Source: Simon Allison, Foreign Policy Original article URL It’s late morning in the Zimbabwean capital, and there are already 63 people waiting in line outside a suburban branch of the Central Africa Building Society (CABS) bank. Kudzai Moyo, a 28-year-old graphic designer, isn’t one of them. “What’s the point?” he says. “If you’re not there […]
Bond notes coming in two weeks
Source: Fidelity Mhalnga, Zimbabwe Independent Original article URL Government’s controversial bond notes — a promissory local currency — will start circulating in the market within the next two weeks after being distributed to local banks, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy governor Kupukile Mlambo said this week. The apex bank in May mooted the introduction […]
Electoral laws weak – ZESN
Source: Blessed Mhlanga, NewsDay Original article URL ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) has called for the tightening of the Electoral Act to provide punitive measures, which will enable the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to deal with those, who violate the law. “The Electoral Act does not clearly stipulate how to deal with offenders who do […]
Zim court dismisses police attempt to extend detention of HRDs and sets free flag wearing pastor
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights A ZIMBABWEAN court on Saturday 19 November 2016 dismissed an application filed by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers seeking to extend the detention of six human rights defenders (HRDs), who were arrested on Friday 18 November 2016 for allegedly participating in an anti-government protest. ZRP officers had on Saturday […]
Magistrate Chikwekwe sets free six HRDs charged over anti-bond notes protest
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights HARARE Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe on Saturday 19 November 2016 set free six human rights defenders (HRDs) who were arrested on Friday 18 November 2016 and charged with protesting against the imminent introduction of bond notes. Magistrate Chikwekwe granted $100 bail to Advocate Fadzayi Mahere aged 31 years, Nyasha Musandu […]
U.S concerned about abduction, assault of Zimbabwe civil society leaders
Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL The United States says it is concerned about reports of the abduction, assault and harassment of civil society leaders in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the U.S Embassy in Harare said, “We urge the Zimbabwe government to investigate these crimes and ensure adequate protection of individuals peacefully exercising […]
Unacceptable persecution of Human Rights Defenders
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) strongly condemns the violation of the rights of human rights defenders (HRDs), who were abducted and tortured by unidentified men on Friday 18 November 2016 following an organised ambush. According to information gathered by ZLHR, unidentified armed men blocked vehicles in which some […]
Intimidation of protesters
Source: Zimbabwe Peace Project Zimbabwe Peace Project is disappointed to learn about the brutal attack and abduction of Patson Dzamara and other activists. ZPP is further disillusioned by the deliberate destruction of property belonging to some of the activists. The incidents which are a flagrant violation of the rights of the activists occurred a day […]
Liquidity crunch: Cash barons prey on desperate depositors
Source: Hazel Ndebele, Zimbabwe Independent Original article URL A SEVERE cash shortage has made life difficult for Zimbabweans, forcing them to devise all manner of survival tactics to access the elusive United States dollar as the economy faces its worst crisis since practical dollarisation in 2009, it has been observed. As the greenback becomes increasingly […]
Bond notes will not solve anything: ZCTU
Source: Rejoice Chingwaru, NewsDay Original article URL ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa has said the introduction of bond notes will not address the current cash crisis facing the country, including the continued economic decay. Speaking at a Press conference after meeting Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, in Harare […]
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