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Robert Mugabe

Pimples: Emmerson the Ghostbuster
Videos
/ 1 August 2018

Pimples: Emmerson the Ghostbuster

Gabriel, the ghost of corruption past, won’t rest until his demands are met. But Mnangagwa stays ready.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
Rivals confident ahead of Zimbabwe’s election results
Videos
/ 31 July 2018

Rivals confident ahead of Zimbabwe’s election results

Zimbabwe’s two rival presidential candidates have both claimed that they are heading for victory as votes continue being counted

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe speaks out: ‘I won’t vote for Zanu-PF. And it was a coup’
Africa
/ 29 July 2018

Mugabe speaks out: ‘I won’t vote for Zanu-PF. And it was a coup’

The former president has slammed his successor in a scathing press conference on the eve of Zimbabwe’s election

By Kudzai Mashininga
Editorial: Dump quiet diplomacy
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Editorial: Dump quiet diplomacy

‘Of particular concern is the independence — or lack thereof — of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’

By Editorial
No matter what, Zimbabwe’s election changes everything
Africa
/ 27 July 2018

No matter what, Zimbabwe’s election changes everything

For better or worse, it is time to discover what the ‘new Zimbabwe’ really looks like

By Simon Allison
Traditional leaders in Zimbabwe must toe the ruling party line — or else
Africa
/ 25 July 2018

Traditional leaders in Zimbabwe must toe the ruling party line — or else

Chiefs in Zimbabwe have always played a major role in politics, and this election is no exception

By Kudzai Mashininga
Even before the vote, Zimbabwe’s election is not credible
Article
/ 24 July 2018

Even before the vote, Zimbabwe’s election is not credible

Eight ways in which the election has already been rigged

By Jeffrey Smith
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa woos white voters with reassurances
Africa
/ 23 July 2018

Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa woos white voters with reassurances

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has acknowledged the disastrous results of his predecessor’s "land reform" in a bid to win over white voters

By Deutsche Welle 1
Zimbabwe poll: The bar for success is low and the stakes are high
Africa
/ 23 July 2018

Zimbabwe poll: The bar for success is low and the stakes are high

A new survey suggests opposition Zimbabwean leader Nelson Chamisa is closing in on the ruling Zanu-PF’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa

By Staff Reporter
Kagame could be the next Mandela ― if he steps down
Article
/ 17 July 2018

Kagame could be the next Mandela ― if he steps down

Mandela served only one term as president. Other African leaders must learn from him

By Chude Jideonwo
Women the biggest losers in Zim election
Article
/ 6 July 2018

Women the biggest losers in Zim election

The die has been cast against them, despite the reassurances of the country’s new leader

By Colleen Lowe Morna
Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast
Africa
/ 3 July 2018

Zimbabwe police make two arrests over election rally blast

About 50 people were injured in the blast, which exploded as Mnangagwa left the podium after addressing supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party

By Agency
Mnangagwa tells the BBC he suspects Grace Mugabe faction behind Saturday’s blast
Africa
/ 27 June 2018

Mnangagwa tells the BBC he suspects Grace Mugabe faction behind Saturday’s blast

The president narrowly escaped the explosion, which occurred as he left the podium after addressing a crowd in Bulawayo

By Agency
Zimbabwe vows vote to go ahead despite rally blast
Africa
/ 24 June 2018

Zimbabwe vows vote to go ahead despite rally blast

The polls in five weeks will be the first since Zimbabwe’s veteran leader Mugabe resigned following a brief military takeover in November last year

By Auntony Zinyange
Zimbabwe’s split opposition is helping Mnangagwa to victory
Africa
/ 18 June 2018

Zimbabwe’s split opposition is helping Mnangagwa to victory

Twenty-three candidates — the highest number in the country’s election history — are in the running for the presidential race

By Fanuel Jongwe Author and Fanuel Jongwe
Ahead of Zimbabwe’s elections, all bets are off
Africa
/ 12 June 2018

Ahead of Zimbabwe’s elections, all bets are off

The 2018 election is the last hurdle that President Emmerson Mnangagwa needs to clear before his government will get the global stamp of approval.

