Tag Archive: Zimbabwe

Rain and Zimbabwe’s 2018 Harmonised Elections

Zimbabwe’s rainy seasons always signify anxious moments for its ruling establishment(s).  This is because when the heavens open up (generously), it is considered, across...

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...

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...

Church, Faith and Politics in Zimbabwe: Recalling the Secular

Religion has always been a key aspect of Zimbabwe’s national consciousness. And its points of entry into this national consciousness are many. From the...

Zimbabwe, MDC Alliance: Nostalgia, Spoils and Last Chances

Zimbabwe’s largest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has decided to take a big political risk for the forthcoming 2018 harmonised election. ...

Amending a Constitution Using a Constitution: Basic Politics’ Triumph Over Law in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Parliament had to be divided to vote on constitutional amendment bill number 1 of 2017. And it was pretty much a foregone conclusion...

Some Reflections on Student activism and the Pitfalls of Celebrity politics in Zimbabwe

”Student activism is a highly conflict-filled terrain with very passionate individuals and groups involved” said one scholar Moyo (2013) in his journal article as...

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...

Zimbabwe ‘Big Business’ + 2018 Elections: Peddling Capital for Political Protection and Power?

It may sound odd to many but Zimbabwe has ‘big business’. That is big companies that make significant profits on a yearly basis. Even...

The Zimbabwe Peoples Charter and the democratic struggle

February 9, 2017, marked the ninth anniversary since the adoption of the Zimbabwe People’s Charter. The Charter, being a product of wide consultations with...

Anger, Ideology and Political Activism in Zimbabwe

In early March this year I was invited to share my personal views on political activism in Zimbabwe at a panel discussion at the...

(No) Nationalism and Money in Zimbabwe

The introduction of bond notes in Zimbabwe has not been as apocalyptic as predicted by critics. Nor has it been as positive as anticipated...