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Cape Town — Thousands of citizens plan to march across the country today, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that the political agreement does not serve their interests. Rayan Ma’mon from the Khartoum Resistance Commitee said people are still as committed “to take down the militia rule”, […]
Statement on Cabinet’s approval of principles criminalising citizens ‘unlawful’ engagement with foreign governments. The Ministry of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on 16 November 2021 said Cabinet has approved principles aimed at amending the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act to criminalise citizens’ unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments. This was disclosed following submissions made by […]
Nozipho Rutsate Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) recently conducted a meeting with persons with disabilities (PWDs) from Gweru to raise awareness on the delimitation process ahead of the 2023 elections by sharing findings of a research carried out to assess the disability inclusion status in our communities. The Disability Inclusion Research Report was launched beginning […]
By Nabeel Biajo South Sudan’s Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior is calling on the United Nations to lift its three-year-old arms embargo on South Sudan. De Mabior, scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, told VOA in an exclusive interview that the embargo hinders implementation of South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, […]
Residents’ Associations across Zimbabwe have embarked on a voter mobilisation drive that seeks to target youths, women, people living with disabilities as well as first time voters ahead of the 2023 elections. The voter mobilisation drive is being coordinated by the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA). Below, we present a communiqué by the residents as: […]
The 2022 Accountability Incubator is looking for the very best ideas from young people for accountability, participation and open government. If you live in one of the following countries you are eligible for this round of the incubator: DRC, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. South Africa’s Incubator […]
Harare, Zimbabwe. September 21, 2021. The African Forum on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) is pleased to announce it will be hosting the Third Annual Zimbabwe Multi-Stakeholder Debt Conference at Rainbow Towers Hotel on 22-24 September 2021. The Conference is being held in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD). The Zimbabwe Multi-Stakeholder […]
(Johannesburg) – Residents of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly cholera outbreak, Human Rights Watch said today. Zimbabwe’s central government and the Harare City Council should urgently act to ensure clean water for millions of people affected. The water situation in Harare is largely the same as in […]
The United Nations is warning that so-called developing countries will suffer losses of $12 trillion to their economies through 2025 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the slow rollout of vaccines will only make matters worse. The figure is trimmed to $8 trillion if China is excluded, said Richard Kozul-Wright, the director of the U.N. Conference on […]
Clive Tatenda Makumbe in Zimbabwe Many residents in Gweru’s high-density suburbs unwittingly settled on wetlands, unaware of the looming consequences of building on ecologically sensitive land. The continuous development of these wetlands contributes to water and sanitation problems, including frequent shortages and dysfunctional sewer drainage systems, which compound the daily hardships for many residents. Wetlands […]
