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Zimbabwe: Rights Groups, Opposition Stage Online Protest Against Constitutional Amendments
VOA, 7 May 2021
Zimbabwean opposition and rights groups have held an online protest against proposed constitutional amendments that would allow the president to handpick top judges. Thousands of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Law Change to Give Mnangagwa Mugabe-Era Powers
East African, 30 April 2021
Three years after sweeping into power through a military coup and promising a new and unfolding democracy, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now being compared to his… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Senate Approves Constitutional Clauses
The Herald, 29 April 2021
The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2) Bill, which proposes a raft of amendments to the Constitution, went through its Second Reading and Committee stage in the Senate… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Repeats Mugabe's Mistake on Constitution, Say Critics
Zimbabwe Standard, 25 April 2021
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is repeating mistakes made by his predecessor Robert Mugabe by seeking to amend the constitution to entrench his rule, political analysts have warned. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Parliament Approves Amendments to Constitution
Nation, 21 April 2021
Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday approved proposed amendments to the constitution removing a clause on electing vice presidents, a move critics say is meant to entrench President… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Moves to Checkmate Chiwenga
Zimbabwe Standard, 18 April 2021
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind Zanu PF's renewed push for sweeping amendments to the constitution to put a leash on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who is said to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Constitution Mutilation a Threat to Democracy
Zimbabwe Standard, 11 April 2021
The passing of the controversial constitutional amendments by the Senate last week marked yet another major reversal in Zimbabwe's push to transform into a democracy since the 2017… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Constitutional Amendment (No.1) Bill Sails Through Senate
New Zimbabwe, 7 April 2021
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to sign Constitutional Amendment No. 1 Bill into an Act after it sailed through Senate on Tuesday by 70 votes to one. Read more »
Civil Society Wants Stop to Zimbabwe Constitution Changes
Civil society organisations have said they will mobilise citizens and take legal action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, over a move to change the country's constitution, arguing that it will give the president too much power and turn him into a dictator. The country's Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, insists there is nothing wrong with amending the constitution, which was voted in during a referendum in 2013. The ruling Zanu-PF's two-thirds majority in parliament makes it easy not only to change the constitution and approve elections, but also gives the green light to the president to appoint vice-presidents. The amendments also mean that Mnangagwa would be able to appoint senior judges and extend their tenure as well.
InFocus
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Some Zanu-PF MPs say Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill should have clauses that impose a ban on local politicians who advocate sanctions against the country. The ruling party is ... Read more »
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Despite Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's impressive economic interventions, sanctions imposed on Harare will only be removed once President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration ... Read more »
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The right of free speech, as enshrined in Zimbabwe's Constitution means every citizen should have the absolute right to express themselves in any way they choose without fear of ... Read more »
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The Constitutional Court has found "no clear, direct, sufficient and credible evidence that the irregularities that Chamisa alleges marred the election process materially ... Read more »
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The swearing of Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration after the constitutional court dismissed opposition leader Nelson ... Read more »
