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.

Mugabe’s blood money raises Catholic eyebrows

BY TREVOR GRUNDY
HARARE Robert Mugabe's decision to hand over Z$300 million to the Catholic Church's Marian Association to help women start farming projects in food scarce...

Black market thrives


.. as Minister threatens
BY BAYETHE ZITHA
BULAWAYO
Parallel market prices of basic commodities here continue to soar,...

MDC split – the numbers game


BY ITAI DZAMARA
HARARE
As debate rages following the publication by The Zimbabwean recently of a three-part series...

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WASHINGTON-Umhlangano omkhulu wequla leMovement for Democratic Change (MDC) elikhokhelwa ngumnumzana Morgan...

Mapeza’s team victorious

Caretaker coach proves controversial line-up can deliver
BY CAJ NEWS
BULAWAYO - Norman Mapeza's youthful trial-and-error squad took...

Leeds race to zero


BY JOHN HUGHES
DENNIS Wise's Leeds, docked 15 points for financial irregularities at the start of the...

Luphahla itches to don boots


BY MTHULISI SIBANDA
SENIOR REPORTER
MAFIKENG - Recuperating Zimbabwe and Platinum Stars midfielder, Joel Luphahla, cannot wait...

‘Warriors will bounce back’


'Silver Fox' believes national team can return to former glory
BY KGOMOTSO MZWAKHE
CAPE TOWN - Former Zimbabwe...

Club rebuilds after blaze


BULAWAYO - Restoration work has begun in earnest this week to try and rebuild the Bulawayo...

Cash-strapped ZRU can’t pay players

HARARE - The Zimbabwe Rugby Union has failed to pay 12 contracted players due to cash...

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Players demand forex
ZIMBABWE cricket players and their board are at loggerheads once again. Surprise, Surprise! It's...

Revenge of the underdogs

Cricket team resurfaces to beat Scotland in Twenty20
BY MTHULISI SIBANDA
SENIOR REPORTER
POTCHEFSTROOM - Cricket-underdogs Zimbabwe overcame...

Anglican Bishop sees hope of breakthrough on Gays and Zimbabwe

BY TREVOR GRUNDY
The recently appointed Dean of Central Africa, the Rt Rev Trevor Musonda Mwamba, believes...

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