Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act
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- Oct 12, 2020
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AN ACT to provide for the procedure of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission; to provide for the appointment of the Deputy Chairperson, Executive Secretary and staff of the Commission; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
BILL WATCH 67 2019 ZIDA Bill Passed, Progress Made on Money Laundering Bill & Coroner's Office Bill
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- Dec 6, 2019
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Bill Watch 65/2019 contained speculation that Parliament would, as it has done in past years, have a ten-day break to allow ZANU PF MPs to attend to their party obligations in connection with the ZANU PF Annual Conference.
BILL WATCH 65 2019 Progress on Bills, but not on Budget
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- Dec 1, 2019
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Last week, only the National Assembly was in session.
NPRC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2019
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- Nov 30, 2019
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The newsletter covers activities by the NPRC and also shares NTJWG activities.
Hear Them Cry Report
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- Nov 27, 2019
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This report gives a detailed analysis of the direct and structural violence against children. On structural violence it addresses the defects in the legal framework and the structures that are supposed to protect children and expose the loopholes and notoriety of the system.
BILL WATCH 64 2019 Coming up in the National Assembly This Week
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- Nov 26, 2019
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Resumption of the Budget debate is on the Order Paper for today, Tuesday 26th November.
Bill Watch 63 2019 Chairing of Parliamentary Committees
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- Nov 24, 2019
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ZANU-PF versus MDC-A : Chairing of Parliamentary Committees
Who will guide the guides
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- Nov 21, 2019
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On 20 November 2019, supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A) gathered at the party headquarters in Harare for the Hope of the Nation Address which was scheduled to be addressed by the party President Nelson Chamisa. The hostile response by the police who indiscriminately beat the crowd with baton sticks, with booted feet and fired tear gas in the busy Central Business District resulted in many citizens involved in their daily business being injured or bundled into police vehicles.
Joint press statement Second formal dialogue meeting between EU and Zim
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- Nov 21, 2019
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The meeting provided for the continuation of a wide-ranging engagement on priorities, shared objectives and areas for collaboration including: economic developments, trade and investment; human rights, democratisation, rule of law and good governance; development cooperation; humanitarian impact and climate change as well as global and regional matters.
BILL WATCH 62 2019 Non Budget Business in the National Assembly Last Week
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- Nov 21, 2019
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The 2020 National Budget Presentation on 14th November, noted briefly in Bill Watch 59/2019 [link], was not the only important event of the last Parliamentary week. This bulletin is to update readers on other noteworthy developments in the National Assembly that occurred last week.
Bill Watch 60 2019 The New Ministerial Line Up
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- Nov 15, 2019
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On Friday 8th November the Office of the President and Cabinet announced changes made by President Mnangagwa to his Ministerial line-up with immediate effect. The following tables show the complete Ministerial line-up including the changes, in alphabetical order by name of Ministry.
BILL WATCH 59 2019 The 2020 National Budget Presentation
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- Nov 14, 2019
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The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, presented the 2020 National Budget to the National Assembly this afternoon
SANCTIONS AND ZIMBABWE FINAL [Derek]
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- Nov 11, 2019
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The Government of Zimbabwe blames the country’s steep economic decline in the decades after 2000, on sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, particularly those of the EU and US. The Government has framed these measures as an international trade embargo against Zimbabwe and, because they do not have the imprimatur of the United Nations Security Council, maintain that they are illegal.
BILL WATCH 58 2019 In Parliament This Week Bills & 2020 Budget Presentation
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- Nov 11, 2019
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The Senate and the National Assembly last sat on Thursday 24th October. Since then MPs have been occupied mainly with Budget business.
Statutory Instruments January 8 November 2019 List
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- Nov 8, 2019
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS OF 2019
BILL WATCH 57 2019 Update on Parliamentary Sittings 22 24 October
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- Nov 7, 2019
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Both Houses will reconvene next week, having adjourned until Tuesday 12th November after their last sittings on 24th October. In the meantime, MPs and Ministers have been attending the pre-Budget Seminar at Victoria Falls from 30th October to 4th November.
NPRC Briefing October 2019
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- Oct 31, 2019
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This brief constitutes a summary of the issues presented to the NPRC, the responses given by the NPRC and an update of its activities given by the NPRC.
Constitution Watch 09 2019 Death in Custody Rights of Prisoners
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- Oct 27, 2019
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Section 50(5)(c) of the Constitution provides that anyone who is detained has the right to communicate with, and be visited by, their relatives, their chosen religious counsellor, their chosen lawyer and their chosen medical practitioner.
BILL WATCH 55 2019 Legislative Output of 2018 2019 Parliamentary Session
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- Oct 24, 2019
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When opening the current session of Parliament on 1st October the President criticised Parliament’s low output of Bills during the last session
Statement to the African Commission 65TH session
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- Oct 24, 2019
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Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 65th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e
MEDICAL DOCTOR FOUND ALIVE BUT TORTURED
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- Oct 23, 2019
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On 19 September 2019, Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor was found alive and disoriented, dumped about 33 km out of Harare in a placed called Nyabira.
BILL WATCH 54 2019 Both Houses Resume Sittings Today
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- Oct 22, 2019
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The Second Session of this Parliament – the Ninth Parliament of Parliament [and second Parliament under the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe] was officially opened by President Mnangagwa on Tuesday 1st October at a joint sitting of both Houses.
BILL WATCH 53 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 2
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- Oct 20, 2019
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This bulletin continues where Bill Watch 52 of 16th October [“Statutory Instruments: Part 1]” [link] stopped; it will deal with Government Gazettes from SI 205/2019 of 20th September up to SI 221/2019 of 18th October.
CONSTITUTION WATCH 8 2019 Can Statutory Instruments Amend Acts of Parliament
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- Oct 19, 2019
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Several Acts of Parliament contain provisions permitting the President or a Minister to make statutory instruments ‒ regulations, orders and so on ‒ which amend the Acts themselves.
BILL WATCH 52 2019 Update on Statutory Instruments Part 1
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- Oct 16, 2019
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The purpose of this bulletin and another to follow soon is to provide, in two Parts, an update on Government Gazettes and statutory instruments from 1st August to date which have not been noted previously in our bulletins.
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum State of Human Rights Report 2018
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- Oct 16, 2019
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- Elections
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This report covers the state of human rights in Zimbabwe in the year 2018. While it is impossible to capture and record every single incident that happened in the year, the report presents and analyses key events and incidences that shaped the human rights landscape, as well as compliance,accountability and impunity.
Human Rights Violations in the context of 2018 Harmonised Elections
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- Oct 7, 2019
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The report is a reflection of the monitoring and observation of the 2018 electoral process by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum).
Constitution Watch 7 2019 ID Checks at Roadblocks Are They Legal 0
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- Oct 5, 2019
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As long ago as 1997 our Supreme Court ruled that arbitrarily stopping either people or vehicles infringes the constitutional right to freedom of movement, though the court held that the random stopping of vehicles to check for vehicle defects could be regarded as a justifiable limitation if it was done for the purpose of ensuring safety on the roads.
BILL WATCH 51 2019 Last Week in Parliament & Second Session Opened Today 1st October
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- Oct 1, 2019
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President Mnangagwa opened the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe at a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament in the National Assembly today.
NTJWG Harare Semi Annual Regional Process Monitoring Meeting Report
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- Oct 1, 2019
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The NTJWG convened a semi annual regional process monitoring meeting for the Harare region on the 1stof October 2019. This was done in a bid to engage with its stakeholders on opportunities and challenges they are having in engaging the NPRC as well as obtaining and disseminating information to the working group.
Nyanga North Community Dialogue Report
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- Sep 30, 2019
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The NTJWG convened a community dialogue to build the capacity of communities on the work of the NPRC.This prepared communities at ward level to be active participants and be involved in the work of the NPRC, and to contribute through the NTJWG, to influence the NPRC’s interventions ensuring that they are victim-centred.
Tsholotsho Community Dialogue on the Mandate of the NPRC Report
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- Sep 30, 2019
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The NTJWG convened a community dialogue to build the capacity of communities on the work of the NPRC. This prepared communities at ward level to be active participants and be involved in the work of the NPRC, and to contribute through the NTJWG, to influence the NPRC’s interventions ensuring that they are victim-centred.
NTJWG NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2019
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This newsletter details the developments in our country around transitional justice issues to give you a better view of the transitional justice landscape in Zimbabwe today. It covers the activities of the NPRC, our activities, and publications, the activities of our stakeholders and other global developments.
Maintenance of Peace Order Act Act 9 of 2019 0
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- Sep 30, 2019
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AN ACT to make provision for the maintenance of peace, order and security in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
BILL WATCH 50 2019 New Measures to Outlaw Use of Forex in Zimbabwe
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- Sep 29, 2019
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Three months ago, when the Minister of Finance and Economic Development gazetted SI 142/2019 [link] declaring RTGS dollars to be the only legal tender in Zimbabwe, press headlines referred to the "outlawing" of the use of the US dollars and other foreign currencies in Zimbabwe. Ministers and officials said the same thing.
BILL WATCH 49 2019Parliament Sits This Week to end its First Session
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- Sep 24, 2019
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There will be a ceremonial opening of the Second Session on Tuesday 1st October. During this opening the President will present his State of the Nation Address [SONA] and outline the legislative agenda for this session.
Statement on International Day of Peace
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- Sep 21, 2019
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The NTJWG joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International of Peace. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
MEDICAL DOCTOR ABDUCTED FROM HIS HOME
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- Sep 18, 2019
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Dr Peter Magombeyi, a medical doctor and Acting President of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), was abducted on the night of 14 September.
BILL WATCH 48 2019 MOPO passed & Parliament Sitting Again This Week
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- Sep 3, 2019
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On Tuesday 27th August the Senate received the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC]'s non-adverse report on the amendment to clause 7(5) of the Bill made at its special sitting on 14th August.
NTJWG Newsletter August 2019
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- Aug 30, 2019
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The month of August is always a difficult time for Zimbabwe. It is the same month in which at least six civilians were shot dead by the army following the demonstrations in the Harare CBD. Since then, things have not been the same. In this newsletter, we highlight so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.
BILL WATCH 47 2019 Supplementary Budget Acts gazetted & MOPO Bill delayed
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- Aug 26, 2019
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Recalled from their recess by the President to conduct special business [see Bill Watch 45/2019 of 12th August [link] – Senators assembled on Wednesday 14th August for a single sitting that lasted for just over eight hours, with the adjournment until Tuesday 27th August coming at 10.37 pm.
BILL WATCH 46 2019 SADC Summit in Dar es Salaam 17 18 August
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- Aug 22, 2019
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The 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania last weekend. All sixteen SADC member States were represented.
