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Govt can’t gloss over tainted human rights record

Source: NewsDay Editor Comment Original article URL Zimbabwe yesterday appeared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights in Geneva, Switzerland, where its record was put in the spotlight. The matters raised yesterday were not new, but Zimbabwe seems unwilling to implement some of the issues it agreed to at international forums. Freedoms of […]

Zvorwadza plans fresh wave of protests from 18 November #MunhuWeseMuroad

Source: Daniel Chigundu, OpenParlyZW Original article URL National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ) board chairperson Sten Zvorwadza says he is organising a demonstration that will see about 200 Zimbabweans chained together taking to the streets in Harare to express their displeasure at the status quo in the country. Zimbabwe is experiencing arguably its worst period political, […]

Bond notes should be in circulation for 180 days only: Veritas

Source: Nqobani Ndlovu, NewsDay Original article URL LEGISLATIVE watchdog, Veritas, has argued that bond notes should only be in circulation for 180 days, as they were issued under President Robert Mugabe’s “invalid and unconstitutional” Temporary Measures Act, which is only valid for six months. The bond notes are set to come into circulation this month […]

Bank queues worsen

Source: Financial Gazette Original article URL LONG queues worsened at Zimbabwe’s banks hours after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) launched an aggressive campaign to educate the market on a new currency set to be introduced later this month. Known as the bond note, the currency will mainly be used to fund a five percent […]

Gweru disconnects water to residents

Source: Stephen Chadenga, NewsDay Original article URL GWERU City Council yesterday embarked on massive water disconnections for residents over unpaid bills, a year after the High Court ordered the local authority to stop such radical action. Council workers could be seen delivering water disconnection letters, particularly in high-density suburbs, over outstanding bills, with residents’ associations […]

Collateral damage over bond notes

Source: Tatira Zwinoira, NewsDay Original article URL Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited is set to amend its terms and conditions, which will put withdrawal restrictions and make customers acknowledge that a deposit may not be immediately available for withdrawal. In a notice to its depositors, Stanbic said the amendments would come into effect in 30 days. […]

Statement on the introduction of bond notes

Source: Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) A cloud of terror is sweeping across Zimbabwe as a result of the irrational and untimely introduction of the bond notes by the Zimbabwean government. As Zimbabweans we have lost hope and trust in our government’s ability to be accountable and to act reasonable around money […]

Stakeholders dialogue towards democratic elections in Zimbabwe

Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network Civil society organisations communique We, the undersigned Civic Society Organisations, having deliberated for two days at an All Stakeholders Conference convened by the Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) in Bulawayo, note with concern the half-hearted attempts and lack of political will to reform the laws and institutions governing the conduct […]

Panicky depositors rush to withdraw money

Source: Paida Moyo Muzulu & Rejoice Chingwaru, NewsDay Original article URL Panicky depositors rushed to withdraw their money yesterday after government’s promulgation of Statutory Instrument (SI) 133 of 2016 to legalise the introduction of bond notes, with legal experts describing President Robert Mugabe’s move as unconstitutional. Mugabe on Monday gazetted SI 133 of 2016, Presidential […]

Nera readies for fresh round of protests

Source: Everson Mushava, NewsDay Original article URL OPPOSITION parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (Nera) are readying for a fresh round of protests to push President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to implement electoral reforms. Nera held nationwide protests in July and August, which ended in violence, mostly […]