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.

What will Thabo tell SADC?

John Makumbe
So, what is South African President, Thabo Mbeki, going to tell the SADC leaders in Lusaka this week about his mediation efforts in Zimbabwe? From...

COSATU condemns SA farmers

JOHANNESBURG
The rounding up of hapless Zimbabwe asylum seekers by South African commercial farmers in Limpopo...

SABC implicated in Ncube sting operation

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BULAWAYO
The South Africa Broadcasting Corporation, SABC, has been implicated in a Zanu (PF) and Central...

Desperate Zim women resort to baby hiring

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In a desperate attempt to survive, some Zimbabwean mothers living in exile are resorting to hiring...

SA not a green pasture

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Brighton Dube cuts a tall, lonely figure at the commercial property he guards in...

SAWIMA feeds the hungry


The Southern African Women's Institute in Migration Affairs has introduced a feeding scheme that benefits Zimbabwean...

Millions a myth – SA minister



South Africa's minister of Home Affairs Mapisa-Nquakula has urged her government and the region at large...

Home Affairs incompetent, ignorant – DA

The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the department Home Affairs' belated unveiling of its dressed up 2002...

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Zim worst in Africa for investment – UN report


HARARE - Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Zimbabwe has dramatically dried up over the past nine...

Howls of laughter – at last!


This week's front page story about junior officers booing army and air force supremos Chiwenga and...

ZSE slows as investors wait


HARARE - Growing uncertainty characterises trade on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, prompting the financial markets to...

Freight industry ‘facing collapse’


BULAWAYO - The freight industry faces collapse, as it is currently operating at below 30% due...

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