NoViolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwean author of the politically charged novels We Need New Names and Glory.
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Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
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.
Ndabaningi Sithole, July 1977.
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Despite being almost erased from history, Sithole’s ideas are still relevant today.
Zanu-PF supporters at a peace rally in Harare.
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The credibility of Zimbabwe’s elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.