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.

20.12.2008 9:51

Tsvangirai threatens suspension of Zimbabwe talks

Tsvangirai threatens suspension of Zimbabwe talks
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GABORONE — Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said today he...
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20.12.2008 9:45

Obituary: Conor Cruise O’Brien

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20.12.2008 9:40

So farewell then, Deep Throat

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20.12.2008 9:34

Kikwete urges Africans to learn from Kenya

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Tanzanian...
20.12.2008 9:27

It's not a crisis, it's Bobonomics

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20.12.2008 9:12

Rains wash away hope in a land ravaged by cholera

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20.12.2008 9:09

Mugabe defiant as Brown steps up pressure on African leaders to move against him

• The country is mine, president declares
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20.12.2008 9:04

Mugabe says Africa is afraid of ousting him

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Zimbabwe...
20.12.2008 8:57

ZIMBABWE: Aid agencies say cholera “is out of control”

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19.12.2008 13:13

Latest on the crisis in Zimbabwe

Latest on the crisis in Zimbabwe - by Jon Slater

One of my overriding impressions...
19.12.2008 13:10

Assessment of the food situation in Zimbabwe – November 2008


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19.12.2008 13:04

Zimbabwe: Chaos in New Cholera Outbreak

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19.12.2008 13:00

A sense of dread pervades a country

HARARE, 18 December 2008 (IRIN) - As if cholera, hyperinflation and food shortages were not enough,...

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