Dr Alex T. Magaisa

This is a rare moment. Rare because for the first time in a long stretch, I address something in a party that has my political favour. I am aware of the thirst for critical assessment of matters in the opposition circles. It is not that…
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As a general rule, because we support freedom of religion, itself a constitutional right, we stand strongly in the corner of the men and women of the Word. What they believe is their business, together with their flock of the faithful. But…
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This year, I set out to write an account of the new Constitution of Zimbabwe – how it was made, the negotiating history of the clauses and the rationale behind them. It is by no means an authoritative text of the meaning of the…
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So we wake up to read that Gideon Gono, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, will not be a Senator any time soon because he is not registered to vote in Manicaland. We really care little whether or not Gono becomes a Senator.
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A story in today’s Newsday raises an issue about the problem with our electoral landscape but more generally about the manner in which we have treated and compromised the institutional framework of the State.
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The purpose of this note is to explain why the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act cannot be used to enact amendments to the Electoral Act. Any thoughts to make use this draconian piece of law should be abandoned.
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Most readers may have a vague recollection of the notorious case in December 2008 when former newsreader and human rights activist Jestina Mukoko was abducted and held in communicado for a number of weeks.
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Readers may recall that we have been closely following the legal wrangle over the holding of by-elections in Zimbabwe. The brief summary is that three MPs were expelled from the MDC that is led by Professor Welshman Ncube and subsequently…
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"Two themes dominate the ZANU PF-proposed amendments to the Copac Draft Constitution: first, an excessively powerful Executive President that is almost authoritarian and second, a Parliament so weak that it is no more than a puppet of the…
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The recent comments on the judiciary made by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in the wake of the judgment nullifying the election of the Speaker of Parliament have raised a real storm. There are reports that he may be hauled before the…
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