Why Zimbabwe’s national flag ban is unconstitutional
The Zimbabwean government has effectively banned use of the national flag but making it the source of potential criminality and imprisonment. Today, the Ministry of...
Category Constitutional Law
The Big Saturday Read: Constitution-making and the partial death of the “Clean Hands Doctrine”
Thirteen years ago, on 11 September 2003, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe passed an important judgment whose effect on citizens’ access to the courts of...
The Big Saturday Read 1: Strangling the baby at birth – ZANU PF’s plot to amend the Constitution
This weekend we have an unusual edition of The Big Saturday Read. There are two #BSRs instead of one. The first #BSR deals with the...
Why SI 101A banning protests in central Harare is unconstitutional
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has issued an order banning public demonstrations in central Harare. This order was issued by the Chief Superintendent Newbert Saunyama, in...
A concise constitutional rights manual for arrested warriors
/wp-content/uploads/restored/2016/08/Rights-of-arrested-warriors.mp3 I wrote and posted this manual last month. However, the original post seems to have disappeared. I am reposting it, as it remains relevant...
The Church and the Constitution: an advisory note
From time to time, events happen which present an opportunity to explain the Constitution of Zimbabwe, a critical document with which every Zimbabwe must be...
Why Zimbabwe’s presidential insult law is unconstitutional: a critical analysis of Section 33 of the Criminal Code
War veteran Douglas Mahiya, who remains in police custody, is being charged under section 33 of the Criminal Code, the offence being one of allegedly...
Children and the law: why Zimbabwe’s birth registration laws are unconstitutional
For readers accustomed to the political flavour of this website, this is a different dish altogether. Occasionally, I like to tackle important social issues, as...
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...
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...