Zimbabwe to Host Inaugural Africa Voices Now Festival
Zimbabwe will this year host the first-ever Africa Voices Now (AVN) Festival, a new platform celebrating original African plays, music and artistic expression. The event is set for 18 October…
ZHRC Calls for Tougher Action Against Human Trafficking on World Day Commemoration
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has urged government and law enforcement agencies to intensify efforts to dismantle organised human trafficking networks, as the country joined the global community in…
ZIMURA Extends Financial Lifeline to Ailing Sungura Legend Nicholas Zakaria
Harare The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) has stepped in to support Sungura icon Nicholas Zakaria, popularly known as Madzibaba, with a critical incapacitation allowance as the veteran musician battles…
TI-Z Calls for Urgent Action on Whistleblower Protection as Zimbabwe Marks World Whistleblower Day
As the world commemorates World Whistleblower Day, Transparency International Zimbabwe (TI-Z) has issued an urgent call to the Government of Zimbabwe to prioritise the enactment of comprehensive whistleblower protection legislation,…
Rural Robbery Spree: Mvurwi Pair in Court Over Assaults and Thefts
Two young villagers from Mvurwi have been arraigned before the Guruve Magistrates’ Court in connection with two violent robberies that took place in rural Mashonaland Central on the night of…
Beatrice Mtetwa Slams Judicial Interviews as a “Charade”
Prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has issued a scathing open letter to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), accusing its leadership particularly the Chief Justice of turning recent public judicial…
Locked Up Without Justice: ZHRC Exposes Political Detention and Human Rights Abuses at Harare Remand Prison
A scathing human rights monitoring visit by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to Harare Remand Prison has revealed a disturbing web of politically motivated detentions, inhumane prison conditions, and…
Kenya Sentenced Four in Landmark Case Over Illegal Trafficking of Garden Ants
Belgian nationals Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx, Vietnamese citizen Duh Hung, and Kenyan national Dennis Ng’ang’a were convicted under Kenya’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Act for the illegal possession and…
Zimbabwe Journalists Mark Press Freedom Day with Call for Urgent Reforms
Journalists across Zimbabwe today marked World Press Freedom Day with a strong demand for urgent legal reforms, citing a growing crackdown on media freedoms and deteriorating working conditions for media…
Denim With a Purpose: Campaign Calls on Zimbabweans to ‘Use Your Voice’ Against Sexual Violence
Denim became more than fashion in Harare on Monday morning—it became a call to action. At a spirited press briefing held at the Media Centre, the Adult Rape Clinic, in…