Veritas, a Non-Governmental Organization has called for the abolishment of the Death Penalty with Zimbabwe having 62 prisoners awaiting capital punishment. Zimbabwe will join other nations in commemorating World Day Against the Death penalty. Observed every 10 October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty unifies the global abolitionist movement and mobilizes civil society, political…
By Elvis Dumba Harare – The government has given a nod to the amendment of the electoral law. The cabinet received and approved the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 as presented by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi during a cabinet meeting. The bill seeks among other things, to provide a timeframe…
Zimbabwean Youths are making waves on the continent, taking a centre stage in socio-economic and political affairs. One such youth is Cynthia Chigwenya who doubles as the current African Union’s Ambassador for Southern Africa and a Program Coordinator for Political dialogue for Sub-Saharan Africa at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Prior to that position, she was previously a researcher…
By Hillary Munedzi Legislators are urging the public to give detailed figures that can be allocated to different ministries by researching the previous budgets before presenting their submissions to Parliament. Speaking during the public hearing on Monday 3 October 2022 in Harare, the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance, Economic Development and Expanded Committee on Sustainable…
An Agreement of Cooperation between the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe was signed yesterday. The Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe, Hon Jacob Francis Mudenda is on a Bilateral Visit to Russia and is accompanied by Hon. Webster Shamu, Chairperson of…
By Baboloki Semele Nairobi, Kenya: The Executive Secretary of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Charity Nchimunya has urged the media to occupy the front lines in the fight against corruption. She made the call on 27 September 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya at a media engagement workshop on supporting the implementation of the…
There were heated verbal exchanges today at the committee meeting by the Public Accounts Committee that sat to deliberate events that led to the cancellation of a Blinart Investments P/L tender to supply 173 laptops for US$1,602,755.77 to the Parliament of Zimbabwe. If the deal had sailed, Parliament would have parted with US$$9,200 per laptop…
Junior Parliamentarians today proposed a raft of innovative measures to enhance the contribution of tourism to the economy as the sector is emerging from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They made the contributions today during the commemoration of World Tourism Month celebrations at the inaugural Debate Session by Junior Parliamentarians organised by the…
Pan-African Parliament (PAP) President, H.E. Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira is leading a delegation of the continental Parliament to the Kingdom of Morocco for an official visit at the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament. The visit is taking place from 24 to 27 September 2022. The President of the PAP and his delegation are expected…
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The proliferation of citizen journalism, blogging, and vlogging among other alternative media have made the definition of a professional journalist in Zimbabwe difficult. This was heard at the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) engagement meeting on Wednesday. Media stakeholders including the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ), the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Police are on the hunt for suspected armed robbers who got away with £2000 from Trek and Zuva Service Stations in Banket. Suspected five males accompanied by a lady reportedly pounced on the two adjacent fuel stations in the Banket CBD area on Wednesday at midnight. Information gathered during a…
The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Forum for Former African Heads of State and Government (Africa Forum) have agreed to establish a collaborative framework to support the implementation of the broad objectives of the African Union (AU). An introductory meeting between the two parties took place on 14 September 2022 at the…
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Monitors Platform (ZHRMP) has said as the country is heading towards the 2023 elections, there is a lot hanging on the recommendation of the Monhlante commission and the 2018 election local and international observer recommendations. In this edition of its National Election Watch (NEW), the organisation observed that human rights violations…
The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) H.E. Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira has called on African Diplomats to act as PAP’s “brand ambassadors” in African Union (AU) Member States, as the new Bureau embarks on a journey to “revive, renew, reposition, and reinvigorate” the continental Parliament. The call was made during a plenary meeting of African Diplomatic Heads…
