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Back to the future: Why defending Zimbabwe’s constitution is defending the country

WHEN Nelson Chamisa recently declared on X that “there is no constitution to protect or defend” and that “we must instead defend and protect...

Parallel Structures or Parallel Stupidity? Temba Mliswa’s misfired crusade

When the lights go out in Parliament, some men reach for a torch. Others, like Temba Mliswa, reach for Twitter. By Reason Wafawarova In the aftermath of...

Zimbabwe-China: Why we must choose the hand that helps

In the beautiful heart of Africa, Zimbabwe is once again a subject of global gossip. The whispers start every time we move forward, building...

Reviving old factories or starting afresh? Here’s why investors in Zimbabwe are choosing the latter

A famous philosophical fragment by the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “no man ever steps into the same river twice, for it is not the...

The Constitution Leaves No Room for Self-Serving “Insertions”

Tawanda Nyambirai’s recent analysis of Zimbabwe’s Constitution, published here — suggesting that Parliament could introduce a seven-year presidential term without triggering a referendum —...

Why a Seven-Year Presidential Term May Not Require a Referendum

The ongoing debate over Zimbabwe’s constitutional term limits has once again ignited fierce legal and political discourse. At the centre of this debate lies...

Reconstituting the Zimbabwean Soul: Why Culture, Not Politics, Will Heal the Nation

Until every Zimbabwean can willingly and proudly sing the national anthem—word for word, hand over heart—the dream of nationhood remains unfinished. The anthem is...

Zimbabwe’s leaders obsessed with PhDs to cover their incompetence

As I watched proceedings at the ongoing ZANU-PF National People’s Conference in Mutare, one detail stood out far more than the political rhetoric and...

Locating Chiwenga’s conference speech in Zanu PF’s moment of reflection

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s address at the Zanu PF conference in Mutare was no ordinary speech. It was a carefully crafted rebuke cloaked in...

A Coup Within the Party: The Mnangagwa–Chiwenga Rift and the Future of Zimbabwe’s Power Structure

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, of incitement and treason in response to a corruption dossier Chiwenga reportedly presented to the...

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