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.

Coalition condemns Mnangagwa for extending his rule to 2030

Coalition condemns Mnangagwa for extending his rule to 2030

Sungano Yevanhu/Ubumbano Lomphakathi (SY/UL), a coalition of political parties, labour groups, churches and civil society organisations, has condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s assent to the Constitutional Amendment Act No. 6 of 2026, describing it as unconstitutional and a “dark day” for Zimbabwe.

Soldiers thrash villagers

BY LIZWE SEBATHA
BULAWAYO
At least 15 Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers were arrested by the military police this week for allegedly assaulting villagers in retaliation for the...

Villages protest GMB demands for maize

BY SEBASTIAN NYAMHANGAMBIRI
CHIWESHE
The state-owned Grain Marketing Board (GMB), working in conjunction with some ruling Zanu (PF)...

Shabane-scam witness attacked

A MEMBER of the opposition MDC has been assaulted by Zanu (PF) militia at his rural...

Party cracks emerge in water crisis

BY BAYETHE ZITHA
BULAWAYO - Tribal cracks have emerged within Zanu (PF) after revelations that the party's...

Price crackdown ‘a political strategy’


BY ITAI DZAMARA
HARARE - The destructive crackdown on manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers by the Zanu (PF)...

Zanu officials fingered in fuel scam

War vet accuses comrades of diverting fuel to parallel market
BY FARISAI GONYE
MUTARE - Zanu (PF) party...

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Torture unit set up to “strike fear” into opposition

President Robert Mugabe's government has set up a special unit to torture opposition activists and civic...

Chunga for BlackRhinos?


HARARE
Underachieving but often overrated soccer coach, Moses Chunga, who was recently deposed smartly at Caps United,...

Zanu (PF) bribes chiefs – MDC


HARARE
The opposition MDC (Tsvangirai) has accused the Zanu (PF) government of bribery as Local Government...

Zims in SA hail deportation of chefs’ kids


BY TRUST MATSILELE
JOHANNESBURG
Zimbabweans living in South Africa have hailed the Australian government for deporting eight children...

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WASHINGTON - Congress yeMovement for Democratic Change yakayambutsa vana veZimbabwe chimwe...

Moz doubles electricity supplies


HARARE
Ben Rafemoyo, the Chief Executive Officer of the economically crippled Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has...

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