Does the law require candidates for National Assembly seats to be registered voters in their chosen constituencies? This is an odd question given that it must surely be obvious to anyone that in a democracy any person who wishes to represent…
Speaking at the most recent AU Summit held in Sandton, South Africa, President Mugabe of Zimbabwe who is also the current AU Chairperson bemoaned presidential term-limits, saying “we [in Africa] put a rope around our own neck and say leaders…
There is good reason why the rural vote matters a great deal to Zanu PF. For the same reason, it should matter more to the opposition and they must pay particular attention to it. Until the opposition gains ground in…
Weekly News Review: What do we learn from the June by-elections? The June by-elections have come and gone and, as expected, Zanu PF won all sixteen seats on offer. Naturally, Zanu PF is very pleased with the outcome and they are…
Last week, former Vice President Joice Mujuru issued an apology to the nation. She apologised for her role in Zanu PF, which is generally held accountable for the country’s socio-economic woes arising from its 35 year-stewardship.This apology was interpreted as…
For the past 15 years, I have written on a fairly regular basis on law and politics in Zimbabwe.I first left Zimbabwe in 1999 on an educational scholarship, to read law at Warwick. This was an exciting time in Zimbabwean…
Two stories in the last few days encapsulate the problem with the Zimbabwe Government’s mismanagement of the economy and why, with this style of economic governance, the country cannot hope to get out of the current lurch or to progress…
ZEC in a FixThe Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), the constitutional body that runs elections in the country, must surely be in some discomfort, after President Mugabe called by-elections in two constituencies, as he is required to do by the law.…
Success in any endeavour is something that every individual or group strives to achieve and every effort is invested in order to attain it. It is an incredible experience and most people who have achieved moments of success know the…
It is said that the crocodile is one of evolution’s greatest warriors, a battle-hardened survivor that has seen the highs and lows of the universe. With ancestry that is said to date back to the earliest of times, when big…