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Supporters of the newly reelected Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrate in Mbare, Harare, on August 3, 2018. – Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, narrowly won the country’s landmark election, results showed early on August 3, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests. Mnangagwa won 50.8 percent of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC party on 44.3 percent, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
CITIZENS COALITION FOR CHANGE

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

  • Mike Chipere
6 min read
Dr Hastings Banda (1898 – 1997), President of Malawi, flies into London, having attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Singapore, 22nd January 1971. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Getty Images)
GHANA

Malawi celebrates independence day, but the first president left his mark

The historical record shows that Malawi’s difficulties under Hastings Banda were evident at the very moment of the country’s founding

  • Brooks Marmon
4 min read
JOSHUA NKOMO

Unruly Zapu stands to lose

Deep divisions over the next vice-president could cost the former party key positions it has traditionally held in Zanu-PF.

  • Harare Correspondent
5 min read
ZANU PF

Death of Zim’s vice-president spurs debate about Unity Accord

The death of Zimbabwe’s vice-president, John Landa Nkomo, has revived discussions in Zanu-PF about the relevance of the 1987 Unity Accord.

  • Kennedy Maposa
3 min read
ZAPU

US drops sanctions on Zim’s Zapu leader

The United States has removed Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa from a sanctions list as well as party stalwart Thenjiwe Lesabe, a media report said.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
ARGENTINA

More than just a game

The Soweto derby, between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, has captured the imagination of football lovers since 1970. The fixture has become the showstopper of the South…

  • Percy Zvomuya
6 min read