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By own correspondent The United African National Council (UANC) party, through their manifesto, vowed to turn around Zimbabwe’s situation by bringing solutions to a pool of challenges faced by the country if they are voted for the presidential office. Addressing a media conference in Harare, UANC president Rev. Dr. Gwinyai Muzorewa said that their manifesto…
In response to an invitation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, the European Union has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to the Harmonised elections of 23 August 2023. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has appointed Mr. Fabio Castaldo,…
Hon. Advocate Jacob Francis Nzwidamilimo Mudenda, Speaker of the Parliament of Zimbabwe and member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee is currently in Lisbon, Portugal attending the 290th Session of the IPU Executive Committee Meeting from 28th to 30 June 2023 where he is also campaigning for the Presidency of the lawmaking entity. The…
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC) are set to hold their annual consultative meeting to take stock of the peace and security situation on the African continent today, 30 June 2023. The high-level consultative engagement will take place on the margins of the 1160th meeting of the…
Writes Marlvin Ngiza The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has confirmed the suspension of its Masvingo provincial spokesperson with immediate effect. ARTUZ deputy secretary general, Munyaradzi Masiyiwa, said that the suspension was in line with the union’s code of conduct which does not condone contrary views to their ideology following allegations that Runesu…
Own Correspondent Zimbabwe presidential candidate and the United African National Council (UANC) leader Rev Dr. Gwinyai Muzorewa has deplored the country’s deterioration since his party’s ouster from power in 1980. Rev Dr Muzorewa is a younger brother to the late former Prime Minister Bishop Abel Muzorewa who led the country between 1978 and 1979. Addressing…
Writes Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidakwa is confident of reclaiming his position as Zvimba South Constituency Legislator . Chidakwa said his focus is on fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of Zvimba South Constituency community in developmental projects. Speaking to the media after filing his nomination papers with Zimbabwe…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has refuted allegations levelled against it by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) Finance Department on the training of polling agents that will participate in the upcoming 23 August 2023 elections. It is alleged in the ZANU-PF Finance Department Press Statement that was issued and signed by Treasurer…
An urgent court application challenging the constitutionality of Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of the Electoral (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 (No. 1) Statutory Instrument 144 of 2022 filed yesterday, the 19th of June 2023 is before the Constitutional Court. Advocate Choice Damiso instructed by the Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) is representing…
Ms. Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, the African Union Commission Chairperson’s Special Envoy on Youth, addressed the United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies hosted by the Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York under the theme “Addressing Terrorism through Reinvigorated Multilateralism and Institutional Cooperation.” Representing the African voice in the…
The Embassy of Palestine in Zimbabwe has said Israel’s ongoing aggression against Jenin is a dangerous escalation that will drag the region into more bloodshed. In that regard, the State of Palestine calls on the international community to immediately and urgently intervene to stop Israel’s massive military campaigns against the undefended Palestinian people under its…
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has noted with concern the position that was taken by Parliament to retain the nomination fees for all electoral candidates. This is a major systemic barrier to women’s participation in taking up leadership positions in the upcoming harmonised elections set for August 23, 2023. The fees published by the Zimbabwe…
Writes Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – ZANU PF candidates wishing to stand for the party in the harmonised general elections will have to personally pay for the nomination fees contrary to claims that the party will pour in millions of United States Dollars for them. This came out during Mashonalnd West ZANU PF Provincial Coordinating Committee…
Writes Elvis Dumba Banket – Parliament is expected to correct a constitutional blunder that was a result of a printing error. This was revealed by the Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi. The legal guru said they only noticed the error recently following information availed by the opposition members from Citizens Coalition…
Writes Elvis Dumba Chinhoyi – The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa claims that the withholding of their party’s parliamentary candidates’ names until nomination day is a strategy to avoid disgruntled members from filing papers as independent candidates. The opposition claims it has finished its nationwide consultation on candidates selection for…
Writes Tafadzwa Muranganwa An opposition party, the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe says it will brew a shocker by winning the impending plebiscite. The party led by Robert Chapman launched its manifesto on Saturday in Harare. Addressing a sizeable crowd, the party’s organising secretary, Maddock Mashonganyika, assured the party’s supporters that DUZ will surprise many and…
HE Chief Fortune Charumbira, the President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) who also doubles as the President of the Chiefs’ Council in Zimbabwe has distanced himself from a fake Twitter account purportedly sharing his political opinions. “We would like to address the recent circulation of a doctored screenshot of a tweet allegedly sent from…
Writes Elvis Dumba Banket – ZANU PF members have been warned against promoting divisions ahead of the general elections slated for August this year. The warning was made by Zvimba South Constituency legislator, Dr Philip Chiyangwa, who is also the party’s central committee member at the Zvimba South Constituency Inter-district meeting held in Banket Dr….
