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Heal Zimbabwe calls for peace ahead of the Norton by-election

Source: Heal Zimbabwe Heal Zimbabwe calls for peace ahead of the Norton parliamentary by-election to be conducted on 22 October 2016. Recent episodes of violence that have started to manifest ahead of the by-election are a cause for worry and concern as they are likely to compromise the prevalence of peace ahead of the plebiscite. The […]

Feedback: Why aren’t we turning every cash queue into a protest?

With cash queues the new normal, we asked our WhatsApp members: “Why aren’t we turning every cash queue into a protest? Tell us what you think.” Here are some of their responses Only a trigger is required to trigger the protests. We are hungry. Sure we must get into the streets coz it’s too much. […]

Zimbabweans sceptical of bond notes

Source: Tatira Zwinoira, NewsDay Original article URL Two in three Zimbabweans hold a negative view of bond notes, as the “surrogate” currency’s debut into the market nears. In a poll conducted on NewsDay’s Facebook page, most respondents had negative views about the bond notes. The results were taken from 202 people, who participated in the […]

Analysts urge ‘soft landing’ to post-Mugabe transition in Zimbabwe

Source: VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Zimbabwe is in flux. There are regular protests, especially in the capital, over currency and food shortages, unemployment, and alleged government corruption and mismanagement. Observers say an effective political solution may not be soon in coming. President Robert Mugabe, 92, and his ruling ZANU-PF party have been in power […]

ZESN concerns on the proposed timelines for new voter registration

Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) notes the announcement by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) that the Commission will commence a new biometric polling station based voter registration in 2017. According to a report in The Herald of 11 October 2016, ZEC will conduct a new […]

Police teargas Norton rally

Source: Paidamoyo Muzulu, Nunurai Jena & Everson Mushava, Standard Original article URL NORTON yesterday resembled a war zone as political violence reared its ugly head when police and Zanu PF supporters were engaged in running battles with independent candidate Temba Mliswa’s supporters ahead of this weekend’s by-elections. Mliswa is contesting as an independent candidate against […]

Pensioners fight to survive as Zimbabwe flounders

Source: AFP Original article URL They sleep outside banks, skimp on meals and sell flowers in hospitals. After long years of work, Zimbabwe’s pensioners are struggling to survive old age, as the country’s economy collapses. With banks short of cash to pay out pensions, 80-year-old Gift Kaondera-Shava, a former truck driver, bus conductor and factory […]

Zimbabwe prisons ‘worse than hell’

Source: John Cassim, Anadolu Agency Original article URL Prisons anywhere in the world are horrible places for any human being, but activists in Zimbabwe describe the cells in their country as “worse than hell”. Linda Masarira is a 34-year-old popular Zimbabwean female protester, who has had several run-ins with authorities. It was she who compared […]

Call for all state actors to respect the role of the legal profession and integrity of courts

Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has learnt with great concern about serious threats made on a member of the legal profession by a group of uniformed army personnel. ZLHR strongly condemns these scaremongering archaic tactics that undermine the rule of law in Zimbabwe. On 12 October 2016, […]