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Joint Civil Society Statement on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2) Bill We, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe, note with serious concern the passing of the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 by the National Assembly on 20 April 2021. It is very disturbing that the proposed amendments to the Constitution are…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) appreciates the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s military intervention in assisting the Mozambican government to deal with the insurgents but made a call to the regional body to prioritize humanitarian intervention, restoration of livelihoods as well as reintegration of societies affected by the insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province….
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) Gender Committee has blamed judicial capture for the continued incarceration and persecution of MDC Alliance female activists, Joanna Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri. The coalition argues that the activists are victims of persecution by the prosecution and avers that their ordeal at the hands of the State is clear testimony…
By Joelson Mugari – National Elections Reform Agenda (NERA) Executive Chairman It is a very sad story for Zimbabweans once again as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced its back-on-track snail pace on Electoral activities. Yes Constitutionally, every citizenry community must be represented in Parliament, and hence all recalled, deceased, incapacitated or resigned members…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo Apparently, I woke up at 3 am. I’m just thinking of the November 27, 2017 event, and I can safely conclude with the phrase “The New dispensation has just been eroded by a flood of events “. Can you believe that we have a CEO of National Broadcaster, who has a…
On Tuesday 20 April 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed the Young African Leaders Initiative Act of 2021, H.R. 965, authored by Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights. “Already, President Biden has signaled to the world his support for strengthening…
UN chief to convene Cyprus talks in Geneva next week. UN head, Antonio Guterres to attend 3-day informal talks set for April 27-29 The United Nations Secretary-General is to convene a new round of talks on the Cyprus issue in Geneva next week, the spokeswoman for the UN Information Service (UNIS) said Tuesday. Alessandra Vellucci…
By Nelson Chamisa on Zimbabwe’s Independence Day Today, the 18th of April 2021, we commemorate 41 years of Independence – an important national day in the history of our country. The importance of independence cannot be understated; for it speaks to our being, identity, nationhood and patriotism. Our independence was hard-won and fought for by…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition on April 15, 2021, hosted a virtual public discussion to commemorate 41 years since Zimbabwe attained Independence. The meeting was held under the theme “Zim @41: Unpacking a Progressive Approach Towards a Nation-State”. Renowned academic, Professor Sabelo Gatsheni Ndlovu gave the keynote address during the meeting. Professor Ndlovu noted with…
Cabinet considered and approved the re-establishment of the National Youth Service Training Programme proposal which was presented by the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Honourable Kirsty Coventry. It emerged in the post-Cabinet meeting today that the proposal came as a result of consultations between the Ministries of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation; and…
By Marvellous Kumalo (Crisis Coalition Spokesperson) Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition is appalled by the continued weaponization of the judiciary to clamp down on dissenting voices. Our concern arises from the continued arrests and detention of opposition and civil society activists on flimsy charges. Yesterday, April 12, 2021, MDC Alliance Councilor for Ward 18, Chiredzi West,…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted a virtual public meeting via the ZOOM platform on Wednesday, 7th of April 2021 on the topic “Recalls and Defections: An Anathema to Representative Democracy.” The objective of the meeting was to discuss the nature of recalls and defections in Zimbabwe as well as their implications on civic participation and electoral…
By Nqobizitha Khumalo (PDP Spokesperson) View From The Peephole Many of the world’s freedom fighters came through the jail – Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo to name but a few. In the struggle for liberty jail is the baptism of fire for many politicians. But l have made an interesting observation on…
The Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN) and the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) are among civil society organisations that are speaking out against terrorism in Mozambique and the reluctance by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to take robust action to address the conflict. This follows the Extraordinary SADC Peoples Summit of representatives…
By Tatenda Mujeyi President Barrack Obama’s efforts for a pro-Sino-US mutuality were eased by Trump’s diplomatic trajectory, characteristic of allegations that arguably climaxed as Huawei 5G allegations, trade bans, and the COVID outbreak conspiracies. The COVID-19 outbreak has heightened the frustrations between the two nations with the American giant arguably accusing the Asian superpower of…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo Greetings to you, Your Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa. I come to you in peace and would like to share my thoughts with you. This advice will preserve your legacy and safeguard your departure in the near future in politics. Below, are my few thoughts 1. Sacrifice some of your close people…
By Kumbirai Mafunda Human rights lawyers are working on filing an appeal against the conviction and imprisonment of prominent pro-democracy campaigner Makomborero Haruzivishe after he was imprisoned for 20 months by Harare Magistrate Judith Taruvinga on charges of inciting public violence and resisting arrest by law enforcement agents. Magistrate Taruvinga, who on Wednesday 31 March…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has noted with concern the continued insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region in Northern Mozambique and says the conflict is a threat to regional stability. The coalition is worried about the continued loss of lives, displacements and the humanitarian situation unfolding in the Cabo Delgado region and reiterated its stance…
By Veritas Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and Dignity of Victims Recently, the world commemorated the International Day of the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and Dignity of Victims. The day is also known as Truth Day. Truth Day was established in 2010 by the United Nations General Assembly in memory of…
By Veritas On Wednesday last week, 24th March, the Senate approved a motion by the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to restore the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 1) Bill, to the Order Paper. This Bill had lapsed at the end of the previous Parliamentary session nearly six months ago. Background The Constitution of…
By NJ Ayuk The African Energy Chamber is encouraged by the response of President Nyusi and the Mozambique government The terror attacks on Palma are not simply targets of opportunity. They are strategic targets. The goal is to destroy Mozambique’s government’s ability to produce, export gas, fight poverty, create jobs, and make it clear that…
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on March 24, 2021, held a virtual Diplomatic Briefing with African and international Diplomats accredited to Zimbabwe and South Africa to brief the diplomats on the continued economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. During the meeting, the Crisis Coalition and Human Rights Watch noted…
