Morgan Tsvangirai’s unique power was that he made Zimbabweans excited about the idea of change.
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But for ZANU-PF’s coercion, Tsvangirai could well have ushered in a democratic era in Zimbabwe as the country’s second president.
Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnagagwga has offered a glimmer of hope to LGBT people in the country.
Zimbabwe’s new administration has promised to revive the country’s agricultural sector. Here’s what it needs to do.
A new land administration system that responds to changed ownership patterns of Zimbabwe’s agricultural land is needed if the country is to harness its farming potential.
The Rwandan model can’t be replicated easily given that it depends heavily on political dominance and tight, centralised control of patronage networks.
The unresolved compensation of Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers needs to be settled quickly, as it stands in the way of economic recovery.
The combination of knowledge and communication, along with a few other fundamental conditions such as liberty and respect , leads to social, cultural and technological development.
The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.
Ségou in Mali has successfully developed its urban cultural economy in ways that’s inclusive, sustainable and context-sensitive.
The ANC’s elective conference is important for the party and South Africa. This is because the person chosen to lead the governing party since 1994, has gone on to become president.
But Zimbabwe must act quickly.
Maize production in Zimbabwe in 2017 is at its highest for decades.
The political crisis in Zimbabwe reveals the shortcomings of African intergovernmental organisations and their (in)capacity to guarantee democratic functioning in the member states.
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?
Zimbabwe has two lost decades to move on from. Fortunately, there are many ways out.
After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
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.
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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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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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor in the Politics of Africa, University of Oxford
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Visiting Professor, University of Kent
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria., University of Pretoria
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DLitt et DPhil Student in Politics, University of South Africa
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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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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Professor of Economics, Salisbury University
