The fall of the Zimbabwean veteran leader in November 2017 and his death two years later had a negative impact on his then relatively young children
The Citizens Coalition for Change leader’s absence has left a vacuum in opposition politics as the party unravels
Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
Zanu-PF’s stranglehold on power has throttled the many parties that have tried to dislodge it
The popular televangelist, who recently died, preached a prosperity gospel that promised followers health and wealth if they had faith – and gave money to the church
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the…
The pattern is now well established: crisis, intervention, promises by the Zanu-PF regime to behave, and then relapse after a decent interval to the sort of behaviour that…
Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead
Zimbabwean General Solomon Mujuru died in suspicious circumstances in August 2011. This is an edited extract from his recently published biography by Blessing-Miles Tendi
The Movement for Democratic Change has been plagued by infighting since Tsvangirai’s death and battered by another election defeat
Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago
Twenty-three candidates — the highest number in the country’s election history — are in the running for the presidential race
The 2018 election is the last hurdle that President Emmerson Mnangagwa needs to clear before his government will get the global stamp of approval.
Mnangagwa will not, on his own, be a salve to Zimbabwe’s problems
New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August
From retirements to coups d’etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress
The pastor is running for the Ward 17 councillor position and he has formed a loose coalition of other independents
Three years and one regime later, Itai Dzamara’s family is still waiting for information about his fate
The recent leadership crisis in Zimbabwe’s main opposition has been exacerbated by the struggle to locate the party’s latest constitution
He was the hope of many Zimbabweans and the man Mugabe feared most, but he failed at the last hurdle
