Constitutional Law
The trouble with ED’s anti-corruption unit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has established a special anti-corruption prosecution unit which will be based in his office. His reasoning is that he is not...
BSR: Zimbabwe – the democracy & stability narratives
Democracy in retreat?
Zimbabwe’s forthcoming election comes at a time when democracy is facing a serious existential threat across the world. There’s much to disagree...
BSR: Demolition Job – How the regime is unmaking the new constitution
A dark day for constitutionalism
Tuesday 20 April has been described by some as a “dark day” for constitutionalism in Zimbabwe. It was the day...
Politics
Big Independence Read: Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Independence Day
It is one of the great tragedies of our time that thirty seven years after independence, the average Zimbabwean is ambivalent about this landmark...
BSR: Mnangagwa’s Cabinet – Old wine in new bottles?
A bird that flies from the ground and lands on an anthill does not know that it is still on the ground.
This old African...
Guest Contribution: Thoughts on a potentially revolutionary election
With the fall of Robert Mugabe in 2017 – the man who led his ZANU PF government with an iron fist and whose rule...
Rule of Law
BSR: Military’s charm offensive leaves more questions
The snake charmer
“Happy madam?”, he said with a conspiratorial sideways glance and a wide grin, which quickly transformed into a burst of knowing laughter....
Why Zimbabwe’s detentions under a void law are illegal
A question has arisen over the legal effect of a court declaring that a legislative provision is void under the constitution. To be more...
BSR: Critical analysis of Mnangagwa’s Commission of Inquiry
President Mnangagwa has appointed a Commission of Inquiry in terms of the Commissions of Inquiry Act (Chapter 10.07). The commission was prompted by the unlawful...