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 UN High Commissisoner for Human Rights on Zimbabwe Demonstrations
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- Aug 17, 2019
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Statement by Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 16th August 2019 Demonstrations in Harare
Commissions Watch 17 August 2019 ZHRC Press Statement on the Planned Demonstrations
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The press statement was issued by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission on 15th August 2019 ahead of the mass demonstrations planned for 16th August.
BILL WATCH 45 2019 President Orders Special Senate Sitting on Wednesday 14th August
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- Aug 12, 2019
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By furious fast-tracking of business on Wednesday 8th [they sat until 10.39 pm] and Thursday 9th [until 4.10 am on Friday morning] the National Assembly managed to pass, not only the Finance (No. 2) Bill and the Appropriation Supplementary (2019) Bill [the two Budget bills], but also, with amendments, the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill
BILL WATCH 44 2019 Amendments to the Maaintenance of Peace and Order Bill
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- Aug 12, 2019
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At a sitting that started on 8th August and ended at 4.10 am on 9th August the National Assembly passed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill with amendments, most of which were intended to meet objections raised by the Parliamentary Legal Committee [PLC] in its adverse report on the Bill.
Bill Watch 43 2019 Media Commission Bill Gazetted & Budget and MOPO Bills passed by National Assembly 0
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- Aug 9, 2019
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Both Houses of Parliament sat this week. The Senate sat on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th August and then adjourned until Tuesday 27th August. The National Assembly sat on Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday before also adjourning to Tuesday 27th August
BILL WATCH 42 2019 Mid Year Budget Review & Supplementary Budget Presented
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- Aug 4, 2019
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On Thursday 2nd August the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon Mthuli Ncube, presented his 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review and Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly. President Mnangagwa attended the presentation. Opposition MDC-A MPs did not
SI 2019 246 Collective Bargaining Agreement Medical and Allied Industry
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- Jul 31, 2019
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Collective Bargaining Agreement: Medical and Allied Industry
Financial adjustments Bill HB. 19
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- Jul 31, 2019
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FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS BILL, 2019
BILL WATCH 41 2019 Supplementary Budget Due on 1st August; plus Parlliamentary Roundup
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- Jul 31, 2019
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Both the Senate and the National Assembly will continue sitting this week, the third week of the current series of sittings.
FURTHER INFORMATION ACTIVISTS RELEASED ON BAIL, AWAITING TRIAL
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- Jul 31, 2019
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The trial of seven activists, charged with treason for attending a training in the Maldives, has yet to begin due to the authorities’ lack of preparedness.
NTJWG Newsletter July 2019
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- Jul 31, 2019
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There were a number of considerable transitional justice developments in the country in the month of July.This newsletter,captures these developments for you,so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.
NTJWG Annual Report 2018
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- Jul 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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The reporting year 2017-2018 was characterised by groundbreaking activities for the NTJWG.The social,political and economic environment in Zimbabwe during the reporting period was also laden with a lot of developments.
ANTI IMPUNITY REPORT
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- Jul 31, 2019
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This report narrates the level and extent of state agents' level of impunity in Zimbabwe informed by the legal cases that the Forum has been working on since its formation in 1998.
Human Rights July 2019 Newsletter
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- Jul 31, 2019
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The newsletter talks about the human rights developments in the country and keeps people informed on how "The Forum" worked for the realization and enjoyment of the rights of Zimbabwean people in the month of July.
BILL WATCH 40 2019 The Freedom of Information Bill
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- Jul 30, 2019
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On Friday 5th July the Freedom of Information Bill was published in the Gazette; it is available on the Veritas website
BILL WATCH 39 2019 PLC Report on MOPO Bill
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- Jul 29, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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On the 24th July the Deputy Speaker of Parliament announced that the Parliamentary Legal Committee had issued an adverse report on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill, meaning that the Committee had found some provisions of the Bill to be unconstitutional. The report can be seen on the Veritas website [link] as can the Bill itself [link].
BILL WATCH 38 2019 Parliament Invites Public Comments on Three Bills
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- Jul 25, 2019
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Parliament has in separate public notices dated 23rd July invited the public to make comments on the above-mentioned Bills. In each case the deadline for receipt of written submissions is Friday next week, 2nd August.
BILL WATCH 37 2019 In Parliament 16 18 July and Coming up 23 25 July
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- Jul 23, 2019
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The Marriages Bill, 2019 [H.B. 7, 2019] was gazetted on Friday 19th July. The Bill can be downloaded from the Veritas website [link]. For our analysis of the Bill see Bill Watch 36/2019 of 22nd July
Statement on Mandela Day
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- Jul 18, 2019
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The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) joined the rest of the world in commemorating Nelson Mandela Day.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 17th July 2019 [POWERS OF ARREST FOR ZACC OFFICERS WHAT IT MEANS]
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- Jul 17, 2019
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Over the years the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC] has been at the receiving end of insults and derision from the general public, which felt it was doing less than it should to contain corruption.
Anti-Impunity update
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- Jul 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The alert highlights that failure by the government to honour court judgments in favour of victims of human rights violations by the police and the military, is actually a human rights violation.
BILL WATCH 33 2019 Monetary Policy and the Rule of Law
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- Jul 4, 2019
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SI 142 of 2019 [link] ‒ the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019, to give it its full name ‒ declared that the Zimbabwe dollar should be the sole legal tender in Zimbabwe for all transactions.
Human Rights June 2019 Newsletter
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- Jun 28, 2019
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The newsletter talks about the human rights developments in the country and keeps people informed on how "The Forum" worked for the realization and enjoyment of the rights of Zimbabwean people in the month of June.
Constitution Watch 6 2019 Why Hasn't Zimbabwe Adopted the UN Convention Against Torture
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- Jun 28, 2019
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Yet another 26th June has come and gone without Zimbabwe having adopted the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [CAT].
Statement by youth leaders from 20 Zimbabwe Political Parties following Youth
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- Jun 28, 2019
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Statement by youth leaders from 20 Zimbabwe Political Parties following Youth Political Party Dialogues with the Security Sector and Chapter 12 Commissions convened by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) on 7 June and 28 June 2019 respectively.
NTJWG Newsletter June 2019
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- Jun 28, 2019
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There have been several transitional justice developments in the country in June.In this newsletter,we package these developments for you, so that you get the full picture of the transitional justice landscape in the country.
Age of Consent, Sexual Intercourse with Young Persons and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Zimbabwe
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- Jun 28, 2019
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- Children
- Women
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Issues of age of consent, having sexual intercourse with young persons and access to sexual and reproductive health services cannot be separated. They are intertwined. For that reason, this publication seeks to give an overview encompassing all these issues so that the discussion is situated within its proper and complete context.
BILL WATCH 32 2019 Only RTGS Dollars are Legal Tender
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- Jun 24, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This morning an important statutory instrument was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019). The instrument can be viewed on the Veritas website
BILL WATCH 31 2019 Progress on Bills
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- Jun 21, 2019
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Both the National Assembly and the Senate sat last week and this week. Two Bills were passed and progress made on two others.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 19th June Anti Corruption Commission Candidates New Timetable for Public Interviews Friday 21st June
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- Jun 19, 2019
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Our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 8th June [link] gave advance notice of the public interviews to be held at Parliament of the 38 short-listed candidates for appointment to fill eight vacancies in the membership of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission [ZACC].
BILL WATCH 30 2019 Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act Gazetted and Coming up in Parliament This Week
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- Jun 11, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The Tripartite Negotiating Forum Act, 2019 (Act No. 3 of 2019) was gazetted and came into force on Tuesday 4th June [Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 4th June 2019].
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8 June 2019 ZACC Vacancies Candidates to be Interviewed 21 June 2019
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- Jun 8, 2019
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On 31st January this year the then chairperson and all the eight members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission resigned.
NTJWG Newletter May 2019
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- May 31, 2019
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This newsletter serves to keep you up to speed with transitional justice processes in the country.
SEVEN ACTIVISTS ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH TREASON
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- May 31, 2019
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Seven activists, arrested on different dates, are facing charges of treason after they attended a training organised by the Center for Non-Violence Action and Strategies (CANVAS) in the Maldives.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 28 May 2019 Parliament Calls for Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on Human Rights Commission
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- May 28, 2019
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There is one vacancy to be filled on the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission following the resignation of Commissioner C. T. Khombe before the expiry of his term of office.
ZHRC's CYCLONE IDAI FIRST MONITORING REPORT APRIL 2019
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- Apr 30, 2019
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- Displacements
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) carried out a human rights situation monitoring exercise in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts in Manicaland Province in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
BILL WATCH 23 2019 Update on Bills and Government Gazettes 5 to 19 April 2019
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- Apr 22, 2019
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This Bill was gazetted in the Government Gazette dated 19th April [released to the public on 17th April ahead of the public holidays on 18th and 19th April].
CCJP Strategic document
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- Apr 16, 2019
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Strategic Plan for Constitution Dissemination, Education and Awareness in Fourteen (14) Officially Recognised Languages.
NPRC Briefing March 2019
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- Apr 9, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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This report carries a summary of the issued presented to the NPRC. In the briefing, the NTJWG raised several issues of concern to Zimbabwe’s transitional justice journey.
NTJWG Newsletter Feb Mar 2019
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- Mar 31, 2019
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This newsletter highlights activities carried out between February and March 2019
NTJWG Executive Briefing Jan Mar 2019
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- Mar 31, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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This briefing seeks to draw the Executive’s attention to the important developments in our country as they relate to transitional justice, healing and reconciliation.
BILL WATCH 56 2019 International Treaties Bill
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- Mar 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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It has always been difficult to find out which international treaties are binding on Zimbabwe. This is partly because the procedures by which Zimbabwe becomes a party to treaties are not transparent, and partly because the government has not published a treaty list ‒ i.e. a list of the treaties that are binding on this country ‒ for nearly 20 years.
ZCBC Golden Jubilee
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- Mar 30, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Celebrating a golden jubilee is a significant milestone for every individual or organization as this chronicles a journey travelled with joys, trials and tribulations.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 21 March 2019 133 candidates for ZACC's 8 Vacancies
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- Mar 21, 2019
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Veritas draws attention to the Parliament of Zimbabwe’s public notice announcing the names of the 133 persons in respect of whom nomination documents have been submitted for appointment as members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.
State of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe 2018 Report
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- Mar 18, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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The report documents the outstanding areas of implementation according to domestic law and international obligations. It documents deficits in fully operationalising the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), the Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM), and the Ethics and Integrity Committee (EIC). The report documents other processes which include the Commission of Inquiry into August 1 post- election violence. It further documents interventions by civil society actors such as litigation for redress on behalf of victims and the mobilisation of stakeholders at the symposium towards a transitional justice policy.
Constitution Watch 5 2019 Legality of Searches by Soldiers
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- Feb 28, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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A search of a person’s home or property is an infringement of their right to privacy,guaranteed by section 57 of the Constitution.
