Do the right thing, Mr President
After decades of paying for political excesses, the Zanu PF-led administration should, by now, understand the brutal arithmetic of legitimacy in global markets
By The Zimbabwe Independent
Apr. 10, 2026
CAB3 hearing chaos fuels fresh referendum calls
Opposition groups and civil society warn that if the amendment proceeds without a referendum, it could undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic process and entrench Executive power.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Apr. 8, 2026
Chicken Slice, broken glasses and the Munhumutapa delusion
Lovemore Madhuku was beaten so badly he ended up in the hospital, and the police—with a straight face—said they weren't involved.
By Doctor Stop It
Apr. 5, 2026
Whose constitution anyway: Whither the future of Zimbabwean democracy?
Constitutions became the guiding manuals on how post-monarchical democracies were to function.
By Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Apr. 5, 2026
Battered Prof returns to the volatile battleground, meets fresh violence
What was meant to be a national conversation quickly descended into something else — a theatre of intimidation, exclusion and, at times, outright violence.
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Go hang: Zanu PF, Parly tell opposition
Journalists were also harassed for reporting on the incidents, with some ordered to delete footage they had captured.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Apr. 2, 2026
Zim stares down constitutional crisis
This latest escalation underscores a desperate struggle for the soul of Zimbabwe’s governance
By Lovemore Madhuku
Mar. 25, 2026
Biti, Madhuku application deferred to April 1
Madhuku submitted that the NCA opposes the proposed amendments and that he has already filed a separate challenge before the Constitutional Court seeking to block the Bill.
By Desmond Chingarande
Mar. 23, 2026
Constitutional amendment No. 3: The scourge of state-condoned violence against those opposed to it
The attacks on respected civic leaders such as Lovemore Madhuku and Tendai Biti, the threats against other civic leaders who include Jameson Timba and Ibbo Mandaza, the banning of meetings
By Ibbo Mandaza and Tony Reeler
Mar. 13, 2026
