Source: Veneranda Langa, NewsDay Original article URL THE Constitution Amendment (number 1) Bill sponsored by Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday rejected by Harare residents at a public hearing with most people seeing a hidden political motive behind the proposed changes. MPs, with the Ziyambi Ziyambi led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, which is conducting the […]
Conflict and human rights violation update – January 2017
Source: Heal Zimbabwe Download full report (592KB PDF) This report is a compilation of emerging conflicts and rising tensions in Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on rural communities. While the report may not be exhaustive, it records current conflict trends and their causes. It identifies different types of human rights violations within different communities. The […]
Harare Says No To Amending the Constitution
Source: Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Constitution Amendment Bill No.1 Public Hearing – Harare Update Citizens in Harare today rejected attempts to amend the constitution during the Public Hearings held by the Parliamentary Legal Committee (PLC) on the Constitution Amendment Bill No.1 at the Senate Chambers. 100% of the people who spoke during the two sessions […]
Traditional leaders should uphold the constitution and be non-partisan
Source: Heal Zimbabwe Heal Zimbabwe condemns the partisan conduct of Buhera North ward 10 Chief Causemore Chimombe. During a ZANU PF campaign rally addressed by First Lady Grace Mugabe, at St Johns Primary school today, 17 February 2017, Chief Chimombe announced that he supports ZANU PF and that he is also ZANU PF District Chairperson. […]
Rural teachers urged to shelve planned strike over bonuses
Source: Obey Manayiti, NewsDay Original article URL THE Public Service ministry has urged rural teachers to shelve their planned strike over bonuses to give dialogue a chance. The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) last month notified the Labour ministry of its intention to go on strike if the Civil Service Commission fails to […]
‘Arrested vendors assaulted by police’
Source: Desmond Chingarande, NewsDay Original article URL TWO vendors, who last Friday allegedly stoned municipal police officers, as they resisted eviction from their illegal selling points in Eastlea, yesterday claimed they were severely battered while in police custody. Fungai Muzira and Godwin Mbizo were clad in their bloodstained clothes when they briefly appeared before magistrate […]
Zimbabwe urged to address striking doctors’ grievances
Source: Gibbs Dube, VOA Zimbabwe Original article URL The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) says the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the Health Services Board should urgently address striking doctors’ grievances. In a statement, the ZADHR said, “In so doing we wish to reiterate and lament the undesirable exposure of […]
Comment on government’s take over of the procurement of BVR kits
Source: Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) calls for openness and transparency in the procurement of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits amid media reports that the Government of Zimbabwe has taken over the procurement process from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). While ZESN welcomes the commitment by the […]
Health sector burns as doctors strike persists
Source: Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) calls upon the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the Health Services Board to urgently address the concerns of striking doctors. In so doing we wish to reiterate and lament the undesirable exposure of patients and […]
Govt takes over procurement of BVR kits
Source: Blessed Mhlanga & Kenneth Nyangani, NewsDay Original article URL Government has, in a last-minute move, ditched the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the procurement of biometric voters’ roll (BVR) kits, preferring to do this on its own instead of through the UN agency. The move is likely to outrage opposition parties and leaders, […]
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