Today marks 30 years of Windhoek Declaration when journalists from across the African continent came together in Namibia and made a call for the respect of press freedom. This was…
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General atmosphere The new dispensation promised significant improvements in the standard of living of citizens, among other sweeping reforms,through economic resuscitation programs popularised by the “Zimbabwe is open for business”…
Civil society organisations in Zimbabwe strongly condemn the increasing attempts to silence and shrink the civic space through the proposal to introduce the Patriotic Bill. It is our position that…
General Atmosphere Tuesday 20 April 2021 Parliament passed the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.2) Bill (the Bill) with 191 votes in favour and 22 opposing votes. This marked the death…
Today, Zimbabwe marks a dark day in its post-independence history, a day after 191 Parliamentarians voted in the House of Assembly to pass Amendment Number 2 Bill to the Constitution….
18 April 2021 marks 41 years since Zimbabwe gained independence from colonial rule to majority rule. The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins the rest of the country…
Women Carrying the Load of the COVID-19 PandemicFrom surgeons, nurses, human rights defenders, housewives, women have carried the burden resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has ravaged political and…
Student files court application for code of conduct to regulate senior government officials A Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) law student, Nyasha Chiramba, has taken the Minister of Justice, Legal…
The United Nations World Water Day is commemorated every year on 22 March. It is a day dedicated to reflection on the importance of water as a basic need that…
Introduction This report covers the period 6 – 12 March 2021. As of 11 March, the confirmed number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 36 377, with 36 new cases…