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.

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Business Briefs

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Business Briefs

Zim is rock-bottom
HARARE - A leading international research group, the Fraser Institute, has ranked Zimbabwe the worst destination for mining investors, following a survey of 164...

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30.8.2007 0:00

5th Anniversary of the Vigil and other events (30-08-07)

FROM THE ZIMBABWE VIGIL
Dear Supporters

Important forthcoming events

ZIMBABWE VIGILR...

30.8.2007 0:00

SA book fest planned for London

BY TREVOR GRUNDY
LONDON
A new annual book festival that will present some of Africa's best known books...
30.8.2007 0:00

Zim singer arrives with a boom


"AUSTRALIA is gonna see boom boom!" announced a young Zimbabwean woman, soon after sailing into the...
30.8.2007 0:00

Attacking the silence

BERLIN
For Democracy and Media Freedom in Zimbabwe in June, the Peter Weiss Foundation for Art...
30.8.2007 0:00

From confidant to the condemned &

The prison memoirs of Kevin Woods
Many times, all I had was a five-word prayer: God, please...

29.8.2007 0:00

Panic in city as War vets demonstrate in support of Mugabe (29-08-07)

Panic seized the city centre at lunchtime today when an unrully mob of about 5,000,...
29.8.2007 0:00

POLICE JOIN WAR VETERANS IN HARARE MARCH (29-08-07)

The MDC is disturbed by the behaviour of the police after they showed their strong links...

29.8.2007 0:00

Musomere quits Gaborone United

LUKE Masomere has quit Botswana’s Mascom Premiership soccer side Gaborone United and is now heading...
28.8.2007 0:00

MISA-Zimbabwe Alert: Journalist Trial Postponed (28-08-07)

The trial of Gift Phiri who is facing charges of contravening Section 79 (1) of the...

28.8.2007 0:00

Zim faces import shortfall of 600MW (28-08-07)

HARARE:
ZIMBABWE is facing an import shortfall of 600MW after regional suppliers reduced or stopped supplying power...
28.8.2007 0:00

The A to Z of programming this week August 28th – 30th on SW Radio Africa

We’ve got top quality news, views and interviews on SW Radio Africa, Zimbabwe’s Independent...

28.8.2007 0:00

Crucial local govt vote looms (28-08-07)

BY CHIEF REPORTER

HARARE
Zimbabwe holds a crucial local government vote in three months time expected to gauge...

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