Mnangagwa’s Victory May Not Be Sweet Following Contested Polls, Killing of Civilians
Incumbent Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo has narrowly won the country’s presidential poll, making him the first democratically elected president to succeed longtime leader president Robert Mugabe. However, the victory, may not be so sweet following contested polls and violence that left six people dead. Mnangagwa won the ballot by 50.8 percent of the votes, giving […]
Zimbabwe after the 2017 military coup: Prospects for real change
IN November 2017, the winds of change were blowing in Zimbabwe. The political terrain underwent seismic shifts following “Operation Restore Order”, the veto- and palace-coup that led to the resignation of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s political patriarch of 37 years. Mugabe’s former vice-president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who had been fired from the government on 6 November, was […]
Mugabe’s Son’s Tomb Desecrated
Information reaching The Chronicle indicates that some private developers have encroached upon the Kansaworado Public Cemetery in Sekondi and desecrated tombstones, including that of Nhamo Mugabe, the late son of Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe. The tombstone of the late Dr. Mrs. Esther Sophia Boohene, the late twin sister of President Mugabe’s late Ghanaian wife was […]
After Clocking 93, Mugabe Would Have Done Well By Stepping Down
At 93, Mugabe should have called it a day but he simply won’t let go – President Robert Gabriel Mugabe will celebrate his 93rd birthday today and, as usual, it will be an extravagant bash belying the fact that Zimbabwe is in the throes of a collapsed economy and ossified leadership. The man will have […]
