Tag Archives: Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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 »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, SADC, Southern African Development Community, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios Johannesburg/Brussels: The pervasive fear of violence and intimidation in Zimbabwe’s 2013 elections contradicts political leaders’ rhetorical commitments to peace, and raises concerns that the country may not be ready to go to the polls. Zimbabwe: Election Scenarios, … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By: Farai Mamina Facebook political gladiator ‘Baba Jukwa’ has gained instant reputation as Zimbabwe’s own version of Wikileaks. The arrogant but well-informed mole always signs off his Facebook posts with the declaration that he rebelled from Zanu PF. Baba Jukwa … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Farai Mamina, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Didymus Mutasa, George Charamba, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, People, Robert Mugabe, United States, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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“It’s another year. Just another year.” That was the reaction of academic, publisher and raconteur Ibbo Mandaza answering a question about how he felt about Zimbabwe’s 33rd anniversary of independence on Thursday. “People are despondent, and there is no engagement … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Emmerson Mnangagwa, Harare, Joice Mujuru, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — The guests arrived in Bentleys, Benzes and BMWs. At a plush, riverside wedding in an upscale suburb, the wine and spirits flowed and tables groaned with the ample buffet. Politicians, celebrities, diplomats and business leaders mingled to … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Chitungwiza, Harare, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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BY SIMUKAI TINHU Fourteen years ago, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) launched itself onto Zimbabwe’s political scene with great local and international fanfare. The MDC was seen as having given rise to a new understanding … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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ANC and ZANU (PF) are partners in non delivery The ANC and ZANU (PF) are failing to lead Africans from liberation to economic freedom I was not at all surprised by the support of the ANC to ZANU (PF) because … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Politics, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, South Africa, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Audrey Charowa, zimeye There is an undercover, highly funded, premeditated plot to arrest Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on a named date just before elections and charge him with treason, it has emerged. This development now revealed comes after Justice Miunister … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Patrick Chinamasa, Robert Mugabe, Stephen Sackur, Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Jeremy Youde, worldpoliticsreview.com In 2012, Foreign Policy and the Fund for Peace ranked Zimbabwe the fifth most likely country to fail — putting it in greater danger than Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti. World leaders frequently describe Zimbabwe under the … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged European Union, IndepthAfrica, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, United States, World Bank, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) set up under the Government of National Unity (GNU) to investigate human rights abuses is yet to start operating even as the coalition’s five-year term draws to a close on June 29. Report by … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bulawayo, IndepthAfrica, Patrick Chinamasa, Tomaz Salomão, University of Western Cape, ZHRC, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Independent
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stabroeknews When –as appears likely, at least at this juncture – general elections are held in Zimbabwe later this year under a new constitution Robert Mugabe will, in all likelihood, be running for office as President of the Southern African … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Sondon S. Mugaradziko Introduction The impact of the just-ended Constitutional referendum will have a bearing on the future politics in Zimbabwe. Once again as Zimbabweans we have been unified in the same way we did in the 1980 general … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Elections in Zimbabwe, IndepthAfrica, Non-governmental organization, Southern African Development Community, voting, ZEC, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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Vince Musewe Vince Musewe says the time has come for Zimbabweans to shed all fear and reshape their politics once and for all When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.” … read more »
Posted in Article, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, Lin Yutang, Old Mutual, Politics, Southern African Development Community, Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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For more than 20 years, Beatrice Mtetwa has fought for freedom in Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. It’s a battle that has pitched the human rights lawyer against the aging leader and his state-wide apparatus of terror and intimidation. Like the politicians, … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Op-ed, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, IndepthAfrica, Map of Zimbabwe, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mtetwa, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Zimbabwe’s new constitution may have been overwhelmingly endorsed by the population, but it will only really take effect in 10 years’ time – once all those special 10-year provisions expire, and, in theory, once Mugabe is no longer part of … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Petina Gappah, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Southern African Development Community, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Tichaona Sibanda,SW Radio Africa (London) A former lawmaker has accused President Robert Mugabe of ‘manipulating the judiciary’ and using ‘scandalous tactics’ to delay three by-elections in Matabeleland constituencies as directed by the Supreme Court. Abednico Bhebhe, who lost his … read more »
