Chigara, Benedict Abrahamson2019-02-152019-02-152019-02-1420 OR. REV. INT'L L. 1731543-9860https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2436546 pagesThis Article examines the SADC constitutional norm on the absolute prohibition of unconstitutional takeover of power in light of the 2017 change of power in Zimbabwe. That year, the country underwent a correction of governance from a Mugabe-contrived family dynasty to sovereign control of Zimbabwe’s peoples. This Article recommends the urgent development by the SADC of a parallel constitutional normative structure requiring the absolute sanctity of the national assembly ballot as a precondition to implementation of the absolute prohibition of unconstitutional takeover of power. The new norm should also have a similar, if not stronger, monitoring and enforcement mechanism.en-USAll Rights Reserved.Constitutional lawInternational lawZimbabwePolitical coupArticle