A human rights activist has filed a High Court application seeking to block key provisions of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 unless they are approved through a national referendum, setting up a major constitutional battle over presidential and parliamentary term extensions.

HARARE — The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Torerai Moyo, has officially declined a proposal by Senator Mike Bimha to make English, Shona, and Ndebele compulsory subjects in all Zimbabwean schools. The Minister emphasized that such a move would undermine the rights of learners from minority language groups and contradict existing government policies focused on early childhood development and heritage-based learning.