Movement For Democratic Change
latest news & developmentsRobert Mugabe’s children navigate life without first family privilege
The fall of the Zimbabwean veteran leader in November 2017 and his death two years later had a negative impact on his then relatively young children
Zimbabwe: Nelson Chamisa’s exit from his party is more than just a resignation
The Citizens Coalition for Change leader’s absence has left a vacuum in opposition politics as the party unravels
Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections: Who votes and why?
The integrity of democracy in the country hinges on its citizens showing up to make their crosses
What needs to be done to get Zimbabwe back on its feet
A concerned Zimbabwean proposes a charter that is based on a simple ideology of the redistribution of unjust money, wealth and power
A bloody road to Zimbabwe’s 26 March by-elections
The first by-election in a year takes place amid violence and chicanery ahead of national elections next year
Citizens tired of being played for a fool
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of…
Repression in Zimbabwe exposes South Africa’s weakness
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…
Zimbabwe’s Solomon Mujuru: general and nonpartisan
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
MDC’S Chamisa perpetrates sexism in Zimbabwe
Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women
Zimbabwe ‘has never been this bad’
A brutal crackdown has left critics of the government fearing for their lives and afraid to speak out
Embrace of a pan-African stranger
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
Currencies are based on trust, and trust is in short supply
Chamisa elected unopposed as MDC leader
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
Party says the decision was politically motivated
The brutal crackdown in Zimbabwe creates a new generation of exiles
Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future