Tag Archives: SADC

Zimbabwe Elections Scenarios: New ICG Report Cuts Through the Political Posturing

The International Crisis Group issued on 6 May a very helpful report entitled Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios. Prepared by Piers Pigou, the ICG’s Southern Africa projects director and his team, this report should be required reading for those outside of Zimbabwe … read more »

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Zimbabweans in Diaspora: What’s Left For Us?

By Gracian W. Masiyiwa, zimeye.org The case of Zimbabweans in the diaspora is a sad one. It’s like a coach putting his best players on the bench. This bunch of Zimbabweans outside the borders of Zimbabwe is depended on, but … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Army entry into politics a step towards a coup

By Farai Mamina, zimeye.org Commanders enter poll race. This was Zimbabwe’s first shocking headline of 2013. Over the ten-year period from 2000, the nation started experiencing the Nazi style installation of former military generals as chief executive officers and board chairmen … read more »

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Zimbabwe-The Return Of The Monster Called Elections

The curtain came down on what was another tumultuous year for Zimbabweans. 180 people perished on our ever deteriorating roads, claiming the life of Zimbabwe soccer legend, Adam Ndlovu whilst badly injuring Peter. It was yet another heartbreak with the … read more »

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For Zimbabwe, reviving agriculture is the only way out

Agricultural revival in Zimbabwe is the trigger for creating a virtuous cycle of wealth creation not only in Zimbabwe, but in the SADC region as a whole.   Let me begin by beseeching my patient readers to forgive me for … read more »

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Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (II): Southern Africa

To preserve Southern Africa’s relative peace in the face of rising challenges and threats, Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states must collectively reinforce its peace and security architecture. Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (II): Southern Africa, the latest International … read more »

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Zambia tasked to help resolve DRC unrest

ZAMBIA has been chosen to partner with three other countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to resolve civil unrest in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete said this when he moved a vote of … read more »

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Zimbabwe Protest In Pictures

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Electoral End Games of Zimbabwe’s Inclusive Government

by Takura Zhangazha The political parties in Zimbabwe’s inclusive government have now begun playing out their electoral end games eleven months prior to the expiry of its constitutional term of office in June 2013. There have been varying public statements  … read more »

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Zimbabwe Elections: A time-bomb

By Farai Mamina Unless the faculties of one’s mental institution are ad idem with the ageing faculties of mere gap-fillers like Didymus Mutasa, there is no way one would see nothing wrong with the army being deployed to campaign for … read more »

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Zimbabwe generals-from poverty to power

Zimbabwe generals-from p­­overty to power From poverty to power- so came most of our current leadership and it is explicable that they should fear poverty We have a problem, ladies and gentlemen in that some amongst us have categorically endorsed … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Political paralysis of coalition government stalls nation

Mary Ndlovu Although the outcome of last weekend’s SADC summit in Angola gave a finger of hope to some, many in Zimbabwe find it difficult to be optimistic about the immediate and even the medium-term future. The SADC decision has … read more »

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Zimbabwe: The Shadow of Elections

By Brian Raftopoulos This piece first appeared at Solidarity Peace Trust‘s Zimbabwe Update No. 4, 9 March 2012. A great tragedy of the Mugabe regime has been the deconstruction of national institutions, which some analysts have mistaken for a ‘radicalised … read more »

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Zimbabwe: Laurent Gbagbo falls on Mugabe

Embattled Ivory Coast incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, this week dispatched a special envoy to Harare to seek support from tough-going President Robert Mugabe in his battle to retain power after a disputed November 28 election. Time LIVE reported analysts immediately … read more »

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