the latest information from Parliament. But, as there are sometimes last-minute changes to the meetings schedule, persons wishing to attend should avoid...
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Devaluing by Stealth
Eddie Cross is MDC MP for Bulawayo South Here, the Banks just carry on as if it’s business as normal. Extraordinary, but Zimbabwe is always doing that and it makes understanding what exactly is going...
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What should the West do? – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Well, it’s because the other power blocks do have a strategy: it is to support Zanu PF. Our ‘all-weather’ friends China, Russia, the Middle East etc have no interest in promoting democracy in Zimbabwe....
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Land audits: a tricky technical and political challenge
While there have been a number of formal and informal audits since 2000, none have resulted in much change. Under the Zimbabwe Land Commission bill, audits are supposed to ascertain what is ‘proper...
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The New National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Bill
Commission established by the Constitution Section 251 of the Constitution establishes the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission for a ten-year period starting on the 22nd August 2013. Section...
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Zim Diasporans commemorate the life of adducted activist Itai Dzamara
Itai Dzamara The sold out event which was organised by Zimbabwe Citizens Initiative UK Chapter (ZCI) and Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe(ROHR), was meant to bring back into global...
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Zim authorities step up persecution of citizens
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers in Kariba on Wednesday 08 March 2017 arrested 25 year-old Courage Mushunje and charged him with contravening Section 6 of the Flag of Zimbabwe Act Chapter 10:10...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mugabe gives more land to ex-freedom fighters ahead of 2018 vote
War collaborators, former political detainees and restrictees are also set to benefit. Critics are adamant the Zanu-PF strong-man faces his most defining moment next year, as his party is ravaged by...
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Clipboard: what’s on in Harare
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Both Houses of Parliament are Sitting This Week
Three Bills Sent to President for Assent As required by section 131(5)(b) of the Constitution, the Speaker of the National Assembly has given notice in the Government Gazette announcing that the...
View ArticleAfrican leaders are coming to fear the law
It’s not the International Criminal Court (ICC) that should worry African governments if events are anything to go by. Over and again, leaders used to getting their way have lost to NGOs, opposition...
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Unprepared for disaster
Crops, livestock and other property were destroyed by the rains. Schools and other infrastructure such as bridges have been destroyed in some parts of the country cutting off children from their...
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