By Alexios P Makotose
Zimbabwe’s disregard to the rule of law is perpetuating. The situation is degenerating to unimagined crisis levels. If events currently panning out on the political scene are left to go unchecked, it is difficult to imagine how life will be like in the country for the next five years.
Periods like the Gukurahundi, Jambanja hondo yeminda and the 2008 Presidential election rerun, are top ranking in terms of lawlessness in the country. However, the current situation differs with all the above eras simply because during those times the courts and most of the state institutions appeared to have been operating independently.
By Alexios P. Makotose
In support of his erratic position, the judge went to town (to use his other phrase in reference to the applicants) about why the party CCC was not in court to support its members.
The Judge used the analogy of a parasite and the host in reference to the MPs as party members and the party, compelling the host to be present to defend its parasites.
Surely the parasites’ rights cannot be ignored by the courts because the host did not come to defend them. The MPs approached the court as aggrieved citizens and therefore expected justice rather than to be informed that they had no locus standi (right to approach the court).
A taxi driver has shared an extraordinary account of an alleged encounter with murder suspect Mark Tshuma, claiming the British national mistook him for a hired killer shortly before his arrest in Johannesburg.
Professor Lovemore Madhuku says police deployed more than 50 officers to prevent an NCA leadership meeting focused on opposing the recently enacted Constitution Amendment Act No. 6 of 2026, but claims the gathering went ahead at a secret venue.
The national debate over Thomas Mapfumo's decision to accept Wicknell Chivayo's reported US$1 million performance package has intensified, with his nephew rallying behind the music icon while prominent lawyer Brighton Mutebuka argues the move has damaged his moral standing.
Zimbabwe says almost 100,000 citizens have returned from South Africa since May, but officials expect up to 1.4 million could eventually come home as xenophobic tensions continue.
