Constitutional amendments, lies, and the power grab

Winning by deceit is never the end of the story.

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.

Costly proof of residence

Lodgers here have confirmed that stringent registration requirements are preventing them from registering as voters for the forthcoming elections....

Chihuri threatens to purge ZRP

Senior police officers have accused Commissioner Augustine Chihuri of threatening to purge the ZRP of officers...

Male hairdressers defend their turf

Tafadzwa “Manex” Kayara (23) has embraced the modern world by defending his right to do a...

End rape in the family: Padare

The girl child has become a target for male members within the home, says Padare Men’s...

Rural women battle male strongholds

Mapuwei Nyamambara (48) of Zhuwao village in Mudzi has paid dearly for her efforts to challenge...

An urgent letter to God

I haven’t written to you before, although I always speak to you. I thought this time...

Marange suspensions: Starting at the wrong end

So the Zanu (PF) presidium has decided to suspend Mike Madiro and the four others for...

The masses or the people?

I’m not sure what the latest constitution draft will achieve, but it is not the “people-led...

Indigenisation bias: grave concerns

We would like to register our grave concerns over the obvious selectivity and bias in the...

Cotton crash devastates Zim farmers

From December to April Makina Ngwengwe and other farmers in Muzarabani will be busy with their...

Land reform: the way forward

Fast Track Land Reform is fast becoming an interesting area of intellectual and policy exchange as...

Mantiziba seeks to restore Mpilo to former glory

The recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mpilo Central Hospital, Lawrence Mantiziba, exudes the qualities of...

CCTVs in polling booths?

Election monitoring agents and politicians have given mixed reactions to the suggestion, made at a recent...

Popular

Sport

Cricket:
India hand multiple maiden T20I call-ups for Zimbabwe tour

Cricket:
India’s squad for the Tour of Zimbabwe announced

Cricket:
Bangladesh’s big guns return for ODI battle against Zimbabwe