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously to send House Resolution 245 to the House Floor. The resolution calls for renewed, decisive, and robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-19 across Africa and was introduced last week by Congressmember Karen Bass, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Africa. “I want to…
By Kumbirai Mafunda On the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is calling upon the state to take concrete measures designed to reveal the truth concerning gross human rights violations that have occurred in Zimbabwe. ZLHR…
By HWPL We, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), express deep concern over the situation in Myanmar, which has caused casualties and posed grave threats to human rights. The recent efforts of the Myanmar military to suppress nonviolent protests have led to dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. The number is…
Sten Zvorwadza, the Chairman of the National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ) has said he had great confidence in the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government when it came to power in 2017 but is reconsidering his stance on the regime. “I was one person with confidence that Zimbabwe would do extremely well under the leadership of Emmerson…
Information coming in has it that MDC Alliance emissaries have started approaching LEAD founding President Linda Masarira for a possible pact. This publication has it on good authority that some top members of the MDC Alliance have started negotiating with former members to sanitize their current trajectory of being dumped by fellow comrades. Efforts to…
The Crisis Coalition is dismayed by the continued lack of action by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in dealing with the frightening killings being perpetrated by the terrorists in the Northern part of Mozambique. Credible reports from Save the Children indicate that children as young as 11 are being beheaded in Mozambique. Save the Children…
In light of recent events, such as the mass kidnapping of the 343 schoolboys in Nigeria, the war in Tigray in the northernmost region of Ethiopia, as well as decades-long issues such as the Darfur war, the accumulating news headlines seems unequivocal: there is a growing link between climate change and conflict, and that link…
On the commemoration of International Women’s Day yesterday that ran under the theme, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”, ZESN called on all electoral stakeholders, the government, and traditional leadership to end the exclusion and marginalization of women and girls in governance processes in Zimbabwe. It noted that International Women’s…
Nkateko Joseph Mabasa To face Africa’s intransigent challenges of poverty, unemployment, and inequality, as millennials, we will need to learn how to work with one another and how to organise ourselves in a different way. Let’s start an organisation that prioritises equality within its ranks, in form, and in substance. A Network of…
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has urged the government to stop forthwith, the sustained targeting of dissenting voices in the country. “Citizens cannot continue to live in fear as this country is supposed to be a fully-fledged democracy where the freedom of expression is guaranteed, and where ideas can flow, and where civil society, political…
A recent report has stirred a massive global interest towards an information war launched against New Delhi to create political instability and by converging anti-India forces within the country, as well as across the world. A Disinfo Lab report titled ‘The Unending War: From Proxy War to Info-War” has exposed the design in which foreign elements are…
The civil society is an important, indispensable part of a democratic society, Abigale Mupambi, the National Coordinator of the Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum has said. Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces an interview that the maverick civil society activist had with one Comrade Netanyahu and Barbra Nyagomo as she gave the nation an insight…
Joelson Mugari (NERA Chairman) Introduction: Elections results determine the economic growth, social index, and development of any country in the world. Elections marred by irregularities, ambiguities, violence, and disputes never give out a stable economy for the same country; hence the idea of having a stable Zimbabwe economically, socially, and developmentally. Such election results MUST…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo The problem with Zimbabwe opposition is that everyone who opposes or criticizes them is labelled an agent of the State, and anyone who wants to bring advice is regarded as ” dzakutsaku”, or mutengesi. The parading of former MDC Alliance Senior member Lilian Timveous and Blessing Chebundo as ZANU (PF) members…
On the commemoration of the National Youth Day, the Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum (CSCJF) is urging the youths to take advantage of the land reform and grab the opportunity to venture into the idle opportunities presented in the agricultural sector. “The agricultural sector is the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy. In that regard,…
The European Union has said it welcomes further opportunities for continued dialogue and engagement with Zimbabwe and reiterates its ambition for a more constructive relationship. The EU recalls the Council Conclusions of 17 February 2020 and notes with concern that Zimbabwe’s multifaceted and prolonged crisis has further deepened. The bloc said the lack of substantial…
By Last Tarabuku As we remember the great leader Morgan Richard Tsvangirai I have a few contributions of how I know him. My contribution is based on my experience as technical staff. I will reserve the rest on his work as a trade unionist to politicians. I hope one day his history will be properly…
By Temba Mliswa Good morning to all here present, and those watching or listening online, thank you for your time in joining me this morning. My fellow Zimbabweans and compatriots, I have been following the recent disquiet on social media, where my name has been maliciously tarred with and smeared by a host of litigious…
Firebrand politician, Temba Mliswa, who is the legislator for Norton has laid blame on state security agents led by Minister Owen Ncube for putting his name into disrepute. Speaking to this publication soon after his release from Borrowdale Police Station following his arrest for holding an illegal meeting earlier today that allegedly breached lockdown regulations,…
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar shared his view with the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a telephone conversation during the evening of 25th January and conveyed that a new negotiation ground is needed which is based on the sovereign equality in Cyprus and the cooperation of two states with equal…
By Dr Raymond Chamba From early 2009 to the end of 2010 I put together a national primary health proposition under the banner Community Healthcare Options with funds that i made from BACOSSI. It was a bold proposition to roll out within 24 months 500 community primary health care centers all throughout the country. I…
By Staff Reporter MDC Alliance, the Zimbabwe’ biggest opposition political party led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa has expressed its bereavement following the passing on of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister, Retired Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo. Expressing its condolences in a statement yesterday, the MDC Alliance said,” Our party would like to extend our heartfelt…
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa, a father of five daughters, says the historical swearing in of the first female and black US Vice President Kamala Harris is a great inspiration for millions of girls and women across the world. Masiyiwa, the founder and chairman of the pan-African Econet Group, writes: There are people who…
