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.

6.9.2007 0:00

Mediation talks two months behind schedule

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Mediation talks two months behind schedule
LONDON
South African President Thabo Mbeki insists talks between the ruling Zanu (PF) and MDC are still on track despite lack of evidence they are making any...
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Education collapses as price war backfires


BY FIDELIS MHASHU
HARARE
This week's opening of the third term school calendar has seen thousands...
6.9.2007 0:00

SA battling to deal with refugees

BULAWAYO
The number of Zimbabwean immigrants being deported from South Africa has been going down since May...
6.9.2007 0:00

Child migrants seek a better life in South Africa


MUSINA
He is only a teenager, but he is already a seasoned border jumper. Dressed...

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18th amendment a blow to democracy

JOHANNESBURG
Zimbabweans living in South Africa have strongly expressed dissatisfaction over the government's proposed 18th amendment as...
6.9.2007 0:00

We believe in Save Zim campaign – MDC

HARARE
The opposition MDC has reiterated its full support for the Save Zimbabwe campaign which stress...
6.9.2007 0:00

Mugabe threatens UK, Australia

HARARE
President Robert Mugabe last week warned Britain and Australia against meddling in the country's internal affairs,...
6.9.2007 0:00

Mudzuri injured in car crash

HARARE
Elias Mudzuri, the MDC (Tsvangirai) national organising secretary, was injured on Sunday night when the...

6.9.2007 0:00

Villagers forced to sell cattle at give-away prices

BULAWAYO
The Zimbabwean government has secretly deployed state security agents to harass farmers and force them to...
6.9.2007 0:00

No-one will starve – GMB

HARARE - Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) last week said no one would starve because it...

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Teachers targeted in pre-election violence


HARARE
A Zimbabwe teachers union says it is setting up a distress fund to assist teachers who...
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Zim minister raped us – Fort Hare orphans

HARARE
Orphaned and disadvantaged girls attending universities in South Africa under the Presidential Scholarship Fund...
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25,000 battered by Zanu thugs – report

HARARE
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum says it has recorded over 25,000 cases of rights violations...

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