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Zimbabwe has lost a liberation war hero, Retired General Sibusiso Busi Moyo, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. This publication first got the news of his passing on the Twitter Handle of Heart and Soul radio station before reliable sources within the government confirmed the general’s death. Minister Sibusiso B Moyo…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo No way about it, we definitely need President Emmerson Mnangagwa around to make two serious resolutions around leadership, organization, and Institutions. We are way beyond politics, slogans, and bootlicking, we need each other. The rate at which people are dying, no time for cheap politics, bootlicking, blame game, slogans, this is…
The National Association of Youth Organizations (NAYO) – a youth umbrella body for youth organizations, is bemoaning the shrinking of civic space in the country. While acknowledging the steps being taken by the Government of Zimbabwe through the recently announced National Lockdown meant to contain the spread of Corona Virus – which has had devastating…
By Joyce Mukucha While welcoming the efforts of the Government in the fight against Covid-19, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to be compliant with the law in arriving at any suspension and postponement of electoral activities. ERC revealed this after noting with concern the continued use of press…
Alpha Media Holdings Executive Chairman, Trevor Ncube has described actions by the State as a chilling attack on freedom of expression concerning the arrest of Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Job Sikhala, and Hopewell Chin’ono. He said the three have been charged under a law that was struck down by the Constitutional Court in 2014 resulting in…
By Joyce Mukucha In 2017, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) adopted a form of electronic registration model named biometric voter registration (BVR) and during these grave times of Covid-19, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) is calling on the national electoral management body to provide citizens with alternative platforms, different from the norm, for them to…
By Albert Matongo Africa is endowed with vast natural resources ranging from precious minerals, petroleum, fauna, and flora as well as the land which has been the most contagious issue since the colonial era. Such endowments have been attractions of foreign interest in Africa up to date. However, the latest developments can reveal that foreign…
By Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwean police on Friday 8 January 2021 arrested and detained prominent freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and charged him with publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State after he allegedly tweeted about the abuse of a minor by a police officer .Chin’ono, who is represented by Harrison Nkomo and Paidamoyo Saurombe…
Archbishop Hrisostomos has said something that has created an effect no different than an elephant entering a china shop. What he said was neither unknown, nor off the agenda. So why all this mayhem over what he said? It’s simple. The respected religious leader of the Greek community has made it clear that the political…
By Sindiso Mhlophe Described as the “Democrats’ 2020 social media phenomenon” by various media outlets and research institutes in the just ended United States of America (US) elections, vice-president-elect Kamala Harris was able to generate over 27 million interactions on various social media platforms during the campaign period. Broken down, according to CrowdTangle, Harris, who…
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo (PhD) Debate is raging on social media on why Emmerson Mnangagwa congratulated Douglas Mwonzora, as the newly elected MDC T President. Some are saying Mwonzora is a puppet of Zanu PF while some Zanu PF stalwarts go further to say MDC Alliance is a puppet of the west, and life goes on…
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo During former President Robert Mugabe’s era, one would easily recite cabinet Ministers without reading from any script. Alas today, one can only remember maybe less than five Ministers unless one visits their offices. What is the problem? The presidency is not a common position in society, and it must never be…
A young lawyer, Freddy Masirirevu has joined the initiative to educate other fellow men to fight gender-based violence (GBV). Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. On Friday the young lawyer mobilised scores of young people to denounce those who use their political muscles to abuse women….
By Joyce Mukucha The Election Resource Centre (ERC) has noted with concern potential challenges emanating from Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in as much as adequate funding is concerned. ERC continues to maintain its position that the government of Zimbabwe must not negate its obligation of adequately funding the Electoral Commission and to institute the required…
By Bernard Chiketo A senior Anglican church cleric has slammed local politicians over their handling of young people who he challenged to unite and assert themselves their demand to be active beyond dirty foot-soldier-assignments. Reverend Joseph Waziveyi speaking on the sidelines of a Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) ran Business, Leadership and Economic Youth Empowerment…
Ahead of the 2023 hamornised elections, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is continuing to situate public hearings views from the stakeholders in order to develop a structured plan of transitioning Zimbabwe from a conflictual past to a harmonious peaceful future. The organisation is being guided by its Constitutional mandate to conduct hearings as…
A pledge to end all forms of violence and set in motion a grassroots civil society campaign to promote peace was launched on 7 December 2020 by a coalition of community activists, artists, victims of war, academics, business leaders, and African youths. Emmanuel Jal, a spokesperson for the coalition and a prominent peace campaigner, said:…
By Joyce Mukucha In light of the 2021 National Budget announced by the Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube on Thursday, 26 November, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has called on the Minister and Parliament to ensure adequate resources are availed to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). In a statement issued on the 7th of December…
By Lorraine Muwuya The Institute of African Knowledge in collaboration with the government of Zimbabwe is set to establish and develop the African Liberation Museum. Instak is a Pan African research hub and is the brains behind the Museum of African Liberation. “The African story has been told by others and it’s now time Africa…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has commended the move by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to convene an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit to discuss emerging peace and security issues in the region. The meeting will be held in Gaborone, Botswana on November 27, 2020. The Troika meeting comes after CiZC call to SADC,…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) , an umbrella body of civic society organisations in Zimbabwe is calling for peace and restraint ahead of the Ugandan Presidential elections slated for January 14, 2021. The coalition implored Ugandan authorities to desist from the use of force against civilians. It is deeply concerned with the recent acts of…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has condemned the cruel and inhumane actions by the Islamist militants who beheaded more than 50 people in the village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia in Northern Mozambique. The coalition said the Islamist insurgency in the Northern part of Mozambique which has stretched from 2017 is a call…
Politicians calling for dialogue are only doing so to strategically locate themselves closer to positions of authority and access to wealth accumulation, Mr. Joseph Makamba Busha, the President of FreeZim Congress party has said. “The calls for political dialogue to come up with a government of national unity or transitional authority are not genuine. These…
