{"id":14,"date":"2024-01-13T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-01-13T16:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:06:37","slug":"business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/business\/","title":{"rendered":"Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion category-politics\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/democracy-sold-in-broad-daylight-as-zimbabwe-enters-a-new-constitutional-era\/\" target=\"_self\" >DEMOCRACY SOLD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AS ZIMBABWE ENTERS A &#8216;NEW&#8217; CONSTITUTIONAL ERA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/democracy-sold-in-broad-daylight-as-zimbabwe-enters-a-new-constitutional-era\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1384\" src=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"DEMOCRACY SOLD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AS ZIMBABWE ENTERS A &#8216;NEW&#8217; CONSTITUTIONAL ERA\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1.png 1440w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1-1024x984.png 1024w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-1-768x738.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For many Zimbabweans, the signing of Constitution Amendment No. 3 is not simply another legal development. It is viewed as one of the most significant democratic setbacks since the adoption of the 2013 Constitution. To its critics, this is nothing less than a constitutional coup against democracy, executed not with tanks on the streets but&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-09T08:05:21+00:00\">July 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-288 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/has-zacc-lost-the-war-against-corruption-before-it-even-began\/\" target=\"_self\" >HAS ZACC LOST THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION BEFORE IT EVEN BEGAN?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/has-zacc-lost-the-war-against-corruption-before-it-even-began\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"HAS ZACC LOST THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION BEFORE IT EVEN BEGAN?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2.png 2048w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission was created to serve as the country&#8217;s foremost weapon against corruption. Established under the Constitution, its mandate is clear. It must investigate corruption, promote integrity in public institutions and restore public confidence in governance. Yet years after its establishment, many Zimbabweans are asking a difficult question. Is ZACC winning the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-30T16:44:00+00:00\">June 30, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-opinion category-politics\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/strengthening-presidential-accountability-through-structured-constitutional-recall-systems\/\" target=\"_self\" >STRENGTHENING PRESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH STRUCTURED CONSTITUTIONAL RECALL SYSTEMS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/strengthening-presidential-accountability-through-structured-constitutional-recall-systems\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1434\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"STRENGTHENING PRESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH STRUCTURED CONSTITUTIONAL RECALL SYSTEMS\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.png 1434w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-1024x1000.png 1024w, https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-768x750.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Every constitutional system requires a lawful and orderly way to address situations where confidence in national leadership has broken down. The challenge is to design mechanisms that preserve stability while enforcing accountability. Waiting for the next election is not always enough. Conditions can shift dramatically within a presidential term, as economies weaken, coalitions fracture, and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T21:04:11+00:00\">June 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16,"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mellisamarewangepo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}