On the occasion of a recreational sports day, African Union organs based in South Africa namely the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), and African Union Development Agency (AUDA NEPAD) joined forces to commemorate the African Union Day (AU Day). The aim of the activity was to promote a healthy lifestyle and…
The government of Zimbabwe in coordination with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) will host a capacity development initiative on “Promoting Ethical Recruitment and Rights-Based Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements in the Southern African Region”. The regional workshop is meant to build the capacity of multifarious stakeholders from SADC countries on ethical recruitment standards and to…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is hosting the 11th Conference of Speakers of African National and Regional Parliaments from 1 to 2 September 2022. The conference will be held on the margins of the ongoing August Sittings of the Permanent Committees of the sixth Parliament in Midrand, South Africa guided by the African Union (AU) theme for 2022: “Building…
The Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) has commissioned a High-Level Panel of African Jurists to observe the 2022 Presidential Election Petition in Kenya. Trial Observation Mission is headed by the Rtd Chief Justice of the Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Justice Mohammed Chande Othman. Justice Moses Chinhengo, a Zimbabwean national who serves on the ad…
The African Governance Architecture (AGA) Project in partnership with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) held a capacity-building workshop for African journalists, drawn from several African Union member states in a bid to improve reporting of parliamentary activities. The main objective of the workshop, the first of a series to be held by the continental Parliament,…
By Baboloki Semele The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has been oriented on the AU Theme for 2022: “Strengthening nutritional resilience and food security on the African continent: strengthening Agri-food, health, and social protection systems for the acceleration of the development of human, social and economic.” Held on 24 August 2022 at the headquarters of the…
Media is an indispensable partner and vehicle through which the Pan African Parliament (PAP) will be able to carry out its functions and deliver on its mandate, the continental body’s president, Chief Fortune Charumbira has said. Chief Charumbira made the remarks today in his keynote address during the second and final day of a capacity-building…
The Parliamentary Network Africa (PNAfrica) has urged the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to consider setting up a benchmark for Parliamentary Openness as a model framework to be adopted by African Parliaments towards an Open Parliament Agenda. This was one of the three recommendations made by the Executive Director of PNAfrica, Sammy Obeng, when he presented a…
Hon Chief Fortune Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) has underscored the need to involve youths in developmental initiatives in order to address the continent’s challenges. He was speaking at the Capacity Building Workshop for the members of the Pan-African Parliament that got underway on Monday 22 August 2022 in Midrand, South…
The African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) is aimed at human and institutional capacity development and strengthening by providing useful insights to Members of Parliament into how the budgets impact economies and societies’ development on the continent by driving development towards attainment of the Agenda 2063. This was revealed by Dr. Dumisani Jantjies, the…
Zimbabwe is hosting the 5th African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) which will be exploring the different roles played by African PBOs in supporting their Parliaments’ fiscal oversight over the Executive. In his keynote address during the official opening of the workshop today, Mr. Kennedy M. Chokuda, the Clerk of Parliament of Zimbabwe said…
The August Sittings of the Permanent Committees of the sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) are scheduled to be held from 22 August to 02 September 2022 at the seat of the continental Parliament in Midrand, South Africa. The Sittings will be guided by the African Union theme of 2022; ‘Building resilience in nutrition on…
By Elvis Dumba Zvimba North – Women and young people will be able to start or revive small-scale horticulture projects through the Presidential Borehole scheme. The scheme will see solar boreholes being availed for every village head in the country. This was revealed by Local Government Deputy Minister and Zvimba North Constituency lawmaker Marian Chombo….
