When the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front ZANU-PF gazetted Constitution Amendment Bill No.3 on 16 February, it launched what opponents are calling a slow-motion constitutional coup. Senior...

A forced shift to the local currency for government contracts and a 39% overnight fuel price rise are squeezing businesses and workers owed billions by the state. On...

Mines Minister Polite Kambamura’s sudden ban on the export of raw minerals and lithium concentrates has a strong political rationale. There was no consultation with mining companies or...

The long-planned and indefinite extension of Emmerson Mnangagwa’s presidency is taking shape in the form of a Constitutional Amendment Bill pushed by the uber-loyalist Minister of Justice, Parliamentary...

Within hours of US President Donald J Trump’s re-election on 6 November 2024, his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa ladled on the sycophancy in a social media posting: ‘Congratulations...

A new split has emerged within President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s cabal, as his Presidential Investment Advisor, Paul Tungwarara, has openly clashed with ‘Queen Bee’ Kudakwashe Tagwirei. Tungwarara and Tagwirei...

Zimbabwe’s chief oligarch, Kudakwashe Tagwirei – dubbed ‘Queen Bee’ for his domination of the economy – will determine the country’s 2026. With substantial interests in the fuel, energy,...