Source: Civil Society Statement on Amendments to the PVO Amendment Bill, 2021 We, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Zimbabwe, have been closely monitoring proceedings in the Parliament of Zimbabwe on legislative reform. We have taken note of the proposed amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, 2021 which were presented by […]
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Seeking asylum in Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Source: Seeking asylum in Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: 30th July 2022 A collapsing economy, starving people with a corrupt government and a partisan police force: all very important – but not nearly as entertaining as a Croatian businessman on the run from the police in Harare seeking asylum at the EU Embassy. Not quite […]
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Waiting for justice: Remembering the victims and survivors of the 1 August 2018
Source: Waiting for justice: Remembering the victims and survivors of the 1 August 2018 POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE A soldier fires shots towards demonstrators in Zimbabwe on August 1 2018, as protests erupted over alleged fraud in the country’s election. PHOTO | ZINYANGE AUNTONY | AFP Today marks the fourth year since seven people tragically lost their lives while […]
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‘BCC a real estate fraudster’
Source: ‘BCC a real estate fraudster’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe Solomon Mguni BY PATRICIA SIBANDA BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) secretary for administration Thembelani Dube has accused the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of fraud after it asked housing stand beneficiaries to pay top-ups of US$6 000 six years after purchasing stands. Dube said: “BCC has become […]
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Zimsec extends deadline, hikes exchange rate
Source: Zimsec extends deadline, hikes exchange rate – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY KENNETH NYANGANI THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has bowed to pressure from parents and extended the deadline to register for this year’s examinations to August 5, but hiked the exchange rate. Zimsec opened registration for Grade 7, Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations for […]
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Hospitals barred from withholding birth records
Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls HEALTH institutions that withhold birth records from new mothers for non-payment of medical fees for maternity services rendered to them risk being sanctioned by Government as they are violating children’s rights to be registered. A birth record is a document given free of charge to a new mother soon after […]
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More stands to be developed in Bulawayo
Vusumuzi Dube, Online News Editor MORE than 1 600 housing stands are set to be developed in Bulawayo as the city ups its housing development strategy in a bid to reduce the housing backlog. The housing backlog in the city, which stands at just over 150 000 has been a cause of concern over the past few […]
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Great Zimbabwe 5 megawatt Hydropower project on course
Sharon Chimemya, Masvingo Correspondent CONSTRUCTION of a five megawatt Great Zimbabwe Hydropower project at Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo is set to be completed in July next year. The power project, which is in three phases with the first phase being the construction of a 0,8 km access road already at 50 percent, will bring relief to […]
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Resilience building programme benefits 50 000
Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls MORE than 50 000 households in Binga, Kariba and Mbire districts have benefitted from a resilience building programme initiative by various partners working with Government to address food insecurity and poverty. Six years ago, Action Aid and partners Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, Afro Soft Holdings, Africa Breeders Services Total Cattle […]
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Hwange residents call for environment courts
Fairness Moyana in Hwange YOUTHS in Hwange are calling for the establishment of an environmental court or tribunal that will exclusively handle environmental issues as part of addressing violations. The district is home to vast deposits of coal which has seen a proliferation of mining activities with residents often complaining of lack of sustainable mining […]
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