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.

The Boat Club

A few boats turned over on the grass by the lake. A single yacht on dry land. A few fishermen and women wile away the day...

Law suit threatens unity efforts

BY JOHN MAKUMBE
It is unfortunate that elements within the opposition MDC (Mutambara) have decided to proceed...

Zimbabwe Vigil Diary – 2nd June 2006

We know now just how bad the situation is for the Mugabe regime on the international...

Dishonour for Mugabe


LONDON
The University of Edinburgh will this week take the first step to strip President Robert...

Govt in exile predicts mutiny

LONDON
At their second press conference in London last week three members of the self-proclaimed Zimbabwean...

SA youths denounce quiet diplomacy

JOHANNESBURG
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and their Young Communist League(YCL) have defied the South...

Zimdollar crashes vs SA rand


JOHANNESBURG
THE Zimbabwean dollar has further tumbled, trading at Z$7800 against the SAR at Park Station over...

MDC SA elections peaceful and fair

BLOEMFONTEIN
Marko Mutandirwa was unanimously elected chairperson for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) South Africa chapter...

Mugabe threatens statelessness

BY TRUST MATSILELE
PRETORIA
Thousands of Zimbabwean children who were born in South Africa might be rendered stateless...

Letters

Is this the same Nyoni?

Letters

Is this the same Nyoni?

Letter from Home

A whole generation gone

BY LITANY BIRD

Dear Family and Friends,

It was with a...

New constitution – the heart of the matter

Both sides in the Zimbabwean confrontation want to change the constitution - but in radically different...

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