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The continued disbursement of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations to Members of Parliament has come under scrutiny amid mounting arrears owed to schools under the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM), with Gokwe-Kabuyuni legislator, Spencer Tshuma, arguing that greater priority should be given to funding vulnerable learners. 

ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

ConCourt reserves judgment in Kawa and Machingura challenge to CAB3

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Zimbabwe gazettes landmark oil and gas deal for Cabora Bassa

Zimbabwe has gazetted a Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (PPSA) for the Cabora Bassa Project in the north of the country, setting the long-term rules that will govern how oil and gas will be explored, developed and produced.

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Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

Senate decries human rights failure as prison officers use own salaries to feed babies behind bars in Zimbabwe

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New novel charts liberation war through women’s eyes

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We are in far greater danger from the Zimbabwean regime than from COVID-19

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Public Dialogue ft Prof Arthur Mutambara .Constitutional Amendment No. 2: Implications for Democracy

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Call to Action – #ResistDictatorship Constitution Rally

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Zimbabwe Senate Passes Controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill Scraping Presidential Running Mate Clause

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5.5.2021 6:44

Zimbabwe central bank says keeps policy rate at 40%

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Senate Passes Constitution Amendment (No. 2) Bill

The Senate of the Parliament of Zimbabwe passed the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill, as...
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Beyond the silver bullet solution: towards a ‘systems agronomy’ perspective

The previous two blogs (here and here) have discussed the Pfumvudza conservation agriculture programme that has become a...
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Zimbabwe’s Unions Declare an End to ‘Business as Usual’

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‘Diaspora remittances overtake foreign aid’

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Hwange woman buried alive while scavenging for coke

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The need for independent judges and a free press in a democracy

Statement by Members of The High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom...
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The Forum commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2021

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