Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe: The rise of the mbingas
Commonly called mbingas for their penchant for luxury, many of Zimbabwe’s richest men and women are vessels for the ruling party’s looting of state ... -
A Shameful Shambles: An account of Zimbabwe’s elections of August 2023
An election observer who has witnessed every Zimbabwean election since independence in 1980, narrates his experience of the 2023 elections. I have been present ... -
Zimbabwean legend, Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
After five decades on the stage, one of the continent’s great musical innovators, and an outspoken critic of corrupt politics, takes his last bow ... -
Why ZANU-PF still can’t dance to chimurenga music
ZANU-PF’s aversion to protest music only confirms the lyrical power of a line of artists from Marley and Mapfumo to Winky D. Prominent Zimbabwean ... -
In Zimbabwe, a struggling media is a target for capture
With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. Harare, Zimbabwe – A recent exposé, ... -
Zimbabwe: Vice-president’s secret plan to be president stays on schedule
President Mnangagwa was not seriously challenged at the ZANU-PF congress. But neither was the powerful Vice-President Chiwenga. At ZANU-PF’s elective congress this October, delegates ...
