Constitutional Law
BSR: Land and the complexities of the rule of law in Zimbabwe
Introduction
In the last #BSR, I discussed the issue of land compensation in Zimbabwe. I presented the current legal reality and argued that, contrary to...
BSR: Government must avoid legal missteps
Last week, the new leader of Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa announced his new Cabinet. Members of Cabinet were sworn into office today. There are a...
BSR: The Chief Justice Who Refuses to Go
The problem of clinging on to office used to be a monopoly of politicians. Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice has challenged and eclipsed the politicians. Chief...
Politics
BSR: Zimbabwe’s elusive search for legitimacy
Question of legitimacy
The outcome of the disputed election will be resolved by the Constitutional Court when it sits on the 22nd of August 2018....
BSR: MDC-T – when things fall apart
Things are falling apart in the country’s leading opposition party, the MDC-T. The centre is no longer holding, and that is principally because the...
BSR: Many rivers to cross
“Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
...
Yes, I've...
Rule of Law
BSR: Government must avoid legal missteps
Last week, the new leader of Zimbabwe, President Mnangagwa announced his new Cabinet. Members of Cabinet were sworn into office today. There are a...
BSR: Moyo on BBC HardTalk
It was supposed to be an opportunity to construct an alternative and persuasive narrative explaining the events of November which led to the departure...
BSR: The Tenth Province
1922
On 27 October 1922, voters in Southern Rhodesia participated in a referendum. They had two choices: to establish self-government or to join the Union...
