COP26: FAILURE IS A DEATH SENTENCE FOR HUMANITY A few days ago, world leaders converged in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The world leaders and other stakeholders were meeting six years after the Paris Climate Agreement where world…
EXTENSION OF LEVEL 4 LOCKDOWN AND LACK OF CONSULTATION IN GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO COVID We note with serious concern the continued lack of consultation in the government’s response to Covid-19. Stakeholders from across the board, inclusive of business, education sector and the church have called on the government to consult and include sector representatives in…
Our duty is to the voiceless, the poor and marginalized. The Citizens’ Cabinet is committed to consistently championing the voice of ordinary citizens, in particular the poor and marginalized who are often ignored by policy makers. Over the past few weeks we condemned the hike in ZUPCO fares and called for a reduction of the…
The Government of Zimbabwe, through Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Hon. Rtd General Constantine Chiwenga, promulgated revised Covid-19 lockdown regulations on 12 June 2021. While we, as Citizens’ Manifesto, acknowledge the rise of the COVID- 19 statistics and the urgent need to contain the pandemic, we are deeply concerned about the…
Today Citizens’ Manifesto celebrates the brave, hardworking and inspirational women across the entire globe, cementing the 2021 United Nations (UN) International Women’s Day (IWD) Theme, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” This theme finds its relevance in the manner and rate which women are excluded in fundamental decision-making processes as well as…
#YearOfThePeople#GoreReVanhu#UmnyakaWaBantu As we enter the year 2021, Citizens’ Manifesto declares it #YearOfThePeople #GoreReVanhu #UmnyakaWaBantu as we continue to put citizens at the center of our focus and urge the leaders of our people in the various spheres of our society to do the same. These are not just hashtags. Nor should they be mantras or hollow words. We…
The Citizens’ Manifesto joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Human Rights Day in celebration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948. We hold firm that Human Rights are a sacrosanct to humanity and thus should be upheld, promoted and respected by everyone. The 2020 international…
