Category: Human Rights (archives)

GMB Officials, Villagers Selling Food Aid in Zimbabwe http://www.voazimbabwe.com Gibbs Dube19.09.2012 Some senior Grain Marketing Board (GMB) officials and villagers in Gwanda Central are reportedly diverting drought relief aid and selling it for up to $10 a bucket as the food situation deteriorates in Zimbabwe. According to parliamentary agriculture committee member, Patrick Dube, the diversion of drought relief …

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Dutch Envoy Condemns Property Grab In Zim http://www.radiovop.com Bulawayo, 20 September, 2012 – Netherlands Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara Jazoisse, has condemned the ongoing land invasions, grabbing of foreign owned companies in Zimbabwe and the violation of investment treaties between the two countries, saying this is hurting investor confidence.Zanu (PF), army, intelligence and police officials were recently fingered in the …

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Confessions of bribery http://www.dailynews.co.zw/ Sunday, 09 September 2012 13:20HARARE – Just paid a bribe and feeling like making a confession? Go online and a confession website has been created specifically for Zimbabweans forced to part with their hard earned dollars by public service providers. Introducing confessions with a new twist, Zimbabweans can now exchange experiences of when where …

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Damage to environment is a crime against peace http://www.thestandard.co.zw September 2, 2012 in EditorialIn the past week alone I have received very unsettling reports about veld fires that now seem to be the order of the day throughout the country. A friend driving from Nyanga over the weekend was almost driven to tears seeing all those beautiful forests …

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ZBC’s Right to Demand License Fees Challenged in Supreme Court http://www.voazimbabwe.com Tatenda Gumbo 21.08.2012The case of a Harare businessman Bernard Wekare, who is challenging the constitutionality of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s licensing fees, has been referred to the Supreme Court. Harare magistrate Don Ndirowei referred Wakare to the Supreme Court after the businessman filed an application late July …

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Anger as Zim land invader seeks Canadian residency http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell20 August 2012 There has been an angry reaction to news that a Zimbabwean land invader who has successfully led the prosecution of a white farmer in Chegutu is now applying for permanent residency in Canada. ZANU PF official Timothy Mudavanhu is believed to have already …

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ZBC gets legal ammunition http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 22 July 2012 13:49 BY OUR STAFFTHE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has been given ammunition to enforce listeners to pay licence fees following the gazetting of regulations that punish defaulters on Friday.The regulations were approved by the Minister of Media, Information and Publicity, Webster Shamu, in terms of section 46 of the …

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“I can arrest you” – the Zimbabwe Republic Police and your rights   http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/7888   July 15th, 2012 [Read the full report (479k pdf)]   In a country where the Rule of Law is no longer operational and the security forces operate with impunity, every citizen is vulnerable. A chance remark in a taxi, at a …

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Heated debate as Rights Commission Bill is tabled in Parliament http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda11 July 2012 Parliament on Tuesday discussed the amended Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Bill amid an emotionally charged debate by MDC-T legislators, who say it protects perpetrators of the 2008 political violence. Of major concern to the MDC-T is a clause in the Bill …

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Latest farm grab: 80 workers thrown out http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk About 80 farm workers from Guy Farm and their families have been left homeless following farm seizures by top government officials recently.04.07.1211:41am by Staff Reporter Desperate former farm workers told The Zimbabwean that the farm takeover by a senior official from the Attorney General’s office and a top female government …

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