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.

25.1.2009 11:47

It's time to call in the reinforcements and broker a real deal in Zimbabwe

It's time to call in the reinforcements and broker a real deal in Zimbabwe

Mondli Makhanya 

There is a story I have told in this space before, so I will beg indulgence.

I repeat it because it is pertinent at the...

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25.1.2009 11:45

Churches slam SADC and SA over Zim crisis

Some of South Africa's most prominent religious figures have criticised the handling of the crisis in...

25.1.2009 11:44

SA wildlife parks become killing fields

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25.1.2009 11:40

MOZAMBIQUE: Government repatriates Zimbabwe sex workers

"I came to Mozambique to sell sheets, but my friends convinced me to become...

25.1.2009 11:38

Gono splashes US$1M in Bribes Ahead of Presidential bid

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25.1.2009 11:36

Red Cross warns it may stop Zimbabwe cholera relief activities as funds dry

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APA-Harare (Zimbabwe)...

25.1.2009 11:34

Mugabe’s daughter studying at HKU under alias

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The daughter...

25.1.2009 11:29

RIGHTS-AFRICA: Extending Constitutional Justice

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CAPE...

25.1.2009 11:25

KENYA: Food shortages threaten ARV adherence

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25.1.2009 11:22

MALAWI: Global economic shocks send tremors through the country

JOHANNEBSURG , 23 January 2009 (IRIN) - Malawi has become the first recipient of the International...

25.1.2009 11:21

ICC meeting goes ahead without Chingoka

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24.1.2009 14:15

Kenya Cabinet reshuffle: Why Kibaki acted

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta was the biggest beneficiary of Friday's Cabinet reshuffle when he was...

24.1.2009 14:13

Kenya: Teachers' strike declared illegal

Teachers risk getting the sack after the Industrial Court declared their week-long class boycott illegal.

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