NPRC Press Statement Feb 2019
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- Feb 27, 2019
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Today the 31 st of January 201 9, the NPRC acting in terms of its mandate provided for in Section 252 (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (Number 20) of 201 3 initiated a planning process for National Dialogue with key stakeholders who included Government, Traditional Leaders, the Church, Arts and Culture, Civil Society, Business, Academia, Persons with Disabilities, Women and Youth among others. The objective of the meeting was to jointly develop a framework for a comprehensive dialogue process.
Finance Act 2019 Act 2019 01
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- Feb 20, 2019
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Constitution Watch 4 2019 Criminal Nuisance and the Right to Protest
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- Feb 18, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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What is criminal nuisance and how does it affect the right to demonstrate guaranteed by section 59 of the Constitution?
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15 February 2019 Parliament Calls for Public Nominations for Appointment to ZACC
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- Feb 15, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Following the resignation of the chairperson and all the members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on the 31st January, the President must appoint persons to replace them.
ZHRC Report on the aftermath of disturbances after stayaway june 2019
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- Feb 11, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This is the final report containing the findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), pursuant to a monitoring mission that was undertaken on the 17th - 18th, the 21st – 25th of January and the 11th of February 2019 in Harare Metropolitan Province, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East in the aftermath of disturbances that occurred from Monday 14 January 2019.
NPRC WATCH "NOT ALONE" :THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
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- Feb 8, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
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In this edition of the NPRC Watch, we are expanding the scope of the discussion to look at not only the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) but all relevant independent commissions that are established to support democracy and entrench human rights through Chapter 12 of the Constitution. We look at the role of these commissions in the times of crisis when violations of human rights are on the increase. It is for times like these that such commissions were established.
GN 2018 267A Appointment of Prosecutor General
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- Feb 8, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Appointment of the Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe
Constitution Watch 3 2019 Security Forces Still no Independent Public Complaints Mechanism
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- Feb 7, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Section 210 of the Constitution provides for the investigation of complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service].
National Dialogue must result in comprehensive electoral and political reforms ZESN
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- Feb 7, 2019
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- Elections
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ZESN strongly believes that the pathway to the next election should be defined by a comprehensive electoral and political reforms process established and implemented by all key stakeholders.
Survivors Speak on TJ in Zim
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- Feb 6, 2019
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- Gukurahundi
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This report outlines the opinions and expectations of Victims and Survivors on what should be included in a Transitional Justice Framework for Zimbabwe commissioned by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.
Shutdown Atrocities Report 6 February 2019
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- Feb 6, 2019
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- Riots
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The violations of human rights that started as the state’s response to mass protests on 14 January, 2019 following the increase in fuel prices immediately took a widespread systematic character, the dominant actors being the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and suspected ZANU-PF militia. The systematic and sustained nature of the violations raises fear that this is becoming a case of crimes against humanity.
ZPP January MMR 2019
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- Jan 31, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Elections
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The data collected reported six hundred and eighty eight human rights violations, which have been incorporated into the Shutdown Atrocities Report of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (of which ZPP is member).
COMMISSIONS WATCH 31 Jan Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry Report
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- Jan 31, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Recent disorders in our major cities, and the tragic killing of 12 or more people, give new relevance to the report and recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry [the Motlanthe Commission] set up to investigate the violence and shootings that followed last year’s election.
Provisional Order for internet access [both pages]
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- Jan 22, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Provisional order to the respondent including terms of order made.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 26 January 2019 NPRC Press Statement on its National Dialogue process
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- Jan 21, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission is concerned by the deteriorating political and economic situation in the country. The NPRC is therefore initiating a multi-stakeholder consultative dialogue process.
Constitution Watch 2 2019 Internet Shutdown
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- Jan 19, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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In this bulletin we shall examine the legality of the Internet shut-downs against the background of the Constitution, international law and the Interception of Communications Act.
Constitution Watch 1 2019 Lethal Force and the Use of the Military to Maintain Order
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- Jan 17, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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In this Constitution Watch we shall look at the degree of force that may be used to maintain law and order, and at the circumstances in which military personnel may be called upon to assist the police for that purpose.
Chamber Application plus Second Respondent's Notice of Opposition
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- Jan 16, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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Urgent chamber application for an interim interdict and Declaratory order of warrant to suspend internet services.
‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’, CLOSED FOR DISSENT CRACKDOWN IN ZIMBABWE DURING THE NATIONAL STAY-AWAY 14-16 JANUARY 2019
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- Jan 16, 2019
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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This briefing analyses events and the context, and documents key human rights concerns in months prior to, during and following the national stay-away protests which started on 14 January 2019 and ended on 16 January 2019. The findings are based on interviews with witnesses, victims, victims’ families, human rights defenders and activists, journalists, lawyers and Zimbabwean non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as desk-based research.
NTJWG CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY ALERT! FULL PAGE
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- Jan 14, 2019
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- Transitional Justice
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The report captures how the NTJWG is shocked at the the horrific developments since 14 January.There were gross violations of Human rights as well as crimes against humanity.
AU Letter
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- Jan 10, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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A letter to the AU Chairperson stating the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO forum. It also highlights the gravity of Human rights situation in Zimbabwe, State attacks on family and Attacks against human rights defenders and National Human rights institutions.
A Case for National Dialogue in Zimbabwe
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- Jan 2, 2019
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- Politics & Governance
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This brief provides insights on what constitute a national dialogue, why it is necessary, its success potentials, challenges and possible steps towards an inclusive process in Zimbabwe. Towards a step in the right direction, President Emerson Mnangagwa, on 22 January 2019, called on political parties, churches and civic society leaders to a national dialogue platform.
Political and historical context of elections 2
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This briefing paper reviews the political and historical context of the Zimbabwean election with a view of determining the contribution of this past to the electoral outcomes. We hypothesize that the 2018 electoral outcome will be a function of its immediate past and the broader national historical context.
Women and Social Capital in Zimbabwe 2012 to 2014
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Women
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The study shows the relationship between Social Capital and measures of political Interest and Participation.
Final Voters Roll Audit 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The ZESN conducted an audit of the 2018 Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) voters' rolls. The audit was conducted to provide independent non-partisan information on the quality of the 2018 PVR and the 2018 FVR to all stakeholders.
Human Rights declaration shona
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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30 Articles of the Declaration of Human Rights in Shona.
Human Rights Declaration ndebele
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- Dec 31, 2018
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30 articles of the declaration of Human Rights in Ndebele.
Human Rights Declaration english
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- Dec 31, 2018
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30 Articles of the Declaration of Human Rights in English.
CCJP Election Observers report
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- Dec 31, 2018
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CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORT FOR 2018 ZIMBABWE HARMONIZED ELECTIONS
Investigative Report on Headlands Evictions ( Manicaland) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Displacements
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A complaint of alleged unlawful eviction was lodged by settlers at Yorkshire Farm in Headlands.
ZPP December MMR 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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Human Rights violations continued on a downward trend in the month of December with 136 violations recorded, down from the 164 recorded in November. Zanu PF was responsible for most of the violations followed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police officers and Municipal police officers.
6. A Declaration or Bill of Rights
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of a Declaration or Bill of Rights is to protect the rights of citizens and ordinary people living in the country. Although generally these rights must not be overridden by the government, some have to be qualified.
IRI NDI Observation Report 2018 final
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) organized the Zimbabwe International Election Observation Mission (ZIEOM) for the 2018 Zimbabwe presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections (referred to locally as “harmonized” elections).
ZESN Report on the 30 July 2018 Harmonised Election
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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This report presents ZESN’s observations of each sector of the electoral cycle: the pre-election, the polling, and the post-election periods.
Gabriel shumba and 2 V Min of Justice
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Human rights Judgements
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The applicants are all citizens of, but are not resident in, Zimbabwe. They give different reasons for their absence, with the first applicant citing political reasons.
ZHRC Final Report on Zimbabwe 2018 Harmonised Elections
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- Dec 31, 2018
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored and assessed the 2018 harmonized elections held on the 30th of July 2018. The primary objective was to ensure that the elections were conducted freely and fairly in accordance with national legal frameworks, and regional and international instruments that advance the observance and respect for human rights and freedoms of all citizens.
Manicaland and Mashonaland Voters Registration Slips Report
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
- Human rights Judgements
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Complaints of alleged forceful collection of serial numbers from community members in Marondera Rural (Rapids Farm), in Bocha Marange and Mutasa Districts of Manicaland Province were lodged with the ZHRC.
The Guide to Understanding the NPRC 2nd Edition
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC.The NPRC has a very broad constitutional mandate. A constitutional mandate simply means the authority to carry out particular work given by the Constitution.
List 2018 Statutory Instruments complete
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
The Code of Inclusion(1)
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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In this Code of Inclusion, NTJWG advances the mandate given by stakeholders to ensure that the processes of transitional justice in Zimbabwe are aligned to the expectations of the people of Zimbabwe and meet the best international standards.
Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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Investigative Report on Discrimination on the Basis of Political Affiliation, Kadoma (Mashonaland West) 2018
Amnesty International annual report 2017/18
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Amnesty International Report 2017/18 shines a light on the state of the world’s human rights during 2017. The foreword, five regional overviews and a survey of 159 countries and territories from all regions document the struggle of many people to claim their rights, and the failures of governments to respect, protect and fulfill human rights.
Finance act 2018
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To make further provision for the revenues and public funds of Zimbabwe and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Eminent Persons Observer Mission Report to the Zimbabwe Harmonised Elections 2018 0
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- Dec 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The ESN-SA deployed a 23 member Mission from Zimbabwe and the region (Southern and East Africa). The Mission observed the last stages of the pre-election period, Election Day, and immediate post-election. The ESN-SA, met civil society, political parties, the Electoral Commission, other observer missions, the Police and other stakeholders for briefings on the pre-election environment.
Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 12 of 2018)
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- Dec 30, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Money Launde1ing and Proceeds of Crime Act [Chapter 9:24], section 27 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act [Chapter 7:20], section 6 of the Criminal Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act [Chapter 9:06], section 87 of the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05], section 210 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02], section 5 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23 :06], section 34A of the Revenue Authority Act [Chapter 23 :11], section 360 of the Companies Act [Chapter 24:03] and the Bank Use Promotion Act [Chapter24:24]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
PUBLIC ENTITIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ACT 0
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- Dec 30, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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Act To provide for the govemance of public entities in compliance with Chapter 9 of the Constitution; to provide a uniform mechanism for regulating the conditions of service of members of public entities and their senior employees; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ZIMBABWE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY (DEBT ASSUMPTION)
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- Dec 30, 2018
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"ACT To provide for the settlement of certain liabilities incurred by the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Update 3 ZESN LTO Report for Mutoko North Constituency
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- Dec 20, 2018
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the pre-election environment and key electoral processes in Mutoko North constituency ahead of the byelection set for Saturday 24 November 2018. This Long Term Observers’ (LTOs) report covers the period from 28 October to 10 November 2018.
