19 August 2020 The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC) notes the disturbing developments in Mali following the arrest and detention of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse by mutinying soldiers on Tuesday night. We wish to condemn this undemocratic move by the military in Mali and we call upon the military to release President Keita and all the detained government officials with immediate effect. We reiterate our stance, that we do not support any

WE, the Civil society organizations in Zimbabwe, under the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CIZC), a coalition of more than 300 organisations drawn from the church, labour, women, youth, students and other interest groups would like to bring to your attention the worrying state of affairs in our country and Mozambique. We continue to value the contribution of the region for the important role in steering mediation processes that led to the signing of the Global Political Agreeme

We bring to you here Vol 6, Issue 5 of our flagship publication, the Zimbabwe Briefing, focusing on Heroes Day. As we commemorate Zimbabwe’s National Heroes Day, today, a day set aside to honour the departed fighters of our liberation struggle. Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Zimbabwe observed on the second Monday in August. This is a day of remembrance to commemorate the commitment of Zimbabweans to the struggle for Independence. Thus, those individuals declared National

Times are dark when collective dreams of freedom and happiness are turned into nightmares of torture, rape and murder. Zimbabwe is back in a genocidal moment where people are not safe from those that are supposed to be their leaders. The euphoria that intoxicated Zimbabweans when Robert Mugabe was dethroned has evaporated and left a suffocating smoke. Dystopia itself has become the historical and political identity of the country under a blind, dangerous and evil leader. Erne

The honour of the national hero status to the late Zimbabwean music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi sparked a long-standing debate on who deserves the national hero status. Mtukudzi was one of the most celebrated entertainers in the southern African country. During the 1990s Mtukudzi composed a song titled “What is a hero” as a dedication to time fellow musicians like Solomon Skuza, Safirio Madzikatire, James Chimombe just to mention a few had died and yet there had been no recogn

Introduction The attainment of Zimbabwe’s independence on 18 April 1980 was a momentous occasion which gave birth to a new state which had been born out of a protracted armed struggle. It was a moment every person had hopes for a good future to come. With the assumption of power, those in government immediately came up with an idea of honouring and commemorating individuals who had displayed their dedication to an independent Zimbabwe either through as freedom fighters, natio