Potraz Threatens Subscribers Over Social Media
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) on Wednesday issued a strong warning against the “abuse” of social media in the country, after a flurry of messages flooded the internet urging people to stay away from work. The stay away, which paralysed the country after supermarkets, industries and commuter omnibus operators grounded operations, […]
#zimshutdown2016 – Zimbabweans Stay At Home in Protest
Empty streets, closed banks – business in Zimbabwe’s major cities Harare and Bulawayo came to a standstill on Wednesday. The call for a total shut down of the country was started by activists on social media. For about four hours on Wednesday morning, phone lines and social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter were […]
Zimbabwe Among Worst Labour Rights Violators
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) 2016 Global Rights Index report has ranked Zimbabwe among countries with the worst labour conditions globally, the Financial Gazette can reveal. According to ITUC, Zimbabwe is ranked position 83 out of the 141 countries surveyed. Such a poor ranking means that there is no guarantee of labour rights protection […]
Zimbabwe Government Fears Rebellion By Protesters
ZIMBABWE’S cabinet security cluster on Wednesday held an emergency meeting amid violent protests turning into a rebellion. The cluster, comprising security services chiefs and Ministers responsible for Home Affairs, State Security and Defence met under the aegis of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to identify and arrests the initiators of the protests that spiked in […]
Zimbabwe Govt Blocks Internet Amid Police Crackdown
This morning, an activist in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, called to say that the authorities have done the unthinkable and unprecedented: blocked Internet access and WhatsApp text messaging to obstruct people protesting traffic police corruption, widespread poverty, and lack of jobs. “Please tell the world that we have been shut down,” she said. The Zimbabwean government’s […]
Return to Work, Zimbabwe Govt Appeals to Health Workers
Government is appealing to all health workers to go back to work with immediate effect following a shift in their pay dates from July 14 to tomorrow (July 8), Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare acting Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has said. In an interview with The Herald yesterday, Minister Mandiwanzira applauded all civil servants for […]
104 Epworth, Mabvuku Protesters in the Dock
One hundred and four people from Epworth and Mabvuku in Harare linked to Monday’s public violence against police roadblocks appeared in court yesterday and were remanded in custody to today for bail hearing. The court heard that among the group were four schoolchildren. The magistrate Mr Vakayi Chikwekwe ordered four of the protesters, who were […]
Zimbabwe Ministers Insist Govt in Control, Warn Opposition
CABINET ministers were defiant Tuesday, insisting the government is in full control following violent protests and strikes by State workers as tensions rise in the economically stricken country. Violent protests saw a State warehouse razed down at the Beitbridge border post last Friday before police were forced to use teargas and water connons to put […]
