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Chipo’s story gives the perspective of a parent forced to leave a young child behind to provide for him.
Opposition supporters calling for free and fair elections outside the offices of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in Harare in 2018.
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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?
Nelson Chamisa, leader of Zimbabwe’s main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, addresses supporters at a rally.
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Nelson Chamisa defines himself as a social democrat who believes in providing substantial welfare to support healthcare and basic education.
Taffy Theman uses YouTube to deliver funny, scathing critiques of the ruling elite.
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Taffy Theman and Bustop TV are YouTubers who use comedy to criticise the ruling elite.
Guti touring the Middle East in 2022 at the age of 99.
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He helped found a church with three million followers in 168 countries, a hospital, a university and several schools.
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Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
Immigrants, mostly Zimbabwaens, crowd the entrance of a government refugee centre in Johannesburg, in 2008.
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The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit gave holders the right to live and work in the country but did not grant them the right to permanent residence.
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing a rally in Bulawayo recently.
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Zanu-PF’s anti-American rhetoric is not only deployed to win friends abroad. As elections approach, it is also a prominent campaign tactic at home.
Moffat Takadiwa, left, and curator Fadzai Muchemwa in front of the work Bhiro ne Bepa on his solo show Vestiges of Colonialism.
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Using found materials from dump sites, the large scale works examine the residues of colonialism.
Winky D’s hit Ibotso has seen him removed from stage by police.
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In his music, he positions himself within the people’s struggles and identifies with them.
South Africa’s vast commercial press is dominated by four conglomerates.
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Skewed reportage on the land debate contributes to entrenching the injustices of colonialism and apartheid.
People trained in the informal sector are equally skilled or better than those who attended formal training.
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Skills training in Zimbabwe excludes students from poor backgrounds. The informal sector should be used as a training ground for them.
Traders examine bales of tobacco, which is among Zimbabwe’s key exports, at a March 2022 auction in Harare.
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As Zimbabwe heads for 2023 presidential elections, there are key things voters should watch out for in the social protection promises made by candidates.
Vincent Nhidza, right, and colleague Mathew Simango, arrange coffins at a street workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Informal sector organisations in Zimbabwe have the potential to influence politics at a personal and societal level.
King Lobengula holds Mbuya Nehanda in the mural.
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The unity between Zimbabwe’s two main ethnic groups is so fragile that even an inspirational street mural can expose it.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in Harare in 2019.
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The ANC retains its determination to rule yet lacks the capacity to do so effectively. The only way out of the dilemma is its defeat in an election.
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When policymakers reduce electricity scarcity to a few factors like theft and vandalism, to be solved with technology and stiff penalties, they miss other factors that contribute to electricity theft.
A closed mobile money kiosk in Harare. Up to 50,000 small agents are affected countrywide.
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Stringent restrictions could stifle innovation among mobile money operators and hinder access to financial services.
Zimbabwean migrants illegally cross Into South Africa.
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The militarisation of borders and securitisation of migration have always failed to stop irregular migration.
Dambudzo Marechera, 1986.
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Hundreds of handwritten letters found in an archive have revealed the real import of the writer’s enduring influence.