Electoral Petition to the Parliament of Zimbabwe
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- Dec 3, 2018
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- Elections
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The Petitioners beseech the Parliament of Zimbabwe to consider and pass the relevant legislation that give life to tenets of the 2013 Constitution.
Guide to the NPRC 2017
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- Nov 30, 2018
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The main goal of this guide is to ensure that citizens have access relevant, complete, timely, and understandable information about the NPRC.
ZPP November MMR 2018
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- Nov 30, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The report highlights how the Zimbawe Republic Police made up 25% of the perpetrators of Human Rights Violations which was one of the highest figures in 2018.
List 2018 SIs as at 30 November
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- Nov 30, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
Research paper on the Transitional Justice Strategy for Zimbabwe draft
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- Nov 30, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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The objective of the research is the development of a discussion paper for a transitional justice framework for Zimbabwe. This research will cover aspects regarding the understanding of key transitional justice questions in Zimbabwe.
JCT CHILD RIGHTS PROOF
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- Nov 29, 2018
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- Children
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Child Rights and Welfare
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence of 1st August
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- Nov 27, 2018
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- Elections
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Veritas notes that when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence of 1st August, our Attorney-General, Prince Machaya, was absolutely clear on the correct legal position of who can deploy the army onto the streets.
Transforming the Security Sector in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The paper begins by outlining a basic framework of the traditional and modern concepts of the security sector with reference to global models and the African context, specifically the African Union Policy on Security Sector Reform, and the comparative processes underway to address security sector transformation in this regard, before
Symposium Day 3 Report
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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Reverend Useni Sibanda opened the conference’s third day by assisting participants to reflect on first two days Symposium’s outputs drawing from various presentations and evidence by victims and survivors of the Gukurahundi atrocities.
Zimbabwe Amnesty Paper
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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This paper seeks to examine the question of amnesty and whether it is pragmatic to effect it as a healing and reconciliation mechanism within the context of Zimbabwe.
Transitional Justice Policy Symposium Report 2018
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Gukurahundi
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This report captures all the proceedings of the symposium, speeches, expert exchanges and outcomes. With QR codes scattered across the report, the reader is invited to join the dialogue, to watch the videos of the presentations and capture the full emotion of the 2018 symposium.
Symposium Closing Remarks
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
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Closing address by Alec Muchadehama a Key note Speaker. He Emphasized in the importance of Peace and Reconciliation and ways of making sure that it is the Government's way of Doing things.
2018 NTJWG Symposium Summary Report
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- Nov 23, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
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From 21 to 23 November 2018, over 118 delegates converged in Bulawayo for the 2018 Transitional Justice Policy Symposium which was jointly convened by the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The theme of the symposium was, ‘Never Again: Setting the Transitional Justice Agenda for Zimbabwe.’
Customs and Excise Act, section 115 as at 22 Nov 2018
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- Nov 22, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Minister may, notwithstanding section 41 of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 22:15] or anything provided by or under the Exchange Control Act [Chapter 22:05] require every person, including a resident of Zimbabwe, who imports any item of goods (hereafter in this section called a “foreign currency dutiable item”) designated by the Minister by notice in a statutory instrument to be a foreign currency dutiable item, to pay any duty and import or value-added tax payable on such item in United States dollars.
Symposium Report Day 2
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- Nov 22, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
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Day 2 of the NTJWG Conference being in Bulawayo began with participants visiting different historical sites and heritage centres which depict Zimbabwe’s conflict history and community healing practices. Visited places include; the Entumbane Reintegration Camps sites, the Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church and Amagugu International Heritage Centre.
Memory and Community Healing
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- Nov 22, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
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The report is about the importance of Memory and objectives and outcomes of Community healing.
Summary Report Day 1
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- Nov 21, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
- Transitional Justice
- Trauma
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The conference commenced with welcome remarks from Reverend Dr Ray Motsi (the NTJWG Thematic Leader on Memorialisation). There where also remarks from Paul Themba Nyathi, the NTJWG Deputy Chairperson standing in for the working group’s Chairperson, Aleck Muchadehama as well as a speech from Nomfundo Mogapi the Executice Director of CSVR and last but not least, remarks by the Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Retired Justice Selo Nare.
RecordsRetentionDisposalPolicy v3 FINAL
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- Nov 16, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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This Records Retention and Disposal Policy is part of the Information Management Policy Framework and supports the Records Management Policy through setting out the roles and responsibilities of Information Asset Owners and supporting staff in making record retention and disposal decisions.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 15th November 2018 ZHRC Reports Politically Partisan Distribution of State Aid during Elections
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- Nov 15, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a series of reports about politically partisan distribution of food and other State aid before and after polling in the 30th July election.
ZIM NGO Forum 2017 Annual Report
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- Nov 12, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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This report presents the work of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum for the period beginning January 2017 to December 2017.The report takes into account the strategic pathway which drove the organisation and the operational challenges it faced together with its members.
Archiving The Zimbabwean Human Rights Crisis A Collaborative Approach to International Advocacy
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- Nov 10, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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A major human rights and humanitarian crisis has been developing inZimbabwe for the past several years and has reached a critical juncture.Relative to other trouble-spots in Africa, the nature and dimensions of thecrisis in Zimbabwe are simple. There are no rebel forces fighting for controlof resources or territory, no secessionist movements seeking to break away,no religious conflicts, and no collapse of state institutions. Rather,Zimbabwe is a classic case of an authoritarian government clinging topower and using whatever methods it considers necessary to ensure itscontinued survival.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 8th November 2018 Commission of Inquiry Mutare Public Hearings 10 November
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- Nov 8, 2018
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- Elections
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Detailed information about the Commission of Inquiry was given in our Commissions Watch bulletin dated 25th September 2018 [link]. Its terms of reference are set out in full in the Presidential proclamation appointing the Commission
NPRC Briefing November 2018
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- Nov 4, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is one of 5 independent commissions established by the Constitution of Zimbabwe to entrench a culture of human rights and democracy. Section 251 of the Constitution established the NPRC.
10 18 Gonese et al v President et al
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application in terms of s 167(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe for the Court to determine whether Parliament or the President has failed to fulfil a constitutional obligation. The applicants aver that the respondents have failed to do so in respect of the presentation and passage of the Local Government Amendment Act No. 8 of 2016 in Parliament. It is further averred that presenting and passing a Bill in contravention of the Constitution amounts to a failure to fulfil a constitutional obligation.
Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018
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- Oct 31, 2018
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Zimbabwe Senate Thematic Committees October 2018
Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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Zimbabwe National Assembly Portfolio Committees October 2018
ZPP MMR October 2018
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- Oct 31, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The Month of October recorded a total of 235 violations. There was a rise in the violations connected to assault and most perpetrators where male affiliated to the ruling ZANU PF party.
ACHPR Statement 63rd Ordinary Session on the ACHPR
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- Oct 24, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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Statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at the 63rdOrdinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights under Agenda Item 4e 24 October-13 November 2018 :Statement on the Overall Human Rights Situation in Zimbabwe
Prison Report 2018
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- Oct 18, 2018
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- Trauma
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The primary objectives of this study were to assess the compliance of selected prisons with international and domestic standards on conditions of detention; to consolidate the fi ndings from the prison monitoring project conducted by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and its membership; to make recommendations for reforms and propose key priority areas.
What do Zimbabweans see as state responsiveness 17 October 2018 (1)
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- Oct 17, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The match between citizens’ aspirations and the promises made by political parties comes to fore most strongly when elections are pending. The presumption is that the parties contesting an election have been building their manifestos in a careful dialogue with their members, as well as finding ways to persuade the electorate at large to have confidence in the manifesto.
CCZ 9 2018 Democratic Assembly for Restoration of Empowerment & 3 Others vs newbert saunyama No & 3 Others
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- Oct 17, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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On 4 July 2017, the Supreme Court acting in terms of s 175(4) of the Constitution referred a constitutional matter to this Court. The essence of its order is to seek from this Court an answer to the question whether or not s 27 of the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 7.11], (POSA) is constitutional.
BILL WATCH International Day of the Girl Child
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- Oct 11, 2018
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- Children
- Women
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The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on October 11 to highlight issues of gender inequality and the challenges facing young girls.
Zimbabwe 2018 elections SPT report Oct1st 2018
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- Oct 1, 2018
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- Elections
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The report has information about election campaigns by various parties as well as the election results. It also consists of the incidents of the day after the elections.
ZPP September MMR 2018
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- Sep 30, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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ZPP recorded a total of 124 cases containing 226 human rights violations showing a downward trajectory from the 266 violations recorded in August. In comparison to the previous month, there has been a spike in the cases of discrimination with the highest being reported from Midlands, followed by Masvingo, Manicaland and Mashonaland East.
Post Election Long Term Observer Report
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- Sep 30, 2018
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- Elections
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On Election Day, ZESN issued a pre-election assessment statement, mid-day statement, and a report on projections of presidential election results based on its Sample Based Observation methodology. ZESN LTOs have been observing the post-election environment processes in their respective constituencies and this report is based on post election observations.
Constitution Watch 2 2018 Leader of the Opposition
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- Sep 25, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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In countries that have adopted the Westminster model of parliamentary government,the post of Leader of the Opposition is a semi-official parliamentary post given to the leader of the main opposition party or group in Parliament. The post is largely symbolic, but the symbolism is very important.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 25 Sept Commission of Inquiry into Post Election Violence
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- Sep 25, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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On the 14th September the President published a proclamation (No 6 of 2018) establishing the Commission [The proclamation can be viewed on the Veritas website – link] and the seven Commissioners were sworn in on the 19th September.
54 18 City of Harare v Mushoriwa
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- Sep 20, 2018
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This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court granting a provisional order in favour of the respondent pursuant to an urgent chamber application filed by the latter.
Religion and Politics in Zimbabwe 18 September 2018
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- Sep 18, 2018
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There is a common assumption that the Apostolic churches, the “Vapostori”, represent a “captured” constituency for ZANU-PF when it comes to elections.2 This is undoubtedly a story with some truth to it, but rarely examined in any analytical fashion.
Constitution Watch 1 2018 Need to Implement Constitution section 210
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- Sep 18, 2018
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The section provides for setting up an independent body to receive and investigate complaints against the security services [i.e. the Police Service, the Defence Forces, the State intelligence services and the Prisons and Correctional Service].
Mutoko North and Chegutu East Election Report
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- Sep 10, 2018
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This report details the Zimbabwe Election Support Network’s (ZESN) observations of the Mutoko North Constituency National Assembly and the Chegutu East ward 16 by-elections.
