Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
The country’s elites can no longer jet away to overseas health facilities and must now face the hospital system that could not help Zororo Makamba, a 30-year-old who died of the virus
For now, residents of Harare have more immediate worries
Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy
Tinashe Mushakavanhu has an imaginary conversation with Dambudzo Marechera
Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women
What is the proper way for young Zimbabweans to remember Robert Mugabe’s legacy?
How an autocratic strain of pan-Africanism of the early 1960s sheds light on Mugabe’s seemingly contradictory roles
"One just has to look at his legacy."
Former Zimbabwean Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko says he is afraid of being abducted and poisoned by state agents
Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power
Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future
"Comrade Bob" was toppled from 37 years in power in November 2017 following a brief military takeover
Further turmoil in store as the economic crisis worsens and unions contemplate strike action
Bulawayo’s fire brigade should have 320 employees but is 70 people short because of budget cuts
Targeted abductions and detentions are dismantling opposition to President Mnangagwa’s government
The brutal campaign, spearheaded by soldiers, is part of a vicious response by the state to last week’s protests that rocked the country
With Zimbabwe asking South Africa for a bailout package of $1.2-billion, Ramaphosa has an opportunity to press for key reforms in the country
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Fearing for her life, outspoken commentator Thandekile Moyo fled Zimbabwe this week with little more than the change in her pocket
The country’s second fuel increase since December makes petrol in Zimbabwe the most expensive in the world
Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF in particular and Zimbabwe in general must embrace the rule of law and constitutionalism
Geoffrey Nyarota takes us from Mugabe’s beginnings to his fall from grace, while Ray Ndlovu has the inside story of how Mnangagwa rose to power
It’s been exactly a year since Robert Mugabe resigned, but Zimbabwe is still the house that Bob built
Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago
A currency crunch and a new tax on electronic transactions have spawned fears that Zimbabwe’s wrecked economy is about to endure a fresh bout of chaos
The average quality of elections around the world is much lower than most people realise
The politics within the politics are the thorns that hold the nation back from thriving
Many Zimbabweans hope inauguration will usher in new era but critics raise concerns over Mnangagwa’s ties to old guard
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Since independence from Britain in 1980, Zimbabwe has known only three presidents — Canaan Banana, Robert Mugabe and now, Emmerson Mnangagwa
According to Chief Justice Luke Malaba, Nelson Chamisa and his team could not prove that the Zimbabwe election results were illegitimate
The Movement for Democratic Change has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of rigging the July 30 vote
Zimbabwe’s disputed elections have reinforced political divisions as the Constitutional Court hears an opposition challenge of the results.