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Heated debate as Rights Commission Bill is tabled in Parliament

by ...Human Rights (archives) July 12, 2012No Comments

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 …

Historic Masvingo City Faces Critical Water Shortages

by ...Agriculture (archives) July 11, 2012No Comments

Historic Masvingo City Faces Critical Water Shortages http://www.voanews.com 09 July 2012 Tatenda Gumbo & Obert Pepukai | Washington/Masvingo Panic has gripped the city of Masvingo, south-eastern Zimbabwe, as water levels in Lake Mutirikwi, the country’s largest inland water body, have fallen drastically amid reports the dam wall has developed cracks posing serious danger to families living downstream. Presently …

Gono, Kasukuwere call truce in banks row

by ...Indigenisation (archives) July 11, 2012No Comments

Gono, Kasukuwere call truce in banks row http://www.newzimbabwe.com 09/07/2012 00:00:00by Gilbert Nyambabvu EMPOWERMENT Minister Saviour Kasukuwere and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono, reached a truce Monday ending their public row over the takeover of foreign-owned banks in line with the country’s economic empowerment legislation. Said Gono: “The Minister (Kasukuwere) called me earlier this (Monday) morning from Dubai …

Diaspora welcomes news on dual citizenship

by ...Constitution (archives) July 11, 2012No Comments

Diaspora welcomes news on dual citizenship http://www.swradioafrica.com By Alex Bell10 July 2012 Members of Zimbabwe’s Diaspora community have cautiously welcomed news that dual citizenship will be part of the country’s new constitution, raising hopes that their voting rights will also soon be secure. A chapter in the new draft constitution, which is believed to be almost ready, stipulates …

Energy workers threaten national blackout over salary dispute

by ...ZESA (archives) July 11, 2012No Comments

Energy workers threaten national blackout over salary dispute http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Alex Bell10 July 2012 Workers from Zimbabwe’s energy sector have threatened to pull the plug on the country’s power supply by Thursday, if their demands in an ongoing salary dispute are not met. The Zimbabwe Energy Workers’ Union (ZEWU) on Monday issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the national …

BILL WATCH 30/2012

by ...Politics (archives) July 10, 2012No Comments

Bill Watch 30/2012 of 9th July [Parliament Resumes for HRC and Electoral Bills and Mid-Term Financial Statement] BILL WATCH 30/2012 [9th July 2012] Both Houses of Parliament resume sittings on Tuesday 10th July Last Few Sittings of this Session Parliament’s sitting calendar was extended to put in extra July sittings this week and next week to accommodate: …

Does a Zimbabwe farm invader get refugee status?

by ...The Courts (archives) July 10, 2012No Comments

Does a Zimbabwe farm invader get refugee status? http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2012/07/05/from-zimbabwean-farm-invasions-to-refugee-status/ July 5, 2012 by Rosalind English SK (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Office 19 June 2012 – read judgment This case raises the interesting question whether someone who was involved as a member of the ruling Zimbabwe Zanu PF party with farm invasions …

For ordinary people indigenisation is a lie

by ...Indigenisation (archives) July 10, 2012No Comments

For ordinary people indigenisation is a lie http://www.thestandard.co.zw Nevanji Madanhire What exactly does the proposed indigenisation of foreign banks mean to ordinary people? A bank to the man on the street, in the circumstances Zimbabwe finds itself in now, is a place where often-underpaid workers withdraw their monthly salaries. The bulk of salaried people are civil servants, who …

Irrigation improves food security in Gutu

by ...Agriculture (archives) July 10, 2012No Comments

Irrigation improves food security in Gutu http://www.thestandard.co.zw Sunday, 08 July 2012 11:22 BY STEPHEN TSOROTIGUTU— A three-year sustainable livelihoods intervention project launched by an international non-governmental organisation in Gutu has improved the food situation in parts of the drought-prone district, an official has said. Oxfam Advocacy and Policy officer, Lucina Machanzi said over 240 households in two wards …

ZimPride urges young Zimbabweans to register to vote in elections

by ...Elections (archives) July 10, 2012No Comments

ZimPride urges young Zimbabweans to register to vote in elections http://www.swradioafrica.com/ By Tichaona Sibanda06 July 2012 ZimPride, a new election awareness and advocacy group targeting the youth, is urging young people to have their voice heard and register to vote in the next harmonized election. John Vincent Chikwari, director of the group, told SW Radio Africa’s Election Watch …

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