Author: rethinkingzim
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Notes on 32 Years of Zimbabwe’s Independence Part 1 — by Takura Zhangazha
The following originally appeared on the Zimbabwe Committee of the Peoples Charter blog on April 12, 2012. There are three papers in all, as the preface ... -
The golden leaf: boom time in Zimbabwe — by Ian Scoones
Zimbabwe’s tobacco industry is booming once again. From the low point in 2008, at the peak of hyperinflation, when only 48m kg was sold, optimistic estimates ... -
Zimbabwe’s Inclusive Government shaken by electoral games – 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 ... -
“˜Zimbabwe and the Region’ – The Britain Zimbabwe Society’s Annual Research Day 2012
The Britain Zimbabwe Society’s annual research day will be held on the 16th June at St. Antony’s College, Oxford (corner of Woodstock/Bevington Road, North Oxford, ... -
Zimbabwe: Progress, Power and Violent Accumulation – by David Moore
The following is an excerpt from the Introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies on Zimbabwe edited by David Moore. The ... -
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 ... -
Zimbabwe 2012 : elections or another GNU? — by Ibbo Mandaza
[Note: The following first appeared on the Zimbabwe Independent Thursday, 16 February 2012] THERE are at least three myths that are increasingly pervading the political discourse ... -
Debating ‘Becoming Zimbabwe: A History from the Pre-colonial Period to 2008’ — by Joost Fontein
The editorial team of Critical African Studies is delighted to announce the publication of its 6th issue. It contains a critical debate engaging with a recent, ... -
President Mugabe’s “˜ambiguous revolution by political default’ — by Takura Zhangazha
On the occasion of his eighty-eighth birthday, President Mugabe gave what appears to be two separate interviews where he talked on matters to do with his ... -
Zimbabwe: The Poverty Question examined — by Busani Mpofu
[Editor’s Note: This paper, by Busani Mpofu, a post-doctoral student at the University of Pretoria, originally appeared on the Solidarity Peace Trust’s Zimbabwe Review on 16 ...
