Senate passes ‘Patriot Bill’...Proposed law now awaits Presidential assent
“The Senate has passed the Patriotic Bill. The Bill will be sent for Presidential assent to become a law,” legislative watchdog Open Paly tweeted last night.
By Donald Nyandoro
Jun. 8, 2023
CCC activists caged 18 months
No medical affidavit was produced in court as evidence of the assault. And the Zanu PF T-shirt that was said to have been torn during the clashes was not presented as an exhibit.
By Nqobizwe Thebe
Jun. 8, 2023
News in depth: ‘It won’t pass constitutional test’: Zanu PF’s chilling law gets thumbs down
The bill that will now be debated by the Senate before it is sent to Mnangagwa for his signature seeks to introduce so-called patriotism provisions.
By Nqobani Ndlovu
Jun. 4, 2023
Shock as Parly passes ‘Patriot Bill’
Many described it as one of the most undemocratic and repressive laws to be passed against the country’s citizens.
By Bridget Wadzanai Mavhimira and Silas Nkala
Jun. 2, 2023
Letters: Withdraw Criminal Code immediately
ZLHR notes that some of the penalties are manifestly unconstitutional.
By Amh Voices
Jun. 2, 2023
Who decides the Africa we want?
The intersection of marginalisation and discrimination made certain groups of women more susceptible to GBV and COVID-19 pandemics.
By Nicolle Shana
Jun. 2, 2023
Reflecting on organised violence, torture in Zim
It shows that nothing has changed since the so-called Second Republic. It also shows the power of violence in making the people powerless.
By Dzikamai Bere
Jun. 2, 2023
LETTERS: ED, govt must carefully consider decision to release child sexual offenders from prison
The Clemency Order gave amnesty to different categories of prisoners throughout Zimbabwe.
By Amh Voices
Jun. 1, 2023
History of organised violence, torture in Zimbabwe (1972-2020)
The report exposes one of the worst evils of humankind going back to the pre-colonial era.
By Dzikamai Bere
Jun. 1, 2023
