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...
Category Constitutional Law
Succession in the courts: who will succeed Chidyausiku as Zimbabwe’s top judge?
Alex T. MagaisaThe dominant succession story in Zimbabwe is playing out in the political arena, where the main question revolves around Robert Mugabe’s successor, although...
Why Grace Mugabe’s Donations of State Property are Unconstitutional
On Wednesday 21st October 2015, during a parliamentary debate, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa disclosed that the agricultural equipment distributed by the First Lady, Grace Mugabe,...
ZEC and the Legal Framework for Voter Registration
In my opinion, it is arguable that ZEC is wrong to say that there is no legal framework for the registration of voters. Â ZEC has...
Minister Chombo is wrong to Stall Parliamentary Debate through a Court Challenge
Minister Chombo is wrong to Stall Parliamentary Debate through a Court ChallengeToday, I digress slightly from commenting on the draft Constitution, to address a constitutional...
Checks and Balances on the Power of the Executive in the Draft Constitution
Checks and Balances on Executive Power in the Draft Constitution A Brief Background Probably by far the most critical part of a constitution, apart from the...