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Cyril Zenda

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Cyril Zenda is a Zimbabwean freelance journalist and writer based in Harare.

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Tatenda Mombeyarara (with clutches) join a protest march against the abduction of Dr Peter Magombeyi in Harare
July 29th, 2021
Zimbabwe’s rights defenders seek to end torture
topic: Political violence
by: Cyril Zenda
A model anti-torture bill drafted by a watchdog in Zimbabwe is hailed by human rights defenders as a powerful tool to combat gov't sponsored torture.
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July 21st, 2021
Eswatini Protests: Could Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Be Nearing Its End?
topic: Democracy
by: Cyril Zenda
Violent protests by pro-democracy groups have amplified the plight of subjects of the small African kingdom of eSwatini, where the king’s word is the law.
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July 15th, 2021
Post Inoculation Infections Reinforce COVID Vaccine Skepticism in Africa
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Cyril Zenda
The questionable efficacy of the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine hampers an already low vaccination rate in Zimbabwe.
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July 07th, 2021
Fistfights in African Parliament expose fault lines in continent’s quest for unity
topic: Democracy
by: Cyril Zenda
The recent violent fights over leadership posts at the African Parliament point to the continent's frail democratic systems and lingering disunity.
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June 17th, 2021
‘Black Lives Don’t Matter’? Outrage Over Alleged Racist Mozambican Rescue Operation
topic: Racism
by: Cyril Zenda
Reports that white people and dogs were given priority during a rescue mission at a hotel have infuriated the local black population of Mozambique.
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June 09th, 2021
Anxiety and anger as Zimbabwe mulls elephant cull
topic: Conservation
by: Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwe is tangled in a debate on how to manage the increasing wildlife-human conflict while avoiding an ecological disaster and respecting animal rights.
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May 28th, 2021
“Pay Us Before We Die”: Ailing Ex-South African Miners Plead
topic: Human Rights
by: Cyril Zenda
Delays in disbursing the $400 million compensation awarded to African miners who had contracted diseases are causing intended beneficiaries sleepless nights
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May 20th, 2021
Statelessness In Zimbabwe: ‘We Are Like Stray Animals’
topic: Human Rights
by: Cyril Zenda
A recent report shows that over 300,000 people are trapped in the misery of statelessness in Zimbabwe, living their lives on society's margins.
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April 29th, 2021
Fresh land grabs in Zimbabwe kick villagers off ancestral lands
topic: Indigenous people
by: Cyril Zenda
The new wave of land seizures in Zimbabwe is dispossessing indigenous villagers of their ancestral lands.
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April 23rd, 2021
Rwandan refugees in Zimbabwe resist repatriation 27 years after genocide
topic: Refugees and Asylum
by: Cyril Zenda
Rwandan refugees in the diaspora are still afraid to return to their home country despite a UN declaration that it is safe to do so.
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April 15th, 2021
The role of African traditions and beliefs in wildlife conservation
topic: Conservation
by: Cyril Zenda
People of the elephant, zebra, lion, kudu and other totems not only do not kill these animals, but actually protect them as members of their own clan.
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March 31st, 2021
What is the Mozambican government trying to hide?
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Cyril Zenda
The Mozambican government's crackdown on media workers escalates as the latter shed light on the authorities' gross human rights violations in Cabo Delgado.
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March 17th, 2021
20 years after Bosch’s hanging, change is slow to come in Botswana
topic: Death Penalty
by: Cyril Zenda
Onalenna Chabaya, a volunteer at a Botswana-based NGO lobbying to end capital punishment, spoke to FairPlanet about the challenges the organisation faces.
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February 26th, 2021
Lack of mother-tongue use blamed for declining performance in Zimbabwe's schools
topic: Child rights
by: Cyril Zenda
Education stakeholders trace the worrisome trend of deploying teachers who cannot speak learners’ mother languages.
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February 03rd, 2021
Joy as Kenya grants citizenship to stateless descendant of migrants from Zimbabwe
topic: Good Governance
by: Cyril Zenda
The government of Kenya granted full citizenship to stateless members of the Shona community, a move that could inspire other gov'ts to follow suit.
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January 05th, 2021
Botswana Abolishes Law Excluding Married Women From Land Ownership
topic: Women’s rights
by: Cyril Zenda
Although most African and Asian farmers are women, only about 15 percent of global farmland is owned by women.
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