By Timothy Scarnecchia This past weekend’s referendum in Zimbabwe marks an important transition away from the 2009 Government of National Unity (GNU) formed in the aftermath of the violent 2008 elections. The low-key referendum, where nearly 3 million people voted … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, GNU, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, MDC, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Timothy Scarnecchia This past weekend’s referendum in Zimbabwe marks an important transition away from the 2009 Government of National Unity (GNU) formed in the aftermath of the violent 2008 elections. The low-key referendum, where nearly 3 million people voted … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Beatrice Mtetwa, GNU, Harare, IndepthAfrica, MDC, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
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Ignatius Dube, ZLU Reporter Sheffield ZIMBABWE LETS UNITE welcomes the recent move in the referendum but the point is most people don’t even know or understand it at all. Some think it’s a new political party, others think it’s a … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, National Constitutional Assembly, Referendum, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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zimeye My 7th Letter To The People of Zimbabwe At Large Dear fellow Zimbos, Hope l find you well. You need to be kept abreast of events taking place in Zimbabwe and their implications. On 16 March we all went … read more »
Posted in Letters & Interviews, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Ari Ben Menashe, IndepthAfrica, Lookout Masuku, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai, ZANU, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By AFP/Reuters ALMOST 95 percent of Zimbabweans voted in favour of a new constitution that paves the way for new elections, and cuts short Robert Mugabe’s perpetuated rule, results showed Tuesday. Tallies released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) reported … read more »
Analysis The inefficiency demonstrated through some assigned officers in the just-ended Zimbabwean referendum has raised concern especially with the presence of the CIO operatives and police officers deployed at voting stations. While many may have assumed that these officers were meant to boost security, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Chitungwiza, Harare, IndepthAfrica, polling place, Southern African Development Community, ZEC, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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The low turnout means Zimbabwe’s constitution could end up being another chance for Mugabe’s Zanu-PF to laugh at the law Petina Gappah, Via The Guardian, Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, casts his vote in Harare in the constitution referendum. … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Lovemore Madhuku, Morgan Tsvangirai, National Constitutional Assembly, Petina Gappah, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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As the ballots are being counted after a one-day referendum that will decide whether Zimbabwe votes for reform and brings in a new constitution, that country’s treasury is begging minerals companies to pay what they owe to government coffers. But … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Nkandla, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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ZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe will always be a complex character and an enigma, usually attracting varied perceptions as to the true nature of his ideological leanings and overall contribution to the country. Herbert Moyo, Theindependent Cabinet ministers recently described Mugabe … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Somali, Southern Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Venezuela, Welshman Ncube, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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The House of Gushungo label, which produces clothing as a tribute to Zimbabwe’s 89-year-old leader, has found itself in the center of the country’s political unrest. The name Robert Mugabe brings many things to mind: 100-trillion-dollar banknotes and a 26-year … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged bbc, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Sondon S. Mugaradziko With three days away for Zimbabwe to have her second constitutional referendum since independence in 1980, so much is in the air. The first referendum was about the in January 2000 and was led by Judge … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Lancaster House, MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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Fifth epistle to the people of Zimbabwe, at home and abroad Human rights and Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution, SADC calls for peaceful referendum, these were some of the top stories on Tuesday morning. Dear brethren. Last week the king had a … read more »
It could be a scene from any African mobile phone ad: flanked by two mohawked teenagers and shuffling stiffly to a pulsing hip-hop beat, an old man puts a phone to his ear and addresses a young lady with an … read more »
HARARE — Non-governmental organizations in Zimbabwe have petitioned President Robert Mugabe’s government to protest the electoral commission refusal to accredit them to observe Saturday’s constitutional referendum. After a meeting with President Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was given a … read more »
Posted in Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Harare, IndepthAfrica, Morgan Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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