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End of the Honeymoon for the Zimbabwean Worker
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Critical reflections on the ZEC judgment
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The Indigenisation Mirage
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Looting the State (Part 1)
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Secret Recordings and the Dark Arts in Zimbabwean Politics
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Firing the Prosecutor-General: The Procedure
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Patriarchy always fights back
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Legal significance of the Bhasikiti case
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Zimbabwe, Age of Consent, Same-Sex Marriage and Other Issues
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ZEC in a fix, again
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Prosecutor-General Tomana is out of order on law of consent
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Presidential Term-Limits in Africa
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Why the rural vote is critical in Zimbabwean elections
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What do we learn from the June by-elections?
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Know Your Enemy: Why Zanu PF will continue to trigger by-elections till 2018
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Why Mujuru cannot afford to ignore Tsvangirai
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Law of Consent in Zimbabwe
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Why Zanu PF is taking the by-elections very seriously
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Weekly News Review: The Nigerian Incident, Vendors and Mangoma’s New Party
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Why do Zimbabwe’s opposition parties split so much? (Part 2)
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Why do Zimbabwe’s opposition parties split so much? (Part 1)
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Why vendors are being driven out of Harare
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Weekly Review: Mangoma, the MDC Family and Zanu PF Expulsions
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Breaking “The System” in Zimbabwean Politics (Part 2)
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Breaking “The System” in Zimbabwean Politics (Part 1)
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The Question of “Trust” in Zimbabwe’s Electoral System
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Understanding “The System” in Zimbabwean Politics
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Succession race could get messy (and possibly bloody)
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Has the Mujuru Political Train Derailed?
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A Journey in Political Commentary
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Mnangagwa Not Heir Apparent – Reflections on the Succession Issue in Moyo’s BBC Interview
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Reflections on that interview with The Herald
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The Full Unedited Interview with The Herald
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Further Reflections on the Afrobarometer Report
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Afrobarometer’s Grim News for Zimbabwe’s Opposition
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The Telecel Saga – The Problem of Primitive Accumulation in Zimbabwe
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Econet & Telecel: A Tale of Two Telecoms Companies
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Why are they not in their countries, President Zuma?
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Zimbabwe’s EU Sanctions Judgment: What they won’t tell you
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When populism gets in the way of economic wisdom
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Why I still celebrate independence
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When we were students (and what happened next)
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The Anatomy of Electoral Reforms: Why the MDC must free itself from the “No Elections without Reforms” Box
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The MDC-T and By-elections: Half-Hearted Protests Won’t Work
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Government Must Exercise Caution on Constitutional Amendments
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Justice Sandura: Tribute to a Zimbabwean Legal Giant
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Do Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Internal Party Disputes?
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MDC MPs Saga – When Strangers cry more than the Bereaved
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What about Samkange’s Seat, Mr Speaker?
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Legality of Mutasa’s Expulsion from Parliament
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Presidential Question Time in the Zimbabwean Constitution
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The (Confused) State of Criminal Defamation Law in Zimbabwe
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S OFFICE: A CASUALTY OF POLITICS
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The Difference between “Imposing a Spot Fine” and “Demanding payment on the Spot”
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Concerning Spot Fines on Zimbabwe’s Roads
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Constitutionality of Swearing-in Vice Presidents
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Some observations on the Presidential Tumble
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Mugabe’s Moment and why his AU Chairmanship Divides Opinion
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An Emerging Hierarchy in Zimbabwe’s Presidium?
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Outlawing of Corporal Punishment on Male Juveniles in Zimbabwe
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ZEC’s Astounding Act of Hypocrisy
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ZEC in a Fix over By-elections
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By-elections and the Opposition: To Contest or Not to Contest?
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The Chinotimba Dilemma
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Does the Acting President have any power?
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Zimbabwe: Ruling Party’s Internecine Strife Continues
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Can Zanu PF “Recall” the so-called Deviant MPs?
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Why does Zimbabwe have a dual Vice Presidency?
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The Constitution and the Vice Presidency: A Reply to Replies
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Another Vacancy in the Zimbabwean Parliament
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Can a Vice President Hold a Ministerial Portfolio?
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Legal Implications of Appointments to the Vice Presidency
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Mr Speaker, Sir: Letter to the Speaker of Parliament
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The Problem of Triumphalism
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A (Not So) Lighter Look at Mugabe’s Reshuffled Cabinet
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Some Constitutional Questions on the Vice Presidency
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Life after Political Victory
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The Year of the Crocodile
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The Arrogance of Power
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President Mugabe May Have Erred in Firing Vice President Mujuru
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Constitutional Implications of Delays on the Leadership Question
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Reflections on the Zanu PF Congress
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Mugabe and the Generals
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Dawn of a New Era?
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Legal options for Mujuru?
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Au Revoir, Mrs Vice President?
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How Succession Rules Were Changed in the new Constitution
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Removing the Vice-President in Zimbabwe: A Constitutional Interpretation
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A Survival Manual in the Zimbabwean Political Jungle for Mujuru’s Supporters
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Zimbabwe through Achebe’s Eyes
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“Events, dear boy, events …”
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Pressure at the HQ
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‘Prophets’ have flourished due to a failure of political leadership, Mr President
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Remembering “Black Friday”
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Zanu PF’s Night of the Long Knives
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The Violent Phase of the Zanu PF Succession Race
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Dragging the Military into Zanu PF Succession Politics
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Trouble at the HQ?
