As Zimbabwe heads for 2023 presidential elections, there are key things voters should watch out for in the social protection promises made by candidates.
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Most citizens feel that it is pointless to vote because it won’t change anything.
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.
Artists are filling the state’s silence by revisiting history so that it can be discussed.
Sexist slandering has been used not just to describe Grace Mugabe, but to denigrate any women who aspire to political positions.
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.
Robert Mugabe’s years of playing one group off against the other to favour himself finally wore too thin in 2017.
Where should we place Mugabe among the pantheon of African nationalists who led their countries to independence?
It’s time for a new approach as it becomes increasingly clear that protests won’t topple the Zanu-PF government.
Only psychologists could discern how Dumiso Dabengwa maintained his legendary composure, a necessary trait for an intelligence supremo.
Nelson Chamisa has the opportunity to foster peace, tolerance and democracy within Zimbabwe’s main opposition party.
The debate on sanctions on Zimbabwe has been lost in the southern African region and on the continent.
South Africa needs to make life as uncomfortable as possible for members of Zimbabwe’s government.
The Zimbabwean government’s brutal response to protests has dashed hopes for democracy under President Mnangagwa.
To stem the tide of the current crisis before it totally overwhelms President Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF, he needs to immediately cease the brutal onslaught on civilians.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to double the price of petrol shows very poor judgement and bad leadership.
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.
In mending the relations with Zimbabwe’s white community by roping in Kirsty Coventry and Bruce Grobbelaar, President Mnangagwa might just have pulled off a masterstroke.
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
Top contributors
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Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge; Professor of Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of the Centre for Data Ethics at the Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, International Studies Group, University of the Free State
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Founding Director of Program on Intrastate Conflict, Harvard Kennedy School
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DLitt et DPhil Student in Politics, University of South Africa
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Research Fellow under South African Research Chair: Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES) Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), University of South Africa
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Departmental Lecturer in African History and Politics, University of Oxford