ZPP August MMR 2018
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- Aug 31, 2018
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Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the elections
Post Election Violence Report for August III 2
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- Aug 31, 2018
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This is an update to the report published by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) on the 15th of August 2018. It captures the reports documented by members of the Forum from 1 to 31 August 2018. A total of 274 violations have been documented in this period.
ZESN Analysis of ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station Final
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- Aug 31, 2018
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The ten files in total contained ZEC Presidential Results by Polling Station. These files contain presidential results information for 10,984 polling stations. The files are not without errors. Analysis of the results for the parliamentary elections and the presidential elections does not show significant discrepancies.
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part1
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- Aug 15, 2018
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E.D Mnangagwa Urges the court to dismiss Chamisa's application as there was no valid challenge to his election.
Chamisa v EDM & Others Pages 1 28
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- Aug 10, 2018
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This Application challenged the results of the presidential election announced irregularly by the 23rd and 24th respondents on the 3rd day of August 2018. It also challenged the declaration by the 23rd respondent that 1st respondent ids the duly elected presidential candidate for the presidential for the presidential election that took place on the 30th day of July 2018.
ZEC's OPPOSING AFFIDAVIT
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- Aug 10, 2018
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The Affidavit stated that, No valid application has been filed by the applicant challenging the election of the 1st respondent to the office of the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, in terms of s93 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe as read with the Constitutional Court Rules, 2016.
Election and Post Election Statement 9 August 2018
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- Aug 9, 2018
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The Commission issued its preliminary election monitoring report on the 2nd of August 2018 covering the period up to 31 July 2018. This statement is therefore a summary of findings on the election related human rights situation by the ZHRC in the period from 1 August to 6 August 2018.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 6 August 2018 [ ZHRC Preliminary Election Monitoring Report 23 31 July 2018
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- Aug 6, 2018
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The Commission deployed a total of 23 teams spread across the 10 Provinces of Zimbabwe. The monitors were able to collect information which forms part of this preliminary report.
CCZ42.18 NELSON CHAMISA v EMMERSON DAMBUDZO MNANGAGWA
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- Aug 3, 2018
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Malaba CJ's decision stated that,This is the unanimous judgment of the Court. It must be noted that it, however, does not contain the full reasons thereof. These will be issued in due course.
Preliminary Statement EU EOM Zimbabwe 2018 FINAL
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- Aug 1, 2018
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The report Focuses on the 30 July 2018 Harmonized elections whereby the EU says the elections were competitive, the campaign was largely peaceful and, overall, political freedoms during the campaign, including freedom of movement, assembly and speech, were respected. However, the misuse of state resources, instances of coercion and intimidation, partisan behavior by traditional leaders and overt bias in state media, all in favor of the ruling party, meant that a truly level playing field was not achieved, which negatively impacted on the democratic character of the electoral environment.
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18
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- Aug 1, 2018
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Zimbabwe held itsnationalelections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the streets of Harare demanding the immediate release of the election results. These events, particularly those that occurred within Harare’s Central Business District (CBD), resulted in the death of six (6) people, injury of thirty-five (35), and massive damage to properties.
EU Election Observers Final Report Zimbabwe 2018
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- Aug 1, 2018
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This report contains the findings of the EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) on the Harmonised Elections 2018. The electoral commission lacked full independence and appeared to not always act in an impartial manner. The final results as announced by the Electoral Commission contained numerous errors and lacked adequate traceability, transparency and verifiability.
Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry 18 DEC 18
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- Aug 1, 2018
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The report includes Findings and recommendations by the Commission following the 1 August 2018 events.
Report on the Post elections violations
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- Aug 1, 2018
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This is the first report by the consortium which covers the period 1 to 9 August 2018. A total of 199 violations were documented from 1 to 9 August 2018.
Mnangagwa opposing papers Part2
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- Aug 1, 2018
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SADC electoral Observation Mission to the Republic of Zimbabwe Preliminary statement by his Excellency Manuel Domingos Augusto.
Statement Condemning Violence 2018
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- Aug 1, 2018
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission) joins the nation and other peace loving Zimbabweans in condemning, in the strongest sense, the use of live ammunition and excessive force on unarmed protesting citizens by the army on 1 August 2018.
ZPP July MMR 2018
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- Jul 31, 2018
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The July Monthly Monitoring report contextualizes the Eve of the run up to the Harmonised 2018 elections. It was characterized by disregard of the Political parties' code of conduct.
Final ZESN 2018 Harmonised Election Report
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- Jul 31, 2018
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This report presents ZESN's observations of each sector of the electoral cycle: the pre-election, the polling, and the post-election periods. The observations were gathered through the deployment of 7240 trained observers.
ZHRC Preliminary Report 2018 Elections
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- Jul 31, 2018
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This report is based on the information received from the monitors deployed across the country and from complaints received.
Zimbabwe 2018 COG Report Final
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- Jul 30, 2018
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Zimbabwe’s 2018 elections were the first to be observed by the Commonwealth in 16 years. The Commonwealth last observed Zimbabwe’s 2002 Presidential Election. As such, this observation mission provided a unique opportunity to accompany Zimbabwe on a critical leg of its democratic journey.
Zcbc pastoral letter on july elections shona
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- Jul 30, 2018
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ZCBC Pastoral Letter on July Elections , Shona Version
NTJWG Pre Election Transitional Justice Briefing
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- Jul 26, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Transitional Justice
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The report presents areas of concern as Zimbabweans head for the polls in the first post-Mugabe election. It is a tightly contested election pitting a post-Tsvangirai opposition coalition and a post-Mugabe ruling party. Both the opposition and the ruling party are promising real change, equating the plebiscite to the 1980 elections that ushered in majority rule.
SEOM Statement
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- Jul 21, 2018
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STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE TETE ANTONIO, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA AND HEAD OF THE SADC ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION (SEOM) TO THE 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE.
Heal Zimbabwe BASELINE REPORT ON PEACE AND RECONCILIATION PROCESSES
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- Jul 16, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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A nationwide baseline study to inform diverse peace and reconciliation initiatives in Zimbabwe. A baseline study is a descriptive cross-sectional study undertaken to establish the obtaining status of a particular situation before interventions. Baseline studies are essential for project design, benchmarks establishment, monitoring and evaluation.
Chigumba Speech
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- Jul 13, 2018
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Brief by the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to Local and Foreign observers for the 2018 Harmonised Elections at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) 13 July 2018.
SC 42 2018 Sumbureru v Chinamora & Orsf(1)
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- Jul 13, 2018
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The appeal is from the High Court where the applicant had made an application for the determination of whether or not the will executed by one late Amos Chirunda on 9 December 1997 was valid. The application was dismissed with costs,hence this present appeal. The question before this Court therefore is whether or not the court a quo erred in finding that the will in contention was invalid.
SC 41 2018 CHOMBO v CHOMBO 1
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- Jul 6, 2018
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This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dated 2 July 2014 granting the respondent’s claim to the farm he is leasing from the State. The appellant was the respondent’s wife. Their marriage was solemnized on 21 May 1993 in terms of the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11].
ZPP June MMR 2018 1
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- Jun 30, 2018
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A comparative analysis revealed that human rights violations increased from 181 in the month of May to 204 in the minth of June.
ZESN Report on the Nomination Court Observations
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- Jun 30, 2018
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The findings in this report are primarily informed by the Long Term Observers (LTOs) that ZESN deployed to the National Assembly Constituencies throughout the country. ZESN deployed 210 LTOs to track political developments in all the National Assembly Constituencies in Zimbabwe. During the Inspection of the provisional voters’ roll, ZESN deployed LTOs who visited 693 Inspection Centres (ICs) across the country during the inspection and making 909 visits in total during the process.
Ten Point Plan Document
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- Jun 30, 2018
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Government needs to immediately align all electoral laws with the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe presidential race tightens
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- Jun 30, 2018
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- Elections
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This dispatch reports results from a survey of public opinion on the status of the electoral race conducted one month before the day of voting with a representative sample of 2,400 voting-age adults drawn from all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe. The survey was commissioned by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Afro-barometer's core partner in Southern Africa, and implemented by the Mass Public Opinion Institute, Afro-barometer's national partner in Zimbabwe.
The Zim We Want
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- Jun 30, 2018
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This document is an invitation to all Zimbabweans and all friends of Zimbabwe to dialogue with us so that we can together define a national vision of the Zimbabwe we want and agree on strategies on how to get there.
Organised Violence and Torture report: April to June 2018
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- Jun 30, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The month of April also witnessed increasing tensions between the government and its employees with the government failing to respond to the concerns of workers in the public sector. This led to another strike by nurses, which compromised the right to health care. The March 2018 strike by doctors was followed by a nurse’s strike on 16th of April. Vice President Chiwenga responded by firing all striking nurses violating section 65 (2) (3) of the Constitution, which recognises the right of all employees to engage in collective bargaining with the exception of the security service.
Pre election Statement
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- Jun 30, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), in line with its monitoring mandate as provided for in Section 243(1)(c) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, deployed monitors throughout the country’s 10 Provinces. The monitoring activities which have been undertaken by the ZHRC project a holistic picture of the electoral environment
Opening a new door
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- Jun 29, 2018
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Pastoral Letter of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference on the National Elections of 30 July 2018.
Insolvency act clean
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- Jun 24, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To provide for the administration of insolvent and assigned estates and the consolidation of Insolvency legislation in Zimbabwe; to repeal the Insolvency Act [Chapter 6:041 and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
SC 35 2018 ZESA Holdings v ZESA Managers 0
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- Jun 19, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the Labour Court wherein the appellant was partially successful. In particular, the appellant challenges those parts of the judgment relating to the payment of school fees and fuel allowances and the allocation of personal issue motor vehicles to certain members of the respondent association.
SC 34 2018 ZMDC v Grandwell
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- Jun 19, 2018
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This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court granting a spoliation order and other consequential relief in an application at the instance of a shareholder on behalf of a company.
SC 33 2018 Smit Investment et al v Sheriff et al
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- Jun 19, 2018
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This is an appeal against the Judgement of the High Court in interpleader proceedings arising from the attachment of mining equipment carried out by the first respondent (the Sheriff) at Mbada Mine. The second respondent (the judgement creditor) had obtained judgement against Mbada Mine and the Sheriff, having attached certain movables at Mbada Mine, had advertised them for sale.
SC 36 2018 NGONIDZAISHE GUMBO versus ZIMBABWE ANTI CORRUPTION COMMISSION
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- Jun 19, 2018
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The appellant was formerly employed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police as a police officer. He rose through the ranks and at the time of the dispute in issue he held the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner. On a date not specified on the papers he was seconded to respondent as its Chief Executive Officer by the Office of the President and Cabinet. It would appear that the parties did not conclude a written contract providing for the second-ment.
