Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) The Zimbabwe Peace Project condemns the political and economic violence against opposition party members who are working at Mbare Msika Market. On 27 March ZANU PF youths visited Ngaritutwe Bottle Store in Mbare and forced the proprietors to close down the bar accusing them of holding MDC-T meetings at the […]
Mugabe’s commitment to rights questioned
Source: Phyllis Mbanje, NewsDay Original article URL CIVIC organisations have expressed concern over the continued targeting of human rights defenders by State actors and government’s refusal to accept key recommendations that would greatly improve the human rights record of the country. Responding to the adoption of the Zimbabwe report during the session of the United […]
Bond notes hold fort but . . .
Source: Ndamu Sandu, Standard Original article URL Bond notes have reduced the cash shortages gap, but the surrogate currency has chased away the dollar from the system, analysts have observed. Bond notes were introduced on November 28 2016 under an export incentive scheme guaranteed to the tune of $200 million by the African Export-Import Bank. […]
Dozens set free in spectacular collapse of case against residents targeted over #ShutDownZim 2016 protests as court acquits Chegutu quartet charged over road blockade
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights HARARE Magistrate Victoria Mashamba on Tuesday 07 March 2017 set free 65 residents of Epworth suburb, who had been on trial for allegedly participating in a wildcat protest held last year against police corruption and the government’s ban on the importation of goods from neighbouring countries. Among those set […]
Activist Masarira sentenced to 385 hours community service
Source: ZimRights Prominent human rights activist, Linda Masarira, has been sentenced to 385 hours of community service on charges of obstructing traffic during a citizen protest held in July 2016. Last year, Masarira won of the Outstanding Female Human Rights Defender of the Year 2016 accolade at the annual Community Human Rights Defenders Awards (CHRDA) […]
Depositors stranded as banks run out of cash
Source: Tatira Zwinoira, Standard Original article URL DEPOSITORS were stranded on Friday as several banks in the central business district ran out of money, a snap survey by Standardbusiness revealed. The country has been facing persistent cash shortages on the back of low exports. The introduction of bond notes seem not to have resolved the […]
Bond notes in sharp value fall
Source: Gift Phiri, Daily News Original article URL There is renewed fear among both business people and ordinary Zimbabweans that the country’s economy may soon hit the disastrous lows of 2008 — as bond notes continue to lose their value against the United States dollar, with the coveted greenback now almost completely unavailable on the […]
Deal reached in nurses, doctors strike
Source: Bridget Mananavire, Daily News Original article URL Public health officials — including doctors and nurses — have called off their crippling strike after reaching an agreement with government on Friday, ending the stand-off which came at huge cost as hundreds of patients died during the chaos which ravaged the State hospitals in the last […]
Civil servants go on strike tomorrow
Source: Farayi Machamire, Daily News Original article URL President Robert Mugabe’s cash-strapped government is set to endure yet another torrid time with its workers, with civil servants set to begin their long mooted strike tomorrow over their outstanding 2016 bonuses. This comes as the stone-broke government has been pressured to agree to a raft of […]
Tsvangirai defies armed cops
Source: Standard Original article URL A truck-load of armed riot police reportedly swooped on MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s scheduled private meeting with opinion leaders in Hurungwe in President Robert Mugabe’s home province of Mashonaland West. Tsvangirai’s spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka said armed police descended on the venue in village 22 in the Nyamakate area and allegedly […]
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