Almost two weeks after the expiry of the deadline in which govt was ordered to publish terms & conditions of all loans & guarantees it concluded with or in favour of @afreximbank, @MthuliNcube finally decides to do so today & tells nation that govt borrowed US$1.4 billion.
@MthuliNcube says the US$1.4 billion was borrowed between Dec 2017-Dec 2019 & was utilised for the purchase of some undisclosed "strategic commodities".
It took the intervention of Harare North MP Hon. @Katazamhondoro & @wateralliancez represented by @HalimaniDenford & Trust Salpisio Manjengwah of @ZLHRLawyers, who sued govt demanding accountability in details & use of loans borrowed or transacted between 2017 to Nov 2020.
Justice Zhou on 2 Dec ruled that govt's failure to publish terms of loans&guarantees it concluded with @afreximbank or other financiers from 2017 to Dec 2020 within 60 days of their conclusion is a violation of Section 300(3) of Constitution & Section 18(2) of Public Debt Mgt Act
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On 26 January, we dispatched a letter to Health & Child Care Minister Constantino Chiwenga requesting to be furnished with information regarding #COVID19 vaccine procurement & rollout plan for Zimbabwe by govt.
In the letter, we asked Chiwenga to disclose govt's plan & status of the procurement plan & strategy of COVID-19 vaccines for the nation including timelines & the rollout plan for the vaccine.
In demanding this information, we stated that this is necessary in the interest of public accountability & enforcement of citizens' constitutional rights. We want the information requested to be published in both print & electronic media by not later than 3 February.
David Drury tells Magistrate Utahwashe that the State can't make a "Lazarus" resurrection to a law which is non-existent.
Prosecutor Muchemwa tells Magistrate Utahwashe that the State is sticking to allegations contained in the charge sheet and applies for @advocatemahere to be placed on remand.
2. Charge of section 31(a)(iii) of Criminal Code arises from an alleged tweet concerning the incident involving a mother, child & ZRP officer that occurred a few days ago. Updates will be provided in due course. Harrison Nkomo a member of @ZLHRLawyers is representing @daddyhope
3. @daddyhope has signed a warned and cautioned statement. He is likely to appear at Rottenrow court during the morning hours on 9 January 2021.
Meanwhile, he will spend the night in custody at Harare Central.
We have won a landmark ruling on behalf of Hon. @Katazamhondoro & @wateralliancez in which govt has been ordered to publish terms & conditions of all loans & guarantees it concluded with or in favour of African Export-Import Bank or any other 3rd party financiers.
In his ruling, High Court Judge Justice Zhou said this should be published in an Extraordinary Govt Gazette by 30 January 2021 showing loans & guarantees borrowed or transacted between 2017 to Nov 2020.
Justice Zhou ruled that govt's failure to publish terms of loans&guarantees it concluded with Africa Export Import Bank or other financiers from 2017 to date within 60 days of their conclusion is a violation of Section 300(3) of Constitution&Section 18(2) of Public Debt Mgt Act
In court today, our lawyers reported complaints against Zim Prisons & Correctional Service that prison guards manhandled freelance journalist Hopewell Chin’ono & brought him to appear before Magistrate Nduna against the advice of his medical practitioner.
The doctor informed prison guards that he should be kept in self-isolation after his health severely deteriorated. His lawyers told Magistrate Nduna that ZPCS officials forcibly brought the frail looking freelance journalist to court against recommendations by his private doctor
The doctor who examined him on Monday advised prison authorities at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to put him in self isolation. The doctor recommended that given his condition&the symptoms that he was showing he should not go to court but should be isolated from other inmates