Webb, Low and Barry

05/01/2026

12/12/2025

🎉 WHAT AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING! 🎉

Webb, Low & Barry hosted our Annual Year End Corporate Function last night, and it was nothing short of spectacular! 🌟

This year, we were absolutely delighted to be THE FIRST COMPANY to host in the newly built functions room at Mozambik restaurant. What a stunning venue to celebrate with our valued clients, partners and guests! 🏝️

The evening was a phenomenal success, and we couldn't have done it without our incredible partners:

🌴 MOZAMBIK RESTAURANT
Thank you for the beautiful new functions room, exceptional service from your wonderful staff, and outstanding culinary excellence from your kitchen team!

🍽️ ALFRESCO
Your divine Harvest table and canapes spread was not only displayed exquisitely, but absolutely bursting with exceptional flavours too!

🌺 COZIM FUNCTIONS
Your tropical island themed décor was breathtaking! You transformed the space into paradise and set the perfect ambiance for our celebration!

📸 CHILLI PEPPER MARKETING
Thank you for your expert PR, behind-the-scenes marketing magic, and exceptional design work that brought everything together!

To all our clients, partners and guests - thank you for celebrating another successful year with us! Your trust and partnership means everything to Webb, Low & Barry.

Here's to 2025 and continued success together! 🥂✨🥳

17/11/2025

The Law Society of Zimbabwe President's Charity Ball took place Bulawayo on Friday, 17th October 2025. Attended by over 160 legal practitioners, our Webb, Low and Barry associates attended this auspicious event.

06/11/2025

ARBITRATION / MEDIATION DEPARTMENT
Email: info@webblow.co.zw

Webb, Low and Barry has established a reputation as one of Zimbabwe’s leading arbitration and mediation firms.

Senior Partner David Coltart, with over 42 years of legal experience, does extensive arbitration and mediation work as an Arbitrator registered with the Commercial Arbitration Center.

Dr. Kathleen Mpofu holds a doctorate from Wits University, which focused on international investment arbitration.

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24/10/2025

AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2025
[21st October 2025]
Human Rights in Africa

Veritas joins the African Continent in marking Africa Human Rights Day, which is celebrated every year on the 21st October to commemorate the coming into force of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, the foundation on which the African human rights system rests.

The Charter was adopted in 1981 by the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union) and has been ratified by almost all the member States of the Union. It guarantees individual civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as “people’s rights” such as self-determination and the right to development. The Charter recognises the duties of individuals and States towards each other and the duties of individuals towards the communities in which they live.

The Charter is complemented by a number of other instruments promoting specific rights, such as:
• the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa
• the Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa, and
• the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.

Reflections on Human Rights in Africa

Fifty-four African countries have ratified the Africa Charter on Human and People’s Rights, yet in all too many of them human rights are shredded with impunity. Zimbabwe is not guiltless. Arrests of human rights activists, criminalisation of most public manifestations of dissent, restrictions on freedom of expression and association, abductions, politically motivated assaults and killings, impunity for offenders – all these have soiled our human rights record.

As we commemorate Africa Human Rights Day, we should all reflect seriously on why human rights are important and why they should be fostered. African governments, ours included, should respect the letter and the spirit of the Charter as a way towards a prosperous and cohesive continent. Not only should African governments strive to develop and uphold human rights within their own countries; they should hold each other accountable for violations of human rights wherever they may occur throughout the continent.

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23/10/2025

New guiding note for reporting on children with albinism: UN expert

GENEVA (20 October 2025) – A UN expert today welcomed the publication of a Guiding Note on Reporting on the Rights and Welfare of Children with Albinism in Africa, a critical tool developed by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in collaboration with the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. She issued the following statement:

“Children with albinism continue to face systemic discrimination, violence, ritual attacks, and exclusion, particularly in areas of education, healthcare, parental care and protection, social protection, and access to justice among others. We urgently need targeted action to protect and promote their human rights.

