Sadly, authorities did not take concrete steps to ensure justice and accountability for serious abuses, most of which were committed by the security forces in Zimbabwe. There was no attempt to investigate and prosecute other serious violations that the state security forces have committed which included violent attacks, abductions, torture, and other abuses against members of the political opposition and civil society activists.
Unresolved cases in which there has been no accountability include the abduction and torture of rural teachers' union president Obert Masaraure, comedian Samantha Kureya (known as “Gonyeti”), activist Tatenda Mombeyarara, and students Tawanda Muchehiwa and Takudzwa Ngadziore.
Right to Water and Sanitation in Zimbabwe is still troubling the citizen’s heath condition. hundreds of thousands of residents of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, including nearby municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth, continued to face a potable water crisis three years after a deadly cholera outbreak. The authorities in central and Harare city have failed to ensure clean water. Several factors have contributed to the city’s severe water problems, including economic decay and perennial droughts.
The water crisis has affected Harare residents’ rights to water and sanitation as well as other related rights, including the rights to life, food, and health. Zimbabwe’s long-standing severe water and sanitation crisis has been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic which increased demand for access to clean water for hygiene; and the government’s imposition since March 30, 2020, of a nationwide lockdown that continues to be in force at the time of writing.
The provision of safe water is an important measure to combat the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his reckless and irresponsible Zanu-PFgovernment should be removed from power before the 2023 elections.
Kudzai Chikowore | London