Category: Human Rights (archives)

Zimbabwe: Evictions, Beatings at Mugabe-Linked Farm By ZimSitRep_M | May 24, 2017 1 Comment Source: Zimbabwe: Evictions, Beatings at Mugabe-Linked Farm | Human Rights Watch May 23, 2017 (Johannesburg) – Anti-riot police have harassed, beaten, and ordered some 200 families off a farm linked to President Robert Mugabe’s family, Human Rights Watch said today. The police affirmed in a court filing …

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Public dismisses reconciliation Bill May 11, 2017 Local News Ms Misihairabwi-Mushonga Pamela Shumba, Senior ReporterTHE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) Bill was poorly received by members of the public as it failed to address some of the most relevant issues, the Parliamentary Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has said. Government gazetted the National Peace …

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Govt imposes 15% VAT on meat, cereals February 1, 2017 in National, News THE government has imposed a 15% value-added tax (VAT) on all meat products and cereals, in a move likely to trigger a sharp increase in the prices of most basic foodstuffs, as retailers are likely to pass on the cost to end users. BY BLESSED …

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One million receive food aid February 1, 2017 Opinion & Analysis WFP food distribution centre in this file photo. In Zimbabwe WFP is providing food assistance to individuals affected by the 2015 -2016 El Niño-induced drought through a Lean Season Assistance (LSA) programme Sifelani TsikoMore than one million people affected by hunger have been reached with …

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€1m drought response programme unveiled December 2, 2016 Headlines, Top Stories Elita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter—The Italian Agency for Development Co-operation yesterday unveiled €1 million funding for the El Nino drought response programme. The project, which is being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organisation and Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development in Mberengwa, Zvishavane, Chivi …

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Zanu PF youth leader incites white farms grab November 4, 2016 in News   ZANU PF youth league secretary Kudzanai Chipanga has called for the seizure of all remaining white-owned farms in the Midlands province to resettle ruling party youths. BY Stephen Chadenga Addressing party youths in Gweru on Wednesday, Chipanga said that the time of continuously …

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Zimbabwe’s evicted elderly white farmers pin last hope on compensation By ZimSitRep_M | November 1, 2016 2 Comments By Andrew Mambondiyani MUTARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brian van Buuren, a white former farmer in Burma Valley, eastern Zimbabwe, couldn’t hide his anger as he recalled how he lost almost everything during the country’s controversial land reforms. Source: Zimbabwe’s evicted …

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Karoi: When police lay ambush October 14, 2016 Features, Opinion & Analysis, Isdore Guvamombe Isdore Guvamombe Reflections THE road serpentines up and down Mapinga, breaking into patches of hairpin curves, rises and blinds, upwards, sideways and little everywhere else the mountain cliffs allowed the architect.It then laps over a level rail crossing, giving way to vast swathes of …

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Civic groups urge Rights Commission to probe Matobo land dispute By ZimSitRep_M | September 19, 2016 1 Comment THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has been urged by a civic grouping to investigate a land dispute between Matobo villagers and the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (Arda) in Matabeleland South. Source: Civic groups urge Rights Commission to probe Matobo …

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‘Police roadblocks threat to ease of doing business’ July 1, 2016 Local News, Top Stories Adv Mudenda From Lloyd Gumbo in VICTORIA FALLSDelegates attending the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce Congress here have rapped the police for mounting a chain of roadblocks on the roads saying they were an impediment to the Ease of Doing Business. National …

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