Constitution

The MDC dismisses the mercenary attitude by Zanu PF MPs in a deliberate and well-calculated ploy to derail and commercialize the Constitution-making process expected to kick off on 16 June 2010. The political posturing by the Zanu PF MPs is…
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By Faith Zaba WHILE Zanu PF, MDC-T and the National Constitutional Assembly agree on many aspects of what should be in the new constitution, the three disagree on fundamental areas to do with the executive, commissions, land, systems of…
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By Dr Lovemore Madhuku IT IS now 12 years since the formation of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). More significantly, it is ten years since the people of Zimbabwe rejected the Chidyausiku Commission’s Draft Constitution in…
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Sebastian Nyamhangambiri  HARARE – Zimbabwe’s constitutional committee has said it hopes to produce a new draft constitution only by next February, which could see fresh elections that were initially earmarked for 2011 further delayed. …
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The Constitutional Parliamentary Committee (COPAC) will be engaging in a series of road shows led by Co-Chairman Douglas Mwonzora.  The team will be at the Chinhoyi Hall at 5 pm on the 22nd of February before moving to Gokwe Centre (11am)…
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The constitutional discussion meetings held by Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) with Bulawayo Agenda over the weekend at Pelandaba/ Mabuthweni and Emakhandeni drew more than 300 residents and three Members of Parliament.…
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President Robert Mugabe has told his Zanu PF party to prepare for elections in 2011 and work towards emerging victorious. Mugabe told the fifth congress of the Zanu PF Women’s League at the weekend that the inclusive government formed…
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It is now over six months since the inception of the inclusive government and most of the issues towards the democratization of the nation are still unaddressed due to political fragility and lack of trust between three parties in…
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HARARE — Zimbabwe's parliamentary committee tasked with drafting a new constitution, meant to pave the way to fresh elections, has gone on strike after government failed to pay their allowances, reports said Sunday. The strike by the…
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Statement: The MDC remains committed to its founding values and principles and as a people-driven party, we fully believe in a truly people-driven Constitution-making process. In our election manifestos in 1999, we made the following…
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