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.

11.7.2012 9:02

Zanu (PF) on membership drive

Zanu (PF) is working on new strategies to strengthen its structures after the party resolved to dissolve the conflict-infested District Coordinating Committees that had become a...
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11.7.2012 8:59

Police accused of murdering suspects

There are chilling allegations that police eliminate wanted criminals at stage-managed field investigation exercises in the...
11.7.2012 8:56

A military state, but in civilian attire

The creeping presence of the securocracy in our national affairs points to one inevitable destination—military rule....
11.7.2012 8:53

What can Zanu (PF) do to survive?

Several years ago I wrote that Zanu (PF) contains the seeds of its own destruction. Surprise,...
11.7.2012 8:50

Privileged to know the truth

Growing up as white and privileged in Zimbabwe I have only ever known an easy and...
11.7.2012 8:47

Search for survival: disabled begging on the increase

It is 5 am when Elizabeth Takawira wakes up. She bathes and dresses like any other...
11.7.2012 8:43

Harrison forced out again

Meryl Harrison, a prominent animal welfare activist, has been forced to leave Zimbabwe for the second...
11.7.2012 8:36

Hope for rural communities

In a bid to enhance benefits derived from forests and woodlands, the Nyanga local authority is...
11.7.2012 8:32

BCC to toughen up bylaws

The Bulawayo city council has condemned 36 city buildings for failing to comply with the city...
11.7.2012 8:28

Govt debts cripple BCC

The Bulawayo City Council has blamed collapsing service delivery on failure by government departments to settle...
11.7.2012 8:26

EcoChat linking up loved ones

Econet Wireless’s recently introduced chat service is bridging the communication divide between Zimbabweans living in neighbouring...
11.7.2012 8:08

Industry and the intricacies of indigenisation

It is now eight months since the publication, in the Extraordinary Government Gazette, of General Notice...
11.7.2012 8:03

Men are there to spoil us

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