‘Aug 23 polls already tainted’
The elections have been characterised by higher levels of closed space, tilted playing field, and disbarment and exclusion of opponents.
By Harriet Chikandiwa
Aug. 14, 2023
Lawyer frets over election date secrecy
Mnangagwa has remained mum on election date three months before the country is constitutionally expected to go to the polls.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
May. 26, 2023
PVO Bill: NGOs, political activists fear crackdown
NGO leaders last week Friday met Mnangagwa privately at the State House to try to convince him not to sign the bill into law.
By Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mar. 31, 2023
‘Law of the jungle’: Citizens take law into own hands
Recently, Paddy Zhanda Jnr (40), the son of the former Lands and Agriculture deputy minister Paddy Zhanda, was caught on video assaulting his three employees.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Feb. 12, 2023
NGOs under siege as ED tightens noose
The PVO Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly last year despite heavy criticism by opposition legislators and it is now before the Senate.
By Privilege Gumbodete
Jan. 29, 2023
Outcry as State breaks citizens’ last line of defence
They raised the concerns after Harare lawyer Kudzai Kadzere was assaulted by police details while attending to Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members who were arrested in Budiriro.
By Lorraine Muromo
Jan. 17, 2023
PVOs Bill to create US$1bn blackhole
The controversial Bill will likely see some civil society organisations (CSOs) stopping their operations in Zimbabwe, while others may be forced to close shop, critics say.
By Evans Mathanda
Dec. 19, 2022
Rights groups launch constitutional literacy book
The Centre of Human Rights is a division of the faculty of law at the University of Pretoria.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Nov. 15, 2022
Mnangagwa looks the other way on Job Sikhala petition
Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba was not reachable at the time of writing.
By Mirriam Mangwaya and Sydney Kawadza
Sep. 16, 2022
