April 2024

Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Nelson Chamisa resigned from his CCC party two years to after its formation. The resignation made the country’s youth more disillusioned and frustrated with the opposition party. In a statement, Chamisa said the CCC party has been “contaminated, bastardised, hijacked.” Chamisa, 45, an ordained church pastor and trained lawyer, is popular and […]

Zimbabwe is facing a surge in cholera cases, with reports of over 18,000 cases, 71 confirmed deaths, and more than 300 suspected deaths across all 10 provinces. As of 16 January, 396 people had been hospitalised, the ministry of health announced. Zimbabwe reported its first cholera case in February 2023 in Chegutu, about 100km west

Job Sikhala Jr opened up about his father spending more than 500 days in prison without bail or a conviction as hope starts fading of his release. Speaking in an interview, Sikhala Jr, just 23 and a law student said his most important job is to “look after the family, put food on the table

In a joint statement released on Tuesday, Amnesty International, Southern Defenders, and Human Rights Watch have urged Zimbabwean authorities to take immediate action in addressing the surge in abductions and arbitrary detentions. “Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human

From November 25: The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Zimbabwe is recording an increase in domestic violence and gender-based violence (GBV). The most common form of violence that women experience in the country are sexual violence, intimate partner violence and child marriage. According to Musasa, an NGO working to empower women and girl

How one organisation is making a difference in the country’s fight against period poverty. Period poverty is a widespread issue in Zimbabwe that is worsened by an economic crisis. Young girls and women from underprivileged backgrounds cannot afford sanitary products, restoring to use rags as the cost of period products continues to rise. Period poverty

The images that appeared on Thursday afternoon are what comes to mind when democracy ends. The videos and images circulated on social media showed main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs being violently ejected from parliament and being manhandled by the police after they protested the swearing in of the recently elected Zanu PF