Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) facilitated a ‘Running to win’ conversation which was attended by Gender Focal Persons from Lupane, Umzingwane, Bulawayo and Gwanda local authorities. The meeting proffered a platform for the Gender Focal Persons to discuss the…
…as council moots 200% tariff increase in 2022 budget Women’s Institute for Leadership Development took part in a budget consultation for various stakeholders in Umzingwane Ward 16. The meeting was facilitated by the Ward 16 Councillor Partson Sibanda who presented…
At least eight poets on Saturday 27 November participated in a poetry slam with an aim of promoting conversations on gender-based violence. The poets developed poetic pieces on the challenges that women and men face with regards to gender-based violence.…
The Women’s Institute for Leadership Development, amongst other stakeholders in the informal sector, attended a public consultative meeting that was conducted by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. The meeting focused on…
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has announced that 2022 expenditure is projected to increase to 927.3 billion Zimbabwean dollars ($8.78 billion) from a revised Z$509 billion estimated in 2021. In his 2022 budget presentation on Thursday, Prof…
On Friday the 19th of November 2021, Government of Zimbabwe gazetted the Labour Amendment Bill. As set out in its memorandum, the Bill aims to amend the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01]. The amendments are being made to align the Labour Act…
To kickstart the commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Civil Society Organizations in Matabeleland organised a community outreach meeting in Pumula North on 23 November 2021. The community outreach was attended by various stakeholders including…
Parliament of Zimbabwe currently consists of 19 fully operational Parliamentary Portfolio Committees and one post-audit Public Accounts Committee which examines audited reports of various state institutions. These committees undertake specialised functions which the House as a whole sitting in session…
Informal traders say they are concerned that they have to continually experience harassment as officers that are expected to man vending bays, often solicit for sex in exchange for not confiscating traders’ wares while cross boarder traders say they are…
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has postponed the mobile biometric voter registration blitz which was set for December this year, a move that civil society organisations believe will lead to stagnating numbers of voter registrants and slow down the voter…