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Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC) has filed an urgent court application to stop the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) from implementing its category based media accreditation. ZMC announced new accreditation categories for the media where each sector will have a distinct media card which is a departure from the previous system which only categorised local and …
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National Vendors Unions of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ) chairperson Sten Zvorwadza says Zimbabwe is facing a lot of challenges today because Zanu PF personalised the 2017 coup that removed the late Robert Mugabe from power. Zvorwadza who rose to fame following a demonstration against then Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s stay at Rainbow Towers Hotel, said Zanu PF …
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By Staff Writer Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum says the country recorded 562 violations on civil liberties between January and March this year, accusing the police and ruling Zanu PF activists of being the main perpetrators. Zimbabwe has a checkered record when it comes to upholding basic human rights and has been widely condemned by …
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National Association of Vendors Unions of Zimbabwe (NAVUZ) chairman Sten Zvorwadza says after giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government a chance, he has discovered that the country will not go anywhere as his ministers are a joke and empty heads with no capacity to manage the country. Zvorwadza who was well known for leading vendors demonstrations …
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By Staff Writer The High Court has ordered the Health and Information Ministries to provide information on the government’s state of preparedness and efforts in fighting the spread of the COVID-19 in the country’s 16 official languages. High Court judge Justice Mafusire on Friday ordered that the two ministries should with immediate effect publish and …
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In terms of Section 92 of the Constitution, a presidential candidate chooses running mates who upon election become the national Vice Presidents. The rationale for these provisions was to introduce non-disruptive succession planning whilst ensuring that in the event of a Vice President taking over the office of President he would be having the people’s …
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By Mark Matambirofa National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) director Misheck Gondo says even though youths constitute the majority in Zimbabwe there is however no support for them to participate fully in politics. Currently, there are only a handful of youths who have made it into Parliament despite the constitution putting very minimum requirements. Even …
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The Citizens’ Manifesto lauds and supports the on-going efforts by the church to unlock the protracted crisis, but reiterates that any outcome of the envisaged inclusive national dialogue should not be prescribed ahead of time, but must emerge as a direct result of clearly outlined and transparent processes which are premised on broad-based consultation of …
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2nd National Citizens’ Convention Day 2
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