SC 37 2018 Tracey Leigh Mackintosh (Nee Parkinson) v Antony William Mackintosh SC 433.16
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- Jun 15, 2018
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This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dismissing with costs an application filed by the appellant for the upward review of the amount of maintenance payable by the respondent in respect of the appellant and two minor children of the former matrimonial union.
SC 32 2018 ZESA Holdings v Itai Utah
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- Jun 12, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court handed down on 20 February 2015. The respondent was employed by the appellant as an Apprentice Distribution Electrician on 17 September 1984. He rose through the ranks until he was promoted to the position of Technical Services Director in terms of a contract dated 27 August 2004.
ELECTORAL REGULATONS CONSOLIDATED 2018
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- Jun 8, 2018
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Regulations made by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission updated to incorporate all amendments until 8 June 2018.
SC 31 2018 Zimbabwe Agricultural Society vs Stuart Chapman
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- Jun 7, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the decision of the Labour Court dismissing with costs an appeal noted against an arbitral award ordering the appellant to pay to the respondent wages and benefits for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 August 2014.
ZPP May MMR 2018.
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- May 31, 2018
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There was a notable 20 percent decrease in recorded cases of human rights violations from the previous month, which should be a positive development as we go to the general election in two months’ time.
CCZ 05 2018 Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
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- May 31, 2018
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This is an application lodged in terms of s 85 (1) of the Constitution. The applicant seeks the following relief: It is ordered that The application be and is hereby granted.
Monitoring Report on MDC T 2018 Primary Elections
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- May 31, 2018
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored the human rights situation prior to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) primary elections that had been initially scheduled for 17 May 2018.
CCZ 04 2018 SHUMBA MAIN JMENT
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- May 30, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants are all citizens of, but are not resident in, Zimbabwe. They give different reasons for their absence, with the first applicant citing political reasons. The second applicant cites economic reasons while the third applicant alleges his absence is premised on economic and political reasons.
ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS 0
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- May 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The purpose of this Code is to promote conditions that are conducive to free and fair elections and a climate of tolerance in which electioneering activity may take place without fear or coercion, intimidation or reprisals.
ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTORAL AMENDMENT ACT OF 28 MAY 2018
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- May 28, 2018
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On 28 May 2018, another Electoral Amendment Act was passed and the 2018 Election date was announced thereafter. Consequently, as a result of the announcement of the Election day as 30 July 2018, any amendments to the Electoral Act that happen after the proclamation do not apply to the 2018 elections, but other future elections.
Electoral Act (Consolidated 2018) 0
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- May 28, 2018
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AN ACT to provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of members of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the procedure at meetings of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the appointment of the Chief Elections Officer; to make provision for the registration of voters and for the lodging of objections thereto; to provide for the preparation, compilation and maintenance of voters rolls; to prescribe the residence qualifications of voters and the procedure for the nomination and election of candidates to and the filling in of vacancies in Parliament; to provide for elections to the office of the President; to provide for local authority elections; to provide for offences and penalties, and for the prevention of electoral malpractices in connection with elections; to establish the Electoral Court and provide for its functions; to make provision for the hearing and determination of election petitions; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
CCZ 03 2018 ZIMBABWE DEVELOPMENT PARTY AND ANO v PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE AND TWO ORS FILE CCZ 15 18
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- May 28, 2018
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This is an urgent chamber application for an order directing the Registrar to set down for hearing on an urgent basis the main application the applicants purported to file on 1 March 2018. The applicants are political parties represented by Mr Mukwazhe, who is the leader of the first applicant. In the application purportedly filed on 1 March 2018, under case no. CCZ 11/18 (the main application), the applicants did not seek leave to file the application. An endorsement was made on the application to the effect that leave to apply for direct access to the Constitutional Court (“the Court”) was not necessary. The parties in that application are the same as those in the present application.
State Of Human Rights Report 2017
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- May 23, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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The year 2017 proved once again that the human rights violations in Zimbabwe are hardly sporadic violations but are systematic with state apparatus playing a key role. The interdependence nature of human rights was further reaffirmed. As the economic meltdown continued, social unrest increased. The police were the easy tool for the state to deal with social unrest as they continued to use heavy-handed tactics to deal with vendors and silence dissenting voices.
Inspection of VR Update Number 1
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- May 23, 2018
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ZESN has been closely tracking developments related to the ongoing inspection of the Provisional Voters’ Roll (PVR) exercise which commenced on 19 May 2018 and scheduled to end on 29 May 2018.
SC 24 2018 MEDLOG ZIMBABWE v Cost Benefit Holdings
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- May 20, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The respondent issued summons out of the High Court seeking an order for the release of its plastic bags which were being retained by the appellant, payment of the sum of US$157 350.05 representing the business it lost as a result of such retention and costs of suit on the scale of legal practitioner and client. The respondent also sought payment of interest from the date of issue of summons to the date of payment in full.
ZESN Report on the Inspection of the Voter's Roll
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- May 19, 2018
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The findings in this report are primarily informed by the Long Term Observers (LTOs) that ZESN deployed to the National Assembly Constituencies throughout the country. ZESN deployed 210 LTOs to track political developments in all the National Assembly Constituencies in Zimbabwe. During the Inspection of the provisional voters’ roll, ZESN deployed LTOs who visited 693 Inspection Centres (ICs) across the country during the inspection and making 909 visits in total during the process.
ZESN REPORT ON PRE ELECTION POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT AND OBSERVATION OF KEY ELECTORAL PROCESSES
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- May 18, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This report is based on observations made by the LTOs between 18 May and 07 July 2018 in their respective constituencies from across the country’s 10 provinces. However ZESN produced several thematic reports during the same reporting period, including a report inspection of the voters’ roll, the nomination court, and primary elections for political parties.
SC 27 2018 Getrude Pazvichainda Stembile Mutasa & Anor vs The Registrar of Supreme Court & 2 Others 173 17
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- May 14, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is a chamber application made in terms of r 12 of the Supreme Court Rules ,1964. The applicants are husband and wife. They approached the court a quo, by way of urgent chamber application, seeking a stay of execution and return of goods which had been removed pursuant to a writ of execution following a default judgment which was granted in favour of the second respondent.
SC 26 2018 TM Supermarket v Itayi Nkomo Judgment
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- May 8, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court which dismissed an appeal against an Arbitral award issued in the respondents’ favour. The salient facts in this matter are the following. In 1995 the appellant employed the respondents as shelf packers and they rose through the ranks.
NPRC WATCH 4th Edition 2018
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- May 4, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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NPRC Holds National Convergence:What went wrong and what went well.
Zimbabwe political violence & elections
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- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
- Riots
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This report focuses on how Zimbabwe has an unenviable reputation for being the most politically violent country in Southern Africa, certainly since the civil wars ended in Angola and Mozambique, and the independence of Namibia and South Africa.
VERITAS & ZEC TRANSPARENCY FOUNDING AFFIDAVIT
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- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
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This is an application for a declaratory order in the terms set out in the draft order, particularly that in terms of section 156 (a) and section 239 (a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and section 3 of the Electoral Act the First Respondent has an obligation to conduct an election transparently and in terms of section 3 (2) (g) and section 233 (d) of the Constitution which require the First Respondent to promote transparency in all its operations.
ZPP April MMR 2018.
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- Apr 30, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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Two major events helped to shape the political climate and human rights situation in the country in April. These were the Independence Day celebrations and the ZanuPF primary elections at the end of the month. The Independence Day celebrations resulted in a marked rise in incidents of coercion as ZanuPF officials in different parts of the country forced members of the public to make donations for the celebrations. The ruling party’s primary elections on the other hand accounted for a noticeable rise in cases of intraparty squabbling and occasional violence as aspiring candidates competed for nomination.
Monitoring Report on ZANU PF 2018 Primary Elections
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- Apr 30, 2018
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) monitored the human rights situation during the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) primary elections conducted on 29 April 2018. The aim of these elections were to select candidates to represent the party in national elections in the categories of Council, National Assembly, Senate and Provincial Council.
Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation in Member Countries
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Elections
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These revised Commonwealth Guidelines for the Conduct of Election Observation adopt best practice, as also reflected in the Declaration of Principles on International Election Observation, and will ensure the on-going integrity, value and impact of Commonwealth observer missions as they continue to support the strengthening of electoral democracy and the political rights of Commonwealth citizens.
ZPP March MMR 2018.
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- Mar 31, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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With the polls fast approaching, an increase of less than 10% was recorded in violations recorded from the 176 cases recorded in February to 188. Most Violations were related to the demand for voter registration slips.
Organised Violence and Torture report Jan to March 2018
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- Mar 30, 2018
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- Trauma
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In January 2018, new victims of Organised Violence and Torture (OVT) were reported and documented from across the country. This figure includes seven incidents of infringement of political rights, five incidences of harassment and intimidation, three cases of assault and three incidences of denial of the right to food.
Free and fair elections
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- Mar 28, 2018
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The paper has guidelines on what constitutes free and fair elections.
CCZ 02 2018 GREATERMANS STORES AND ANOR v MINISTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE, LABOUR & SOCIAL WELFARE CCZ 86 15
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- Mar 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The applicants are companies duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. They made an application to the Court in terms of s 85(1)(a) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act (“the Constitution”). They alleged that s 18 of the Labour Amendment Act (No. 5) 2015 (“the transitional provision”), as read with s 12 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (“the Act”), is unconstitutional.
CCZ 01 2018 TIMOTHY SANGO B. EDWARD DUMBURA v THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF MANICALAND, CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
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- Mar 28, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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These are two separate applications which are substantially similar, in that they raise the same issues and seek the same kind of relief against the same respondent church.The applicants are employed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education as full time civil servants.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 27th March ZHRC Press Statement on Doctors' Strike
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- Mar 26, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has taken note of and is concerned about the impasse between the Government of Zimbabwe and members of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association (ZHDA) who have been on strike since the 1st of March 2018.
ZESN’S COMMENT ON THE ZEC BVR PROVISIONAL STATISTICS
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- Mar 23, 2018
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- Elections
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Following several requests by the Zimbabwe Election Support Network ZESN and other stakeholders for Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to release data, on the numbers of voters registered disaggregated by province and gender, the ZEC published the Biometric Voter Registration BVR data on its website in March 2018.
Issue 1 Reconciliation Pathways
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- Mar 21, 2018
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- Gukurahundi
- Trauma
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This paper reviews Zimbabwe’s healing reconciliation discourse and how the process could be prosecuted. This review is also a precursor to Heal Zimbabwe’s nation-wide baseline study conducted to solicit communities’ perceptions of what constitutes healing, peace and reconciliation. The baseline study establishes options for the NPRC progress indicators design and processes upon which the Commission and Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) will track achievements.
