Source: Nqobani Ndlovu, NewsDay Original article URL A local pressure group, Bulawayo Youths Arise (Buya) has embarked on a voter registration awareness exercise, targeting the youth ahead of the 2018 elections. Buya co-ordinator, Mthokozisi Ncube told Southern Eye that youths shied away from voting, judging from past election statistics. “Buya is a youth movement that […]
ZLHR challenges introduction of bond notes
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on Monday 14 November 2016 filed an application in the High Court seeking an order to set aside a law promulgated by President Robert Mugabe proclaiming the introduction of bond notes. On October 31 2016, President Mugabe, through an extraordinary government gazette, […]
Rights lawyers challenge bond notes introduction
Source: Xolisani Ncube, NewsDay Original article URL The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZHLR) have approached the High Court seeking an order to stop the introduction of bond notes, hardly a week after a similar challenge was launched by businessman, Fred Mutanda. ZLHR, through their director, Rosemary Hanzi, in an urgent application requested the court […]
Weak laws impede Zec from delivering credible polls: Makarau
Source: Blessed Mhlanga, NewsDay Original article URL THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) said the country’s electoral laws are so weak that they affect the election management body’s ability to effectively deal with electoral malpractices. Speaking at a Zec chairperson’s forum media engagement meeting, Justice Rita Makarau said the commission had no teeth to deal with […]
Spot fines illegal: Chombo, Chihuri
Source: Charles Laiton, NewsDay Original article URL Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo, Commissioner-General of Police, Augustine Chihuri and Attorney-General, Prince Machaya, have unanimously conceded it is unconstitutional for traffic police officers to detain and demand payment of spot fines from motorists at roadblocks. The trio made the concessions in response to a High Court application […]
Quarterly political and human rights violations report – July – September 2016
Source: Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum Download full report (811KB PDF) Executive summary The Zimbabwe human rights situation remains unstable, characterised by an escalation of organised violence and torture in a delicate social, political and economic environment. The month of July witnessed a spike in rights violations emanating mainly from police brutality as a result […]
We don’t need police clearance: Protesters
Source: Farayi Machamire, Daily News Original article URL Unrelenting anti-President Robert Mugabe activist Sten Zvorwadza has vowed to stage a demonstration on Friday — with or without police clearance. He said they would not “validate an illegality by seeking clearance from the police to practice their constitutional right”. Section 59 of Zimbabwe’s new Constitution guarantees […]
Zimbabweans anxiously await bond notes
Source: VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabwe’s central bank won’t say exactly when its controversial new bond notes will go into circulation this month, but the prospect has left many Zimbabweans worried. A protest is planned for later this week. Zimbabwe’s radio and television stations have been flooded with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s jingles promoting […]
Byo vendors devise strategy against council police
Source: Nqobani Ndlovu, NewsDay Original article URL VENDORS operating in Bulawayo’s city centre have resorted to buying whistles for use to alert each other of raids by municipal police officers, as a way to avoid arrest and eke out a living from the streets. Council in September hammered a peace deal with vendors’ associations to […]
Zim youths urged to take part in economic activities
Source: Rejoice Chingwaru, NewsDay Original article URL Zimbabwean youths have been urged to take part in business in a quest to attract both domestic and foreign investment to boost the economy. Speaking at the Young Entrepreneurs’ Business Forum breakfast meeting yesterday, permanent secretary in the Macro Economic Planning and Investment Promotion ministry Desire Sibanda said […]
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