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.

News in Shona

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NaSTANFORD MUKASA

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OBITUARY: WALTER KAMBA

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One of Zimbabwe's most illustrious sons, Professor Walter Kamba (1932-2007), passed away on May...

Govt tries to conceal runaway inflation

HARARE
Government is reported to be trying to conceal the latest inflation figure, believed to have...

Another land audit underway


HARARE
The Zanu (PF) regime is at it again, spending huge amounts of funds doing yet another...

Hundreds die, Parirenyatwa ‘worried’


HARARE
Nurses and junior doctors have vowed to continue with their industrial action pressing for salary...

Teacher shortage – students sit idle

HARARE
Many students are not having lessons in key subjects such as maths, science and english...

RG’s office charges in forex

HARARE
The Registrar General, Tobaiwa Mudede, has deferred the commencement of voter registration and issuance of Identity...

Mugabe’s team bungles at Ghana mtg

HARARE
The Mugabe regime's counter-strategy at the African Commission for Human Rights summit in Ghana recently failed...

MDC Joburg elects officials

JOHANNESBURG
The MDC (Tsvangirai) has intensified its efforts towards a strong and united opposition in South Africa...

Mbeki concerned at lack of press freedom

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South African president, Thabo Mbeki, expressed concern over press repression in some African states when...

Persecution of Hitschmann continues

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The trial of Peter Michael Hitschmann, accused of illegally possessing ivory, has been postponed to June...

Nobody assaulted say Police

HARARE
The police have been ordered to conduct a fresh investigation into charges that 30 opposition members...

Mugabe for the Hague? – Triesman

LONDON
A British government minister has said President Robert Mugabe is close to being considered a...

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