SC 23 2018 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ZIMBABWE LIMITED v Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Final
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- Mar 20, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court sitting as an Appeal Court in terms of s 65 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06] (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). It concerns certain income tax assessments made in respect of the appellant by the respondent with regard to the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. Of the four issues which were raised in the High Court, three were decided against the appellant and form the subject of this appeal.
SC 22 2018 J.C. Conolly & Sons vs R.C. Ndhlukula & Anor
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- Mar 15, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the order of the High Court discharging with costs a provisional order granted in favour of the appellant on 17 June 2014.
Amendments to Indigenisation & Economic Empowerment Act from Finance Act of 14 March 2018
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- Mar 14, 2018
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The Finance Act, 2018 (No. 1 of 2018), was published as law in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 14th March 2018 . Section 42 of this 46-page Act makes major amendments to the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act.
SC 18 2018 Shorai Mavis Nzara judgment final
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- Mar 12, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court Harare.The first appellant, Shorai Nzara, (Shorai) is the mother of the second to fourth appellants to whom she donated the property that forms the subject of this dispute. The first respondent Cecilia Kashumba N.O. was the wife of the late Dzingai Kashumba and is the executrix dative of his estate. Dzingai Kashumba (Dzingai) entered into an agreement of sale with Shorai Nzara the original owner of the property at the heart of this seventeen-year-old dispute.
SC 17 2018 CBZ BANK LTD v DAVID MOYO + 1 SC 470.15 final
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- Mar 8, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the whole judgement of the High Court. On 28 November 2011, the Deputy Sheriff attached immovable property known as stand number 1301 Tynwald South Township of Stand 1042 Tynwald South measuring 383m2,registered under Deed of Transfer No. 9072/2008 (hereinafter referred to as the property). The attachment was pursuant to a writ of execution issued in favour of the appellant (the judgment creditor a quo). The appellant had obtained judgment against one Nompiliso Maphosa in case number HC 6553/11.
SC 19 2018 RITA MBATHA AND ANOTHER VS VINCENT NCUBE AND ANOTHER Judgment
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- Mar 7, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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On 9 February 2018, the applicants filed an urgent Chamber Application for an order staying “proceedings” pending the hearing of an appeal in this Court under case number 847/2017. The first applicant is a self-actor who also purports to act on behalf of the second applicant. In the absence of a power of attorney authorising her to do so, the first applicant cannot lawfully represent the second applicant without violating ss 10 and 12 of the Legal Practitioners Act [Chapter 27.07].
SC 13 2018 TIBIC INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD ANOR V KENNEDY MANGENJE 4 ORS
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- Mar 1, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is a hotly contested appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare, and delivered on 30 October 2013. The epicentre of the dispute is a certain piece of land in the Goromonzi District known as the Remaining Extent of Stuhm measuring 583, 1360 hectares in extent registered in the name of TIBIC INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD under Deed of Transfer 1724/2009. TIBIC INVESTIMENTS (PVT) LTD is an indigenous company in the sense that its shareholders and directors are indigenous citizens of this country. The historical background and factual basis of the case is by and large common cause.
ZPP February MMR 2018
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- Feb 28, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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A dark cloud engulfed the country in the early evening hours of the ‘day of love’ February 14 as news of the passing on of the champion and icon of democracy Morgan Richard Tsvangirai filtered. Tsvangirai leaves an indelible footprint in the fight for democracy. In death Tsvangirai who succumbed to colon cancer was saluted even by those who caused him and his supporters untold suffering over the years since the formation of the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999.
SPT Old Beginnings February 2018
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- Feb 28, 2018
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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The political context of Zimbabwe and a report on Biometric Voter Registration (BVR):A National and Matabeleland Perspective.The report highlights factionalism in ZANU PF which led to then Vice President E.D Mnangagwa being fired and the stepping down of R.G Mugabe.
ZESN BVR Observation Report
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- Feb 28, 2018
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- Elections
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This is a comprehensive analysis and documentation of the Zimbabwe Election Support Network’s (ZESN’s) observation of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process in Zimbabwe. It covers all the critical moments of the BVR process from its inauguration and inception in September 2017 to completion of the extended BVR Blitz exercise in February 2018.
Social Sector Summit roundtable IJR ComChest 27Feb2018 final 19032018
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- Feb 27, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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The Document is a reflection of different and at times contradicting views. It provides a good basis to understand issues that the Social Sector Summit will have to address.
BVR Human Rights Violations Report
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- Feb 26, 2018
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- Elections
- Trauma
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Heal Zimbabwe through its resident human rights monitors in all the country’s 10 provinces monitored the environment during the mobile voter registration exercise. This was done with the objective of monitoring the environment and report on any cases of human rights violations as well as making referrals where necessary for redress.
NTJWG Executive Brief
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- Feb 22, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
- Transitional Justice
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This briefing was presented to the Special Advisor to the President on National Peace and Reconciliation. The briefing draws from the monitoring work done by NTJWG and the views obtained by NTJWG from Stakeholders who are concerned with the national peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe.
SC 07 2018 Julius Tawona Makoni v Pauline Mutsa Makoni +1
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- Feb 15, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an application for condonation of late noting of appeal and extension of time within which to file the appeal in terms of r 31 of the Supreme Court Rules,1964.The parties were married but divorced in England. The court in England issued a decree nisi which the first respondent used to obtain an interdict in the local High Court. The interdict barred the applicant from dealing in the property known as No. 5 Reitfontein Close Highlands, Harare, which he claims to be his sole property.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 13th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
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- Feb 13, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Consultations
COMMISSIONS WATCH 11th February National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
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- Feb 11, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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National Peace and Reconciliation Commission Commissioner
Women and social capital statistical study final 8 February 2018(2)
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- Feb 8, 2018
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- Women
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The present study examined social capital in women using the data from the last three rounds of the Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe. Social capital in women is associated with Freedoms, Political participation,; Agency, Support for Democracy, and Political trust.
BVR Update Number 19
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- Feb 8, 2018
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- Elections
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This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who were deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide. ZESN deployed a total of 263 static observers for the mop up exercise.
BVR Update Number 18
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- Feb 2, 2018
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- Elections
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This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected mop up, district and provincial registration centres countrywide.
ZPP January MMR 2018.
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- Jan 31, 2018
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- 2008 & Beyond
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There was a 24% increase of violations from 186 cases in December to 245 violations in January. The majority of violations were around the forced surrender of voter registration slips to record serial numbers by mostly Zanu PF members and activists.
Enhancing Understanding of BVR In Zimbabwe
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- Jan 31, 2018
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- Elections
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The paper contains the definition of BVR, What BVR is not, Advantages and Risk of BVR as well as ZESN's position on BVR.
BVR Update Number 17
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- Jan 25, 2018
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- Elections
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This update is based on reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers who have been deployed at selected registration centres countrywide.
SC 52 2018 INNSCOR AFRICA LTD v COMPETITION AND TARIFF COMMISSION
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- Jan 25, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court holding that a conglomerate is a “merger” as defined in terms of s 2 of the Competition Act [Chapter 14:28] (“the Act”) and, therefore, notifiable to the respondent in terms of s 3A of the Act if its value exceeded the statutory threshold.
BVR Update Number 16
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- Jan 19, 2018
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- Elections
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The following are highlights of reports from ZESN’s mobile and static observers that have been deployed to some of the registration centers countrywide.
BVR Update Number 15
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- Jan 12, 2018
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- Elections
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The Biometric Voter registration (BVR) Blitz which commenced on 10 October 2017 came to an end on 19 December 2017. Following pleas by electoral stakeholders, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced that a mop up of the voter registration would be done over a 30 day period from 10 January to 8 February 2018.
Civil Aviation Amendment Act,2018 (No. l 0 of 2018)
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- Jan 9, 2018
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To amend the Civil Aviation Act [Chapter 13:1 6] (No.7 of 1998): to provide for the spinning off of certain functions of the Authority to a new entity called the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (Private) Limited; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental thereto.
NTJWG April 2018 Newsletter
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- Jan 5, 2018
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- Transitional Justice
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This update serves to provide a brief update for Stakeholders on the transitional justice developments in the country as well as activities of the NTJWG in the first quarter of 2018.
Policy brief No 2 2017 Women and Representation
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Women
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This report explores what challenges and opportunities the current MPs under PR have and what the next steps should be after the expiry of Section 124 in 2023. Learning from the shortcomings of the current quota system, the report further seeks to explore how women should utilize the current quota and what is the strategy beyond 2023 to ensure that gender parity is realized.
ZESN 2018 Population Projections for Zimbabweans Aged 18
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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As Zimbabwe readies itself for the new polling station based and biometric voter registration for the 2018 harmonised elections, it is imperative that efforts and resources are channelled towards ensuring that all eligible voters are registered so that they are able to vote come 2018.
Policy Brief Enhancing Transparency in Zimbabwe’s Electoral Processes
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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This policy brief intends to inform and advise on how to improve transparencyin electoral processes in particular the voter registration, voting and resultsmanagement processes. Transparency is a key principle for credible and democratic elections.
Policy Brief Reclaiming Public Media ahead of 2018 Elections
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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There are dislocations between the progressive Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013) and the laws that were crafted underthe Lancaster House Constitution, whichthe government of Zimbabwe is reluctant to repeal and replace with democratic legislation. This has perpetuated the restrictive environment within which the Zimbabwean media operates.
Publication 310
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN emphasizes on liberalising the broadcast media to assist the voters in making informed decisions.
Publication 309
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The paper is about broadening and securing postal and special voting. There are ways to vote for persons who cannot be present personally in their constituencies and wards on the designated voting days. The more traditional way is Postal Voting and the second is Special Voting.
Publication 308
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The publication states that the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections and Election Observation Missions (2004) are designed to set out minimum standards that Member Countries should ideally adhere to in the conduct of elections and election observation. The fundamental weakness of the Guidelines is that they do not have full legal force and are not mandatory.
Publication 300
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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A report on Opportunity and Risk in the proposed Polling station based Voters' Roll.
NTJWG ANNUAL REPORT 2017
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Transitional Justice
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The work of the NTJWG in the period 2016 to 2017 has seen stakeholders pushing back on the government, rejecting the initial NPRC Bill and mobilising communities to voice their concerns. In early 2017, NTJWG invited stakeholders to a planning workshop in Harare. 37 organisations responded to that call and a comprehensive strategy was produced.
ZESN Projections Population by Ward Gender 18 December 2017 Final 11
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The overarching objective of the report is to provide ZESN and interested stakeholders with ward based comprehensive scientific data on population dynamics for 2018.
