Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube says the Government through the 2022 national budget is revamping the country’s hospital infrastructure as well as working on the reduction of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Speaking during a post budget stakeholders meeting in Harare, Professor Ncube said
Public policy think tank the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says the attainment of the COVID-19 herd immunity is a far-fetched dream considering that it is less than a month from year-end. In an Access to Public Health Monitoring Report for the month of November 2021, ZDI
Newly established political party Freedom of Rights Under Sovereign (Forus) party launched its manifesto over the weekend with party leader Manyara Irene Muyenziwa claiming her outfit was ready to contest the elections in 2023. Muyenziwa said Forus was ready to fight for democracy and equality and
The Alliance of Community Based Organisations (ACBOs) has urged the Government to reconsider the potential impact of the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations Bill which seeks to prohibit non-governmental organisations from meddling in politics. In a statement, the ACBOs said the Bill has a negative impact on
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has made an upward review of television and radio licence fees for motor vehicles, household and business entities following approval by the Government. Statutory Instrument 264 of 2021 was published today following approval by the Minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of making broad promises on political reforms but failing to deliver since taking power in 2017, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) barometer report has said. The report released this week said there was a striking similarity between the current
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has petitioned Parliament to summon the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to clear the confusion over the holding of by-elections. By-elections were suspended following the advent of COVID-19 pandemic last year with government
Election lobby group, the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has welcomed the country’s ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) saying it is a positive step towards commitment to credible elections. In a statement, ERC said the ratification will only come to fruition
The government has accused the opposition MDC Alliance of making fake abduction claims after its Vice President Tendai Biti had On Monday, reported that he was being followed by "funny vehicles" Social media reports had it that Biti had been taken by five unknown men at
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network has called on the government of Zimbabwe to withdraw the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill that seeks to bar Non-Governmental Organisations from political lobbying. The Bill also seeks to add to section 10 of the principal Act
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