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Tsvangirai-Bashing is Not Good Politics
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Arrogance in Zimbabwean Politics
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Kaunda – More to Life after Power
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The Trouble with Zimbabwe’s ‘Balcony Class’
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A View on the Electoral Outcome of the MDC-T Congress
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How to ‘kill’ a political opponent in Zimbabwe
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On the Ouster of Blaise Campaore
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Mugabe descends to the dance-floor
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What if the ‘Sata-Scenario’ were to happen in Zimbabwe?
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Why Does Mugabe Keep “Lazy” Ministers?
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Diminishing Returns of Negative Campaigning in the Succession Race
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Mujuru Tries to Occupy High Ground
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Mugabe Refuses to Leave the Balcony
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“Creative Destruction” or Apocalypse for Zanu PF?
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The “Cold War” of Harare
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State Media Abuse in Zimbabwe: Different Faces, Same Old Tactics
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Things we have learnt from and about Grace Mugabe
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Cyclone Grace on Zimbabwe’s Political Landscape
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When the baby leopard starts smelling like a goat …
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Women Walk Out on Grace Mugabe Rally
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ZEC and the Legal Framework for Voter Registration
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Jocelyn Chiwenga: What Goes Around …
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Sanitising Repression through Prophecy
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Makarau v Mudede: Battle for the Voters’ Roll
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Blind Spots in Zimbabwe’s Succession Procedures
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Succession under the Constitution of Zimbabwe
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Public Interviews Expose Mediocrity on the Bench
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Does the public have a role in Zimbabwe’s new judicial appointments process?
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Constitutionality of the Toll-gate Fees Regulations
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Dual Citizenship Endorsed by Zimbabwe’s Highest Court
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ZEC & JSC: An Avoidable Conflict of Interest
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Chinamasa’s Statements Signal Another Electoral Charade
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Talking Baboons, Presidential Insults and More Presidential Candidates – A week in Zimbabwean Politics
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ERODING THE PRINCIPLE OF LIMITED TERMS OF OFFICE IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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TORTURE, INHUMAN AND DEGRADING TREATMENT: THE SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE’S JUDGMENT IN MUKOKO V THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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LEGAL & POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE HIGH COURT DECISION ON BY-ELECTIONS
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CREATING AN AUTHORITARIAN EXECUTIVE AND A PUPPET PARLIAMENT – PART 3
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CREATING AN AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT AND A PUPPET PARLIAMENT (Part 2)
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CREATING AN AUTHORITARIAN PRESIDENT AND A PUPPET PARLIAMENT (Part 1)
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ZANU PF AMENDMENTS TO THE COPAC DRAFT: MANAGING SUCCESSION POLITICS
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The President’s Alternative Speech
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COURT APPLICATION FOR DEADLINE EXTENSION CONFIRMS POLITICAL INCONVENIENCE OF BY-ELECTIONS
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RESOURCING THE PROSECUTING AUTHORITY: BEYOND THE AG/NPA CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATE
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CONSTITUTION FLASH – AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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PROPERTY RIGHTS IN ZIMBABWE’S DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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CONSTITUTION-FLASH (PART 3): SOME FACTS AND FIGURES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW – APPOINTMENTS TO SECURITY SERVICES AND COMMISSIONS
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CONSTITUTION-FLASH: SOME FACTS AND FIGURES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (PART 2) APPOINTMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES
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CONSTITUTION-FLASH: SOME FACTS AND FIGURES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW (PART 1)
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CONSTITUTION ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY … BUT NOT FOR MEN
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THE PRESIDENT AND RUNNING MATES IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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DOES THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION RESTORE ZIMBABWEAN CITIZENSHIP FOR THE SO-CALLED “TOTEMLESS”?
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DO ZIMBABWEANS IN THE DIASPORA HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS?
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Transcript of Interview with Violet Gonda (VOA STUDIO 7)
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DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR CITIZENS BY BIRTH IN THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION
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Supreme Court Decision on By-Elections: Legally Correct but a Political Inconvenience
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ZIMBABWE: WHY THE “SMART SANCTIONS” WERE’NT SO SMART
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The illegality of Zimbabwe’s new indigenisation regulations in the banking and education sectors
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What they really (don’t) want to see in the new Constitution (Elections) (Part 4)
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What they really don’t want to see in the new Constitution (Part 3)
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What they really don’t want to see in the new Constitution (Part 2)
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What they really don’t want to see in the new Constitution
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Allow the people to decide on the Draft Constitution
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Minister Chombo is wrong to Stall Parliamentary Debate through a Court Challenge
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Draft Constitution Paves Way for Abolishing the Death Penalty
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Draft Constitution Makes Fundamental Reforms to the Attorney General’s Office
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Draft Constitution Requires the State to Domesticate Gender-related International Agreements
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Protection of Women’s Rights in Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution
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New & Improved Mechanism for Resolving Disputes over a Presidential Election
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Liberating Parliament from the Shackles of Presidential Discretion
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Checks and Balances on the Power of the Executive in the Draft Constitution
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On the Issue of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of “Circumstances of Birth”
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On the Right to Vote
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On the Issue of Dual Citizenship
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The Essential Features of the Proposed Constitution Part 1 – The Process/Content Debate
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Lawyer & Academic based at the University of Kent, UK. Formerly Technical Advisor in the Zimbabwe constitution-making process 2012 & also Adviser to the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. LLB (University of Zimbabwe), LLM & PhD (Warwick). I write about law and politics in Zimbabwe. My writing focuses on legal and political matters as well as the social stories of ordinary people..

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