Rights activist goes to court to force referendum on Constitutional Amendment Bill

Court asked to interdict the president from enactment of key clauses absent a referendum

Direct presidential election puts Zimbabwe in a club of authoritarian states
‘Direct elections can be, and often are, used to legitimise centralised power’
South Africa seizes nearly R1 billion in drug haul at Beitbridge border post
‘Likely the single biggest breakthrough against the drug trade in South African history’ - minister
4 life sentences for cop killer Muvevi as court rejects insanity plea
‘Society is safer without the accused’ - judge
10 killed in Gokwe-Kwekwe road bus and truck collision
Bus was carrying 36 passengers during 5AM horror crash

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Football, News, Sport Hardrock suspends CEO Hove after police arrest over Dynamos clashes
Sports ministry condemns ugly scenes at Chahwanda...
News, ReligionPope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders future of humanity
‘I am convinced that this will prove to be a defining document for our era’
Football, News, SportArsenal fans win police clearance for Harare street parade
Human rights lawyer and Arsenal fan says approval does not sit well with him
NewsZimbabwe’s vivid English first names carry family histories, from Privilege to Shame
‘Colonialism promoted English as a language of sophistication, so Africans simply turned to the English vocabulary for expression’
Football, News, SportNigeria ease past Zimbabwe in Unity Cup, reach final
Zimbabwe to face Jamaica or India in third and fourth playoff on Saturday
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NewsFast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
With the cost of repatriating a body from the UK north of £12,000, funeral cover eases burden on surviving relatives
Football, News, Sport4 arrested after Hardrock-Dynamos fan riots
7 admitted in hospital after suffering injuries
Business, Mining, NewsZimbabwe bans foreigners from small-scale gold mining, declares strategic minerals list
Government also bars raw mineral exports and mandates state shareholding in critical minerals sector
News, OpinionChief Justice Luke Malaba was more than the sum of his critics’ claims
‘Much of the criticism directed at him mistakes judicial restraint for executive servility. That is an error’
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Business, EnergyInvictus Energy hopes to finalise production agreement with Zimbabwe within weeks
'We have customers begging for power and we are close to the grid'
Business, NewsZimStat explains dramatic reversal of February trade surplus into US$89.7m deficit
Stats agency initially reported February trade surplus of US$46.5 million
Agriculture, Business, NewsFreight costs threaten Zimbabwe farmers' livelihoods as Iran war disrupts exports
Zimbabwe accounts for 60 percent of the United Kingdom's imports of sugar snap peas
Business, Mining, NewsMutapa launches US$75 million debt push as gold profits surge
Mutapa Gold Resources targets 570kg by 2028 from current 300kg through expansion drive
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Life & Style, TravelPrecious Sibalo: from cabin crew to pilot and Covid-19 philanthropist
'It was male-dominated, but I knew that I wanted to be one of the few women in aviation'
Culture, Life & Style, News, ShowbizHIFA returns after 8 years with slate of new events through 2028
Organisers also set dates for 2027 and 2028 festivals
Culture, Life & Style, NewsSouth Africa hands back Zimbabwe soapstone bird, human remains
Landmark repatriation of artefacts stolen during colonial era
Culture, Life & Style, News, Showbiz, TVComposer of iconic ‘Lion King’ chant sues comedian Jonasi over ‘Circle of Life’ translation
Lebohang M accuses Zimbabwean comedian of intentionally mistranslating chant
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News, OpinionThere will be hell to pay: CCC MPs' US$40,000 bribes will haunt them
Voters who expected that the opposition in parliament will be a voice of reason now realise they are on their own
News, OpinionOne-man one-vote: The history of universal adult suffrage in Zimbabwe
‘One-man one-vote is non-negotiable and must - and indeed does - remain intact in Zimbabwe’
News, OpinionIn full: Chief Justice Malaba’s valedictory address at Constitutional Court farewell sitting
‘The judicial career, properly understood, is nothing more and nothing less than a lifelong commitment to the oath’
News, OpinionPaul Tungwarara and daughter: a lesson in elite detachment
‘Nurses, among the most overworked and underpaid professionals in the country, transformed into props in a performance of wealth’
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Celebs, ShowbizKoffi Olomide, Rayvanny fly into Harare to collaborate with Roki
Former Big Brother star Roki working on first album in more than 10 years
Celebs, News, ShowbizChivayo’s ex-wife demands $25 million payout, 40k monthly maintenance
Chivayo sues for access to children, tells Sonja he is ‘not her meal ticket for life’
Celebs, News, Showbiz, TV‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star Chuck Norris dies at 86
‘He was surrounded by his family and was at peace’
Celebs, News, ShowbizSouth African police seek extradition of Zimbabwean singer Malloti
Police say she is wanted for a robbery with a firearm in Cape Town
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Football, SportPSL sets cheapest ticket at US$20 for Chibuku Super Cup quarter finals
Quarter finals to be played as two double headers on Saturday and Sunday in Ngezi
Football, News, SportChivayo to buy Dynamos bus despite derby defeat, hits back at CAPS fans ‘mockery’
He also pledges $50,000 to be shared among players
Football, News, SportZimbabwe part of six-nation bid for 2028 Africa Cup of Nations: SA minister
‘We want to see their stadiums, we don’t want people telling us they are still going to build’
Football, News, SportHighlanders lurch into fresh crisis as players boycott training over salaries
Strike disrupts preparations for league clash with Triangle
» MoreTech
Business, Energy, TechCassava subsidiary Africa Data Centres signs 20-year 12MW solar deal
'While data centres are the foundation of the digital transformation process in Africa, they require reliable, cost-effective and preferably green power to operate'
News, TechNamibia turns down Starlink application over local ownership
It’s Starlink’s second setback in southern Africa
News, TechNetOne extends off-peak data hours, targets tourists with special packages
Mobile operator says change allows more Zimbabweans to update and download overnight
News, Tech8,000 remote primary and secondary schools to get Starlink
‘For too long, geography has determined opportunity’ - ICT minister
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Media, NewsTagwirei's Zupco bus deal in sharp focus as newspaper goes to court
Three ministers sued for refusal to disclose details of bus deal
Media, NewsZimpapers orders staff to return Chivayo gifts, gives presenter ultimatum: reject car or resign
Zimpapers policy limits gifts staff can receive to $100 - and they must be declared
Media, NewsNEC approves Zimpapers short-time work arrangement despite worker objections
Struggling television division to slash salaries by 25 percent
Media, NewsWarrant of arrest for journalist Blessed Mhlanga after he skips court
Lawyers say Mhlanga receiving medical treatment in South Africa
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VideosBuyanga's AMG earns Liberia praise after food donations to SA community
AMG has made nearly a dozen donations so far to poor South African neighbourhoods
News, VideosZimbabwe preacher's shock prophesy about Donald Trump hospitalisation
'The spirit of God said you must pray for the presidential candidates, one of them will fall ill'
News, Politics, Videos'I felt the gun on the back of my head. I had made peace with death'
University student Tawanda Muchehiwa recounts his 3 days of hell at hands of Mnangagwa's shock troops
Celebs, News, Radio, VideosMajaivana documentary sheds new light into decision to end music career
'The situation for the musician in the country was not the best' - Lovemore Majaivana

 

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