Tag Archive: Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe’s Legacy: A Conflicted One with Different Narratives

“The good men do is oft interred with their bones.” These were the words of Mark Antony from his emotional speech at Julius Caesar’s funeral....

Diary of a Student Leader: Mugabe is Dead but Mugabeism is Alive

An unfateful October night It was a hot October night in 2009 and my fellow student leaders and I were taking public transport home after...

Zimbabwe @39: A Return to the Source and a Liberatory State

The number of years since our national independence may increase but its historic meaning is never lost.  And that is as it should be. ...

Robert Mugabe’s True Legacy: A Nasty, Materialist and Populist Individualism

There have been a number of books written on Robert Mugabe in his many leadership roles.  As a leader of a guerrilla movement/army, as...

One Year After Mugabe: A Revolution Still not Televised

On 15 November 2017, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s longest serving ruler was confined to his private residence in the affluent suburb of Borrowdale in Harare,...

Rethinking the Opposition and the Civil Society in Zimbabwe

The 15 November 2017 military coup in Zimbabwe marked the end of Mugabe’s 37-year stranglehold on power, as the balance of forces shifted in the ruling...

Zimbabwe’s unending wild goose chase: from the ‘people’s revolution’ to ‘Operation restore legacy’

Zimbabwe’s 93 year old despot Robert Mugabe’s 37 years hold on power has been checkmated and has reached its end after his resignation, which...

Zim’s Political Reality Check + Zanu Pf’s Internal Transition

There is one good thing that is now emerging from the current political crisis in Zimbabwe.  This is that the lead role in seeking...

Samora Machel’s warning to Zimbabwe on Mugabe: Not yet Uhuru

The month of October casts a dark cloud over of our Mother continent Africa, as it swallowed great revolutionaries who greatly shaped the struggles...

Zimbabwe, Thinking Beyond MDC-99: Some Notes on Designing Winning Coalitions

The defeat of the opposition by ZANU PF in the 2013 plebiscite eroded the once vibrant power of the opposition. Since that heavy defeat...

Prez Mugabe’s AU Donation, Addressing a Symptom to Avoid the Cause

President Mugabe recently donated US$ 1 million to the African Union (AU) reportedly in his personal capacity. And no, the money was not sourced...

Afrobarometer/MPOI Zimbabwe Survey: Extracting Political Meaning, Questioning Complex Reality

Zimbabwe’s Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) in partnership with Afrobarometer has recently made public the findings of its round seven survey on the ‘Quality...