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.

Nearly 68 million people suffering in Southern Africa as drought wipes out crops

About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional...

Zimbabwe must release human rights defenders ahead of SADC summit, say experts

GENEVA (15 August 2024) - The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have...

No bail for activists kicked off Zimbabwe plane

Three Zimbabwean activists who were arrested in dramatic fashion after being forced off an aeroplane last...

SADC Summit: A huge blow to democracy

On August 9, 2024, President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)...

ZIMBABWE: AUTHORITIES MUST END ESCALATING CRACKDOWN ON HUMAN RIGHTS AHEAD OF SADC SUMMIT

Amnesty International is gravely concerned about the escalating crackdown on human rights including repression of civic...

Violent repression and torture in Zimbabwe on eve of major development conference

Index reports on the government’s increasing brutality towards protesters and human rights activists...

Spotlight on defunct SADC Tribunal amid calls for reinstatement 

Windhoek—“My objective is to do whatever I can to assist in bringing about a conducive environment...

Moral obligations warrant you to forego Sadc Chairmanship

Good day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, your Presidency was hewn from...

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

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Urgent Action Urgent Action: END CRACKDOWN ON ACTIVISTS AND OPPOSITION (Second UA Zimbabwe 66.24)

Ahead of the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads State and Government of the Southern African Development...

Zimbabwe must release human rights defenders ahead of SADC summit, say experts

GENEVA (15 August 2024) - The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have...

Zimbabwe to host summit for southern Africa bloc amid rights groups’ outcries | VOA News

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Zimbabweans should know that independence never guarantees freedom

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