Women are playing a critical role in the promotion of peace in Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Hon Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, the Minister of Defence and War Veterans said in a keynote address at the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 held virtually today. This webinar provided an opportunity for stakeholders…
ZANU PF is unequivocally calling upon the US and its allies to drop their threats of imposing sanctions against the Republic of Tanzania. This was revealed today during a press briefing held at the ZANU (PF) Headquarters that was addressed by the ruling party’s acting information and publicity secretary, Patrick Chinamasa on the occasion of…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) attended the Governance and Legislative Agenda Capacity Building workshop hosted by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD). The workshop was held in Bulawayo on the 31st of October and the 1st of November 2020. The objective of the meeting was to impart information…
Filipe Nyusi, the President of Mozambique and Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has today reiterated the regional bloc’s unequivocal call for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. It has been one year since the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the SADC declared 25th October as the day for…
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), an umbrella body of civil society organisations in Zimbabwe is imploring Nigerian authorities to desist from the use of excessive force as citizens protest against police brutality. The coalition notes with concern that the Nigerian authorities have unleashed the army against citizens protesting against the brutality of the Special…
Ersin Tatar wins Sunday’s leadership runoff in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, according to unofficial results Sena Guler | Turkey on Sunday congratulated Ersin Tatar over his win in the Northern Cyprus presidential runoff. “I congratulate Mr. Ersin Tatar, who has been elected as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on…
By Gean Anesu Boriondo Ahead of the Anti-Sanctions Day on the 25th of October, Zimbabweans have joined hands in the fight against illegally imposed sanctions by the United States and European Union that have been crippling the economy of the country for almost two decades. These sanctions have been dragging the country backward with the…
By Anyway Yotamu. HARARE – Zimbabwe’s outgoing Ambassador to Malawi, Ms. Hilda Suka Mafudze, has been appointed the African Union (AU) envoy to Washington DC, replacing Ambassador Arikana Chihombori Quao who was fired last November over alleged abuse of funds. Suka Mafudze, who was appointed Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Malawi last year by President Emmerson Mnangagwa,…
Following a discussion hosted by the African Youths Solidarity Alliance, the Southern Africa Refugees Protection has petitioned the government of Zimbabwe to influence the country to uphold democracy. Below, Spiked Online Media reproduces the petition: I, Lukeno Hangala, together with Southern Africa Refugees Protection, after having participated in a virtual discussion on the “Role of…
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, President Mustafa Akinci to vie in 2nd round of the presidential election Residents of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will cast their ballots for a second time after the candidates in the country’s presidential elections failed to secure more than 50% of the vote in the first round. With…
Yesterday, Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, introduced a resolution encouraging respect for human rights and encouraging continued democratic progress in Ethiopia. Congressmember Bass was joined by Congressman Chris Smith, who serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. “Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spearheaded…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed concern over the indefinite suspension of by-elections by Hon Constantino Chiwenga, the Minister of Health and Child Care who is also the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe. The independent electoral body said the move taken as a health emergency COVID-19 response undercuts Constitutional principles on…
United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres has noted that landlocked developing countries face a myriad of challenges but emphasised that there is a ray of hope for overcoming them through a raft of measures he proposed through his office and UN partners worldwide. Below, Spiked Online Media shares the UN Secretary-General’s remarks at a meeting…
The attack of journalists and the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) President, Takudzwa Ngadziore by suspected state security agents while addressing the media near Impala Car Rental on September 18, 2020, has been roundly condemned. The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) said it was appalled by the continued crackdown on dissent by the Zimbabwean government….
By Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Information Department On International Day of Democracy, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) implores the Zimbabwean government to honor its constitutional obligation to respect and protect citizens’ fundamental rights and freedoms as outlined under Section 44 of the constitution. CiZC is deeply concerned over the state of democracy in Zimbabwe and…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu The Mediterranean has always been the cradle of civilization as well as a basin of constant cultural and economic interaction. In this geography, our past, present, and future are inextricably intertwined. Turkey and Greece have always had only two choices: lock horns in a way that hurts both of us…
Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of opposition party Transform Zimbabwe who is facing charges of inciting people to overthrow the government through constitutional means has been granted bail. Ngarivhume has spent 45 days in prison as his previous bids on getting bail were unsuccessful. Justice Tawanda Chitapi read the judgment today on behalf of Justice Siyabona…
By Nevson Mpofu War veterans are set to be on a collision course with the government’s decision to compensate former white farmers. The War Veterans Welfare Pressure Group said it is against the idea of compensating white farmers yet the former liberation war fighters in the third month without receiving their salaries. Speaking in Harare…
As the world celebrates the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances today (30 August), an NGO coalition is calling on African States to end this practice immediately, hold perpetrators to account, search for the disappeared and provide reparations to the victims and their families. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (Sudan),…
The philanthropy in the “Iron Lady” as Betty Kaseke has come to be known because of her ability to conquer criticism and character assassination has refused to die as she focuses on community development through the Betty Kaseke Foundation. Carrying the poise of a beauty queen that she is, Betty Kaseke yesterday through her foundation,…
ZHRC Statement on Protection of the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in Zimbabwe 1. Introduction Section 232 (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 Act, 2013 provides that the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is one of the five Independent Commissions Supporting Democracy. The common objectives of Independent Commissions are provided for in section…
By National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) is concerned that our country continues to experience protracted national crisis. This crisis is characterized by continued intolerance, polarization, corruption, disregard for the rule of law, contravention of the constitution and marginalisation of vulnerable groups and communities, among other factors. NANGO notes…
