Parliament reinstates Member of Parliament seven months after recall
Cynthia Chichewo, Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Member of Parliament Constance Chihota who was recalled after the 2023 post-elections has been reinstated to Parliament seven months after recall. Honorable Chihota has, been reinstated as a Member of the…
Constitutional Rights of Detained Persons- Veritas
Veritas; On 31st July three human rights activists, Robson Chere, Namatai Kwekweza and Samuel Gwenzi, as well as Vusumuzi Moyo, an artist and sound engineer, were forcibly removed from a domestic commercial flight at Robert Mugabe Airport. They were held incommunicado…
Zimbabwe’s fragile political transition surviving under the shadows of authoritarian rule-ZDI
Michelle Chifamba, In its weekly critical analysis into the Zimbabwean political economy, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute, a political think-tank based in Harare says the protracted struggle for independence in Zimbabwe has become a long unattainable dream and goal for citizens, human…
Opposition parties are not enemies of the state- Muzorewa
Cynthia Chichewo, United African National Congress (UANC) president Gwinyai Muzorewa said the opposition political parties in Zimbabwe are not enemies of the state, but rather best critics of government who offer constructive criticism on projects and programs where the…
Ndananingi Sithole – The belief on renaming a street in his honor still alive
Leonard Mhlanga As the country celebrated heroes’ day on the 12th of August, in recognition of the sacrifices made by the sons and daughters of Zimbabwe who fought against oppression and discrimination, the Friends of Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole Foundation (FORNS)…
From Trash to treasure-Hopley residents make a living from recycling plastic bottles
Logic Chatikobo Marjory Musamba is one of the many people in the low-income residential area of Hopley who are making a living from recycling plastic bottles. Although the money is not enough to meet her living standards, she says it…
A future under siege- Drug and substance abuse threating lives in Hopley
Logic Chatikobo Despite the government of Zimbabwe’s considerable efforts to control the growing drug abuse epidemic, drug abuse among the youth in low-income communities continues to rise. The Zimstats, 2022 Census report estimated that Zimbabwe has a total of 15.2…
Harare on high alert for Mpox disease- City of Harare
The City of Harare, department of Health has issued a statement stating that it is on high alert for Mpox (formerly monekypox) disease which has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO. According to the City…
Constitutionalism threatened as crackdown on human rights defenders persist- ZDI
Michelle Chifamba/ Florence Muzambani, Harare A Harare based political think-tank, Zimbabwe Democratic Institute has described the worsening human rights situation in Zimbabwe as a threat to Constitutionalism. It its recent report, titled, ‘Crackdown on Dissenters: Teaching the Tortoise to Hurry…
The silent suffering of women with disability battling sexual, maternal health challenges
Michelle Chifamba, Forty-one-year-old Belinda Kujanda a mother of two children, says despite her physical challenges as a woman with disability she is still a woman with sexual feelings. Kujanda says many women like her, with disability are experiencing discrimination in…