Heal Zimbabwe condemns continued clampdown on Human Rights Defenders.
Heal Zimbabwe Trust condemns the arbitrary arrest of human rights defenders. The arrest of 8 victims assumed to be part of a peaceful demonstration staged by youth over continued unemployment in Zimbabwe is unwelcome. From the 8 arrested, 1 journalist,…
CSO’s Urge Sadc to Utilise Decentralization of Power for Development
Governments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have been urged to decentralize power as a development mechanism. Speaking at the 2014 SADC people’s summit scores of people from different organisations across the region pinned their hopes on decentralization…
Ebola Alert Zimbabwe Research Team(2014)
What’s Ebola? It’s Bloody: Ebola is what scientists call a hemorrhagic fever – it operates by making its victims bleed from almost anywhere on their body. Usually, victims bleed to death from Ebola. It’s Contagious: Ebola is highly contagious; being…
Communiqué: Commercial Radio Stations Hearings Set For August
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has set 19- 29 August 2014 as the dates for the public hearings for prospective provincial commercial radio stations which will be convened in Masvingo, Zishavane, Gweru, Mutare and Kariba. In July this year,…
POSA UNDER SPOTLIGHT AT TRIAL OF BULAWAYO AGENDA OFFICIALS AS MASVINGO POLICE ARREST RESIDENTS OVER SHATTERED WINDOWS
FOUR Bulawayo Agenda (BA) officials pleaded not guilty on Wednesday 30 July 2014 to charges of contravening some provisions of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) when their trial commenced in the resort town of Victoria Falls. The four…
MISA Zimbabwe Concerned by,”Confusion” in Implementation of Media Reforms
In a recent statement, MISA Zimbabwe has expressed concerns at the slow pace of reforms to existent media legislation in order to fulfill the provisions of the new constitution. Citing the fact that over a year has passed since the…