Israel, the occupying power, is deliberately and systematically targeting Palestinian children and is committing the gravest crimes against them, including killing and maiming, arrest and detention, and countless other untold traumas, the Embassy of Palestine in Zimbabwe has said. The latest victim of Israeli brutality against Palestinian children was three-year-old Mohammed Haitham Ibrahim Tamimi from…
Writes Marlvin Ngiza The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has embarked on safety measures for journalists and expressed commitment to taking important steps to ensure media participation while expressing great interest in professionalism and responsible media in necessitating the free flow of information for informed choices for the electorate during the elections period. This follows the…
Writes Kumbirai Mafunda Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is greatly saddened by the passing of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill H.B. 15, 2022 (introducing so-called patriotism provisions) in the House of Assembly on 31 May 2023. It now awaits to be presented and debated by the Senate. The Bill was gazetted…
Writes Nhau Mangirazi There is widespread fear of rural-urban voter migration amid allegations of suspected election fraud in Karoi town, an investigation has exposed. President Emerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed 23 August as the election date. A month-long investigation has revealed that some Zanu PF aspiring councillors are using ‘‘‘fake letters’ to transfer potential voters from…
By Marlvin Ngiza The five-day national voter’s roll inspection commenced today with a possibility of a one-day extension in places where the exercise has been delayed to take off. In an official statement released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(ZEC), the body’s chief elections officer Utloile Siliagwana said that some voters’ roll inspection centres were expected…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has reiterated the fact that unity and resilience hold the continent together and are a platform for resurgence and sustainable development. He made the remarks in celebration of Africa Day held at the Maropeng known as the Cradle of Humankind, a place where some of the earliest human ancestors…
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) joined the rest of the African continent in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Africa Day running under the theme “Acceleration of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation.” Annual Africa Day’s Celebrations can be traced back to the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now African Union on 25…
The President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, the Vice Presidents, and the entire Membership of the Pan-African Parliament, yesterday joined Africans across the continent and beyond in commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union (AU). Chief Charumbira said this special day…
By Julius Chadeba Tomorrow is Africa Day remembered as the annual commemoration of the organisation of African unity which was formed on 25 May 1963, which now is recognised as the African Union. It symbolised the determination of African countries to free themselves from foreign domination. Africa Day will not be completely celebrated without remembering…
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Harare is against the continued Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in a move described as a gross violation of human rights. In a statement released to the media, the embassy castigated the double standards towards the Palestinian people’s suffering which has encouraged Israel to increase crimes…
Ruling party National Secretary For Youth Affairs, Honourable Tinoda Machakaire has called upon ZANU PF members to unite ahead of upcoming elections. Speaking during the Youth interdistrict meeting in Zvimba South, Machakaire who was accompanied by his Deputy John Paradza, encouraged members to refrain from hating each other post the primary elections and work together…
The ceremonial coronation of King Charles III on May 6 was an event enjoyed by vast numbers of viewers across the world, eager to witness history in the making. The Harare Film Society held a live screening for members and for the public, with the support of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, which enabled viewing with a live…
Hon. Enaam Mayara, the President of the House of Councillors from the Kingdom of Morocco has said the Second Pan-African Parliament (PAP) ordinary session’ of its sixth Parliament is taking place in a special global context, mainly characterized by the continuing negative consequences of international geopolitical crises and the accelerating regional developments and events that…
