THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (HON. ZIYAMBI ZIYAMBI) Thank you Mr. Speaker. I rise to present my Second Reading Speech on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Number 3 Bill [H. B. 1, 2026]. This is a defining moment in our constitutional evolution, a journey rooted in the…
Magistrate’s Illness Keeps Chivhayo’s Ex -wife, Mother in Custody
Harare – The bail ruling for Sonja Madzikanda, estranged wife of controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, and her mother Tabitha Madzikanda was postponed to Friday after the presiding magistrate, Nyaradzo Manokore, reportedly fell ill, the court heard on Thursday. A charge sheet glimpsed by this publication confirmed that the other charges…
The 2:15 Republic- How Bail Went Missing Between Lunch & the Constitution
By Reason Wafawarova Zimbabwe’s justice system has always possessed one extraordinary constitutional innovation unknown to modern jurisprudence: outcomes that mysteriously change during tea break. At 2:14 pm, Sonja Madzikanda and her mother Tabitha were apparently suitable candidates for bail. At 2:15 pm, they had somehow evolved into dangerous inmates fit…
People’s Truth Commission Launches 1mil anti- CAB3 Votes
-Accuses Zimbabwe Government of 'Coup Dressed in Legislative Robes' HARARE – A coalition of five opposition political parties on Tuesday launched the People's Truth Commission on the Constitutional Amendment (PTCCA), a new body aimed at fighting proposed constitutional changes that its members say would effectively end direct presidential elections in…
Deputy Minister Haritatos, on 40th Birthday, Rededicates Life to Service
Harare– Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Vangelis Haritatos, turned 40 on Wednesday, using the milestone to publicly reflect on a decade of political rise, profound personal loss, and his wife’s nine miscarriages. In a statement posted on his twitter handle on his birthday, the Muzvezve…
Masarira Demands Arrests After Human Rights Lawyer is Assaulted at Harare Constitutional Hearing
Harare– A Zimbabwean political party has called for the immediate arrest of those responsible for the violent assault on human rights lawyer, Douglas Coltart, condemning the attack as a “direct assault on democracy” during public hearings on a constitutional amendment bill. The assault occurred on Wednesday at the City Sports…
Police Uproot 102 Dagga Plants from Maize Field
Guyu- Police in Guyu have arrested a 34-year-old man for cultivating dagga after discovering over 100 plants cleverly disguised within a maize field. Nuni Ngulibe was apprehended on 12 March 2026 following a police operation based on a tip-off from the public. According to police reports, detectives raided a farm…
Nasser Fellowship Alumnus Appointed Minister of Youth in Libya
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity in Libya has issued a decision appointing Eng. Hitam Al Zahaf, an alumnus of the fifth batch of Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, as Minister of Youth. Al Zahaf is one of Libya's most prominent young figures, as he has built…
Proposed Constitutional Ammendment- Is Democracy Under Siege?
Harare- Human rights activists in Zimbabwe have described the proposed Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 Bill as the death of democracy and the resurrection of fascism in contemporary Zimbabwe politics. Parliament of Zimbabwe approved for the Constitutional Amendment No. 3, in February which among other amendments, proposes to extend…
Botha Gold Mine “Vindicated” as Chisvo Withdraws Urgent Court Bid
Harare– A legal bid to interdict operations at a contested mining site crumbled in the High Court on [Day/Date], after the applicant conceded that the matter had been rendered redundant by subsequent court rulings. The urgent chamber application, filed under Case Number HCH976/26 by Navid Incorporated (Private) Limited—an agent of…

