Madhuku speaks on Zim’s new power grab

At the heart of the struggle is Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 (CAB3), a maneuver designed to scrap direct presidential elections and extend executive terms.
By Trevor Ncube 53m ago

One person one vote must stand

By challenging this bill, the bishops are not merely engaging in policy debate, but they are also defending the "moral and institutional foundations" of the nation.
By The Standard 53m ago

Indirect election not panacea for instability

Across the Limpopo, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa is facing impeachment — the first leader in independent South Africa to confront such a possibility.
By Paidamoyo Muzulu May. 16, 2026

Zimbabwe's first female Chief Justice who is Elizabeth Gwaunza?

At a farewell sitting of the Constitutional Court on Thursday, Malaba said he was leaving office with dignity as “the bell of the Constitution” tolled at midnight.
By Valentine Maya May. 15, 2026

Zimbabweans’s forced silence as 2013 constitution faces dismantling

Citizens who overwhelmingly voted for the Constitution in 2013 have not collectively insisted on the implementation of every clause.
By Jacob Mutisi May. 15, 2026
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Protesters torch CAB 3 billboard as tensions soar

The burning of the billboard triggered swift reaction from the security apparatus, which reportedly harassed vendors eking out a living in the area.
By Nunurai Jena May. 13, 2026

Ramaphosa’s Zimbabwe visit puts constitutional crisis, not succession, at centre of regional concern

That shift has turned what might once have been treated as an internal Zanu PF matter into a broader constitutional and regional stability test.
By National Security News May. 13, 2026
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UN raps Zim over CAB 3 gender plan

Constitutional Amendment No 3 Bill (CAB 3) proposes the dissolution of the ZGC
By Sharon Zebra May. 11, 2026

Curing the coup: A better way to resolve the crisis

Whilst everyone is talking about Constitutional Amendment No. 3 (CAB3) and its undesirability, the echoes of the succession crisis in 2017 get louder and louder.
By Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler May. 10, 2026