Effective Human Rights- Based Housing strategies
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Displacements
- Murambatsvina
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Amnesty International welcomes the initiative by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non discrimination in this context to prepare guidance for states on designing and implementing effective human rights-based housing strategies to realize the right to housing and to fulfil commitments made under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda.
ZHRC 2018 Election Strategy
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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Democratic free and fair elections are an integral component of international human rights law as recognised at the apex of the Human Rights system in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration).
Investigative Report on Maganga Estate Evictions ( Mashonaland East Province) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Displacements
- Human rights Judgements
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This was a complaint on the arbitrary eviction and alleged violation of the complainants’ freedom from arbitrary eviction, right to dignity, the right to privacy and other interrelated rights of residents of Maganga Estate in Marondera-Mashonaland East Province (hereinafter referred to as the complainants).
ZPP December MMR 2017
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Peace Project is worried by the nature of incidents recorded in December although the number of cases were in a downward trend, 124 from 190 recorded in November.
Critical steps in implementation of bvr
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN is calling for transparency in the various stages of the deployment of BVR system in Zimbabwe. The continued silence regarding the steps being taken in the adoption and implementation of the BVR system apart from print media pronouncements is particularly worrying.
Policy Brief A Call for Alignment of Laws with the Constitution
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
- Politics & Governance
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This paper contains a framework to guide lobby and advocacy efforts with parliamentarians, policy makers and other critical stakeholders such as ZEC.
2018 or 2023 Summary of opinions on delimitation in Zimbabwe
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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Delimitation is the process of redistricting of constituencies for the purposes of elections. It divides the country into constituencies and wards for the purposes of elections of persons to constituency seats in the National Assembly and of councillors to local authorities. In Zimbabwe, the process is carried out in terms of sections 160 and 161 of the latest Constitution (2013).
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2022
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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This report highlights that The process of delimitation of electoral boundaries remains critical to any electoral outcome in Zimbabwe. In the past, this process has not been conducted in a timely and transparent manner.
DELIMITATION OF BOUNDARIES IN ZIMBABWE IN 2018
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Elections
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The purpose of this policy brief is to discuss the timing of the process of delimitation of electoral boundaries. It articulates why it is more desirable to have the delimitation exercise before the 2018 elections.
Midlands State University Law Review 2017 Vol III ARTICLE I
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The article reviews the Judgement with a view to unpack how it affects the socio-legal landscape of Zimbabwe.
Complaint by Teachers Union to Min of Education and ZANU PF
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Children
- Politics & Governance
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This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint lodged by three Teachers Unions namely, Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Union (ZRTU) on behalf of Teachers and school children across the country.
Jennifer williams and 9 V The State
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Human rights Judgements
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This matter was referred to this court by a magistrate in terms of s 24 (2) of the former Constitution of Zimbabwe. After hearing the parties, judgment was reserved.
2017 Mazowe Arnold Farm Report
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Human rights Judgements
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This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging the violation of the right to freedom from arbitrary eviction through the demolition of houses belonging to the complainants by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Complainants are from Arnold farm which is part of the six farms that formed a game park known as Manzou Game Park.
Anna Dzimano v 1. Constable Dzimano 2. Zimbabwe Republic Police
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Women
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This report contains findings of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC/Commission), pursuant to an investigation undertaken by the ZHRC into a complaint alleging violation of the rights of arrested and detained persons and freedom from torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The complainant is Anna Masuka of Ngundu Village, Ward 11, Gutu District, Masvingo Province.
Investigative Report on Chitungwiza Political Violence (Harare Province) 2018
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- Dec 31, 2017
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Political Violence
May OVT Report 2017
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Trauma
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The Forum documented violations relating to economic, social and cultural rights. The right to education continues to be violated by school authorities that turn children away over non-payment of school fees and levies.
LAND COMMISSION ACT
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- Dec 31, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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AN ACT to provide for the Zimbabwe Land Commission established by section 296 of the Constitution; to provide for the acquisition of State land and the disposal of State land; to provide for the settlement of persons on, and the alienation of, agricultural land; to provide for the control of the subdivision and lease of land for farming or other purposes; to provide for limiting of the number of pieces of land that may be owned by any person and the sizes of such land; to repeal the Agricultural Land Settlement Act [Chapter 20:01] and the Rural Land Act [Chapter 20:18]; to amend the Land Acquisition Act [Chapter 20:10]; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
ZEP RE (MEMBERSHlP OF ZIMBABWE AND BRANCH OFFICE AGREEMENT)
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- Dec 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To enable effect to be given within Zimbabwe of the Host Agreement between the Government of Zimbabwe concerning the ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company); and to provide for matters incidental to or connected therewith.
An analysis of the recent political developments in Zimbabwe 22 December 2017
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- Dec 22, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This is the second time in this country’s history that the country has been precipitated into a constitutional crisis. The first was in 1965 with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by the Smith government, and second is the coup that took place in November 2017. 1Whilst both looked innocuous at the beginning, the long-term consequences might not be so.
BVR Update Number 14
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- Dec 21, 2017
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- Elections
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This update is based on observations made during the last 7 days of the blitz and is informed by reports from ZESN static and mobile observer teams.
BVR Update Number 13
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- Dec 15, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN received reports of a significant number of voter registration centres that ran out of the print roll used for issuing voter registration slips to successful registrants.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 7 2017 ZHRC Internatioinal Human Rights Day
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- Dec 12, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission hosted the International Human Rights Day Commemorations on Friday the 8th of December 2017. The event was held at Takashinga Cricket Club in Highfield. International Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on 10 December globally since 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.
BVR Update Number 12
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- Dec 8, 2017
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- Elections
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ZESN continues to observe the (Biometric Voter Registration) BVR blitz which entered the fourth and last phase on 4 December until 19 December 2017. At the conclusion of Phase 3, ZEC indicated that a total of 3,532,577 had been registered cumulatively from Phase 1.
Are Zimbabweans pollarised 1 December 2017(1)
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- Dec 1, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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Afrobarometer surveys on Zimbabwe frequently run into criticism about both the methodology and the findings. This was the case with the public release of the Round 7 (2017) survey results. The methodological confusion was answered by the Afrobarometer itself (Howard & Logan. 2017), but another issue emerged from the criticism.
National Peace and Reconcilation Commission Act
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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ACT To put the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission into operation; to confer additional jurisdiction on the Commission, including its investigative powers; to provide for the terms of office, conditions of service, qualifications and vacation of office of Members of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and the appointment of the Executive Secretary; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Violations Report Print Final 1 1
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Trauma
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This report is an analysis of the trends emerging from the annual violations reports compiled by the Association of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe (GALZ) between the periods 2012 to 2017. The analysis extensively draws data from a total of 170 violations extracted from 104 actual cases compiled and categorized by GALZ into 12 types. The 12 types of violations recorded are assault, threats, outing, discrimination, police harassment, Unlawful detention, disownment, blackmail, displacement, unfair labour practice, hate speech and invasion of privacy.
ZPP November MMR 2017
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
- Trauma
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The Zimbabwe Peace project recorded an increase in Human rights violations to 190 in November 2017.Most Cases of Harassment and Intimidation were linked to the BVR exercise and the Intra-party violence within the ruling part ZANU PF.
Zimbabwe Situational Analysis REPORT redesign 2
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Trauma
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The project aims to improve the technical capacity of Linking Organisations to promote access to HIV, health and rights services for key populations; to increase the engagement of national policy makers with Key Populations issues; and to improve processes for regional knowledge sharing and learning between Linking Organisations.
Chaotic, blurred and uncertain (4)(2)
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The Research and Advocacy Unit and the Mass Public Opinion Institute conducted a study to examine active citizenship in Zimbabwe, with a major focus on women and youth. Using all the six rounds of the Afrobarometer data from 1999 to 2014 the study looked at “risk aversion” focusing on the risk taking and risk aversion behaviour of Zimbabweans.
Labour Law Reform Brochure
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- Nov 30, 2017
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- 2008 & Beyond
- Politics & Governance
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The theme in this campaign is Harmonisation of Labour Laws to comply with International Labour Standards'. Kindly find below a summary of the shortcomings in our labour law and the workers' demands.
JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN SECTOR ANALYSIS FIELD STUDY REPORT
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- Nov 29, 2017
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- Children
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The study investigates the justice system providing a general analysis of the same as well as focusing on juvenile justice, custody, inheritance and the victim friendly initiative. This report will highlight the methodology and the findings from the Rusape and Harare field researches.
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 11
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- Nov 23, 2017
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 3 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on, 16 November 2017 and will end on 1 December 2017.
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT
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- Nov 23, 2017
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THE EXPECTATIONS OF AND REQUESTS TO THE EMERGING GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE FROM THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN ZIMBABWE
SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
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- Nov 22, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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SADC NHRIs Memorandum of Understanding
Constitution Watch 9 2017 After impeachment, what then
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- Nov 20, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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In this Constitution Watch we shall indicate what can and should be done after Parliament has completed impeachment proceedings and resolved that the President should be removed from office.
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 10
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- Nov 17, 2017
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) concluded phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz on Monday 13 November 2017. Phase 3 of the blitz commenced yesterday, 16 November 2017 and was marred by a few challenges which include; destruction of registration tents by heavy rains and failure to open some of the registration centres owing to late arrival of either ZEC registration officers or equipment.
COMMISSIONS WATCH 5 2017 ZHRC Press Statement on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe
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- Nov 16, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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The ZHRC is encouraged by assurances by the military concerning the imperative to uphold constitutionalism and values of justice, non-violence, human rights and freedoms in resolving the current political situation.
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) on the Political Situation in Zimbabwe 16 November 2017 1
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- Nov 16, 2017
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Statement about the Political situation in Zimbabwe in November 2017
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 9
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- Nov 9, 2017
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise in all the country’s 10 provinces. The following update is based on observations made over the past 7 days.
SC 14 2018 Maphisa v BMCU
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- Nov 7, 2017
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- Politics & Governance
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This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, dated 13 July 2017, dismissing an application for review of the determination of an arbitrator which had dismissed preliminary issues raised by the appellant relating, inter alia, to the legal status of the first respondent and its capacity to enforce a franchise agreement between the parties.
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 8
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- Nov 1, 2017
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- Elections
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The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) is observing Phase 2 of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise which commenced on 29 October 2017.
ZPP MMR October 2017
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- Oct 31, 2017
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- Trauma
- Summary
The Report Highlights how Zimbabweans are Prisoners of fear and how the farming season has contributed to an increase in cases of intimidation and harassment as well as discrimination as cases of discrimination have increased from 21 to 31.
BVR UPDATE NUMBER 7
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- Date recorded
- Oct 26, 2017
- Category
- Elections
- Summary
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) continues to observe the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise. This update is based on observations by ZESN observers deployed to cover all the wards under Phase One.