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Zimbabwe's deepening human rights crisis under the cover of lockdown
The outbreak of the coronavirus in Africa has exerted social, economic, political, health and environmental challenges on a continent that was already on its knees.These challenges thus pose a...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 90 | by Sitabile Dewa
Protesters deny public violence charges
THE trial of two budding pro-democracy campaigners accused of public violence kicked off on Tuesday at the Harare Magistrates' court with the activists denying the charge.Namatai Kwekweza (22)...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi feels heat over Amendment Number 2
Minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi met with a delegation from various civic society organisations on Monday to discuss the proposed Amendment Number 2 being pushed by the government. The dele...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 10:19hrs | 3879 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to meet youth organisation over plans to ammend the constitution
Minister of Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi will be meeting the leadership of a national Youth Organisation Welead Trust during an interface regarding the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2.Acco...Published: 22 Aug 2020 at 13:25hrs | 1559 | by Mandla Ndlovu
In Zimbabwe, no one can breathe
On July 20, police in Zimbabwe arrested and detained journalist Hopewell Chin'ono. The prominent investigative reporter had blown the whistle on a $60 million corruption scandal in June.They a...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:01hrs | 148 | by Panashe Chigumadze
'Mnangagwa will continue to arrest rights activists'
THE government will continue arresting human rights for violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations, Nick Mangwana, the Information Ministry secretary has warned.In the past few weeks, Zimbabwe ha...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 08:22hrs | 4228 | by newzimbabwe
Police target Namatai again as High court ends detention of opposition councillor
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) members on Wednesday arrested Namatai Kwekweza, a pro-democracy campaigner and charged her with participating in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, brea...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 543 | by Stephen Jakes
Students, unionist set free for protesting against detention of abductees and demanding US$ salaries
CHINHOYI Magistrate Felix Mawadze on Tuesday released eight Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) students, who had been arrested for allegedly protesting against the clampdown on human rights defen...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 14:08hrs | 1336 | by Stephen Jakes
Youth organisation call for immediate release of young activists
The Zimbabwe Youth Leadership Training (ZYLT) Alumni Association a platform for providing an efficient and democratic platform for debate, exchange of ideas and carriage of projects dedicated to the s...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 12:49hrs | 691 | by Stephen Jakes
US worries over abuse of women in Zimbabwe and not blacks in America
THE United States has expressed concern over the State-sponsored violence and political persecution of women in Zimbabwe and called for investigation and prosecution of perpetrators.This follo...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of becoming a dictatorship?
Barely a month after three MDC-Alliance cadres, legislator Joanna Mamombe, youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were arrested and mysteriously went missing under police custody; two more b...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:41hrs | 1279 | by Prince Njagu
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