The Guiding Note on Reporting on the Rights and Welfare of Children with Albinism in Africa provides key indicators to assist African Union Member States in fulfilling their reporting obligations under the African Children’s Charter, with a specific focus on addressing the peculiar challenges faced by children with albinism. The indicators guide States on which specific areas they should report on in relation to children with albinism when submitting their State Party reports to the ACERWC.

I call on all African Union Member States to integrate these indicators into their reporting frameworks and to take concrete steps to implement the recommendations. It is only through sustained commitment and collaboration that we will be able to eliminate the barriers faced by children with albinism and uphold their rights to non-discrimination, life, survival and development, and full inclusion and participation in society.

The Guiding Note is also a critical tool for other stakeholders such as children, NHRIs, and CSOs in their alternative or complementary reports to the Committee. It also serves as an important advocacy tool for all stakeholders. This Guiding Note is a testament to the power of partnership between regional and international mechanisms on issues of Children with Albinism and beyond.

Let us seize this opportunity to transform the lives of children with albinism across Africa.”

ENDS

Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond is the Independent expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism

Special Rapporteurs/Independent Experts/Working Groups are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Together, these experts are referred to as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. While the UN Human Rights office acts as the secretariat for Special Procedures, the experts serve in their individual capacity and are independent from any government or organization, including OHCHR and the UN. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UN or OHCHR.

For inquiries and media requests, please contact: hrc-ie-albinism@un.org.

For media inquiries related to other UN independent experts please contact Maya Derouaz (maya.derouaz@un.org) or Dharisha Indraguptha (dharisha.indraguptha@un.org).

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22/10/2025

BILL WATCH
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES SERIES 24/2025
[19th October 2025]
Open Committee Meetings This Week

Pre-Budget Consultations
Nineteen open parliamentary committee meetings are scheduled for the coming week, so that portfolio committees can engage in pre-budget consultations with their Ministries and stakeholders ahead of the 2026 National Budget next month. The times and venues of the meetings are indicated below.
“Open”, in the context of committee meetings, means that members of the public are entitled to attend, but as observers only. Members of the public who wish to attend meetings in the New Parliament Building must produce their IDs to gain entry to the Building.

Monday 20th October at 9 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services and War Veterans Affairs
Budget consultations with the Ministries of Defence, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Security Services and Veterans of the Liberation Struggle, and other stakeholders
Venue: National Assembly, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and other stakeholders
Venue: Multi-purpose hall, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 5, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 10 a.m.
Public Accounts Committee
Budget consultations with the Office of the Auditor-General
Venue: Committee room 15, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 10:30 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 7, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Investment Promotion
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, as well as parastatals under the Ministry’s purview and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 5, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs, Community and SMEs Development
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises Development, as well as parastatals under the Ministry’s purview and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 8, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Broadcasting Services
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services and the Zimbabwe Media Commission
Venue: Committee room 12, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 6, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 7, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Monday 20th October at 2 p.m.
Portfolio Committee on Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Skills Audit and Development, and the Public Service Commission
Venue: Committee room 13, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 7, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Independent Commissions
Venue: Committee room 4, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Higher and Tertiary Education
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, and other stakeholders
Venue: Multi-purpose hall, first floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Local Government, Public Works and National Housing
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities, and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 15, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Health and Child Care, the Health Service Commission and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 14, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power Development
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Energy and Power Development and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 10, second floor, New Parliament Building.

Tuesday 21st October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development, the Land Commission and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 11, third floor, New Parliament Building.

Thursday 23rd October at 10 a.m.
Portfolio Committee on Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Budget consultations with the Ministry of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and other stakeholders
Venue: Committee room 12, third floor, New Parliament Building.

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21/10/2025

Webb, Low and Barry sponsored a hole at the Bulawayo Country Club on Saturday, 18th October 2025. This was a charity event to raise money for the Garden Park Retirement Home in Bulawayo. With over 60 golfers, the fundraiser will assist them to upgrade their solar system.

21/10/2025