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.

Bootlicking business leaders flatter Mugabe

BY CHIEF REPORTER
HARARE
Instead of challenging President Robert Mugabe on his ruinous handling of Zimbabwe's economic crisis, business leaders who met the octogenarian leader two weeks...

Econet expansion to continue


BULAWAYO
Econet Wireless will continue with its expansion programme despite congestion problems.
In a statement, Econet Chief...

Gono hikes gold price

HARARE
In a bid to curb side marketing and boost the country's depleted gold reserves, the Reserve...

Snoop bill condemned

HARARE
President Robert Mugabe has come under strong criticism from a leading media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders...

7,600 businessmen arrested

HARARE
At least 7 600 shop managers and business executives in Zimbabwe have been arrested in a...

StanChart Bank pays ZESA bill


HARARE
Zimbabwe's embattled power utility will settle US$55 million in arrears to power suppliers and boost power...

How did Gapara really die?


HARARE
A top Zimbabwean police officer who died in Zambia last Thursday was laid to rest Monday...

CSC buckles under people pressure

…price of beasts increased
BULAWAYO
The Cold Storage Company (CSC) has finally buckled under pressure and increased the...

Vote boundaries aid rigging

HARARE
The Delimitation Commission has reportedly finished drawing up boundaries for next year's elections and highly-placed sources...

No spying going on – ISPs

HARARE
Zimbabwe's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are insisting that they cannot monitor all their customers' e-mails because...

Gono, Nyoni in battle for power

HARARE
Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono has clashed with Small to Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) minister Sthembiso...

Ncube – breaking the silence

HARARE
The activist group Sokwanele has alleged that the private investigator spearheading the lawsuit against Archbishop Pius...

Starving villagers eat beer residue, berries

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Starvation looms here as hundreds of families are surviving on residues of the traditionally brewed...

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