A congressional hearing on Zimbabwe in the United States capital, Thursday, revealed the continued U.S. interest in Zimbabwe, but also the insidious suspicions against the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa by U.S. officials, following his disputed July 30 election victory. Outgoing Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona, Jeff Flake, who is […]
By Tinashe L. Chimedza & Tamuka C. Chirimambowa We are back again to where Dambudzo Marechera was screaming, in an Oracle to the Povo, drawing harrowing pictures “Of lean harried squatters’, ‘And fat pompous armed overlords’. But we must leave the Vengere anarchist and look far, into the abdomen of […]
By Brian T Kagoro All political transitions (without exception) whether occasioned by revolution, externally driven or resulting from an election, are perfected through dialogue between the contending forces in society (eg Mandela-De Klerk, Patriotic Front and Rhodesian Front, PF Zapu and Zanu PF Unity Accord). Dialogue is the result of […]
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched through Harare on Thursday under close surveillance by armed police in the first rally since a deadly crackdown on an election protest in August. Singing and waving placards denouncing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule, the protesters gathered in the centre of the Zimbabwean capital to hear […]
By Cherish Ratisai After two decades of repressive politics and a battered economy, the July 30 general elections are poised to significantly change the fortunes of Zimbabwe. The cold economic winters of international isolation might pave way to Zimbabwe’s re-engagement with multi-lateral institutions and the acceptance back into the Commonwealth […]
By Nic Cheeseman The Zimbabwean election campaign is in full swing. But despite the efforts of the government to improve its reputation, the politics of fear continues to undermine the prospects for a free and fair election. You wouldn’t know this sitting in Harare, the capital, where it has […]
“Now the T-shirts are gathering dust at the party headquarters.”
President Emmerson Mnangagwa escaped injury in an explosion at a political rally on Saturday, and vowed the “cowardly act” would not derail Zimbabwe’s first election since the ouster of former strongman Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe loyalist installed after the army ousted his erstwhile patron, said the object had […]
Zimbabwe faces a challenge to deliver free, fair and credible elections. And with just over six weeks before the next elections, the country faces a race against time to resolve outstanding issues in order to guarantee an acceptable electoral outcome.
By Dr. Phillan Zamchiya Reader, a pre-election survey was conducted 28 April-13 May 2018 by Afrobarometer in Zimbabwe. The results were published on 07 June 2018. Yes, it is useful in my view. The major finding was on voting intentions. If elections were to be held then, the results […]