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.

Diamond trade watchdog criticised over Zim decision

The international diamond trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP), is facing criticism for endorsing Zimbabwe’s diamond trade and lifting the monitoring mechanisms previously in place to...

A million votes counted before elections?

Last week, I woke up to a screaming headline that claimed Zanu (PF) had managed to...

Ups & downs of 2012: prognosis for 2013

The year 2012 witnessed several positive and negative developments in the state of politics and society...

Draft constitution: what’s happening?

Over a month after the Second All-Stakeholders Conference, there is a disturbing lack of movement in...

A child’s game on the patio

‘Nazareth was a small unknown town … The majority of its inhabitants had small primitive houses,...

Bringing it into the open

It is regrettable, but only natural, that we should see some spirit of revenge as the...

Unresolved feuds

EDITOR - How possible is it to agree on a cessation of hostilities while the chauvinistic...

Rural taxes: confusion

EDITOR -May the relevant authorities please clarify clearly on the issue of rural taxes (mitero yepagore)....

Orphans, vendors, students – MP Moyo battles to help them all

Like any other constituency in Matabeleland Province, Nketa has not been spared from the challenges...

I will bring technical colleges, industry, jobs to Murewa: Mutize

MDC-T Parliamentary Candidate for Murewa North, Golden Mutize (GM), says if he wins in the coming...

Civic voter education still in limbo

Confusion continues to reign supreme over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s accreditation of local civil society organisations...

Paltry election budget causes concern

Only $50 million out of an expected $220 million has been made available by government to...

Bureaucracy frustrates prospective voters

Voter registration is a vital cog in the process towards the next election, as it will...

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