REFRAMING STABILITY: WHY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 3 BILL COULD SERVE ZIMBABWE’S LONG-TERM NATIONAL INTEREST
Zimbabwe’s political history has been shaped as much by contestation as by governance. From the liberation era to the turbulence of the 2000s and the uneasy transitions of the 2010s, one pattern has persisted: electoral cycles have often triggered instability, policy disruption, and deepening social divides. The Constitutional Amendment (No. 3) Bill, controversial as it […]
SEVEN-YEAR TERM TO END CYCLE OF STALLED PROJECTS
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The persistent disconnect between grand infrastructure announcements and their eventual completion is a source of deep frustration shared across Zimbabwe‘s construction, energy, mining, and industrial sectors. The proposed seven-year presidential term, a central tenet of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026, is being positioned by industry leaders as a reform capable of […]
WHY MOVING THE VOTERS’ ROLL COULD STRENGTHEN ZIMBABWE’S DEMOCRACY
The voters’ roll is the backbone of any credible election. Without an accurate and accessible register of voters, even the most well-run polling day can be undermined. In Zimbabwe, the proposal to move responsibility for the voters’ roll from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to the Registrar General’s Office has sparked debate. Yet, if approached […]