Government has approved general amnesty of prisoners in order to de-congest the crowded prisons. This was revealed during the post cabinet press briefing by Information, Publicity and broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa. “Cabinet considered and approved the proposal to have a General Amnesty as presented by the
Opposition MDC has joined a chorus of various groups who have raised alarm over the proposed constitutional amendments. A statement by MDC Secretary for Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs, Kucaca Phulu said they are strongly opposed to the amendments. “The MDC is strongly opposed to the amendments since
Civil Society Organisations under the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) banner have described the Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 as a mockery to democracy and a recipe for disaster. In a statement spokesperson for the coalition Marvelous Khumalo said members took a firm stance and dismissed the
The ruling Zanu PF has threatened to expel party supporters who are allegedly holding meetings with former members aligned to the G40 faction who were chucked out during the height of factional wars before the November 2017 coup. The party's Mashonaland West provincial chairman, Ziyambi Ziyambi
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi on Wednesday stated that the government will find it difficult to respect the rights of the people for as long as the country is under economic restrictions from the European Union (EU) and the United States of
Zanu-PF party is set to receive $8 403 600 while the MDC Alliance will $3 596 400 from the $12 million allocated to political parties by the Treasury under the Political Parties Finance Act. This was announced by Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in the government gazette. The
Following the recent mass arrest of civilians after the stay away strike by the state and speed trials and convictions, Zimbabwean lawyers have taken it to the streets in protest against what they described as the deterioration of the rule of law in the country.
Further asked to provide timelines on when the implementation of the NPA Act will take place, tongue in cheek, Ziyambi said the justice system needs to be respected to ensure that no vacuums are created in the vacated posts.
The government's proposed fiscal reforms announced on Monday will likely face resistance from opposition legislators in parliament with Harare East lawmaker, Tendai Biti threatening to block their adoption into law. Biti said they will be waiting in parliament to block Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube's tax
The MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s South African drawn lawyers who were denied permits to represent their client in court on Wednesday has described the legal system in the country as almost ‘xenophobic’ charging that the legal embargo that the minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi
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