Zimbabwe Situation

Source: ‘Hold security forces accountable for human rights abuse’ -Newsday Zimbabwe HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday accused government of not taking meaningful steps to hold members of the security forces to account for human rights violations. HRW in its latest report claimed that victims of human rights violations have failed to access justice. “The human […] …
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Source: CSOs red-flag undocumented artisanal miners’ deaths -Newsday Zimbabwe CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) in Manicaland province have raised concern over alleged undocumented deaths of artisanal miners which occurred at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga. In a joint statement, the Centre Research and Development, Zivai Community Empowerment Trust, Penhalonga Youth Development Trust and Penhalonga Residents and Ratepayers […] …
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Source: Zim govt railroads anti-labour laws: ITUC -Newsday Zimbabwe GOVERNMENT has been accused of railroading the enactment of anti-labour laws in violation of International Labour Organisation (ILO) principles. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) condemned the Health Services Amendment Act and Criminal Law Amendment Bill saying they stifle workers’ rights to freedom of expression and […] …
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Source: Zim asset manager launches gold coin unit trust –Newsday Zimbabwe ASSET management firm, Bard Santner Investors has launched a gold coin unit trust to drive financial inclusion in Zimbabwe. The asset, called Bard Santner Gold Coin Unit Trust, is also meant to reignite a savings culture in the country, according to a statement released […] …
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Source: Refusing undocumented children access to school ‘wrong and illegal’, says lawyer –Newsday Zimbabwe It is illegal to deny children of undocumented foreign nationals entry at any South African school, human rights activist and attorney Jos Venter said. Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie called for the children of foreign nationals to be refused entry to […] …
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Source: Outcry as State breaks citizens’ last line of defence -Newsday Zimbabwe Wellington Magaya LAWYERS and human rights watchdogs yesterday condemned the assault of court officials by police officers describing it as an attack on the country’s justice delivery system. They raised the concerns after Harare lawyer Kudzai Kadzere was assaulted by police details while […] …
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Source: Killer cop Muvhevhi nabbed in dramatic style –Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: Muvhevhi A FUGITIVE former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer, Jaison Muvhevhi, was arrested in dramatic fashion in Mozambique yesterday where he had escaped after fatally shooting three people including workmates on Friday. Muvhevhi has been on the run since Friday. He escaped a […] …
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Source: Cops dragged to Zanu PF ideology classes –Newsday Zimbabwe Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi MORALE has reportedly hit rock bottom in the police force after all officers were commandeered to attend civic education meetings co-ordinated by the ruling Zanu PF party as part of its indoctrination programme, a move likely to further dent their credibility […] …
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  Source: Free education needs to be a reality, not a political gimmick -Newsday Zimbabwe File pic: School children AS late as last year, government was telling the nation that free education would become a reality this year, at least for those in primary schools. President Emmerson Mnangagwa told cheering crowds during Independence Day celebrations […] …
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Mashonaland East Bureau POLICE have intensified the manhunt for Jaison Muvhevhi who allegedly shot and killed three people in Hwedza on Friday. Muvhevhi, who is a former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer shot and killed a “prophet” from an apostolic sect church before fatally shooting a senior police officer and seriously injured another, who had […] …
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