Zimbabwe after the July 2018 storm
This brief analyzes the space for civic engagement and civil society programming priorities in the wake of critical shifts in the contextual environment following the July 2018 election in Zimbabwe. Key issues and developments are discussed based on how they have affected and continue to affect communities and civic actors, as well as where opportunities remain for constructive civic engagement. Key issues analysed include: the reconfiguration of the Zimbabwean state and government since the November 2017 military-assisted transition the reconfiguration of opposition parties in the last few months of the election period the controversial July 2018 elections, whose results were disputed by the opposition parties, the resulting post-election violence and the return of the legitimacy question the economic and health crises, highlighted by the country’s $16 billion debt, the increasing prices of basic goods, shortages of drugs, and the outbreak of cholera, which have become characteristic of life in Zimbabwe post-election. Click on the PDF below to view the full document
CEADZBriefSept2018pdf.pdf
Implications of electronic transactions tax on digital rights
Electronic communications and transactions have been a convenient source of revenue for African governments looking to expand their tax base. In that context Zimbabwe becomes the latest African country to hike tax rates on electronic transactions. This comes after the Zimbabwean Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube hiked the tax on electronic transactions from 5 cents per transaction to 2 cents per every dollar transacted electronically. Read more in PDF below
Implications-of-electronic-transactions-tax-on-digital-rights.pdf
The citizens’ analysis of government openness
Zimbabwe has been attempting to chart a new way forward under the mantra of the ‘new dispensation’ geared towards respecting the Constitution and the rights of its citizens. Since the military-assisted transition in November 2017, the governing party Zanu PF and the government, particularly the Office of the President, has been on a new trajectory of projecting an image of transparency by issuing out frequent press statements on some issues of national importance. The new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is active on social media, which was unheard of under the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. During the election period, the government did not switch off the internet even at the height of gross human rights abuses, when six people were shot by the military during the violent demonstrations that rocked Harare on 1 August 2018. Read more in PDF below
Zimbabwe-Transparency-Assessment-2018.pdf
OHCHR study on youth and human rights: Youth in Zimbabwe
Introduction According to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act 2013 Section 20, the youths are defined as people between the ages of 15-35 years; guided by Africa Youth Charter for which Zimbabwe is a signatory. The Zimbabwe Youth Policy is in line with the national Constitution on the definition of youth. Section 20 is a component of Chapter 1 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act 2013 on Founding Provisions. Section 20 sets the youths agenda for the rights of youths in Zimbabwe by stating that the State and its institutions and agencies at every level must take reasonable measures, including affirmative action to ensure that youths: have access to education and training, have opportunity to associate and to be represented and participate in political, social, economic and other spheres of life, afforded opportunities for employment and other avenues to economic empowerment, have opportunities for recreational activities and access to recreational facilities and be free from harmful cultural practices and all forms of abuse or exploitation. The section concludes by noting that all these measures must be inclusive, nonpartisan and national in character. Any country’s social and political terrain is defined and determined by the youths, moreso in the case of Zimbabwe where youths make 67.7% of the population. Youths in Zimbabwe face challenges such as unemployment, unaffordable education, and lack of access to health care due to excessive poverty, forced mobility (migration) due to limited opportunities, child marriages and sexual abuse of young women among others. Youths in Zimbabwe are at the receiving end of poor governance, corruption and to some extent HIV and Aids and high drug uptake (drug abuse). Independent researchers have revealed that the general unemployment rate stands at more than 80% with many youth graduates resorting to vending and cross border trade activities to support livelihoods outside of the mainstream economy. As such the Youths in Zimbabwe are vulnerable to abuse and being manipulated particularly by politicians with some of them being used for purposes of committing violence during election time. Submitted by Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
Study-on-youth-and-human-rights-Youth-in-Zimbabwe-by-ZHRC.pdf
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