The Citizens Coalition for Change leader’s absence has left a vacuum in opposition politics as the party unravels
Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
Zanu-PF’s stranglehold on power has throttled the many parties that have tried to dislodge it
The popular televangelist, who recently died, preached a prosperity gospel that promised followers health and wealth if they had faith – and gave money to the church
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
The pattern is now well established: crisis, intervention, promises by the Zanu-PF regime to behave, and then relapse after a decent interval to the sort of behaviour that prompted the latest crisis in the first place.
Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead
Zimbabwean General Solomon Mujuru died in suspicious circumstances in August 2011. This is an edited extract from his recently published biography by Blessing-Miles Tendi
The Movement for Democratic Change has been plagued by infighting since Tsvangirai’s death and battered by another election defeat
Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago
Twenty-three candidates — the highest number in the country’s election history — are in the running for the presidential race
The 2018 election is the last hurdle that President Emmerson Mnangagwa needs to clear before his government will get the global stamp of approval.
Mnangagwa will not, on his own, be a salve to Zimbabwe’s problems
New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August
From retirements to coups d’etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress
The pastor is running for the Ward 17 councillor position and he has formed a loose coalition of other independents
Three years and one regime later, Itai Dzamara’s family is still waiting for information about his fate
The recent leadership crisis in Zimbabwe’s main opposition has been exacerbated by the struggle to locate the party’s latest constitution
He was the hope of many Zimbabweans and the man Mugabe feared most, but he failed at the last hurdle
Skirmishes broke out between rival factions of Zimbabwe’s MDC-T party with fears that this could lead to a weakened opposition.
With the possibility of a election and presidents stepping down at the end of 2018, what is certain is that the region will look very different
Ironically, Morgan Tsvangirai’s strategy of dealing with opponents within his Movement for Democratic Change echoed that of his nemesis, Robert Mugabe
There is no way we can ever tell the post-independence story of Zimbabwe without mentioning Morgan Tsvangirai as a major cog. He moved an era.
Tsvangirai was a veteran opposition leader, for nearly two decades the most credible threat to the long rule of former President Robert Mugabe.
The new president is the favourite, but the opposition might still have a chance
The affluent and influential constituency is a microcosm of the Zimbabwean election to come
With Zim holding elections this year, the opposition had been feeling cautiously optimistic— until its arch-enemy, Mugabe, was ousted from power
In a statement, MDC spokesperson Obert Gutu maintained that the real power behind Mnangagwa’s presidency was the military.
Massacres, torture, killings, evictions and rigged elections must never happen again in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans question the wisdom of replacing one ailing head of state with another
Both SADC and the African Union have been silent on Hichilema’s arrest, as has the South African government.
Itai Dzambara disappearance and activism was a catalyst to the current protests in Zimbabwe.