Court Releases Toddler, Pregnant Woman Detained For Protesting School Maladministration
By Staff Reporter Mutasa Magistrates court was last week forced to set free a toddler and a pregnant woman, who were detained together with some aggrieved villagers, facing charges of allegedly protesting against maladministration by some school authorities in Honde…
Magistrate Postpones Chipinge Villagers’ Matter To 13 March
By Staff Reporter The 25 Chipinge villagers from Mahachi area who appeared before Chipinge Magistrates court today, the 11th of March 2024 for trial, had their matter postponed to 13 March 2024 for judgement. The villagers from Mahachi area are…
ZESN Releases Preliminary Report on Local Authority By-Elections
By Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has released its preliminary report on the Local Authority by-elections held on March 9, 2024, in City of Harare Ward 36 and Chinhoyi Municipality Ward 4. The by-elections, necessitated by vacancies…
Peace Group Calls For Decentralization of Gender Commission
By Staff Reporter In commemoration of the 113th International Women’s Day, Heal Zimbabwe Trust has demanded the adequate funding and decentralisation of the Zimbabwe Gender Commission to ensure it is able to save every woman without limitations. Embracing the theme,…
TUI Junior Academy project supports the Clean Green Zimbabwe Initiative
Harare, 8 March 2024 – TUI Care Foundation and Dutch National Committee for UNICEF have signed an agreement around the TUI Junior Academy project to support environmental education in schools as part of kick-starting the Clean Green Zimbabwe programme which…
Looming Power Crisis As Kariba Dam Water Levels Drop To Dire Levels
By Staff Reporter The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), responsible for managing the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe, has issued a concerning update on the hydrological situation at the Kariba Dam. According ZRA Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Munyaradzi Munodawafa, the…
Rights Lawyers End Children’s Statelessness Dilemma
By Staff Reporter The Registrar-General (RG) has been ordered to end the statelessness dilemma of two minor children by registering their births and issue them with birth certificates within one week, after he and his subordinates had refused to do…
US Sanctions on Zimbabwe: Unpacking the latest policy shift
The recent Zimbabwe sanctions adjustment order, announced by US President Joe Biden, has left many people perplexed. Amidst the intricacies of international relations and legal jargon, deciphering the true implications of this policy shift can be challenging for the average…
ZERA Announces Fuel Price Hike
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) announced a substantial increase in fuel prices, sending ripples across the nation. The new prices, effective immediately, reveal a surge in the cost of both petrol and diesel. With effect from 5 March, the…
Remembering #Zimbabwe ’s Opposition Political Movement.
By Takura Zhangazha Someone accused me of betraying the mainstream opposition political movement. I laughed out quite loudly. I have not been involved in opposition politics for at least eight years. I however am a founder member of at least…