Members of the Pan-African Parliament have underscored the critical need for political and social stability to achieve the dream of a highly integrated and economically prosperous Africa. The Parliament has reiterated its commitment to facilitate the effective implementation of African Union (AU) policies, to promote intra-African trade, and to advocate for the ratification and domestication of the…
During the 55th Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Angola running from the 1st to the 7th of July 2024 in Angola, Hon Jacob F.N. Mudenda, the Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe urged the Southern African Development Community to come up with renewable energy policies and a single energy market. “I am privileged…
On the 1st of July 2024, Speaker of Parliament, Hon Jacob F. N. Mudenda who is in Luanda, Angola, for the 55th Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Development Community – Parliamentary Forum (SADC –PF), participated in the launch of the SADC PF Strategic Plan (2024 to 2028). The new Plan emphasizes capacity-building of National…
The Pan-African Parliament hosted its second dialogue session with civil society groups during the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament at its headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. This session was held under the African Union’s (AU) theme of the year, focusing on education. In his opening remarks, Mr. William Carew, Head…
Speaker of Parliament, Hon Advocate Jacob F. N Mudenda is leading the Zimbabwean delegation in Luanda, Angola for the 55th Southern African Development Community – Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) which also coincides with the celebration of the International Day of Parliamentarism. The delegation was welcomed by the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Angola, Ambassador Dr T. Madzvamuse. The…
African Parliamentarians must prioritize and intensify the fight against hunger to achieve the continent’s mission of Ending Hunger, said the Pan-African Parliament President, H.E. Chief Fortune Charumbira, while unveiling the “milestone” Model Law on Food and Nutrition Security in Africa in Midrand, South Africa. Adopted by the Pan-African Parliament Plenary on November 11, 2022, the purpose…
The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has held a workshop on the African Union (AU) theme of the year 2024, “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa.” In welcoming participants, Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, the President of the PAP,…
The United Nations in Zimbabwe is fully behind the vision and the implementation of the action plan to end substance and drug abuse and trafficking in pursuit of attaining sustainable development, His Excellency, Mr. Edward Kallon, the UN Country Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator has said. He made the remarks at the Launch of the National…
On this Global Day of Action, Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN), a peer-led initiative of people who use and inject drugs, joins the global community, in solidarity to commemorate the Support Don’t Punish Campaign. This year’s theme, “Expanding our Ecosystems of Change” resonates deeply with our mission to advocate for drug policy reform “…from…
Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) has said the continental legislative organ of the African Union has returned to full operational functionality with a fully quorate Bureau but it is hamstrung by budgetary constraints. He made the remarks today during the official opening of the 3rd Ordinary Session of…
The High Court on Friday delivered a judgment in favour of the applicants in respect of the Urgent Chamber Application submitted by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) led by Cde Elias Marashwa. The lawyer representing the first respondent and the second respondent told the High Court that he did not oppose what…
Writes Nhau Mangirazi For eighteen-year-old Ratidzo Dakarai who is hard of hearing, her family has slowly become a small world of realities. Since her early youthful days, her daily routine starts off with household chores and helps in food preparation among other assignments. From the deep outlying rural area under Chief Mjinga, about 100 kilometers…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) convened a consultation meeting for its Bureau and other leadership structures of the Parliament on Results-based management and strategic planning ahead of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament slated for Monday, 24 June 2024. The workshop, opened by the President of the Continental Parliament, Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira, aimed to enhance the understanding and…
The 3rd Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) will get underway from 24 June to 5 July 2024 in Midrand, South Africa under the African Union (AU) theme for 2024: “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and…
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) 01/90 National Chairman, Cde Elias Moffat Marashwa has launched an Urgent Chamber Application barring the holding of structural elections jointly announced by Hon. Minister Cde Monica Mavhunga, Hon. Minister July Moyo and ZANU PF Secretary for War Veterans League, Cde Douglas Kufakunesu Mahiya planned for 12 June…
The vibrancy of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union (AU), under the presidency of Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, will be restored as the leadership of the institution announced that the 3rd Ordinary Session of its Sixth Parliament will be held from 24th June to 5th July 2024. This Plenary Session will…
Writes Gracious Masendu Young women in the mining sector ranging from 18-35 years drawn from diverse rural locations in Zimbabwe recently converged in Harare to deliberate on issues affecting them. At a breakfast meeting comprising of the Parliamentary Portfolio on Mines, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) and…
Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, Advocate Jacob F. N. Mudenda is in Cape Town, South Africa to attend the Executive Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum (PF) on 16th and 17th June 2024. The Executive Committee is meeting ahead of the 55th Plenary Assembly Session to be held in Luanda,…
The Pan African Parliament (PAP), has welcomed the re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as President of the Republic of South Africa on 14th June 2024. The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) led by H.E. Chief Fortune Charumbira, in an interview with this publication, underscored President Ramaphosa’s unwavering support in ensuring its success, emboldened by the…
By Norma Tsopo Unmarried women are being denied land in Chief Mutasa’s area with village heads claiming they have no jurisdiction to allocate single women land and register them against tradition. Speaking during a meeting organized by Zimbabwe Women Against Corruption Trust (ZWACT) on gender-responsive administration in Penhalonga recently, some women from the chieftainship said…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election as the President of the Republic of South Africa. “On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and, indeed, on my own behalf, it is my honour and privilege to extend to you, our sincere and heartfelt congratulations following your…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced that the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Dr Emmerson D. Mnangagwa has appointed Honourable Justice Garainesu Mawadze as the first Deputy Judge President of the High Court of Zimbabwe. The following have also been appointed as judges of the High Court of Zimbabwe in terms…
