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End Enforced Disappearances in Africa Now

27.08.2020 – Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on…

Between Principle and Practice: Participatory Constitutionalism and Judicial Restraint in Fuza and Wakurawarehwa v Parliament of Zimbabwe

By Arnold Tsunga and Bongani Ngwenya Abstract The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe’s decision in Passionate Fuza and Jonah Wakurawarehwa v Parliament of…

THE RIGHT TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES: A CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION

By Azaria Kutsanzira and Kelvin Kabaya PUBLIC participation in legislative processes is not a procedural courtesy but a constitutional imperative. The Constitution…

Kariba Ferry Tragedy: ZLHR calls for transaprent probeand accountability

Judge Frowns Upon Magistrate’s Ill-Treatment of Mbedzi, Labels It A “Grave Misdirection”

THE High Court has criticised the decision of a junior judicial officer, who denied bail to a Beitbridge resident, as a grave…

ZIM Authorities Ramp-Up Crackdown on Dissent, as ZRP Effects Tik-Tok-Related Arrest Over Anti-Govt Protests

FOUR villagers are currently detained in prison after they were arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers and charged for allegedly recording…

Muchinguri Faces Jail for Reneging on Compensating Brutal Army Shooting Victim

DEFENCE Minister Hon. Oppah Muchinguri is facing the possibility of spending six months in jail after she wilfully defied a High Court order, where…

Sewage Nightmare: Residents Sue Chitungwiza Municipality over Perennial Sewage Pollution

RESIDENTS in Chitungwiza have taken legal action by suing their local authority over the perennial sewage crisis and demanding implementation of a…

Youths Demand Transparency and Accountability in Utilisation of Sugar Tax Funds

YOUTH Accountability Initiative (YAI) has asked government to come clean on the acquisition of some radiotherapy and cancer treatment machines, which it…

High Court Ends Students’ Month-Long Detention over Freedom Chant

THE High Court has brought relief to four students, who had been languishing in prison, after they were arrested and detained last…