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Extending Zimbabwe's Presidential term of office

Extending Zimbabwe's Presidential and Parliamentary Terms of Office: A Contingent Term Length Provision, Not a Rigid Term Limit CapThis insightful post by Tawanda Nyambirai adds critically valuable perspective to the ongoing debate on pres…

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 18:28hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

ED2030: Nothing stops Zanu-PF

Sections 91, 95, and 328 of the Zimbabwe Constitution do not require a referendum to introduce a 7 year Presidential term and do not prohibit a sitting President from benefiting from the 7 year term!!!  Law is still my passion. But I …

Published: 26 Oct 2025 at 18:28hrs | 652 | by Tawanda Nyambirai

Zanu PF edges closer to a Constitutional coup

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has resolved to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office beyond his constitutional limit, effectively launching what critics are calling a "constitutional coup." The resolution, made at the party…

Published: 20 Oct 2025 at 15:22hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter

Captured Court dismisses MK Party application

As expected, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg has as effectively dismissed the case brought by MK Party challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint a non-Member of Parliament.The Constitutional Court has dismissed t…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

ZANU PF's Push to Scrap Term Limits Echoes 1987 Power Grab

ZANU PF is laying the groundwork for a new constitutional amendment aimed at removing presidential term limits, in a move that closely mirrors the 1987 changes that allowed Robert Mugabe to become Zimbabwe's Executive President. This time,…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 19:40hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

No one is above the Constitution: Zimbabweans must say no to term extensions

Zimbabweans must never allow their country to backslide or let their hard-won rights be stripped away.In 2013, millions of Zimbabweans made history by overwhelmingly endorsing a new Constitution in a national referendum. More than 94%…

Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 08:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

'Zimbabwe title deeds within Constitutional framework'

The issuance of title deeds to A1 and A2 farmers, a policy introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year, is being carried out in full compliance with Zimbabwe's Constitution, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rur…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter

Geza claims military backing in bid to oust Mnangagwa

Expelled Zanu-PF Central Committee member and war veteran Blessed Geza has claimed he is receiving support from elements within Zimbabwe's security apparatus, including the armed forces, in his campaign to remove President Emmerson Mnangag…

Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:45hrs | 4422 | by Staff reporter

The abuse of freedoms and upending of Constitutional order

THE freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are fundamental human rights, essential for the flourishing of democratic societies.However, these rights are not absolute, and their limits must be clearly understood. In recent times,…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 341 | by Nick Mangwana

Zimbabwe military personnel urged to uphold Constitution

In a powerful address last Friday at the Five Infantry Brigade in Battlefields, near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe urged military personnel to uphold the country's Constitution and contr…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:15hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter

Whether one calls it a third term or a term extension, it's the same: an illegitimate attempt to prolong power

The riddles continue in an attempt to hoodwink the people of Zimbabwe. The ruling ZANU-PF National Political Commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, yesterday sought to reframe the increasingly controversial push to keep President Emmerson Mnangag…

Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 13:46hrs | 259 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

So a president simply needs to declare a 'vision' and he becomes eligible for a term extension!

The attack on Zimbabwe's Constitution continues! Yesterday, I listened with a mixture of astonishment and concern as Daniel Garwe, Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government and ZANU-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairman, addressed ZANU-PF …

Published: 26 Jan 2025 at 12:13hrs | 886 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zanu-PF ready to implement Constitutional amendments for Mnangagwa's term extension

Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has confirmed the government's readiness to implement constitutional amendments extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028, should formal instructions be issu…

Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:50hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter

South Africa is ruled by individuals who happen to wear robes

Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the US were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?In our beloved South Africa, a Constitution in 199…

Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:38hrs | 644 | by Lindiwe Sisulu

Mnangagwa says he is a constitutionalist

President Mnangagwa has called on Zanu-PF members to adhere to the party's constitution, emphasizing his commitment to constitutionalism. Speaking at the Zanu-PF National Assembly of the Youth League in Harare, he highlighted the critical …

Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:50hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe constitutional changes loom

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made surprise changes in the Zanu-PF politburo - the party's supreme decision-making body - amid reports that he wants to move to amend the constitution to facilitate his secret plan to hang onto power beyo…

Published: 21 May 2024 at 17:01hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa desecrates constitution

ZICOMO operates as a grassroots citizens' initiative, uniting diverse stakeholders across all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe.The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, through its Zimbabwe Constitutional Movement (ZICOMO), marks the 11th anniversary of t…

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:50hrs | 17 | by Tapiwa Zivira

Forty-two years on - Veterans of the liberation struggle have nothing to cheer

As Zimbabwe celebrates forty-two years of independence on Monday the 18th of April 2022 it is a tale of unrelenting suffering for the majority of the nation's liberation heroes and heroines except for the privileged few who were able to sq…

Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:48hrs | 7 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Zimbabweans have come to view constitution not as statement of shared principles but as cudgel with which to attack enemies

Zimbabweans on both the left and the right now view their political opponents not as fellow Zimbabweans with differing views, but as tribal  enemies to be vanquished. And they have come to view the Constitution not as an aspirational …

Published: 19 May 2021 at 23:53hrs | 5 | by Mandla Dlamini

Constitutional amendments, the opposition's frustrations

Last week, President Mnangagwa signed into law two amendments to the Constitution, much to the chagrin and frustration of his detractors and anti-Government elements in the opposition and the civil society sector, who had been fighting spi…

Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 12 | by Nobleman Runyanga

Mnangagwa consolidation of power an indictment on constitutionalism

INAPPROPRIATE laws inherited from colonial rule have been the major source of poverty and alienation in rural communities where 68% of the population live.To a larger extent, government has maintained the status quo in rural areas to manip…

Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Constitution changes clear sign of democratic relapse

Days after marking our 41st independence anniversary, a time at which we ought to be taking stock of progress made in consolidating our democracy, we mark a moment of monumental regression.The constitution of Zimbabwe was born out of a pro…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum

Constitutional amendments will haunt Zanu-PF

OPPRESSORS do not care how much effort you put to make them accept and respect you. Oppressors will take everything from you until you are broken and desperate. The Zimbabwean situation is reflective of how the powerful ruling elite will c…

Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:18hrs | 6 | by Precious Shumba

Constitutional amendments betray independence

THE National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) party joins Zimbabweans in celebrating the independence of our great nation.We take this opportunity to celebrate that, as a country, we are free from racist colonial rule.To us, Independence Day …

Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | | by Madock Chivasa NCA spokesperson

Zimbabwe Constitution littered with loopholes

CAN someone explain why Zimbabwe is one of the three countries in the world to have "hate" speech recognised in its Constitution.If "hate" speech is recognised, then there can be no freedom of expression.Hate speech is subjective, therefor…

Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Tookie Androuliakos

Implied and expressed constitutional provisions: The elusive concept

DOES Section 96 (2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe apply to our current unelected Vice-Presidents?Did Vice-President Kembo Mohadi quote the wrong section of the Constitution in his resignation letter?Implied and expressed provisions â€” i…

Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 14 | by Arthur Mutambara

Draft Constitution of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi

Greetings to all!    Below I present to you the Draft Constitution (Part 1 and Part 2 consisting of 47 Articles) of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi. The Full Draft Constitution consists of 14 Parts comprising a total of 27…

Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:49hrs | 1 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza

Ndebele King : A Constitutional Right

The President of Zimbabwe ED Mnangagwa declared over the past weekend in Gweru that the Ndebele nation shall not be allowed to install a King of the Ndebele since Zimbabwe is a Republic and not a Kingdom such as Lesotho and Swaziland. Pres…

Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 18:49hrs | 1 | by Mzilikazi Zwane

Zimbabwe Constitution ignored

The Zimbabwe government has made it clear that the much-vaunted new constitution counts for nothing. The MDC fulfilled the legal requirement to inform the police before Friday's demonstration in Harare but the government nevertheless banne…

Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 22:45hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Chamisa's battle of Populism vs Constitutionalism

INTRODUCTION The High Court sitting at Harare dealt a body-blow to Nelson Chamisa's leadership of the MDC on 8 May 2019. In the case of Elias Mashavira vs. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Five Others HH 302/19, Justice Edith Musho…

Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:48hrs | 10 | by David Tinashe Hofisi

Chamisa clause, a view from the other side!

The revolutionary party Zanu-PF's 17th Annual National People's Conference where all representative organs of the party are placing on the table a wide array of policy proposals is currently underway in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Provin…

Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 3 | by Farai Muvuti

Constitutional amendments: Likely scenarios

WITH Zanu PF holding a majority in the National Assembly, one of the most prevalent fears is what the majority will be used to achieve. Today, we explore the possibilities and concerns that arise from it.The function of Parliament is to ho…

Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Paul Kaseke

A deep dive into the world of the Constitutional Court

NO one can deny that this election season has been a rollercoaster and people are confused, anxious and hopeful as they face an unpredictable outcome from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the petition lodged on behalf of the MDC-Alli…

Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Thabani Mnyama

Zimbabwe's constitutionalism moves notch up

Today is a momentous day for Zimbabweans as constitutionalism moves a notch up with the Constitutional Court sitting to consider submissions by MDC-Alliance presidential contestant Nelson Chamisa in challenge to his loss to President Mnang…

Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Elliot Ziwira

Mnangagwa must cure constitutional violations

Elections are a few months away and the credibility of these elections is essential for the government that will hold office. The credibility will provide legitimacy for the next administration and encourage investment into the country amo…

Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Paul Kaseke

Mnangagwa breached the Constitution

In the wake of a constitutional challenge to the legitimacy of the military operation that directly or indirectly brought President Emmerson Mnangagwa to power, this piece is focussed on examining the constitutional violations that seem to…

Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 06:47hrs | 5 | by Paul Kaseke

MDC-T should be guided by their constitutions to avoid factionalism

THE succession fights, if left unresolved may drive the MDC-T to a possible split, to the detriment of the strongest and long standing opposition political party in Zimbabwe.It was without doubt that there would be mixed reactions towards …

Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Lloyd Phiri

The mystery of the missing MDC-T constitution

Political parties are a key element of democratic politics. Their internal deliberations and leadership elections can have significant consequences for national politics.Intra-party decision making is generally governed by a party constitu…

Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 15:14hrs | | by Joe Devanny

Army's vested interest in Zanu-PF

" â€¦ the military will not hesitate to step in. Zanu-PF's standing political virtues are a product of faithful adherence to the founding values, decorum, discipline and revolutionary protocol in the ruling party". â€” Zimbabwe Defence For…

Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 14:50hrs | 2 | by Innocent Batsani Ncube, Scholar

Where to now for Zimbabwe? The Constitutional options

Introduction On 15 November, Zimbabweans woke to find that the Defence Forces had taken control of the country, avowedly to purge the ruling party of criminals who had fostered division and misgovernment. The military spokesman disavowed a…

Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 08:02hrs | | by kubatana

Jonathan Moyo: How one nutty professor nutted Zim media (Part One)

Many people talk of the gift that kept on giving. Its a good thing. But, in Zimbabwe, for journalism and journalists, Professor Jonathan Moyo was not good at all. Far from a gift, he was the curse that kept on screwing. Professor Jonathan …

Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 18:17hrs | 1 | by Maynard Manyowa

My job is to uphold the Constitution, Cdes

Dear Cabinet and  Politburo membersCOMRADES, I have to frankly tell you that I am very disappointed in some of you for doing some criminal activities not just behind my back, but also doing them in my name.This week, I had to end the …

Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by CZ

Parliamentarians should push for funding for constitutional awareness

As Parliament resumes sitting on the 24th of Janaury 2017 and legislatures are going to be debating the 2017 National Budget Statement, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights would like to urge the Members of Parliament (National Assembly…

Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 15:18hrs | 2 | by Mr Benedict Sibasa

I Am The South African Constitution

I am the South African Constitution. Do you know my name, color , race or creed There is not to be a substitution I am not to be altered I am the South Africa Constitution I do not waver in what I preach For common men are my leaders It is…

Published: 10 Dec 2016 at 23:32hrs | | by Ntshuxeko Mbowane

Constitution Watch

Implementing the New Constitution : What Has Been Done So Far?Introduction In Constitution Watches 33 to 38 of 2013, which were published between August and October last year, we set out some of the legislative changes that needed to be ma…

Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 01:22hrs | 1 | by Veritas

The Zimbabwean government must make the constitution known to its citizens

Deep in the remote area under Chief Dakamela in Nkayi district, a group old men and women and a sizeable number of youths gather under the zinc roofed shade to discuss the contents of the new constitution. Hats off to this youth focused or…

Published: 14 Mar 2014 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni

Clarifying Zimbabwe's new Constitution, citizenship

There have been media reports that the new Constitution, whose provisions relating to citizenship, voting and elections came into operation on May 22 2013 (the publication day of the new Constitution), gives aliens the right to vote in the…

Published: 30 Jun 2013 at 11:48hrs | 4 | by Bill Watch, Veritas

'A Zimbabwe with a new Constitution'

Cecil John Rhodes believed that the land he declared conquered would forever be in his hands, but the gallantry of the Zimbabwean people proved him wrong. We were able to destroy the enemy who was superior to us in numbers and equipment, b…

Published: 11 Jun 2013 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Mawira Kufakunesu

Which constitution will guide Zimbabweans on electoral processes?

On 22 May 2013, President Robert Mugabe assented to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No.20) Bill (hereafter referred to as "the new Constitution"). It was gazetted on the same day. This is the "publication day" of the new Constituti…

Published: 28 May 2013 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

This is just the beginning of a long journey

ZimbabweâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s new constitution has been signed into law. This is a great day for our nation as we crafted this document on our own as Zimbabweans without the supervision or interference of foreigners. It is a dramatic improv…

Published: 24 May 2013 at 04:12hrs | | by Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara, Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

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