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.

5.11.2007 17:07

MDC youths guard vendor

MDC youths guard vendor
BINDURA - Brave MDC youths here have resorted to guarding a vendor selling copies of The Zimbabwean in groups of five to repel marauding Zanu (PF)...
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5.11.2007 17:06

“I fear only God” – Pius Ncube


BULAWAYO - Unmoved by death threats and sustained vilification in the state-press, Roman Catholic bishop,...
5.11.2007 17:05

Letter From Home

You have to wonder ...
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5.11.2007 17:04

Letters

Please visit us in Bots
EDITOR - We are having trouble contacting MDC HQ in Harare....
5.11.2007 16:59

Cry Africa musical seeks performers

Mags May has turned life under Mugabe into a musical, CRY AFRICA, and is seeking groups...
5.11.2007 16:58

Zimbabwean performers call at Number 10 before London debut


LONDON - As Zimbabwe erupts into man-made shambles, and trauma...
5.11.2007 16:57

Diaspora Resistance – moratorium on money transfers

BY PHIL MATIBE
"Whose bread I eat, his song I sing, money talks, money is power"
5.11.2007 16:56

The Day After Mugabe – Prospects for Change in Zimbabwe

BOOK REVIEW
Edited by Gugulethu Moyo and Mark Ashurst
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5.11.2007 16:55

Angry residents march on Zinwa offices


VICTORIA FALLS - Police were on two occasions forced to intervene here last week, as...
5.11.2007 16:54

Students mourn as UZ marks 50th anniversary


BY OWN CORRESPONDENT
HARARE - Empty Halls of Residence, two-thirds of the lecturers gone, academic...
5.11.2007 16:53

The crocodile backs Mugabe

Those close to Emmerson Mnangagwa say he is fond of the saying, "The crocodile is lying...
5.11.2007 16:52

Prize for Africa’s leadership – some concerns

BY BENJAMIN TAKAVARASHA
LONDON - Mo Ibrahim's Prize for Achievement in Africa's Leadership, awarded as an...
5.11.2007 16:51

I PREDICT

BY KETAYI MAKOSA
"These are the times that try men's souls ... Tyranny, like hell, is...

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