CONSTITUTION WATCH 8/2026

CONSTITUTION WATCH 8/2026

CAB3 Published as Act

Can a president who goes back on his word ever be trusted?

Can a president who goes back on his word ever be trusted?

Trust, like the soul, never returns once it is gone.

Four in ten Zimbabweans have no trust in ZEC

Four in ten Zimbabweans have no trust in ZEC

Zimbabwe’s electoral institutions are facing a crisis of public confidence, with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission emerging as the least trusted institution in the country and nearly half of citizens expressing no faith in election results, a national survey on the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 3) Bill has found.

Alleged Russia recruitment suspect to represent himself as bail hearing delayed

Alleged Russia recruitment suspect to represent himself as bail hearing delayed

The bail hearing of a Hwange man accused of trafficking five Zimbabweans to Russia under the guise of offering them lucrative firefighting jobs has been postponed after he told a Harare court that he would represent himself.

Coalition condemns Mnangagwa for extending his rule to 2030

Coalition condemns Mnangagwa for extending his rule to 2030

Sungano Yevanhu/Ubumbano Lomphakathi (SY/UL), a coalition of political parties, labour groups, churches and civil society organisations, has condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent to the Constitutional Amendment Act No. 6 of 2026, describing it as unconstitutional and a “dark day” for Zimbabwe.

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The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe’s wealth is failing its people

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The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe’s wealth is failing its people
I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe’s increasing diamond production. ...
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Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s lingering genocide wounds

The Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe claimed countless victims and left deep wounds in society that can...
30.9.2024 20:44

How secondhand clothes took Zimbabwe by storm – and hammered retail

The country’s clothes manufacturers are taking a beating from imported ‘preloved’ clothes and a struggling economy....
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Two years of amplifying the voices of the citizens

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Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 28th September 2024

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Beyond epidemiological certainties: building pandemic responses from below

How to respond to and prepare for pandemics is a top policy priority, but there are...
30.9.2024 9:03

What will Zimbabwe do on the UN Security Council without a foreign policy?

Zimbabwe is campaigning to be elected as one of the non-permanent UN Security Council members for...
29.9.2024 21:06

His majesty’s loyal opposition

Sometime in the 1820s this phrase was first used to describe the party out of power...
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Back in the Soup

Who could forget 2008? We had inflation so high we had to double Z$ prices every...
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Zambezi River Authority Increases Water Allocation For Power Generation In 2025

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has allocated a total of 27 billion cubic meters (BCM) of...
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Zimbabweans outraged after RBZ devalues ZiG

As value of savings and salaries effectively slashed by almost 50%...
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Zimbabwe allows currency to slump over 40%, hikes policy rate

The central bank's website gave the mid-rate for the ZiG currency as 24.3902 to the dollar...
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Shurugwi man gets two life sentences for lovers’ cold-blooded murder

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