Zimbabwe Situation

Situation Report in English on Zimbabwe about Food and Nutrition, Health, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 28 Apr 2023 by IFRC Source: Zimbabwe: Food Insecurity DREF operation no. MDRZW016 – Final Report – Zimbabwe | ReliefWeb Glide number: DR-2021-000168-ZWE A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The 2021 lean season experienced by Zimbabwe has […] …
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Source: Zimbabwe to issue gold-backed cryptocurrency soon | Business Getty Images   Zimbabwe’s central bank plans to sell a gold-backed digital currency to the public from May 8 in another attempt to stabilise its tumbling currency and offer an alternative to the US dollar. The tokens, to be sold through banks in local and foreign […] …
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Source: Ngarivhume’s conviction and sentence an indictment on Zimbabwe’s democracy A Forum Statement on the Conviction and Sentence of Jacob Ngarivhume Jacob Ngarivhume The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has learnt with utter shock, sadness and disbelief of the conviction and sentence of opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume. Ngarivhume, who was convicted […] …
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Source: Quash the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader for exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly Responding to the conviction and sentencing of opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, to 48 months imprisonment on charges of inciting public violence for simply exercising his freedom of expression and peaceful assembly which demonstrates a growing crackdown against […] …
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Source: Zim’s Commonwealth bid in jeopardy –Newsday Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bid to re-join the Commonwealth bloc could be in serious jeopardy after a grouping of lawyers within the bloc raised questions over the country’s deteriorating human rights situation. This came as Mnangagwa yesterday insisted that the participation of European nations, the […] …
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Source: Current system of appointing judges problematic: Govt –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: Judicial Service Commission (JSC) GOVERNMENT is considering reverting back to an old system where the President had the sole responsibility to appoint judges arguing that the current system is ‘problematic.’ According to the 2013 Constitution, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) conducts public interviews […] …
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Source: EU, UK, US presence at ZITF excites Mnangagwa –Newsday Zimbabwe EU participated at ZITF for the first time this year PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said the participation of European nations, the United States of America and the United Kingdom at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is an indication that his re-engagement […] …
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Source: ED, Chiwenga ‘secret millions’ exposed –Newsday Zimbabwe PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga or their allies and relatives allegedly received US$3 million from a controversial South African businessman, Zunaid Moti at the height of the 2017 coup that toppled the late Robert Mugabe. Moti […] …
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Source: Digital tokens out next month: RBZ –Newsday Zimbabwe The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday said it would start issuing gold-backed digital tokens on May 8 as one of its several measures to save the free-falling local currency. In July last year, gold coins were introduced as part of […] …
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Source: The Moti Files: How businessman Zunaid Moti cosied up to the Mnangagwa regime A trove of leaked internal documents has laid bare the close ties between controversial South African businessman Zunaid Moti and Zimbabwe’s highest-ranking politicians, bringing to light evidence of dubious multimillion-dollar transactions, a sustained effort to accumulate political influence, and apparent attempts […] …
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