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Zimbabwe’s currency Hail Mary

November 21, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, Opinion / Analysis Tagged With: banks, bond notes, cash crisis, economy

Bond notes coming in two weeks

November 21, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, Zimbabwe Independent Tagged With: banks, bond notes, cash crisis, economy

Electoral laws weak – ZESN

November 21, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: elections, electoral reforms

Zim court dismisses police attempt to extend detention of HRDs and sets free flag wearing pastor

November 19, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Tagged With: #MunhuWeseMuRoad, #ThisFlag, activists, human rights

Magistrate Chikwekwe sets free six HRDs charged over anti-bond notes protest

November 19, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Tagged With: #MunhuWeseMuRoad, activists, bond notes, demo, human rights, protests

U.S concerned about abduction, assault of Zimbabwe civil society leaders

November 19, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, VOA Zimbabwe Tagged With: abduction, activists, civil society

Unacceptable persecution of Human Rights Defenders

November 18, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Tagged With: abduction, activism, dzamara, human rights, torture

Intimidation of protesters

November 18, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NGO Statements, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) Tagged With: #MunhuWeseMuRoad, abduction, intimidation, police harassment, police violence, torture

Liquidity crunch: Cash barons prey on desperate depositors

November 18, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, Zimbabwe Independent Tagged With: banks, bond notes, cash crisis, economy

Bond notes will not solve anything: ZCTU

November 17, 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: News Articles, NewsDay Tagged With: bond notes, cash crisis, economy

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"The determined efforts, and spirited focus by Zimbabweans from all paths and circles of life against authoritarianism as epitomised by #Tajamuka, #ThisFlag, churches, political parties, individuals etc just transmits a 'zing' of confidence, hope and dawn of a new dispensation from my skull nerves to my balls right to the tip of my foot. Authoritarianism and the despotic dispensation are under electrocution."
- Adolf, Kubatana subscriber in reply to our question asking what keeps people inspired during these tough times
" It was good and permissible when the flag since 1980 was carried by every Harry and Tom to Rufaro Stadium or National Sports Stadium to support Zimbabwe's national team the Warriors. It is good and permissible when the flag is carried about by women and children flocking to the airport to routinely receive the President from his many foreign travels. It is good and permissible if the flag is mutilated and redesigned on the party regalia of the country's self-acclaimed LIFE RULING SINGLE PARTY. It is now bad and not permissible when it is carried by those who demand that the sacrifices of those who lost their lives and years in the liberation struggle be respected by those in power through fighting corruption; practising good governance; public accountability by bringing to book those who are responsible for the missing $15 billion diamond revenues; fiscal austerity by cutting down on the many annual trips the President embarks on; by cutting on extravagance through avoiding the purchase of expensive Range Rovers when the govt is very broke to the point of asking for financial help from those it says are destabilising the economy and country."
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