Rewriting Presidential Tenure: How Constitutional Amendments Have Become a Tool of Executive Entrenchment in Africa

After months of deliberation, on 7 July 2026 Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has signed into law a constitutional amendment that will that will keep him in office until...

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Once again Vigil activists met outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London to continue our protest against...

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Mr. Kazembe, do not mislead the nation: the President had the power to veto CAB3

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Pick n Pay clamping customer cars: when loyalty is met with harassment

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Mr. Maponga, royalty cannot simply be dished out like GD6s!

The circus continues in the land south of the Zambezi....

God Is in Our Story: A Message of Hope for Every Heart and Our Nation

Life often presents moments that leave us questioning tomorrow. There are seasons of disappointment, uncertainty, financial...

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I nearly started this by saying I woke on Friday to the sound of helicopters flying...

How exactly do Zimbabweans expect a head of state to behave?

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