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Opposition supporters barricade a street in the central Harare, to protest against the results of Zimbabwes presidential election, on 01 August 2018. (Photo by Wilfred Kajese/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Citizens expect ‘bloodshed’ ahead of Zim’s 2023 elections

Human rights body says research indicates the polls are viewed as a nightmare instead of an opportunity

How the government of Zimbabwe rejuvenates its re-engagement strategy will be critical to the country’s prospects for economic recovery and political cohesion.

After disputed elections, Zimbabwe government’s credibility is in jeopardy

Zimbabwe’s disputed elections have reinforced political divisions as the Constitutional Court hears an opposition challenge of the results.

There is little to celebrate the state of the of access to information in South Africa

Democracies die behind closed doors: Battling for the right to know

Avoidance and refusal have become default settings in government as requests for more information are routinely ignored.

Back to the future for Zimbabwe

Inclusive government was always a misnomer and the elections will only cement its demise, writes <b>Piers Pigou</b>.

Zim land-reform myths: Beyond false binaries

An appreciation of the potential of peasant agricultural production in Zimbabwe is not new, argues <b>Piers Pigou</b>.

Concern as violence renews in East Timor

Indictments leveled at the end of February at seven senior Indonesian military officers for their role in, and responsibility for, the carnage that engulfed East Timor in 1999…

A peek behind the veil

Unfinished Business: South Africa, Apartheid & Truth is the first publication on how South Africa has tried to deal with its past that does not focus on the workings of the Truth…