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Writing on his Twitter Tuesday, Mnangagwa said all Zimbabweans must respect court decisions in comments seemed to have been directed at his under-fire minister. “In Zimbabwe, the independence of our Judiciary is vital to the survival of our democracy. When our courts speak, all Zimbabweans should listen. “The Government of Zimbabwe wholeheartedly respects the independence of our Judiciary,” wrote President Mnangagwa. On Saturday, High Court judge Happias Zhou and his colleagues braved possible political retribution from an unforgiving system when they ruled against Mnangagwa’s unpopul...

VOA THE Zimbabwe Constitutional Amendment Bill (Number 2), which scraps the running mate in the supreme law and gives the president power to appoint judges, sailed through Senate today. Sixty-five senators, including at least five from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, voted for the Bill that was opposed by 10 legislators. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi described the passage of the bill as “historic” while critics and some lawmakers called it a disastrous moment for Zimbabwe. According to the Senate Hansard, he said, “… Historic in the sense that we debated, we came tog...

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Moves to Checkmate Chiwenga Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Moves to Checkmate Chiwenga 9 hours ago By Moses Matenga President Emmerson Mnangagwa is behind Zanu PF’s renewed push for sweeping amendments to the constitution to put a leash on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who is said to harbour ambitions for the top office, it has been revealed. The ruling party, which enjoys a super majority in Parliament and now boasts of support from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, last month pushed through Parliament the first amendments to the 2013 constitution that will give Mnangagwa un...