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Byo rights activists defend Masarira

Source: Silas Nkala, NewsDay Original article URL HUMAN rights activists in Bulawayo have rallied behind Linda Masarira, who is currently at the centre of a storm, after she allegedly labelled people from Matabeleland regionas cowards. Masarira touched off a storm at a Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition conference in Harare last week when she reportedly said […]

Parly crafts bond notes law

Source: Veneranda Langa, NewsDay Original article URL PARLIAMENT is expected to sit today to craft amendments to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act to formalise the introduction of bond notes and craft the Public Procurement and Disposal Bill expected to curb corruption in procurement. The House had taken a break in order to allow Zanu […]

Magistrate quits, rants at govt over poor salaries

Source: Blessed Mhlanga, NewsDay Original article URL A BULAWAYO magistrate tendered his resignation recently in protest over his poor salary and challenged other civil servants to tell President Robert Mugabe they were not happy with the measly salaries they were getting. Batanai Tuwe, who has joined private practice, took to social media, where he attacked […]

CSOs to push Zimbabwe back on international agenda

Source: Sofia Mapuranga, NewsDay Original article URL REGIONAL civil society groups have pledged to assist their Zimbabwean counterparts in pushing Zimbabwe’s troubled human rights record back on the international agenda in the face of the worsening political and economic situation in the country. The resolution was passed at a recent Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) national […]

Zinasu threatens ‘Pens Down’ strike

Source: Sofia Mapuranga, NewsDay Original article URL THE Zimbabwe National Students’ Union (Zinasu) has threatened a crippling “Pens Down” strike at State-run institutions of higher learning next semester to force government to urgently address their funding challenges. Zinasu president, Alister Pfunye told NewsDay at the weekend that the countrywide students’ strikes would begin next year. […]

Linda Masarira cries sabotage

Source: Obey Manayiti, Standard Original article URL Linda Masarira is one of the pro-democracy activists who rose to prominence this year after a wave of protests against President Robert Mugabe’s rule. She spent over 80 days in remand prison for her role in the protests that shook Mugabe’s government and her plight touched many Zimbabweans […]

Cash shortages persist

Source: Fidelity Mhlanga, Zimbabwe Independent Original article URL THE introduction of bond notes has not eased the deep-seated cash shortages bedevilling the country as meandering queues of depositors in need of cash continued outside banking halls a fortnight after the central bank launched the unpopular currency. There is growing demand for cash as desperate depositors […]

Tsvangirai urges youth to vote in 2018 Zimbabwe elections

Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai has urged youth in Zimbabwe to fully participate in the 2018 general election saying the future of the country is in their hands. In a Christmas message, the party leader said, “… It is no use being lied […]

Replies to the critics

Source: Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler, Zimbabwe Independent Since we convened the Platform for Concerned Citizens (PCC) in July, we have worked hard to make clear both the rationale behind and the rationality for a National Transitional Authority (NTA). From the time of publication of the PCC position paper on the NTA on 23rd July, […]