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There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the “toxic” Public Order and Security Act and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill which would “open up democratic space”. The…
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The Constitutional Court(Con-Court)’s landmark court ruling against draconian protests legislation opens a new chapter for human rights, Amnesty International has said.
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Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa) and the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) saying the two laws will not impede the holding of free and fair…
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Patson Dzamara - The present history of Zimbabwe is best situated in the nature of the colonial state, the transition from the colonial to the post colonial state and how the post-colonial state chose to continue the institutions and…
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By Thandeka Moyo Police have banned members of the public from carrying dangerous weapons in Tsholotsho, Lupane and Umguza for the next three months in the interest of public order. In a statement, the acting Officer Commanding Lupane…
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By Fungi Kwaramba War veterans banned from convening a meeting to discuss Zimbabwe’s deepening political and economic crisis have vowed to wage a war against President Robert Mugabe. On Wednesday, police announced that they would…
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A group of alleged MDC supporters in Beitbridge have been arrested for convening a rally without police clearance and inciting others to join. The accused — a teenager and nine other residents — face charges of assembling unlawfully.…
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In Zimbabwe citizens are not allowed to embark on public demonstrations/ processions without prior notification (and agreement) of a 'regulatory authority' of a geographic area. This regulatory authority is generally a Zimbabwe Republic…
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