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.

Home Affairs: When the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing.

Today the Business Day (8 October, 2007) printed a story in which Jacky Mashapu, the Home Affairs acting head of communications contradicted a statement made last...

Zimbabwe: SADC must act, and now

SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
A WEEKLY LETTER BY THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

[This week’s...

DA cautiously welcomes Zim constitutional amendments

STATEMENT BY JOE SEREMANE, MP
DA SPOKESPERSON ON AFRICA
The Democratic Alliance welcomes the Zanu-PF and MDC...

The land crisis in South Africa: fresh thoughts on a perennial topic

SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
A WEEKLY LETTER BY THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

This is...

Progressive Teachers Union Commemorates Annivesary

The PTUZ then engaged their lawyers, Job Sibanda and...

Archbishop Ncube assigned new job


The Catholic Church has assigned the former Archbishop of Bulawayo Pius
Ncube a new job, nearly a...

Police backtrack on decision to bar PTUZ celebrations

By Henry Makiwa
5 October 2007

Police in Bulawayo yesterday made a climb-down from their position to
bar
the...

“African governments begin to acknowledge that Zimbabwe is in chaos”

STATEMENT BY JOE SEREMANE MP
DA SPOKESPERSON FOR AFRICA
Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Mundia Sikatana should be...

South Africa blocks UN debate on Zimbabwe

STATEMENT BY TONY LEON MP
LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
South Africa’s decision to block a request...

DA asks Portugal to revoke Mugabe’s invite to EU/African Summit

STATEMENT BY HELEN ZILLE
LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
I have today (Tuesday) sent a letter to...

Zimbabwe: SADC must act, and now

SOUTH AFRICA TODAY
A WEEKLY LETTER BY THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

[This week’s...

“SADC meeting fails to protect democracy and human rights”

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“African Opposition Parties: Achieving their potential in emerging democracies and the African Union

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