Gukurahundi Massacre

Writing rises from the ashes

Article Tinashe Mushakavanhu - 24 Jan 2020

In 1980 Zimbabwe barely had a literature scene to speak of. Independence brought with it a short-lived local publishing boom

Mugabe and the tradition to not speak ill of the dead

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Digging up the graves of Gukurahundi graves – and burying the evidence

Africa Thandekile Moyo - 10 May 2019

Exhumations of Gukurahundi graves risk destroying vital clues about the extent of the massacre and who was responsible

Zimbabwe begins exhuming victims of Gukurahundi massacre

Africa Agency - 30 Apr 2019

The targets were mainly from the Ndebele ethnic group, perceived as backing a rival to Mugabe, who is from the majority Shona group

The brutal crackdown in Zimbabwe creates a new generation of exiles

Africa Simon Allison & Raeesa Pather - 15 Mar 2019

Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future

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Africa Simon Allison - 1 Feb 2019

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The best of the M&G’s Africa coverage in 2018

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Security forces to blame for Zim post-election fatalities

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Motlanthe commission of inquiry into the post-election violence in Zimbabwe blames ‘overwhelmed’ army and police

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Kgalema Motlanthe investigated post-election violence but there are concerns President Mnangagwa will not release his findings

G-U-K-U-R-A-H-U-N-D-I

Africa Thandekile Moyo - 5 Oct 2018

We dare not speak its name

Living with ghosts of Gukurahundi

Africa Thandekile Moyo - 9 Mar 2018

Twenty-thousand Zimbabweans were slaughtered in a brutal purge of Mugabe’s perceived opponents. Mnangagwa played a role in organising the crackdown

Can an old croc learn new tricks?

Africa Simon Allison - 1 Dec 2017

Mixed messages from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s first few days in office

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