CONCOURT DECLARES PROSECUTION OF ERC OFFICIALS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared as unconstitutional the prosecution of Election Resource Centre (ERC) officials who were arrested and charged with breaching the country’s tough electoral laws ahead of last year’s general election. In May 2013, police arrested and…
SADC Chair, Zimbabwe, should not preside over democratic decline in the region
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) notes Zimbabwe’s assumption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairmanship, congratulates Botswana on being elected deputy chair, and South Africa, the new chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. …
SADC Chair, Zimbabwe, should not preside over democratic decline in the region
Issued by: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition on Wednesday, 3 September 2014 The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) notes Zimbabwe’s assumption of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairmanship, congratulates Botswana on being elected deputy chair, and South Africa, the new…
Boarding school – the destroyer of African acculturation and socialization?
The advent of boarding schools was the worst ever impediment to the acquisition of our African person-hood. The routines followed in boarding schools are not in tandem with expected societal life roles. Too much time is taken to learn books,…
Zim’s indigenisation policy not for the ordinary people-Sikhala
Zimbabwe’s much-hyped indigenization policy has never benefited any ordinary Zimbabwean except a connected clique of Zanu PF heavyweights, an MDC official has said. Speaking at a meeting held at a local hotel in Harare last week, the former St Mary’s…
Ebola Virus Outbreak and Africa’s Continuing ‘Nativity’ (That Natived Us)
Staff Writer The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa evokes both sadness and self introspection for many an African. The loss of lives both to the fact that the virus is incurable as well as due to poor…