WATCH VIDEO: Riot Police Blocks Beatrice Mtetwa From Entering Harare Magistrates Court
There was a scuffle at the Harare Magistrates Court as the police were denying layer Beatrice Mtetwa access to enter tell courts. WATCH VIDEO BELOW
Concern Over Growing Hate Speech And Intolerance From Govt Officials
The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG), a local civil organisation advocating for justice have expressed concern over the increase in use of hate speech by Government officials including President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a statement, the pressure group said the increase in hate speech comes at
NGO Castigates Govt’s Iron Fist Rule
MUTARE- A civic society umbrella body has called for a holistic and inclusive approach to end a protracted national crisis currently experiencing Zimbabwe since the advent of the new dispensation. In a press statement, the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) says it is concerned about
Govt Chokehold on EcoCash Suicidal
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued a Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement on August 21 themed “Fostering Price Stability”. By David Phiri It provided a broad overview of the pressing matters at the heart of monetary policy. In the main, the statement consisted of mundane stuff unlikely
Prison Officers Threaten Sikhala With Death
Opposition MDC Alliance Deputy Chairperson and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala who was arrested on Friday and charged with incitement to commit public violence has complained before Harare Magistrate Lazini Ncube that he feels unsafe to continue being kept at Chikurubi Maximum Prison after the
Creatives Collaborate In COVID-19 Gem
Emerging Poet, Takudzwa Mukwenga, affectionately known as Hey Hey Preacher has collaborated with animator Kudakwashe Maxwell on his latest offering, Panze, an animated piece of the vernacular poem which speaks on the effects of COVID-19. In an interview with 263Chat, Preacher said he wrote the piece as
Understated Debt Crisis Crippling Southern Africa
MUTARE- Southern Africa’s unsustainable debt burden is compounded by states which understate their obligations, with Zimbabwe’s official debt total stated to be double at US$35 billion, a new investigation reveals. The new report The Southern Africa’s Debt Conundrum by the Open Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA)
NGO Groups Demand Inclusive Approach to ‘National Crisis’
MUTARE- A civic society umbrella body calls for a holistic and inclusive approach to end a protracted national crisis, dealt intolerantly by government, through vilification of dissenting voices, instead of an accommodative and democratic approach. In a press statement the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO)
MDC-A MP Arrested For Giving away ‘ZANUPFMUST’ Masks
Bulawayo police have arrested MDC Alliance legislator for Binga North, Prince Dubeko Sibanda on allegations of distributing face masks to two TM Pick n Pay employees. Sibanda was called the police department yesterday saying they wanted to interview him prior to the alleged offense. Allegations are that
Pressure Piling On Govt To Investigate, Act On Hwange Shootings
Pressure is mounting on the government to expedite investigations into the misdirected shooting of two women in the coal mining town of Hwange by the police over the past weekend with the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), an advocacy group promoting good governance of