By Nicole Beardsworth
Parliament lets Mugabe off the hook
Africa
/ 11 June 2018

Parliament lets Mugabe off the hook

Former Zimbabwean president will not be censured for failing to account for diamond corruption.

By Kudzai Mashininga
Editorial: Zim needs real reforms
Article
/ 1 June 2018

Editorial: Zim needs real reforms

Mnangagwa will not, on his own, be a salve to Zimbabwe’s problems

By Editorial
What should we expect from the Zimbabwean elections?
Article
/ 30 May 2018

What should we expect from the Zimbabwean elections?

A new dispensation does not necessarily equate to a free, fair and credible vote

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to hold national election on July 30
Africa
/ 30 May 2018

Zimbabwe to hold national election on July 30

The elections will be a major test for Emmerson Mnangagwa who succeeded veteran former president Robert Mugabe as head of state last year

By Agency
EU to observe Zimbabwe polls for first time in 16 years
Africa
/ 29 May 2018

EU to observe Zimbabwe polls for first time in 16 years

The elections will be the first since long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was removed from power last November following a brief military take over

By Agency
Parliamentary hearing ‘too early’ for Mugabe
Africa
/ 25 May 2018

Parliamentary hearing ‘too early’ for Mugabe

Lawmakers want to question Mugabe over his 2016 claim that Zimbabwe lost $15-billion in revenue because of corruption in the diamond sector

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe’s bid to rejoin Commonwealth
Africa
/ 22 May 2018

Zimbabwe’s bid to rejoin Commonwealth

​On Monday, the Commonwealth announced that Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the group after quitting the organisation 15 years ago

By Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF: Military versus civilians
Africa
/ 11 May 2018

Zanu-PF: Military versus civilians

New factions are emerging in the ruling party as it prepares for national elections in either July or August

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe’s parliamentary hearing postponed
Africa
/ 9 May 2018

Mugabe’s parliamentary hearing postponed

Mugabe’s appearance before the Mines and Mining Development Committee is now expected to be within the next two weeks

By Kudzai Mashininga
Can SADC safeguard Zimbabwe’s election?
Africa
/ 7 May 2018

Can SADC safeguard Zimbabwe’s election?

Assessing whether or not the country’s ongoing election preparations comply with the SADC guidelines is not an easy task

By Gwinyayi A Dzinesa
Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe inches forward – but where is it headed?
Africa
/ 2 May 2018

Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe inches forward – but where is it headed?

Zimbabwe has high hopes for a post-Mugabe era, but it has some serious growing pains to deal with first

By Stephen Chan
Mapping out the new Zim
Article
/ 26 April 2018

Mapping out the new Zim

The pan-African magazine marks the 
end of the Mugabe era as a moment of 
imaginative, if not political, liberation.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Hawks target Mnangagwa’s rescuer
Article
/ 20 April 2018

Hawks target Mnangagwa’s rescuer

The man who once sheltered Zimbabwe’s new president has allegedly committed a multimillion-rand fraud

By Thanduxolo Jika
The return of Zim’s white farmers
Africa
/ 20 April 2018

The return of Zim’s white farmers

Many white farmers were forced off the land by aggressive land redistribution policies and violent attacks. Now some are coming back

By Kudzai Mashininga
Zimbabwe sacks thousands of striking nurses
Africa
/ 18 April 2018

Zimbabwe sacks thousands of striking nurses

In a hardline response to growing labour arrest by the country’s new leadership, all nurses who were on strike have been fired

By Agency
Botswana’s electoral disconnect ― and how it keeps the ruling party in power
Africa
/ 16 April 2018

Botswana’s electoral disconnect ― and how it keeps the ruling party in power

By disconnecting presidential terms from electoral cycles, ruling parties in Botswana and South Africa preserve the ‘incumbency effect’

By Nicole Beardsworth
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