Repression in Zimbabwe exposes South Africa’s weakness
The time is long past that Pretoria’s admonitions of bad behaviour by Zimbabwe’s leaders are backed by a credible threat of sanction and punishment.
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Zimbabweans must draw on years of democratic struggle to stop a repeat of Mugabe’s militarism
Countries - including many in Africa - have moved towards democracy incrementally. They have zig-zagged and sometimes regressed. Events in Zimbabwe should be seen in this light.
Zimbabwe election: Can Nelson Chamisa win? He appeals to young voters but the odds are stacked against him
Nelson Chamisa defines himself as a social democrat who believes in providing substantial welfare to support healthcare and basic education.
President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What’s gone wrong
The more President Mnangagwa’s government fails to engage democratically with its own citizens, the more it will negate any prospect of re-engagement with the West.
Mugabe is dead, but old men still run southern Africa
It remains to be seen how much longer the ‘old men syndrome’ will persist in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, despite growing frustration among the politically powerless.
When the state is the man and that man is Mugabe, a new era begins with his fall
A week after the army issued its limp-wristed and ambiguous statement that Mugabe should go, he remains in place, and a new avenue - impeachment - is being pursued to get rid of him.
Zimbabwe’s president was security minister when genocidal rape was state policy in 1983‑4. Now he seeks another term
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has not faced official investigation or prosecution over his role in Operation Gukurahundi – 40 years on.
Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years
Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections look like their predecessors: stolen. But this one is a bit different. Opposition strategies and regional responses have changed too. What does this mean for the future?
Mnangagwa has the capacity to focus on the new Zimbabwe. But will he?
Zimbabwe’s new leader needs to shake off his infamous reputation and the suspicion that he is merely another Mugabe in a younger frame.
Zimbabwe: a future finely balanced between democracy and militarisation
Zimbabwe’s new president promised to deliver the country citizens want but the nation remains on edge.
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