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Author: rethinkingzim

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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    June 10, 2014
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    By way of an obituary for Wilfred Mhanda (aka Dzinashe “Dzino” Machingura): May 26 1950 – May 28 2014 — by David Moore

    Zimbabwe’s Ides of April foretold the death of the Movement for Democratic Change as we know it. Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the author of a letter from ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    October 7, 2013
    878
    2

    Still no proof Mugabe rigged elections, according to new Solidarity Peace Trust report — by Peta Thornycroft

    Zanu PF’s landslide election “˜victory’ was probably at least partly the result of five years hard campaigning for new voters, as there is still no proof ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    August 12, 2013
    1034
    3

    In Zimbabwe, A Luta Continua – By David B. Moore

    Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF has outwitted its main opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, once again. The Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front’s 61% to 33% victory ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    August 12, 2013
    852
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    Sham or not, election flaws unlikely to unseat Mugabe – By Brian Raftopoulos

    The recent elections in Zimbabwe were always likely to be problematic. Despite the hope of former South African president Thabo Mbeki in 2007 that his mediation ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    July 25, 2013
    857
    1

    Zimbabwe Election 31 July …. an end of an era? — by Blessing Vava

    It’s now only a few days to 31 July 2013, a day set for Zimbabwe’s make or break harmonized elections. The day is finally upon us ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    July 19, 2013
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    9

    Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa: Violence and Transition in Post Settler-Colonial States — by Brian Raftopoulos, Solomon Mungure, Nicky Rousseau and Masheti Masinjila

    The recently concluded elections in Kenya against the background of the electoral violence of 2007, the anticipated election in Zimbabwe in 2013 with the memory of ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    July 15, 2013
    1818
    3

    REVIEW: The Hard Road to Reform: the Politics of Zimbabwe’s Global Political Agreement — reviewed by Timothy Scarnecchia

      Brian Raftopoulos (editor), The Hard Road to Reform: the Politics of Zimbabwe’s Global Political Agreement (Harare: Weaver Press in association with Solidarity Peace Trust, 2013) ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    June 18, 2013
    898
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    Waiting for Elections in 2013: 11 Theses (with Appropriate Apologies) on Zimbabwe’s Moment of Magical Realism “” By David Moore

    Ever since Zimbabwe’s Transitional Inclusive Government’s (TIG) constitution was finally agreed in the middle of March, the country’s political discourse had been in overdrive. Primarily it ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    May 9, 2013
    792
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    Making friends in London: is a new rapprochement on Zimbabwe occurring? – By Ian Scoones

    Recently, the “˜Friends of Zimbabwe’ group of western donors met in London, together with representatives of all of Zimbabwe’s main political parties. The “˜Friends’ group – ...
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  • Politics
    By rethinkingzim
    May 9, 2013
    760
    1

    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 ...
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