HARARE – Leading Zimbabwe opposition figures accused the government on Wednesday of a constitutional “coup” after the cabinet approved amendments that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term in office. Sweeping changes to the constitution accepted by the cabinet on Tuesday include extending the presidential term to seven years and following a decision…
Zimbabwe group asks AU to block plan to extend President’s term Zimbabwe’s National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) has formally petitioned AU to intervene Zimbabwe’s National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) has formally petitioned the African Union (AU) to intervene over what it describes as an attempt by ZANU-PF to amend the Constitution and extend President Emmerson…
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is facing mounting political tension amid fierce opposition to moves to amend the Constitution in a manner critics say could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure beyond the expiry of his second term in 2028. At the centre of the debate is the sanctity of…
Zimbabwe’s aging white farmers, under the Property and Farm Compensation Association (PROFCA), have engaged Washington-based lobby firm Mercury Public Affairs LLC to help expedite payments under the $3.5bn compensation deal.
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala has been granted bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court and will return to court on February 3, 2026. The former Zengeza West Member of Parliament was arrested alongside his elderly uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema (78), in South Africa for allegedly travelling with explosives. He said that he was the victim of a Zanu…
HARARE – A rights activist has approached the Constitutional Court seeking to have the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act No. 1 of 2025 struck down, arguing that the law was passed in violation of the Constitution and parliamentary procedures. In an application filed on December 24, 2025, Youngerson Matete cited Parliament of Zimbabwe, the…
MUTARE – A body mix-up at Nyaradzo Funeral Services in Mutare has left a Chipinge family traumatised after they unknowingly buried the wrong person, a 100-year-old woman, instead of their 85-year-old relative. The blunder was uncovered when relatives of the centenarian were later presented with the body of the 85-year-old woman and refused to accept…
GWERU – Shesham Football Club midfielder Frankson Bushiri died in a horror accident in Gweru early Sunday after his vehicle careered off the road, hit a fence and a tree which cut the vehicle in half. Witnesses said the former TelOne player was unrecognisable after the 6AM crash. He was driving into Gweru from Kwekwe…