By Clayton Masekesa Hot Springs – The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Friday stopped a Manicaland Provincial Mining Indaba that was scheduled to take place at Hot Springs Roman Catholic church alleging that the organizers of the event had not followed the correct procedures regarding the clearance of the meeting. Members of the Police Internal Security…
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company’s anti-theft and vandalism campaign has resulted in the arrest of more culprits. The latest arrests were made yesterday during the ongoing joint anti-theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure blitz. At least 3 people with their trucks were arrested at the ZETDC Warren Park substation and were detained at…
By Elvis Dumba The legislator for Zvimba North Constituency and Local Government Deputy Minister Marian Chombo who was recently noticed by a local think-tank as the most active legislator for both government and community participation is taking economic community empowerment projects to women and youths in the area. Chombo has established a fish farming project…
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) is calling for the alignment of laws following the move by the government when on April 27, 2018, Zimbabwe became the second African country to legalise growing cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes. As such, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) recently invited licensed cannabis and…
We, the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating in Zimbabwe, have been closely monitoring proceedings in the Parliament of Zimbabwe on legislative reform. We have taken note of the proposed amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, 2021 which were presented by the Minister of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare on 26 July…
By Anne Morris Italy’s competition and market authority launched an investigation into a local unit of South Korean vendor Samsung Electronics and two other companies over alleged misleading and aggressive commercial practices. In a statement, regulator AGCM explained it was looking into deals the companies offered customers seeking new mobile phones while selling their used…
By Shamiso Mutisi Case Note: Shangani Holistic (Pvt) Ltd v Pearline Mineral Exploration (Pvt) Ltd HC 4074/22 The facts On June 30, 2022, High Court Judge Musithu J, granted an interim interdict that prohibited Pearline Mineral Exploration from conducting an aeromagnetic survey over Shangani Ranch in Insiza District before carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment…
The National Association of Youth Organisations today submitted Oral Evidence to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Youth, Sports, Arts, and Recreation on the reintroduction of the National Youth Service Programme by the Executive arm of the Government. NAYO was represented by its programmes officer, MacDonald K Munyoro. Below, Spiked Online Media shares the submission by…
By Staff Writer The Community Democracy Engagement Organization has launched a Constituency and Parliament Participation Index that has seen Hon Marian Chombo, the legislator for Zvimba North, coming on top of the list. The organisation said a decision by Treasury to introduce a constituency visit allowance is set to encourage legislators’ constant interaction with communities…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Efforts to scuttle Zimbabwe’s efforts to clinch the Pan Africa Parliament (PAP) Presidency fell by the wayside after a Southern African country delegate was paid to contest for the same post at the last minute despite initially agreeing to rally behind Zimbabwe’s delegate Chief Fortune Charumbira. ZANU PF Chegutu East…
By Kumbirai Mafunda Human rights lawyer Roselyn Hanzi has asked the High Court to stop Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) from barring her from consulting in private with her clients who are detained at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. On 4 July 2022, Hanzi, who is the Executive Director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights…
Hon Temba Mliswa, the independent legislator for Norton has called on the government and critical stakeholders to put the youth at the centre of sustainable development programmes. He was contributing to the motion moved by Hon Mathias Tongofa on 21 June 2022 who had encouraged youth to be well acquainted with youth-centred policies, especially the…
Honourable Chief Fortune Charumbira was yesterday elected as the 5th President of the Pan African Parliament upon which he called for collective interventions and a united front to address the myriads of challenges confronting the continent. In his acceptance speech on the occasion of his election, Hon. Charumbira urged parliamentarians to speak with one voice…
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) will today, the 29th of June 2022 launch a study on the Protection of Property and Mining Rights in Zimbabwe. The study critically analyses the property rights regime and the regulatory framework in Zimbabwe which is supposed to play a catalytic role in mining investments in the country. The…
By Veritas June 26th has been declared as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by the United Nations General Assembly. This day was institutionalised in the hope that there will be a world free from torture or other cruel, degrading, and inhuman treatment inflicted on our fellow human beings. Torture Torture is…
By Elvis Dumba Banket – Former Minister of Mines and Mining Development Walter Chidakwa was at Banket Magistrate Courts over a stock theft case. Chidakwa (47) was a complainant in a case where his Australian-based brother Augustine Chihuri (49) lost ten cattle on different occasions to his farm manager at his Nyabira Farm. John Issa…
By Veritas The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill [link] was published in November last year and aroused a storm of protest from civil society. Veritas analysed it in Bill Watches 72/2021 of the 11th November 2021 [link] and 74/2021 of the 15th November 2021 [link], and found the Bill to be unconstitutional, inimical to freedom of association, ill-conceived and badly…
By Wallace Mawire A newly registered collecting society, the Zimbabwe Artists Benevolent and Copyright Incorporated has been roped into the arts sector in Zimbabwe with the noble aim of empowering performing artists and helping improve their welfare. According to the Founder, Advocate Michael Zinyoni, the Zimbabwe Artists Benevolent, and Copyright Incorporated is a registered entity…
