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
The integrity of democracy in the country hinges on its citizens showing up to make their crosses
A concerned Zimbabwean proposes a charter that is based on a simple ideology of the redistribution of unjust money, wealth and power
The first by-election in a year takes place amid violence and chicanery ahead of national elections next year
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of…
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
Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women
A brutal crackdown has left critics of the government fearing for their lives and afraid to speak out
Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power
Currencies are based on trust, and trust is in short supply
The Movement for Democratic Change has been plagued by infighting since Tsvangirai’s death and battered by another election defeat
Party says the decision was politically motivated
Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future
Further turmoil in store as the economic crisis worsens and unions contemplate strike action
Chamisa, who insists he won last July’s presidential elections, says he’s in favour of dialogue but only talks are called by a neutral party
Targeted abductions and detentions are dismantling opposition to President Mnangagwa’s government
Crisis Group’s Senior Consultant Piers Pigou explains how economic hardship is driving ordinary citizens to unprecedented acts of resistance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said prices of petrol and diesel would more than double to tackle a shortfall caused by increased demand
