Welcome to the “rule of law”: made in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a godsend for students of the rule of law or more precisely, the lack of it. It’s a modern-day reminder of the fact...
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.
For Morgan
For about 11 months between 2012 and 2013, I worked with Morgan Tsvangirai. He had called me one day, sometime in February 2012, to a...
Legal note on bail and the detained activists of Occupy Africa Unity Square
In a bizarre case, a group of Zimbabwean political activists protesting under the Occupy Africa Unity Square campaign were arrested last week. The apparent charge...
The Easy Sunday Read: Tears of the Soil
(Whenever I have a moment, I attend to my past-time of story-telling. I thought I would share with you an extract from one of my...
Guest Contributor: Critical Reflections on #ThisFlag campaign
Editorial note: This is a guest contribution by Mfundo Mlilo reflecting on the current #ThisFlag campaign currently trending among Zimbabweans within and outside the country....
The Big Saturday Read: Land and the complexities of the rule of law in Zimbabwe
In the last #BigSaturdayRead, I discussed the issue of land compensation in Zimbabwe. I presented the current legal reality and argued that, contrary to what...
Zimbabwe’s new Bond Notes: a unique solution or a return to the dark days?
I was reading a report of the IMF released today (May 4 2016), following the IMF’s Executive Board meeting during which the case of Zimbabwe...
The Big Saturday Read: Presidential Amnesty − A short history of impunity and political violence in Zimbabwe
Alex T. MagaisaThe Midlands Hotel, an imposing structure at the heart of Gweru, is arguable the Midlands city’s most iconic building and, countrywide, it certainly...
Citizenship: Why the President’s new grandchild qualifies as a Zimbabwean citizen by birth
The birth of President Mugabe’s grandchild in a foreign country has sparked a lot of commentary among Zimbabweans. Reports indicate that President Mugabe’s daughter, Bona...
The Big Saturday Read: A brief history of judicial capture in Zimbabwe
Last week, most Zimbabweans watched in awe as the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered a seminal judgment on executive and parliamentary accountability. In a...