We were proud of the country when it went to the International Court of Justice over Israel’s genocide in Gaza, but it fails to speak out about ongoing oppression by Harare
The actions of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government are meant to instil fear, suppress dissent and keep a tight hold on power
The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province
Dissenters’ decision to stage a symbolic protest in neighbouring Zambia shows the lengths Zimbabweans must go to voice their opposition
The country needs to amend its laws and mandate the electoral commission to implement mechanisms to enable the diaspora to vote
The country is one of several in Southern Africa experiencing chronic food shortages
All Change for Archange: The Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum earlier this year, which, among other things, would allow President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to run for a third term. Quelle surprise: results of the vote showed that 95% of voters were apparently in support of the changes. Bye Bye: There were a fair few […]
Helen Suzman Foundation argues if reprieve is not granted, the government is likely to deport Zimbabweans en masse at the end of the year
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) refused to ratify the results, asserting that they were “false”
The Southern African Development Community, European Union and Commonwealth observer missions said the elections had failed to conform to regional and international standards
In Harare, less than a quarter of the polling stations opened on time and some opened eight hours after schedule
It is disheartening to see history repeating itself, killing hope for a democratic and just government
Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
Despite this, the research and advocacy nonprofit encouraged voters to make their mark on Wednesday
Talk of change often implies support for the opposition, led by Nelson Chamisa, a 45-year-old lawyer and pastor. But almost no one says that out loud
More than 40 percent of the country’s citizens were destitute in 2022, according to official statistics
The expulsion comes days before the Southern African country holds its 23 August general elections
An analysis of the voters’ roll indicates that the elections on 23 August for the president and legislature will not be free and fair
The southern African nation is bracing for another electoral battle between opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and iron-fisted President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mining in the Mana Pools National Park threatens the forests and floodplains that are home to exceptional wildlife, as well as income from tourism
The prevalence of organised violence and torture over the decades can only mean that there are hundreds of thousands of torture victims in the country
Asked why they were shifting their support, voters cited weak leadership, corruption, bad policies and future prospects as the main reasons
The state’s ambitions for the country to become a middle-class economy are throttled by blackouts, corruption and structural and policy problems
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons
Zimbabweans have been forced by hunger, joblessness, poverty, fear and repression to cross into South Africa — where xenophobia is rife and they are persecuted
Human rights body says research indicates the polls are viewed as a nightmare instead of an opportunity
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May is truly […]
The first by-election in a year takes place amid violence and chicanery ahead of national elections next year
Zanu-PF’s stranglehold on power has throttled the many parties that have tried to dislodge it
Sticks and stones – and shaming – discourages women from contesting elections.
Imraan Coovadia’s new book connects the programmes of poisoning in Rhodesia and South Africa in five essays about the circumstances and men at the centre of their making
A full 41 years after ‘freedom’, many Zimbabweans still strive for what they sought then – the enjoyment of their fundamental human rights and freedoms