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency Cde. Filipe J. Nyusi, is scheduled to conduct a State Visit to Harare, Zimbabwe from 17 to 19 May 2023. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade revealed that His Excellency Nyusi will lead a delegation comprising the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of…
On May 11, 2023, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) hosted a Twitter Spaces Discussion under the topic “Criminals or Prisoners of Conscience?” The Twitter Spaces discussion was also attended by regional solidarity partners from Zambia and Eswatini. The discussion centred on the state of democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe as well as the…
The Embassy of the state of Palestine in Harare condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crimes committed by the Israeli apartheid occupation army against its people in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Embassy reported that the crimes have led to the death of 12 martyrs, which include 4 children, 4 women, and unarmed civilians,…
Longstanding fraternal relations continue to grow between Kenya and Zimbabwe, the first-ever Mid-Term Review (MTR) Meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation (JPCC) between the two countries revealed. This emerged at the Mid-Term Review of the 3rd Session of the Kenya-Zimbabwe Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation that kicked off in Harare today and will…
Watch live on Saturday 6 May His Majesty King Charles III will be crowned alongside The Queen Consort in a historic Coronation at Westminster Abbey, the first to take place in nearly 70 years. They will arrive at the Abbey in procession from Buckingham Palace known as ‘The King’s Procession.’ After the Service, the newly…
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Harare condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of the Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 86 days in Israeli jail protesting his illegal detention. “We hold the Apartheid Israeli occupation regime fully responsible for his death and call for an…
By Chimeno Azriel Aspiring Councillor for Kadoma’s Ward 4, Godwin Gwara (ZANU PF), has started offering service delivery to the residents in his ward . Gwara, who is a youthful entrepreneur, recently joined hands with another aspiring Kadoma Central legislator, Cosmas (Cossy Rules) Daka to collect refuse from the streets and has spearheaded the connection…
By Baboloki Semele The United Nations 2023 Annual Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum takes place amidst a world challenged by geopolitical tensions, a relentless climate crisis, rising poverty and inequalities, and a slow and uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Against this backdrop, the Forum is an opportunity for young people to voice…
The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), H.E Chief Fortune Charumbira is currently on a working visit to the Republic of Kenya. Earlier today, he met with Rt. Hon. Moses Wetangula, Speaker of the National Assembly. They discussed ways to strengthen partnerships to advance the African agenda including regional integration, economic development, and peace and…
Political leadership is not for the faint-hearted, women in high echelons of power in Zimbabwe’s major political parties have said. They revealed this at the Media Training Workshop on Women’s Political Participation jointly convened by Gender and Media Connect (GMC) and UN Women in Zimbabwe that kicked off in Harare on 19 April 2023 and…
Own Correspondent On behalf of Chief FZ Charumbira whose name has been making rounds across social media platforms and some news outlets over allegations that he raped his niece, we want to make the following clarification in the interest of setting the record straight. Chief Charumbira has not been reported for rape at any police…
On Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Palestine salutes the thousands of Palestinian detainees who have been and are still held arbitrarily and illegally in Israeli detention dungeons. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates the centrality of the Palestinian detainees’ cause and reaffirms that their freedom is a fundamental part…
The President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), Hon. Chief Fortune Zephania Charumbira, has noted with grave concern the outbreak and escalation of armed conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has resulted in the death of at least three civilians and injuries to countless others. The PAP President…
Zimbabwe launched the Second National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons – a successor plan to the first National Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons which was launched in 2016. The launch yesterday was a culmination of an extensive and inclusive consultation process by the Government represented by the Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee and…
