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COPAC presents draft to parliament

The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Number 20, expected to pave the way for a new supreme law of the land, has gone through its first reading in the Lower House of Assembly.The first reading was done this Tuesday afternoon in the lower house by the Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minist...

MDC-T accused of abusing Copac vehicles

MDC-T national spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora is being accused of abusing Copac vehicles to conduct party business in his constituency and giving an unauthorised person to drive the vehicle.Mr Mwonzora is the legislator for Nyanga North constituency.The vehicle a Mazda BT50 twincab has since been ...

Only 35% is likely to vote during the referendum

BULAWAYO - Voter apathy could characterise the forthcoming referendum if the poor turnout witnessed so far at Constitutional Parliamentary Select Committee (COPAC) awareness campaigns on the draft constitution is anything to go by. The COPAC outreach programme began on Monday countrywide amid low t...

Apathy hits Copac campaign

The Copac awareness campaign to unpack the contents of the draft constitution has been hit by apathy in some areas across the country amid reports that some of the meetings were scheduled to next week due to poor attendance. A handful of people attended the meetings in Harare yesterday, while in t...

COPAC, civic society signs memorandum of agreement

The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with over 60 civic organisations.The agreement is expected to guide the organisations' conduct during the referendum campaign.As preparations for the impending constitutional referendum gather momentum, COPAC co-chairpers...

Copac engages NGOs

Copac has roped in non-governmental organisations to print, distribute and campaign for the draft constitution but also expressed fears about conduct of such organisations in the agreement to be signed to operationalise the deal. The suspicions the parlimentary body has are contained in the prohibi...

Copac set to endorse draft constitution on Thursday

The 25-member Constitution Parliament Select Committee (COPAC) met in Harare this Tuesday and resolved to adopt the draft constitution on Thursday this week.The draft constitution was tabled before the select committee by COPAC co-Chairpersons, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana, Mr Douglas Mwonzora and Mr Ed...

Copac set to embark on publicity campaigns

PUBLICITY campaigns to inform the public on the provisions of the recently concluded draft constitution are expected to start early next week.This is expected to ensure Zimbabweans appreciate the provisions of the country's proposed supreme law.The Cabinet committee set up to deal with sticky issues...

Final draft constitution expected today

COPAC is today expected to produce the final draft constitution after drafters incorporated some of the amendments, which the three political parties in Government proposed last week.The final draft will be taken to Parliament when it resumes sitting in a fortnight.Copac co-chairperson Munyaradzi Ma...

Mugabe rushes back

President Robert Mugabe is rushing back to Harare today in a last-ditch effort to clear the last hurdles in the constitution-making process.Cutting short his annual vacation in the Far East, Mugabe is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe today where he will face a nation seeking answers on the Copac crisi...

Five of six constitution outstanding issues resolved

COPAC co-chairpersons have reportedly agreed on five of the last six outstanding issues stalling the constitution-making process, raising hope that there could be a breakthrough soon if the Cabinet committee endorses the proposals.The committee charged by the principals with breaking the deadlock is...