Child rights advocacy groups and other stakeholders have called for stiffer penalties against sexual exploitation of children by adults in the country. The calls were made during a youth indaba on the Criminal Code Amendment Bill that was gazetted in December 2022 amid requests for a
By Victor Bhoroma Through Statutory Instrument 213 of 2022 (Referend to as Base Minerals Export Control for unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores), Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium from the country. The regulation points that no lithium bearing ores, or unbeneficiated lithium shall be exported except
Government has urged citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid a rise in new coronavirus infections. The new coronavirus infections doubled from 809 cases recorded in December 2022 to the current 1 923, with 17 people having succumbed to the disease in January this year. Chief coordinator
The Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) says ZEC should not attempt to use the 2007-2008 delimitation report as it is based on old data which is not reflective of the current voting patterns. ZEC is at sixes and sevens to ensure that the delimitation report is
By Mary Mundeya Zimbabwe’s wildlife landscape is endowed with 350 species of mammals, more than 500 birds and 131 fish species all of which adorn its environment, yet due to the increasing levels of poaching, wildlife’s existence is under threat more than ever. According to research, each
By Charles Dzimwasha Civil society groups and residents associations have revealed that the interference by Local Government Minister in local authority affairs was breeding corruption. The remarks came out during a meeting to deliberate on the way forward following the recent High Court Judgment which declared Section
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says the Electoral Amendment Bill that is currently before Parliament is designed to disqualify prospective party candidates through targeted criminal convictions. In a statement, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the Bill is unconstitutional as it does not take into
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Kindness Paradza, said the government will ensure that journalists operate in a free and safe environment. Paradza made the remarks while speaking at the Zimbabwe Community News Awards ceremony in Harare on Friday last week. "Zimbabwe under the Second
Dominican Convent school head Sister Kudzai Mutsure could be charged with obstruction of justice for failing to report an incident of drug abuse that hit the upmarket school during a recent trip to Nyanga, Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Tafadzwa Muguti has hinted. Posting on Twitter on
The People’s Unity Party (PUP0 says it will stop at nothing to ensure that the 2023 elections are not held as the opposition party alleges that the ruling party is planning to rig the polls. The party’s leader, Herbert Chamuka said he has earmarked 25 March
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