A parliamentary caucus for persons with disabilities was launched in Harare on Friday with a call by the Speaker of Parliament to ensure that the voices and needs of all citizens, including those with disabilities, were heard and addressed positively. Hon Jacob F. N. Mudenda, the Speaker of Parliament, said the caucus should be more…
Recognizing the importance of fostering strong collaborations with national governments to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights, there was a sensitization exchange for key representatives of the Gambian Government by dignitaries of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) during the latter’s 79th Ordinary Session held on Saturday 1 June at…
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has clarified the position on the use and provision of motorised escorts and said in terms of the country’s laws, only the State Presidium will be provided with motorised escorts or a state motorcade. A concerned citizen, Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi had written an open letter expressing his deep concern…
The Parliament of Zimbabwe has been challenged to formulate and promote policies that ensure the dignity of the girl child in schools. During a workshop hosted by Action Aid Zimbabwe, Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI), and the Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI) on Friday, female students from schools in Makoni District called…
War veterans aligned with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) National Executive Committee chaired by Cde Moffat Elias Marashwa have said they are shocked by the level of legal ignorance of Cde Douglas Kufakunesu Mahiya. Cde Mahiya appeared on the prime news on the national broadcaster, ZBC TV News at 8 pm on…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has announced, with deep sorrow and a profound sense of loss, the passing of Hon. Senator Chieftainess Nthati Lydia Bereng, the distinguished leader of the Kingdom of Lesotho delegation to the Pan-African Parliament. Hon. Senator Bereng succumbed to an illness on 22nd May 2024. The Pan-African Parliament said that though the…
The Climate Change Management Bill is an undertaking by stakeholders aimed at securing a climate-resilient and sustainable future for the nation of Zimbabwe. This came to the fore at the Stakeholder Consultations and Engagement on the Draft Climate Change Management Bill and the Zimbabwe Carbon Trading Framework that took place at the Harare International Conference…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya The Parliament of Zimbabwe has been urged to play its oversight role on the national budget to ensure that no one is left behind during the budget implementation process. The deliberations were made during a mid-term budget review dialogue workshop held in Harare last week by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and…
Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament is leading a delegation of the continental legislative body at the Euro-Africa International Conference on Migration where he recounted his experience of the harsh reality of the impact of illegal migration and its dire consequences and offered a raft of recommendations to counter the…
The newly-elected Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), Cde Moffat Elias Marashwa yesterday clarified the national significance of the body representing the welfare of liberation war freedom fighters at a meeting of executive members held in Harare. The veterans of the liberation struggle separated their entity from other bodies representing them…
The 3rd African Media Convention held in Accra, Ghana May 15-17, 2024 came to a close with a major milestone, the official launch of the African Media Lawyers Network (AMLN), the first continental network with the mandate of protecting freedom of expression and press freedom in Africa, at the closing ceremony attended by hundreds of…
The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira has rallied leaders and stakeholders to entrench democracy to enhance good governance. He made the remarks at a meeting where he was leading a PAP delegation to the African Governance Architecture Support Project (AGA-SP) in Nairobi, Kenya. The event aims to raise awareness among…
Writes Edgar Gweshe Today, May 22, 2024 marks 11 years since the late President Robert Mugabe assented to Zimbabwe’s constitution following its approval in the March 2013 referendum. The 2013 Constitution was lauded as being progressive and set a high standard for the provision of civil, political, and socio-economic rights for all citizens. Of note…
In seeking to address drug and substance abuse, the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) is set to host dialogues across the country, bringing together various stakeholders to discuss the need for a health-focused approach to end the scourge. Speaking ahead of a community dialogue meeting to be held in Dzivarasekwa on May 25,…
The Pan-African Parliament held a three-day media capacity-building workshop for journalists in the Southern African Region from 16 to 18 May 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The exercise was the second media training by the Pan-African Parliament and was a targeted effort to address the visibility challenges encountered by the PAP in South Africa…
Harare – Zimbabwe has ratified the Disability Rights Treaty, a protocol that is the first Pan-African human rights treaty that specifically addresses forms of discrimination affecting people with disabilities in the continent. In a statement, Sightsavers, an international organisation that works in more than 30 countries to prevent avoidable blindness and fight for the rights…
Writes Lloyd Rabaya The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for committing various crimes against Palestinian civilians since October 8, last year. In a statement, Khan argued that the duo has criminal responsibility for war crimes against…
The Pan-African Parliament, the legislative arm of the African Union (AU), engaged in public hearings in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with the AU Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), with grassroots organizations from the Northern, Central, Eastern, and Western Regions. The purpose is to finalize the Legal Framework pertaining to the draft Model Law on Gender…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union, is scheduled to hold a three-day training workshop tailored for journalists in the Southern Africa region. The workshop will take place from the 16th to the 18th of May 2024 in Cape Town. The purpose of the training aligns with the broader objectives of…
When considering recalls, the Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN), has urged lawmakers and politicians to place the citizens at the centre of representative democracy. These sentiments were shared in a ZESN-published Position Paper on Recalls, Subsequent By-elections, and Lessons Learnt which seeks to examine democratic accountability and governance. The paper also facilitates debates on the…
In his address to the Thirty-third Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) running in Vienna, Austria from 13 to 17 May 2024, the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Ambassador Raphael Tayerera Faranisi, said Zimbabwe is committed to upholding crime prevention, strengthening criminal justice and promoting the rule…
Writes Elvis Dumba Banket – The government will not force businesses to transact in the newly introduced local currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) but will allow market forces to determine the utilisation of the local currency. This was said by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi Hon Ziyambi said the government…
By Veritas There is consensus among NGOs that this is not a good law for Zimbabwe for several reasons. In this document, we set out the reasons in ten simple points. The Bill claims to counter PVOs supporting terrorism or illegal money laundering. But this problem does not exist There is no evidence from past…
