Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios
Wind-up, solar-powered radios might seem like an excellent idea to help cash-strapped Zimbabwean villagers pass the long, dark evenings. But the authorities seem to disagree and have confiscated...
View ArticleEnd of the road for Makoni?
HARARE – Former Finance minister and Zanu PF politburo member Simba Makoni’s political project Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn (MKD) is falling apart, the Daily News can reveal. Formed by a group of disgruntled...
View ArticleAfrican Renaissance: Opportunities and Challenges
The topic I have been asked to discuss with delegates to this important conference remains of utmost relevance to Africa’s placement in global politics both from an historical and contemporary...
View ArticleThe Active Pariah: Zimbabwe’s ‘Look East’ Policy
In 2012, Foreign Policy and the Fund for Peace ranked Zimbabwe the fifth most likely country to fail — putting it in greater danger than Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti. World leaders frequently describe...
View ArticleKeeping Robert Mugabe in check
ZIMBABWE, which for more than 30 years has suffered under the arbitrary and autocratic rule of Robert Mugabe, may have a chance to free itself through a democratic vote. On March 16 more than 3 million...
View ArticleMagaisa response to Herald article
My attention has been drawn to a report in (The Herald , 5th April 2013) which suggests that daggers have been drawn against my person, in my capacity as Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s “legal adviser”,...
View ArticleSADC firm on security sector reform – Analysts
HARARE – Analysts and politicians have thrown their weight behind SADC calls for security sector re-alignment ahead of elections in line with provisions of the Global Political Agreement. South...
View ArticleWhy Has Support For The MDC Plummeted So Much?
Fourteen years ago, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) launched itself onto Zimbabwe’s political scene with great local and international fanfare. The MDC was...
View ArticleUpcoming Elections: Political Reforms That Never Were
Without political and electoral reforms, it seems Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections will be played out on an uneven political playing field once again. With the new constitution having been overwhelmingly...
View ArticleNot yet time to plan a return trip to Zimbabwe
Memories of a forced departure haunt Chenjerai Hove, who explains why he’s unlikely to return to his birthplace anytime soon. “This land, my brother, my sister, so cruel, so gentle at times, but still...
View ArticleRebranding Mugabe Won’t Bring the Votes
President Robert Mugabe’s nomination as Zanu PF’s candidate in the forthcoming general elections, given his old age, failing health and the way he is now out of touch with reality, is as preposterous...
View ArticleTsvangirai must be told to go peacefully
Zimbabweans, Sadc and AU policymakers including neutral observers around the world who have commended Zimbabwe’s successful referendum on the new Constitution as the most fundamental and inclusive...
View ArticleMax du Preez wrong about ‘Zimbabwe’s flourishing farms’
In reply to Max du Preez’s column on “Zimbabwe’s flourishing farms.” writes By Jan Raath Joe Hanlon, quoted in Max’s piece, is a distinguished author and commentator on Southern African politics and...
View ArticleAiling Mugabe to ‘die in office’
STRONG indications are that President Robert Mugabe, who recently won another five-year term, is not in a hurry to leave office despite his advanced age and ill-health. There have been suggestions...
View ArticleHoldout leaders obstruct Africa’s rise
The great democratic and economic strides made by African countries in the last decade risk being checked by aging leaders unwilling to pass the baton. For generations of foreign investors accustomed...
View ArticleThe lies my President told me
The Heart of the Matter with Tanonoka Joseph Whande One more time, Robert Mugabe finds himself the centre of attention after “winning” an election. One more time, Mugabe cherishes being on the...
View ArticleZanu PF economic reality starts biting
Three weeks into the new world order created by a ruthless oligarchy in Zimbabwe, they are slowly coming to appreciate that they face some real problems. Firstly they face the challenge of legitimacy....
View ArticleProud legacy of topless dancers and theme parks
HE official Zimbabwean news agency, New Ziana, reported this week that Zimbabwe is planning to construct a “Disneyland in Africa” close to Victoria Falls. The $300m development will boast hotels and...
View ArticleZimbabwe can no longer sustain Mugabe’s expensive life-style
“Zimbabwe can no longer afford this family. Diplomats haven’t been paid for months. We have been expelled by Fifa from the 2018 World Cup because we cannot pay a coach. We are in dire straits and we...
View ArticleIs Japan Zimbabwe?
Is Japan Zimbabwe? How preposterous: Japan is an advanced economy that cannot possibly suffer the same fate as Zimbabwe. Right? Or could Japan get hyperinflation? Below I explain why Japan, and with...
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