CONSTITUTION WATCH 8/2026

CONSTITUTION WATCH 8/2026

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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.

Court Watch

ZRP must not belittle crime: Makonese...

Chiefs play role of disbanded DCCs: villagers

Villagers from some rural parts of the country have accused the traditional leadership of assuming the...

MDC-T embraces dismissed officials

The MDC-T has embraced the Councillors, MPs and senators who were recently fired from the smaller...

Allied Timbers resumes production

Leading timber producer in the country, Allied Timbers Zimbabwe, has resumed production at full capacity after...

Urban boreholes sink MDC-T political fortunes

My wife is among vote-eligible millions habitually contemptuous of Zimbabwe’s poisoned electoral system. Her scepticism of...

‘Rebel’ chiefs victimised

Traditional leaders who do not toe the Zanu (PF) line are living in fear of losing...

Nurses to work overseas

The government has initiated bilateral arrangements with several countries for the exportation of nurses and a...

Partisan inputs refused

Disgruntled Hopley residents recently refused to accept inputs dished out under a scheme initiated by President...

Women need their own political party: Dongo

Given the continued marginalisation of women in local politics, there is need for females to spearhead...

Mutangadura: empowered by education

“The Chevening Scholarship gave me more than just money – it gave me a sense of...

Ncube should be a gentleman

EDITOR - Welshman Ncube’s “firing” of parliamentarians who were elected under the MDC-Mutambara ticket sounds like...

Inputs audit needed

EDITOR - I think we have talked a lot about the politicisation of maize seed and...

Who are true Africans?

EDITOR - The definition of an African is very simple; however, the social and cultural implications...

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