Latest articles on Grace Mugabe

Before re-engagement, Zimbabwe needs to regain lost trust

Africa Christopher Vandome - 18 Oct 2019

Initial enthusiasm for President Mnangagwa’s ‘new dispensation’ is waning - and Zimbabwe has lots of work to do to win back the trust of its citizens

End of a tyranny

Article Shaun De Waal - 30 Nov 2018

Geoffrey Nyarota takes us from Mugabe's beginnings to his fall from grace, while Ray Ndlovu has the inside story of how Mnangagwa rose to power

Decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity set aside by high court

Article Jan Bornman - 30 Jul 2018

Rights group AfriForum and the Democratic Alliance challenged the decision by the department of international relations

Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast

Africa Agency - 3 Jul 2018

About 50 people were injured in the blast, which exploded as Mnangagwa left the podium after addressing supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party

Mnangagwa tells the BBC he suspects Grace Mugabe faction behind Saturday’s blast

Africa Agency - 27 Jun 2018

The president narrowly escaped the explosion, which occurred as he left the podium after addressing a crowd in Bulawayo

Zanu-PF: Military versus civilians

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 May 2018

New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August

AfriForum in court to challenge Dirco’s ‘DisGrace’ immunity decision

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2018

Zimbabwe's former first lady is alleged to have assaulted Gabriella Engels at a Johannesburg hotel where her sons were staying

‘Grace Mugabe’s thesis does not meet minimum academic requirements’

Africa Kirk Helliker - 30 Jan 2018

The discussion in the thesis around theory is shallow and is likely at a level somewhere between an honours dissertation and a half Masters’ thesis

The three barriers blocking Zimbabwe’s progress: Zanu-PF, Mnangagwa and the military

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Dec 2017

True democratisation – as opposed to merely maintaining the procedural forms of democratic government – is anathema to Zimbabwe’s ruling party

War veterans remain a potent political force in Zimbabwe and SA

Africa Gwinyayi A Dzinesa - 14 Dec 2017

As deliverers of Zimbabwe’s Independence from Britain in 1980, war veterans wield symbolic political and moral power in the country

The toxic masculinity that fuelled Mugabe’s reign in Zimbabwe – and ended it

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Dec 2017

Grace Mugabe’s failings as a ‘mother of the nation’ contaminated President Mugabe’s image as a ‘real man’, allowing him to be challenged by rivals

Mnangagwa: the ruthless ‘Crocodile’ now ruling Zimbabwe

Africa Fanuel Jongwe Author & Fanuel Jongwe - 24 Nov 2017

Emmerson Mnangagwa who took over Friday as Zimbabwe's president, is a hardliner with ties to the military.

Mugabe’s final offer: ‘I’ll trade Grace for power’

Africa Beauregard Tromp & Mg Correspondent - 24 Nov 2017

Even as pressure increased and right until the last hour, Robert Mugabe fought to stay in power

Finally, the people are free to farm and fish at ‘Gracelands’

Article Beauregard Tromp - 24 Nov 2017

Zimbabweans are directing much of their anger at the former first lady, whose hunger for wealth and power stopped at nothing

The wit and wisdom of Robert Mugabe

Africa Staff Reporter - 23 Nov 2017

Robert Mugabe has never been one to shy away from offering up a piece of his mind.

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Latest articles on Grace Mugabe

Before re-engagement, Zimbabwe needs to regain lost trust

End of a tyranny

Decision to grant Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity set aside by high court

Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast

Mnangagwa tells the BBC he suspects Grace Mugabe faction behind Saturday’s blast

Zanu-PF: Military versus civilians

AfriForum in court to challenge Dirco’s ‘DisGrace’ immunity decision

‘Grace Mugabe’s thesis does not meet minimum academic requirements’

The three barriers blocking Zimbabwe’s progress: Zanu-PF, Mnangagwa and the military

War veterans remain a potent political force in Zimbabwe and SA

The toxic masculinity that fuelled Mugabe’s reign in Zimbabwe – and ended it

Mnangagwa: the ruthless ‘Crocodile’ now ruling Zimbabwe

Mugabe’s final offer: ‘I’ll trade Grace for power’

Finally, the people are free to farm and fish at ‘Gracelands’

The wit and wisdom of Robert Mugabe

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