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.

SA clergy appeals to Mbeki


HAYFIELD Ministers Fraternal, a congregational movement in South Africa, has appealed to its country's government to exert pressure on the Zimbabwean government to adhere to...

Home affairs officers injure asylum seekers

TWO overzealous Home Affairs staffers, on separate occasions, drove into a crowd of asylum seekers awaiting...

Violence continues

Editorial
Student leader Edward Hlatshwayo, who was tortured in police custody and is seriously in need...

A Common Word

A friend complained two days ago that news programmes seem to delight in reporting disasters and...

TelOne warns of disruptions


BULAWAYO - Zimbabwe's sole fixed telephone company has warned of a further deterioration of communication...

Grave-diggers strike


BULAWAYO - The City Council says residents are now shunning menial jobs such as grave...

Fuel shortage forces fares up


BULAWAYO - Transport operators here have further raised commuter fares by 50% citing the ever...

Ministry blames CAAZ

 
BULAWAYO - Transport and Communications Deputy Minister, Herbert Nyanhongo has shifted the blame of failure...

Political theatre rattles ruling party


Playwrights remain defiant in the face of growing government intimidation and arrests.

FACT SHEET – THE ZIMBABWEAN CRISIS

Population
1.Estimated population in 2000:  between 12.5 and 13 million
2.Current estimates indicate the population could...

LETTER FROM HOME


Just waiting for Operation Sunset
Dear Family and Friends,
It's been just over a year...

Letters

Let the people speak
EDITOR - Perhaps I should begin by apologizing to all sensible readers...

Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 20th October 2007


LONDON
It's been another busy week for Vigil supporters.  A group was invited to...

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