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Burundian Experience Offers Insights for the Zimbabwe Opposition

Burundian Experience Offers Insights for the Zimbabwe Opposition

The important lesson for Zimbabwe’s opposition from what happened in Burundi in 2010 is that participation is key. Despite what may look like injustice, it is good for the Zimbabwean opposition to stay within decision-making institutions such as the national assembly in order to counter any move that would otherwise lead to devastating consequences such […]

“No Progress Without Chamisa, Join Mnangagwa”: War Veterans Tell Chamisa

“No Progress Without Chamisa, Join Mnangagwa”: War Veterans Tell Chamisa

Secretary General of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Victor Matemadanda has called on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to close ranks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa because a divided house will not stand. Matemadanda said war veterans believed that the country could only move forward if Chamisa accepts Mnangagwa’s invitation to work with […]

Zimbabwe has one shot at redemption

Zimbabwe has one shot at redemption

“The application is dismissed with costs.” With these words, Chief Justice Luke Malaba brushed aside whatever irregularities there might have been in the July 30 elections in Zimbabwe to affirm Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory as “the will of the people”, setting the stage for his inauguration. Elections all over the world, he argued, are not simply […]

Chiwenga’s “Coup Deep State” where the real power lies in Zimbabwe

Chiwenga’s “Coup Deep State” where the real power lies in Zimbabwe

Since the events of November 2017, the power that governs Zimbabwe has become fully apparent. There are different kinds of power at play in the Zimbabwean society and as I write, military power overrides all the others. This military power is in the hands of none other than the coup maker, Constantino Chiwenga. Every other […]

A Subdued Zimbabwe Inaugurates Emmerson Mnangagwa Again

A Subdued Zimbabwe Inaugurates Emmerson Mnangagwa Again

HARARE — Zimbabwe on Sunday inaugurated a president for the second time in nine months as a country recently jubilant over the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe is now largely subdued by renewed harassment of the opposition and a bitterly disputed election. The military-backed President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who again took the oath of office, […]

EU, U.K. Broker Zim crisis talks Talks; Chamisa may be offered State salary?

EU, U.K. Broker Zim crisis talks Talks; Chamisa may be offered State salary?

European and British diplomats proposed the creation of a U.K.-style parliamentary opposition structure in Zimbabwe to reduce political tensions after last month’s disputed presidential election. EU and U.K. emissaries met senior members of the ruling party and the opposition in the past 10 days to discuss the proposals, according to three people familiar with the […]

‘We’ve all evidence to prove we won the elections,’ says MDC

‘We’ve all evidence to prove we won the elections,’ says MDC

Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday began to hear an opposition petition seeking to overturn the presidential election result, in a legal challenge seen as unlikely to succeed despite allegations of vote fraud. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling Zanu-PF party and the election commission of rigging the July 30 vote, Zimbabwe’s […]

Zimbabwe is still in trouble, but it’s under too little pressure to change

Zimbabwe is still in trouble, but it’s under too little pressure to change

Zimbabwe reached a major milestone this year, holding its first parliamentary and presidential elections since Robert Mugabe was removed from power after 37 years of continuous rule. Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party was led on the ballot by his usurper, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who promised the elections would be free and fair. In a refreshing change, for the […]

Zanu-PF powerful in parliament, but not absolute

Zanu-PF powerful in parliament, but not absolute

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has published the list of elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the just ended polls, with ZANU PF emerging strong in the country’s ninth House of Assembly since independence. Of the 270 total seats, ZANU PF has the total of 180 seats translating to two-thirds, followed by MDC-Alliance with 87 […]

SADC call for calm ahead of Zimbabwe poll ruling

SADC call for calm ahead of Zimbabwe poll ruling

Southern African leaders on Saturday called for calm in Zimbabwe as the country awaits a Constitutional Court hearing on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed election victory. The main opposition the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of fraud in the July 30 vote, the first in Zimbabwe […]

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