If revolutions are to succeed, the people must deliver freedom. They must reject authoritarianism, a small revolutionary elite or a military junta.
Bass culture is as old as Zimbabwe itself
Conflict transformation regards clashes as motors of change that keep social structures dynamically responsive to social needs
Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism
It is disheartening to see history repeating itself, killing hope for a democratic and just government
Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
Despite this, the research and advocacy nonprofit encouraged voters to make their mark on Wednesday
The prevalence of organised violence and torture over the decades can only mean that there are hundreds of thousands of torture victims in the country
Tsitsi Dangarembga was given a $200 fine and a six-month suspended sentence in September after she held up a placard calling for reform
The state’s ambitions for the country to become a middle-class economy are throttled by blackouts, corruption and structural and policy problems
Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts
Human rights body says research indicates the polls are viewed as a nightmare instead of an opportunity
For liberals the world over, we believe in limited government, but the question remains: are we, as Africans, still too dependent on government?
Vladimir Putin has breached international law and South Africa argues that the matter must be resolved through dialogue — but this assumes the autocrat and rogue leader will participate in good faith
Politics have come in the way of South Africa upholding its commitment to international criminal justice as the ANC reconsiders its 2016 threat to leave the international criminal court
The Swiss Secrets leak reveals Credit Suisse’s role in a controversial platinum mine sale that helped to finance a wave of violence around Zimbabwe’s 2008 election
Zanu-PF’s stranglehold on power has throttled the many parties that have tried to dislodge it
Leaders typically spread power among their ‘rival allies’ to keep it and co-opt enough of those elites in exchange for political support.
Tutu’s influence on South Africa has been immense, offering hope for a brighter future while never shirking the responsibility of doing what is needed to achieve it
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons
Imraan Coovadia’s new book connects the programmes of poisoning in Rhodesia and South Africa in five essays about the circumstances and men at the centre of their making
Dambudzo Marechera continues to nourish Zimbabweans’ cultural lives — and literary tourists from northern climes
Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.
The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors
Proposed bribe to Zanu-PF was co-ordinated by South African private security company FSS
Zimbabwean court dismisses appeal by former president Mugabe’s three children
How Shona stone art came into its own after independence
A full 41 years after ‘freedom’, many Zimbabweans still strive for what they sought then – the enjoyment of their fundamental human rights and freedoms
Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death came after weeks of denial, but reporting on the fitness of African leaders can be perilous for journalists
Kembo Mohadi resigned this week after allegedly conducting not one but two extramarital affairs while in office
Sibusiso Moyo, the third Zimbabwean minister to die from the virus, was a potential successor to the president