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Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.(Rodger Bosch/AFP)
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

Mantashe stifling our democracy by ignoring court judgments

The minister of mineral and petroleum resources refuses to accept his constitutional obligation to meet communities affected by mining.

  • Christopher Rutledge
4 min read
A supporter of Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, holds up an election campaign poster during a rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Jekesai Njikizana/Getty Images)
CONSTITUTIONAL VOTING RIGHTS

Embracing the diaspora vote can enfranchise Zimbabwean economic nomads

The country needs to amend its laws and mandate the electoral commission to implement mechanisms to enable the diaspora to vote

  • Tendai Mikioni
6 min read