OPINION JOB SIKHALA ON behalf of the people of Zimbabwe who have expressed themselves loudly on social media, and have expressed themselves on issues they want addressed legally, we are grateful that you have found it necessary to appoint envoys to the Zimbabwe crisis. We hope they will do a thorough and genuine deliberative engagement with…
YESTERDAY, Zimbabwe held a subdued 40th commemoration of its National Heroes Day – to salute and celebrate the heroes and heroines who took up arms to emancipate the country from colonial rule. The country attained independence after a bloody war and when the Union Jack was brought down on April 18, 1980 at Rufaro Stadium…
South African academic Nicole Beardsworth has pointed out that we misquoted her in our story in the Daily News On Sunday of July 26, which reported on a virtual meeting that was organised by SAPES Trust last month, and discussed Pretoria’s role in Zimbabwe’s ongoing political crisis. We accept her contention that our report did not accurately…
IN 2008, Zimbabwe sank to its worst economic and social meltdown ever. It was a culmination of a decade-long recession resulting from poor governance, political mudslinging and lack of goodwill. So bad was the situation that the nation went hungry, political opponents were at each other’s throats and Zimbabwe hogged the international limelight for all…
Below is an outline of the functions of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in regard to Voter education as drafted by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) in the recently launched Draft Comprehensive Electoral Amendment Bill. In this Part— “foreign contribution or donation” means a contribution or donation made by— (a) a person…
OPINION BLACK EDWARD THE chilly wind produced an eerie sound as it swept over empty pavements, empty bus termini and empty buildings rioting up and down empty streets. This was the 31st of July, when Harare’s CBD resembled a ghost town as the government had unleashed security forces to thwart planned protests. There was no…
#WillToReform Government needs to immediately align all electoral laws with the Constitution of Zimbabwe. THE IMMEDIATE ALIGNMENT OF ELECTORAL LAW WILL ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION BEFORE ELECTION. Enhance the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission independence and capacity. THE EXECUTIVE SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH ZEC OPERATIONS. REVIEW CLAUSES IN THE ELECTORAL ACT AND STOP ACTIONS THAT…
By Preetika Kaur One year after India repealed Article 370 and revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, what has changed for the Kashmiri youth? In a surprise move last August, India revoked the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and divided the state into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir,…
OPINION by EMBASSY OF ZIM TO SA THE Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of South Africa read with consternation and utter disbelief the “Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) statement on the announcement by the president of Zimbabwe (Emmerson Mnangagwa) on compensating white farmers” issued on July 31, 2020. The embassy has,…
IT IS now very clear to all those who choose to see, that no matter what long-suffering Zimbabweans try to do to lift themselves out of their decades-old misery, they are on a hiding to nothing as long as the narrow interests of politicians hold sway. In fact, and to be brutally frank, Zimbabwe’s long-standing…
