Constitution - The Zimbabwe Independent

Topic : Constitution

Zimbabwe’s thuggish path to a perpetual presidency

The City Sports Centre in Harare has long been a venue for assembly, but on Tuesday, it became a theatre of the absurd—and the brutal.

By Freedom Chimuriwo 40m ago

Zimbabwe’s thuggish path to a perpetual presidency

‘The People’ now talking in a big way!

The bottom-line is that the consultation process provided for in the Party’s selective understanding of the law has been carried out.

By Muckraker 4h ago

Beyond legal question: Referendum as a democratic, political, decolonial act

In post-colonial thought, a people’s vote carries deeper meaning. A referendum marks the point at which citizens move from being subjects of power to its source.

By Phillan Zamchiya 4h ago

Beyond legal question: Referendum as a democratic, political, decolonial act

History often repeats itself, sometimes very badly

They are viewed as appendages of their former colonisers. That is only if they are lucky to survive. Many had their homes burnt down and were forced to leave the country.

By Harry Wilson 5h ago

History often repeats itself, sometimes very badly

Public hearings or public intimidation?

Public hearings are supposed to be spaces where Zimbabweans freely express their views on proposed changes to the supreme law.

By Newsday 6h ago

Zanu PF likely to ambush Zim towards referendum

Participants expressed frustration over lack of accessible simplified information about the Bill, noting that many Zimbabweans remain unaware of its content and implications.

By Amh Voices 6h ago

Zanu PF likely to ambush Zim towards referendum

CAB3 drama: Uniform calls for 10-year term raise questions

In Kazangarare, the process allegedly went further, with some individuals removed from speaking queues if suspected of opposing the bill.

By Nunurai Jena 22h ago

CAB3 drama: Uniform calls for 10-year term raise questions

Live blog: Day 3 of Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 hearing

Opposition leaders announced they were boycotting ongoing public hearings on the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), citing violence, intimidation

By Newsday 23h ago

Live blog: Day 3 of Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 hearing

Opposition to boycott CAB3 hearings after violence, intimidation.

Journalists were also targetted, with the Zanu PF youths blocking them from leaving the venue and demanding that they delete footage from cellphones and cameras.

By Miriam Mangwaya Apr. 1, 2026