Masvingo Centre for Research Advocacy and Development (MACRAD) conducted a research titled “An assessment of gender dynamics in access to and control over land, in Masvingo province, Zimbabwe” and observed…
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On 31 October 2019 MACRAD carried a Community Hall Training in Triangle Ward 18 Chitepo. The community hall training was focusing on empowering the women with access to, control of…
Duty bearers from Makoni West have committed to raise awareness on social accountability in a move aimed at improving good governance and accountability. This came out during training for 50…
Executive Summary This paper on the role of traditional leaders in elections and electoral processes in Zimbabwe depicts a picture of a traditional authority whose existence is held in tension...
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On May 9, 2018 the High Court of Zimbabwe gave an order against the President of the National Chiefs’ Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira instructing him to retract statements he made…
Headman Forichi Chisumbanje passed away on 17th of September 2019 after a short illness, and was buried on Friday the 20th of September 2019 in Chisumbanje. The death of Headman…
On 7 February 2019, the High Court of Zimbabwe through Justice Munangati-Manongwa dismissed a Chief Charumbira’s court application against an order sought by and granted in favour of the Election…
A ZIMBABWEAN court has acquitted three villagers, who had been on trial for allegedly insulting a traditional leader, whom they had allegedly denounced for disapproving their support to an opposition…
Community members in Rushinga have hailed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) and Heal Zimbabwe for conducting a dialogue on peace and reconciliation on 25 October 2018.The NPRC is…
The Traditional Leaders Act (20:17) outlines the critical role traditional leaders play in the governance of communal areas in presiding over the administrative needs of the communities. In this regard,…