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.

Zanu lies to the world about sanctions


HARARE
Justice minister Patrick Chinamasa last week blamed the Act for Zimbabwe's economic decay at the executive council of the African Union. But critics say the Zanu...

Angry motorists denounce Mugabe

HARARE
The fuel crisis in Zimbabwe is worsening and queues of thousands of angry motorists outside service...

African lawyers urge AU to act

ACCRA
All Bar Associations in Africa last week tabled a proposal at the 9th Ordinary Session of...

Lawyers boycott court


HARARE
Zimbabwean lawyers last week boycotted court in protest against the recent attacks on members of the...

MISA slams media blackout


HARARE
A press freedom organisation has slammed the blanket media blackout imposed around the coup plot court...

Forum petitions AU heads of state

HARARE
The Civil Society Organisations Forum, comprising human rights defenders, civic activists, journalists and lawyers, resolved on...

We will win- Makone

HARARE
Zimbabwe's main opposition party has projected a landslide victory in next year's harmonized elections, ruling out...

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Mossad helps with rigging – Makumbe

LONDON
The Israeli Intelligence Agency Mossad has been accused of rigging elections for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe....

Mossad helps with rigging – Makumbe

LONDON
The Israeli Intelligence Agency Mossad has been accused of rigging elections for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe....

Thousands attend Sikhala rally


HARARE
Thousands of ululating and singing MDC (Mutambara) supporters thronged Huruyadzo Shopping Centre in St Mary's Constituency...

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…as bumper crowds turn up...

Mbeki wants Mugabe to go


HARARE
The Zimbabwean is in possession of a copy of a letter written by a member of...

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