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Constitutional amendments: The changes will make it easier for the ruling party to hold onto power and elect the candidate it wants as president. Photo: Parliament of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s constitutional debates: Lessons from Mugabe, Nkomo and Tsvangirai

Zimbabwe is once again grappling with how leaders gain, maintain, and transfer power. Proposed constitutional amendments by the ruling Zanu-PF party aim to extend presidential…

Mnangagwa addresses the National Competitiveness Commission Inaugural Summit 2025 in February. (Photo:@edmnangagwa/X)

Will Mnangagwa actually step down? Some in his own party are sceptical

At rallies and funerals, Zanu-PF youths have been chanting his nickname and holding banners demanding he remain in office beyond 2028

Former president of the Citizens Coalition For Change Nelson Chamisa.

Zimbabwe election: Nelson Chamisa appeals to youth, but odds stacked against him

Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself

Robert and Grace Mugabe.

Grace has replaced Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai claims

Opposition leader states that president’s wife has taken over in a "palace coup" and no one in government does anything about the country’s crisis.

What lies in store for Zimbabwe when Robert Mugabe goes?

There’s no shortage of wannabe presidents but none stands out as a good choice for the country.

Abducted: Itai Dzamara has been a vocal critic of the regime.

Kidnapping rattles Zim activists

There is a widespread yet unconfirmed belief that Itai Dzamara was abducted by agents of the feared Central Intelligence Organisation.

Vladimir Putin (Mikail Svetlov/Getty Images)

On a mission to ‘cleanse’ Zanu-PF

Sacked party stalwart Didymus Mutasa is going to court to get his job back and to restore Zanu-PF to ‘legality’.

Gigaba has now said that he is disappointed that appointments made under his tenure have come under scrutiny for looting in state companies.

Zim: The clock is ticking for The Crocodile

Emmerson Mnangagwa could be Zimbabwe’s next president, but as ever with Mugabe there is no certainty.

The Jump: La Masia FC players are in training for the Easter challenge in Boksburg

Paddington Bear is on a mission to heal British-Zimbabwe relations

The beloved character is being used to ease tensions between Britain and Zimbabwe.

Treason claims hit Mujuru hard

The vice-president is under pressure to step down before the Zanu-PF congress.

On the road again: Zimbabwe’s latest round of economic hardship has put thousands more people out of formal work.

Mugabe is dragging down Zim’s economy

Tensions over who will succeed the president are deterring investment.

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe.

Grace Mugabe under fire in Zim’s big race

Zimbabwe’s first lady has state resources on tap. But will it be enough to win her the presidency?

“No Australian of any faith should be fired for practising their religion,” the 30-year-old said in a statement. (Reuters)

Mugabe caps Grace with a doctorate

Doubt has been cast on the authenticity of the first lady’s PhD, which bolsters her bid for a top party post.

Charged with keeping their respective parties together

The retrogressive politics of a divided opposition in Zim

Zanu-PF’s political hegemony will continue, until the opposition parties up their game by putting together a refreshed, united front.

Unruly Zapu stands to lose

Deep divisions over the next vice-president could cost the former party key positions it has traditionally held in Zanu-PF.

“The idea that one can observe a human being, in all their complexity and discern cognitive ability, is highly problematic.” (John McCann/M&G)

Progress in Zim opposition’s coalition plan

Parties have agreed to retain their identities but say they will field only one candidate for president.

Zim supreme court mulls Bennett appeal

Court considers whether to accept an appeal in the case of Roy Bennett, who was cleared in an alleged plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe.