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.

Campaign bases in schools

As electioneering heats up ahead of general elections, Zanu (PF)-aligned war veterans have reportedly established campaign bases in schools, The Zimbabwean has learnt....

What happened to $50m from Mugabe?

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WASN Director helps HIV-positive women

The Director of the Women and AIDS Support Network is improving women’s self-esteem and confidence by...

Hope for the hopeless

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Investigate bottled water suppliers

There is need for the government and other stakeholders, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe included, to...

Four more years

Whatever one thinks of America and American politics, few who watched Barack Obama’s speech at 2am,...

More clouds gather

We don’t realise just how many intolerable things we have grown used to until we hear...

Thou hast forsaken the sheep

This week, I have chosen to draw the reader’s attention to at least three scenarios that...

Arda abandons coffee farming for poultry

The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, which took over a large portion of former Chimanimani MP...

DIMAF abused in Matland

The Distressed and Marginalised Areas Fund released by Treasury to revive ailing industries in Bulawayo has...

Positive policies boost tourism

The tourism sector is on the rebound thanks to a cocktail of policies and marketing strategies,...

Unique IT Company arrives

A unique Information Technology Company has stormed Harare....

Mabena is businesswoman of the year

Priscilla Mabena, the founder and Director of Cilla’s Conference Centre, was last week crowned the Bulawayo...

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