Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights BULAWAYO Magistrate Batsirai Tuhwe on 22 August 2016, granted the application challenging the placement of Jenni Williams and 9 others on remand. Jenni Williams, Hlalanani Ncube, Silibaziso Mpofu, Phephelaphi Aruchupetu, Violet Nxumalo, Nokuthaba Ndlovu, Emmaculate Sibanda, Loveness Ndlovu, Elma Nyathi are facing charges of contravening section 46 of the […]
Analysts hail Mujuru, Biti alliance but urge broader opposition coalition
Source: Ntungamili Nkomo, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Analysts and observers have hailed the decision by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by former finance minister Tendai Biti to coalesce around Joice Mujuru’s presidential candidacy in 2018. Mr. Biti’s party announced on Saturday that it will rally behind the Zimbabwe People First leader who was […]
The Elders urge SADC leaders to support smooth transition in Zimbabwe
Source: The Elders Original article URL The Elders have called on the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to consider how they can support a successful and inclusive transition in Zimbabwe that will return stability and growth to the country. Writing to SADC member states ahead of the regional group’s summit […]
Zimbabwe court acquits WOZA leader, 9 other protesters
Source: Taurai Shava, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL Ten women facing criminal nuisance charges following their arrest during a protest outside the venue of an international cricket match earlier this month, had the charges dropped after a Bulawayo magistrate acceded to their application for refusal of further remand. Magistrate Batanai Tuwe handed down the ruling […]
Byo vendors undergo training on constitutional rights
Source: Nqobani Ndlovu, NewsDay Original article URL BULAWAYO vendors have launched a self-funded training programme to sensitise members on their constitutional rights and guard against abuse by municipal police. The Bulawayo Vendors’ Trust (BVT), in a statement, said the training was in response to the unrelenting confiscation of their goods and the inhumane treatment they […]
Import ban triggers price increase: CCZ
Source: Mthandazo Nyoni, NewsDay Original article URL THE ban on imports has triggered an increase in prices of basic commodities in the country, as competition has been reduced, allowing retailers to hike prices, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has said. Last month, the government gazetted Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016, which restricts the […]
Dabengwa, Biti lay into Mugabe
Source: Richard Chidza, NewsDay Original article URL WITH pressure mounting on President Robert Mugabe to relinquish power, opposition Zapu and People’s Democratic Party leaders Dumiso Dabengwa and Tendai Biti have described the Zanu PF leader as a “monster” who urgently requires exorcism. Dabengwa told a public discussion organised by the Southern African Political and Economic […]
CIO disrupts RTUZ petition handover
Source: Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (RTUZ) Original article URL A Mrewa District Education Officer, DEO, today refused to sign a RTUZ petition with ten demands for the betterment of rural education saying she required clearance from the President’s Office. RTUZ members that resumed marching today, after a break, following the arrest of six members […]
Zimbabwe freezes government hiring as it struggles to pay wages
Source: Godfrey Marawanyika & Brian Latham, Bloomberg News Original article URL Zimbabwe’s government ordered a freeze on hiring of state workers as it struggles to meet a wage bill that accounts for more than 80 percent of its revenue, a finance ministry document shows. The government this year had to delay payments to workers ranging […]
To bond or note to bond is not the question, Zimbabwe is already printing money
Source: The Source Original article URL The planned October introduction of a token currency in Zimbabwe, called bond notes, has stoked fears of the return of a much-loathed local currency by stealth. Zimbabweans have nightmarish memories of the last time they had a currency of their own, whose biggest denomination was a $100 trillion note […]
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