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MDC’S Chamisa perpetrates sexism in Zimbabwe

Africa Mako Muzenda - 15 Oct 2019

Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women

Zimbabwe: Police beat protesters as economy tanks

Africa Agency - 19 Aug 2019

Zimbabwe has gone from bad to worse since longtime autocrat Robert Mugabe was toppled

Embrace of a pan-African stranger

Africa Percy Zvomuya - 2 Aug 2019

Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power

Why no one’s buying the new Zimbabwean dollar

Africa Simon Allison - 24 Jun 2019

Currencies are based on trust, and trust is in short supply

Chamisa elected unopposed as MDC leader

Africa Agency - 27 May 2019

The Movement for Democratic Change has been plagued by infighting since Tsvangirai's death and battered by another election defeat

Zimbabwean court nullifies Chamisa’s appointment

Africa Simon Allison - 8 May 2019

Party says the decision was politically motivated

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

Zimbabwe crackdown amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Africa Kudzai Mashininga - 7 Feb 2019

Further turmoil in store as the economic crisis worsens and unions contemplate strike action

Chamisa snubs Mnangagwa dialogue call

Africa Agency - 6 Feb 2019

Chamisa, who insists he won last July's presidential elections, says he's in favour of dialogue but only talks are called by a neutral party

Zimbabwe: After the crackdown, the purge

Africa Simon Allison - 24 Jan 2019

Targeted abductions and detentions are dismantling opposition to President Mnangagwa’s government

Revolt and repression in Zimbabwe

Africa Crisis Group - 19 Jan 2019

Crisis Group’s Senior Consultant Piers Pigou explains how economic hardship is driving ordinary citizens to unprecedented acts of resistance

Zimbabweans forced to reap the Zanu-PF whirlwind

Africa Percy Zvomuya - 17 Jan 2019

The country's second fuel increase since December makes petrol in Zimbabwe the most expensive in the world

Anger as Mnangagwa raises petrol prices in Zimbabwe

Africa Fanuel Jongwe Author & Fanuel Jongwe - 13 Jan 2019

President Emmerson Mnangagwa said prices of petrol and diesel would more than double to tackle a shortfall caused by increased demand

The Year of the Crocodile

Africa Simon Allison - 21 Nov 2018

It’s been exactly a year since Robert Mugabe resigned, but Zimbabwe is still the house that Bob built

Zimbabwe: The year since Mugabe’s ousting

Africa Agency - 18 Nov 2018

Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago

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Transport Month

[email protected] - 23 Oct 2020

An infrastructure-led recovery will help to stimulate demand in the South African economy, which is vital post the Covid-19 pandemic

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special reports - 23 Oct 2020

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Disrupt the corrupt

special reports - 22 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers should be seen as real heroes in the fight against corruption and we need a change in culture for this to happen

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special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 19 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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