The Big Saturday Read: The law and politics of the Diaspora Vote
A number of people have enquired about the issue of voting rights of Zimbabwean citizens currently living abroad, the Diaspora, as they are often referred to....
Alex Magaisa
Alex T. Magaisa was a Zimbabwean legal scholar, political analyst and commentator. He lectured in law at Kent Law School, University of Kent, and was widely recognised for his incisive analysis of Zimbabwe's constitutional and governance landscape. His Big Saturday Read series became essential reading for anyone following Zimbabwean politics.
Mugabe and the revolt of the war veterans
From Mgagao to 21 JulyIn October 1975, a group of young and radical ZANLA guerrillas stationed at Mgagao, a military training camp based in Tanzania,...
Manual on citizenship rights in Zimbabwe
Citizenship is one of the most important rights in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It’s about belonging, identity and access to rights, benefits and privileges. A...
On the Stream with Al Jazeera: Debate on #ThisFlag Movement
Uncategorized by Alex Magaisa on July 20, 2016 1 comment 475 views
Second legal note on the new charge against Evan Mawarire
I understand the police have revised their charges against Pastor Evan Mawarire and that they are now charging him for allegedly “subverting” the constitutional government...
Legal note on the arrest of Evan Mawarire
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested Pastor Evan Mawarire, the man behind the #ThisFlag citizens’ movement which has been expressing citizens’ concerns over matters of governance,...
Kereke, Tomana and the cost of political patronage
On 11 July 2016, Dr Munyaradzi Kereke, the ZANU PF MP for Bikita West constituency, was found guilty of raping a minor child, who was also...
The Big Saturday Read: Citizens’ movement and the resurgence of the repressive state in Zimbabwe
A young man is dragged out of his room, his pair of trousers half done, without shoes. He tries desperately to pull up his trousers,...
When Chinamasa came to London
There was a certain irony to events in London yesterday, where an official delegation of the Zimbabwean government, led by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa was...
The Big Saturday Read: Remembering 27 June − probably the darkest chapter in Zimbabwe’s electoral history
The burden of memoryIn the end, they only managed to identify him because of a distinctive ring that he kept. His skull was crushed. The...