Author: rethinkingzim
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Two Deaths in Zimbabwe – by Timothy Scarnecchia
Two deaths in Zimbabwe’s political landscape happened a week apart in August. First came the tragic news of the murder of MDC-T politician Maxwell Ncube, whose ... -
The SADC season is upon us, again — by Takura Zhangazha
A few days before the 31st Ordinary SADC Summit of heads of state and government in Luanda, Angola on 16 August 2011, Zimbabwe and its government ... -
Zimbabwe: International NGOs and aid agencies – Parasites of the Poor? – by Diana Jeater
This blog is called “˜Rethinking Zimbabwe’. It seems that a lot of people in Zimbabwe want some rethinking about the operations of international NGOs and aid ... -
Zimbabwe’s Crisis of Creativity and Creativity in the Crisis: what is the point of books? by Diana Jeater
In the wake of celebrations that once again a Zimbabwean author, NoViolet Bulawayo, has won the Caine Prize for African Writing, a revived Zimbabwe International Book ... -
Zimbabwe: Observations from Harare about a book on land by Blessing-Miles Tendi
by Blessing-Miles Tendi I have made two research trips to Zimbabwe in the last 5 months. On both trips the subject matter of the recently launched ... -
Zimbabwe Education, past and present, 2011 BZS Research Day
The 2011 BZS Research Day, held in conjunction with the African Studies Centre, Oxford, on 18th June 2011, at St Antony’s College, Oxford, will be on ... -
The effects of North Africa events on Zimbabwean Politics, by Brian Raftopoulos
The following editorial was first published as Solidarity Peace Trust: Zimbabwe Update No.1. March 2011. The effects of the events in North Africa on Zimbabwean Politics. ... -
Zimbabwe’s Political Kaleidoscope: What Does 2011 Hold? by Ibbo Mandaza
(The following talk by Ibbo Mandaza was presented at the Sapes’ Political Trust Policy Dialogue Forum on 27th January 2011 in Harare) In considering the likely ... -
Zimbabwe’s Next Elections Minefield
It is often very difficult to get a feeling for what Zimbabweans in various civil society organizations are currently thinking about the big questions they confront. ...