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.

6.2.2013 8:39

Decrease in HIV/AIDS suicide deaths

Decrease in HIV/AIDS suicide deaths
There has been a decrease in the number of suicide deaths related to HIV/AIDS discrimination and loss of life due to the pandemic has also gone...
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6.2.2013 8:36

Youths dominate council election race

MDC-T youths here have dominated the race for council elections, saying the rot in the previous...
6.2.2013 8:30

Bata workers tackle housing woes

Over 1 000 workers from the country’s sole shoe manufacturing company, Bata, have pooled their resources...
6.2.2013 8:22

Our vote will not count: youths

Various youth movements have been encouraging unregistered citizens above the age of 18 to register as...
6.2.2013 8:21

Elders push for political coalition

A group of concerned elders in the two Matabeleland Provinces has outlined plans to engage political...
6.2.2013 8:19

Doubts over election before tourism summit

Zimbabwe will not hold elections before the United Nations World Tourism Organisation summit, which the country...
6.2.2013 8:18

Scrap voters’ roll: Machemedze

The South African-based Centre for Security Initiative has called for a new voters’ roll for Zimbabwe...
6.2.2013 8:15

Musabayana – our lady at the African Union Commission

African women are on the rise. In the past few years, more African women than...
6.2.2013 8:08

Finding joy in the truth

‘No prophet is ever accepted in his own country.’ We often hear this saying and we...
6.2.2013 8:05

On the ladder of life

It is a simple observation that those who grind the faces of the poor are only...
6.2.2013 8:03

The paradigm shift Africans must make

Last week I wrote on the issue of neocolonialism and how we black Africans must stop...
6.2.2013 7:59

Do we need a constitutional referendum?

If Zimbabwe needs a referendum at all, it is one on whether we should have a...
6.2.2013 7:55

Plans for peace and prosperity: Elliot Pfebve

The aspiring Member of Parliament for Bindura North, Elliot Pfebve (EP), wants to work with mine...

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