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Zimbabwe

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    Pastors in prison: Zimbabwe’s familiar cycle of repression grinds into action

    By Problem Masau
    March 1, 2017
    In the face of political threats, President Mugabe’s government has fallen back on its strategy of arresting critics. But the opposition insists it will ...
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    Service delivery, accountability just a click away in Zimbabwean city [Haller Prize 1st place]

    By Tatenda Chitagu
    January 6, 2017
    This entry was awarded 1st place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ...
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    The role of the “secret police” in Zimbabwe’s deepening poaching crisis

    By Julian Rademeyer
    August 4, 2016
    There are many reasons poaching in Zimbabwe is on the rise. The involvement of influential government operatives appears to be one of them. On 24 ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    Fed up, unafraid, and just getting started: What Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag must do now

    By George Karekwaivanane
    July 28, 2016
    Through social media, Zimbabweans in the country and diaspora have been organising, debating and planning with great effect. But the movement must now evolve if ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    Zimbabwe: How long can Mugabe survive without the war veterans?

    By Simukai Tinhu
    July 25, 2016
    The war veterans and Emmerson Mnangagwa have been key pillars underpinning Mugabe’s 36-year-long rule. Without them, it could quickly disintegrate beyond repair. Last week, Zimbabwe’s ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    #Zimbabwe: The revolution will be hashtagged

    By Problem Masau
    July 4, 2016
    With traditional avenues of criticism being closed off, Zimbabweans have taken to protesting online. But don’t mistake this for slacktivism. In a moment of ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    The UK needs to stay out of Zimbabwe’s succession politics

    By Blessing-Miles Tendi
    February 11, 2016
    Whether the UK favours Mnangagwa over Mugabe and Chamisa over Tsvangirai is immaterial. What matters is that it remains a disinterested bystander. Last week, ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    China and Zimbabwe’s all-weather friendship

    By Ian Scoones
    January 18, 2016
    Despite its significant mineral wealth and economic opportunities, Zimbabwe may be more important to China as a symbolic friend. At the end of last ...
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    Zimbabwe’s media under siege again

    By Problem Masau
    December 16, 2015
    Through arrests of journalists and threatening speeches, the government is signalling its intent to repress Zimbabwe’s media. And it will likely get worse. In ...
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  • PoliticsZimbabwe

    The Mujuru manifesto: What will it take to unseat Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF?

    By Ian Scoones
    September 15, 2015
    Joice Mujuru’s ‘manifesto’ is only subtly different to other parties’ policies. The real battle for power in 2018 will entail making elite alliances and attracting key constituencies.  Zimbabwe’s ...
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