Once again, the people of Zimbabwe are being taken for a ride. The pattern is familiar: A huge corruption scandal erupts. The media is awash with details of egregious corruption. The public reacts with huge waves of outrage. There is…
As a young lawyer fresh from law school, whenever I encountered a problem my first instinct was to consult the law to see what it said regarding that challenge. Law school had given me the impression that the law had…
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 Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs issued a press release warning citizens against using the national…
Chipo DendereI get the sense that our government, the government of the independent Republic of Zimbabwe, does not understand why people of my generation, young Zimbabweans, have taken to the streets and social media in recent months. Their response to…
At the weekend, President Mugabe criticised judges for ruling in favour of protestors’ rights to peaceful demonstrations against the government. This comes in the wake of High Court decisions in which judges have made rulings in favour of citizens’ constitutional…
Sibusisiwe BhebheOften during revolutions women’s contributions in effecting social change are conveniently forgotten, convoluted and twisted to suit the dominant narratives. Sometimes they are trivialised. In some cases, they are completely erased from the history books. At best, they are…
The response of the Zimbabwean government to recent social media activism has been frantic. It betrays a sense of panic in the corridors of power. Everyone in the ruling establishment, from the petty foot-soldiers in the Youth League to the…
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa had a press conference at the weekend in which he made strenuous efforts to disassociate himself from Lacoste, a ZANU PF faction that he has been accused of leading in the on-going battle to succeed President…
Last week, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe passed an important judgment in which it approved of the constitutionality of the law authorising the ZBC, the public broadcaster, to fix and collect a licence fee from members of the public in…
Uncategorized 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, corruption and socio-economic challenges in the country in recent months. This comes in the…