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.

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Bots fights CITES ivory ban

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Bots fights CITES ivory ban

GABORONE
CITES is meeting this week at the Hague. For years, Botswana and its Southern African neighbours have been seeking to cull their elephant populations or...
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Police cancel MDC rallies

MASVINGO
Police have once again cancelled opposition MDC rallies in the Zaka East constituency ahead of...
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Expanded senate will drain fiscus


HARARE
The ruling party has come under strong condemnation from civic society for planning to expand...

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Elephants destroy wheat

BEITBRIDGE
A herd of hungry elephants recently devoured an estimated 40 hectares of winter wheat at an...
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GMB donates Z$100 m to Zanu (PF)

BINDURA
At a time when the country faces acute shortages in grain reserves, the Grain Marketing...
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IDB on the increase

FRANCISTOWN
As Zimbabweans jostle to make quick buck selling diamonds illegally, the Diamond and Narcotics Squad here...
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Anti-hijack update

HARARE
Hijackings have been rife in the town centre and surrounding business areas. A gang working...

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Convent parents shun Mugabe

HARARE
President Robert Mugabe came face to face with the contempt that the majority of Zimbabweans now...
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Farmers to talk to donors direct?


HARARE - The Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) is mulling over the possibility of setting up a...
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Mbare’s rubbish dump children fight for survival

MBARE - "Ukaita bvepfepfe haulumi (Don't rush. Good things come to those who wait)," streetwise...
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Poaching rife on grabbed land

HARARE
The renewed land grab campaign by the embattled Zanu (PF) regime is being used as a...
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Jambanja could backfire – analysts


HARARE - President Robert Mugabe is pushing ahead with nationalization of foreign owned assets to try...
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