Analysts have said Zimbabwe remains a threat to the region’s stability and security, and opposition parties and civil society organizations have called on the AU and SADC to intervene. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is chair of both groupings.
Mabenge says African leaders like Mr. Mugabe must provide exemplary leadership in order to resolve problems bedeviling the continent.
Dr. Patson Dzamara, the brother of Itai, said the family is yet to receive any updates from investigators about his disappearance.
Most young people in the country have long called for an inclusive role in politics as they are often used as agents of violence.
More recently Zimbabwe’s doctors downed tools over allowances, while nurses in some provinces boycotted night shifts demanding high allowances and better working conditions.
Zimbabwe ranked a few notches above war-torn Afghanistan and socialist nation, Venezuela.
Other demands announced by Labour Minister Priscah Mupfumira are that the companies should also submit a list of measures undertaken before any decision is made to retrench workers.
Despite political turbulence, some opposition parties are sprouting in the country as critics say Zanu PF opponents are too divided to remove it from power.
The Sustainable Development Goals are a proposed set of targets relating to future international development.
Students pay hundreds of dollars per semester as the country’s student cadetship program has stalled due to lack of funds.
A recent survey by the ministry of health, the national survey on disability and health, found that one in 13 Zimbabweans have some form of disability.
Irene Petras, director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, told VOA Studio 7 it’s a very sad indictment for only two laws to have been passed in the past two years.
The party’s national political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has been accused by some Zanu PF activists of imposing Harare East candidate, Terrence Mukupe.
The National AIDS Council says there were at least 1,517 cases of sexual abuse during this period with some of the victims testing HIV after being raped.
The Mandela Washington fellowship, launched by U.S President Barack Obama in 2010 under the banner Young African Leaders Initiative.
Africa Specialist at the Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, Jeff Smith, says there is increased interest in what is currently happening in Zimbabwe.
ZINASU said the ministry is failing to address challenges plaguing education sector and moving to introduce a new curriculum.
The survey, conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute, found that 63 percent of those polled have “somewhat or a lot” of trust in President Mugabe.
The chairperson of the Harare chapter of the Nurses Association of Zimbabwe says they decided to take this action as the government has failed to address their grievances.
Some are now demanding an apology from the 91 year-old president, saying he was not supposed to attack his people in that manner
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