The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has criticised the consultative process for Constitutional Amendment Number 3 describing it as rushed, restrictive and potentially undermining democratic principles. In a statement, the legal body said the four-day consultation period held between 30 March and 2 April 2026 alongside
Public hearings on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 in Harare were disrupted by violence with opposition figures alleging they were prevented from participating in the consultation process. The disturbances occurred at the City Sports Centre where chaos broke out following disputes over who was
By Kudzaishe Chimonera The Zimbabwe Republic Police has dismissed reports that the driver of opposition politician Tendai Biti was assaulted at his offices saying officers at the scene did not witness any such incident. In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the ZRP had noted
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has accused the government of overburdening Zimbabweans with what he described as “toxic” new presumptive taxes that threaten to cripple small businesses and deepen economic hardship. Posting on X (formerly Twitter) after the publication of Public Notice 51 of 2025, which
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei has launched a scathing attack on former Government ministers Tendai Biti and Saviour Kasukuwere, accusing them of hypocrisy and branding them among the most corrupt individuals in the country. Speaking during the second edition of the Land Tenure Leadership Success Series hosted
Former Finance Minister and prominent constitutional lawyer, Tendai Biti has castigated government’s handling of the ongoing 'crisis' at the University of Zimbabwe. Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have been on strike since April 16, demanding fair wages in the face of rising economic hardship.
Former Harare East legislator and constitutional lawyer, Tendai Biti has been found guilty of assault by gesture and words following a verbal altercation with Russian woman Tatiana Aleshina. The veteran politician is accused of verbally assaulting Aleshina outside the Harare Magistrates Court in November 2020. In her
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare East legislator and constitutional lawyer Tendai Biti say the party will analyse the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission delimitation report that was tabled in Parliament today. Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi presented the ZEC preliminary report on the
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare East legislator Tendai Biti says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency auction system continues to be a vehicle of arbitrage and rent-seeking behavior. The auction system was introduced in June 2020 in a bid to bring transparency and
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Harare East legislator and lawyer Tendai Biti has called on National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader and Constitutional law expert Professor Lovemore Madhuku to apologise to all law students that he lectured. Recently, Madhuku torched a storm when he suggested that there
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