Moore did not unearth any treasures in his research of Mugabe’s legacy. He has not even drawn a map that might lead us to them.
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Articles on Grace Mugabe
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Sexist slandering has been used not just to describe Grace Mugabe, but to denigrate any women who aspire to political positions.
The presidents’ wives hold a lot of sway within the political power structure.
Two new books about Zimbabwe deal with the coup in November 2017. But the country’s treasures haven’t been dug up yet.
For many Zimbabweans Robert Mugabe will remain a contested figure.
Zimbabwe’s upcoming elections potentially marks the start of a new order in the country, where the stakes are extremely high.
If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
Too often developments in one country are seen in isolation. In southern Africa events in one affect others in the region.
Robert Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe is over. But the country’s road to democracy remains a bumpy one as Zanu-PF, the new president and the military go about entrenching power.
Zimbabweans have every right to celebrate the end of Robert Mugabe’s long and disastrous reign, but they would be wrong to assume that this is the end of their political problems.
Zimbabwe’s new leader needs to shake off his infamous reputation and the suspicion that he is merely another Mugabe in a younger frame.
A playwright whose work detailed Mugabe’s decline into despotism recalls his brushes with Zimbabwe’s former leader and his wife.
By intervening in Zimbabwe’s politics the military could plunge the country into a prolonged period of uncertainty. Could President Emmerson Mnangagwa be its saviour?
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.
Contrary to popular sentiment that the coup in Zimbabwe would usher in a new era of democracy, the military intervention is much more about a succession crisis in the ruling Zanu-PF.
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.
The unfolding misfortunes of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe hold key lessons for his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma who faces the possibility of a forced exit.
Are we witnessing the end of an era in which dictators stayed in power for decades? If so this must be good not only for Angola and Zimbabwe but for southern Africa as a whole.
With their cavalier power plays and gross economic negligence, the Mugabes squandered the goodwill of crucial backers.
The coup in Zimbabwe means Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.
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Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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DLitt et DPhil Student in Politics, University of South Africa
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Film and Television, and Vice Dean Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg
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Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in the Politics of Africa, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs & Associate Professor, School of Public Service; Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Boise State University
