ZYAP denies Ziyambi link to Dinha accident, accuses lawyer of smear campaign
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform (ZYAP) has dismissed allegations linking Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to Advocate Martin Dinha’s recent accident, accusing the lawyer of waging a smear campaign against the senior government official. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ZYAP said it wanted “to categorically address and […]
Govt drops gender commission merger, chiefs’ politics clause from constitutional bill
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — The government has abandoned plans to merge the Zimbabwe Gender Commission with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission and has dropped a proposal that would have allowed traditional leaders to participate in partisan politics, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told Parliament on Wednesday. The concessions came as Ziyambi wound […]
Full Transcript: Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026 Second Reading
By Ziyambi Ziyambi Mr. Speaker Sir. This is a defining moment in our constitutional evolution: a journey rooted in the liberation struggle fought and won by the heroic sons and daughters of the soil, shaped by the aspirations of our people, and given formal expression in the Constitution we adopted by and for ourselves as […]
Ziyambi tables Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 as Parliament prepares for debate
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi on Tuesday formally tabled the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill in the National Assembly, setting in motion a legislative process that could usher in some of the most far-reaching constitutional changes since the adoption of the 2013 Constitution. The bill […]
Parliament to elect president under new constitutional plan
By Staff Reporter HARARE — The government is pushing constitutional amendments that would extend presidential terms to seven years, scrap direct presidential elections, and reshape the succession framework. Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is expected to table a memorandum to cabinet on tuesday outlining the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill, 2026. The draft introduces sweeping changes to governance […]
ZNRP condemns Zanu PF’s bid to extend Mnangagwa’s rule to 2030
By Victor Fanuel Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe National Revival Party (ZNRP) has issued a strong condemnation following the 22nd ZANU-PF National People’s Conference held in Mutare, where the ruling party resolved to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure from 2028 to 2030. The opposition party ZNRP argues that this move represents a blatant assault on Zimbabwe’s […]
Charamba claps back at Mliswa over “sabotage” claims
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has issued a strong rebuttal to former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa’s scathing criticism, declaring that he will not be lectured by what he described as a “talkative nobody” with no moral authority to advise him. Charamba was responding to Mliswa, a former Zanu PF Central Committee member, […]
Zimbabwe on the edge as Mnangagwa unleashes Ziyambi, who accuses Chiwenga of “treason”
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – Zimbabwe’s political tensions have flared after Zanu PF’s legal affairs chief and justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, accused Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of “treasonous” conduct. In a 25-page dossier presented to President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the Zanu PF politburo meeting on September 17, 2025, Chiwenga alleged that the president’s allies — […]
Private hospitals to admit emergency cases under planned law
By Naledi Nyoni Harare – Private hospitals could soon be required to treat all patients with life-threatening emergencies for at least 48 hours regardless of their ability to pay under a proposed new law. The Medical Services Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, aims to align the Medical Services Act with the constitutional right to health, according […]
Ziyambi breaks silence, dismisses ‘fake’ constitutional amendment leak
By Marshall Bwanya Harare – Zimbabwe’s Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has finally come out dismissing a viral document purporting to be a cabinet memorandum outlining sweeping constitutional amendments as “false” and “fabricated.” The alleged memo, which has sparked political outrage, proposes extending presidential parliamentary and local authority terms by up to […]