Zimbabwe’s military commanders have told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down or risk another coup which is simmering within the army’s middle ranks, former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo claims in a new interview. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had been sent by army chiefs to convey the message to a vacationing […]
Education and urbanisation are only part of the explanation In 2018 a dating app was launched targeting African diasporas in America. CultureCrush was described by its founder as an “inclusive ecosystem”. And if that were not romantic enough, the app promised to be the first to allow users looking for […]
Ruling parties find it easier to corral poor, old and rural voters Purveyors of ballot papers, indelible ink and polling booths will do well in Africa this year. No fewer than 18 countries are to hold general elections. Not all will be free and fair, but in many the stakes […]
From Zimbabwe to Uganda and Bangladesh to Albania, opposition parties have lost faith in the election process and observers. By Nic Cheeseman Malawi recently held its breath as the Constitutional Court took ten hours to painstakingly read out its verdict on the highly controversial 2019 presidential elections. When it finally […]
Many suspect that Zimbabwe’s machete gangs are pawns in a much bigger tussle for power. By Simukai Tinhu In towns scattered along Zimbabwe’s gold belts, the fear of violence has loomed large recently. Over the past three years – and particularly in the last few months – there have been […]
For Moeletsi Mbeki, South Africa’s ruling party is part of the problem, not part of the solution. The author of Architects of Poverty, and deputy chair of the South African Institute of International Affairs, is also the outspoken brother to South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki. He is critical of […]
In an attempt to fight food insecurity in Zimbabwe, the government has streamlined the sizes of farmlands in the country’s five ecological regions, giving other farmers the opportunity to have access to land. The decision follows a report that some people were multiple farm owners, denying others a chance to […]
Zimbabwe is losing US$400 million annually in potential oil revenue due to Sakunda Holdings’ untenable monopoly over the Beira-Harare fuel pipeline, it has emerged. Sources in government and the oil sector told the Zimbabwe Independent this week that due to the monopoly by Sakunda — owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s […]
By Brian Hungwe Both Robert Mugabe and Daniel arap Moi were born in 1924 and both died at the age of 95. They were both involved in anti-colonial politics, though unlike Mugabe, Moi never took up arms. And they both governed former British colonies, with white settler populations, for more […]
By Chofamba Sithole A newly published scholarly biography of the late retired commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, General Solomon Mujuru, captures the liberation war hero’s key role in shaping the history of Zimbabwe and challenges the official narrative on his death, allegedly in a house fire in 2011. Blessing […]