No. 13/2021
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin
05 November 2021
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 leaders committed to climate action. Sadly, as the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres highlighted in his COP26 opening address ‘the six years since the Paris Climate Agreement have been the hottest six years on record.’ In addition, the sea-level rise is double the rate it was 30 years ago with oceans not only hotter than ever before but also getting warmer faster. The situation is so catastrophic that in the last decade nearly 4 billion people have suffered climate-related disasters. Zimbabwe has not been spared the devastation. The most disastrous and fatal of such disasters, Cyclone Idai which decimated parts of Manicaland Province, quickly comes to mind. The seriousness of the global situation has been aptly captured by the UN SG when he lamented that we are fast approaching tipping points that will trigger a global disaster of unprecedented proportions.
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin No. 14/2021
Zimbabwe’s Foreign Currency Quagmire And The Plight Of The Citizen In our Bulletin 11/2021 titled, “Fall in RTGS Value and the Decimation of Livelihoods”, we highlighted how the fall in RTGs value continued to threaten the livelihoods of the vulnerable sections of our...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 13/2021
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...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 12/2021
In Solidarity With The People Of Sudan And Eswatini Sudan The Sudanese military, under General Abdel Fattah Burhan, on Monday 25 October 2021 announced the dissolution of civilian rule in Sudan. The announcement was followed by the detention of the country’s civilian...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 11/2021
FALL IN RTGS VALUE AND THE DECIMATION OF LIVELIHOODS Upon his appointment to take charge of the Treasury on 7 September 2018 Professor Mthuli Ncube’s immediate task was to stabilize the country’s currency among other interventions to ensure economic recovery....
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 10/2021
Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations And A Break-Down In Law And Order #ZRPWeCantBreathe On September 29, 2021 members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police threw teargas canisters into a Beitbridge-bound Mulaudzi bus filled with citizens. The mayhem that ensued was...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 9/2021
PVO AMENDMENT BILL AND THE EROSION OF THE CIVIC SPACE We note with the gravest concern the approval by the Zimbabwean Cabinet of the proposed amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisations Act (Chapter 17:05). The amendments to the Act have been approved...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 8/2021
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...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 7/2021
CLOSURE OF CIVIC SPACE The Citizens’ Cabinet is extremely concerned by the continued assault on the civic space as demonstrated by the latest statement from the Harare Provincial Development Coordinator, Mr Tafadzwa Muguti. A few weeks ago Mr Muguti announced new...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 6/2021
The Worsening Covid-19 Pandemic We note with deep concern the worrying surge in Covid-19 infections and regret the accompanying loss of lives. According to the Ministry of Health, confirmed cases jumped nearly 300% from the previous week’s statistics. The number of...
Citizens’ Cabinet Weekly Bulletin – No. 5/2021
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...