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Members of the Zimbabwe Presidential Guard march in formation during the Defence Forces Day celebrations held at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on August 14 2018. (Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)

To win in 2023, Zimbabwe’s opposition will have to court the military

Although 2023 might seem a long way off, Zimbabwe is already in campaign mode because parties, civil society groups and the government all know that elections can be won, lost…

Zimbabwe’s Solomon Mujuru: general and nonpartisan

Mujuru sought to professionalise Zimbabwe’s army in the 1980s; later, as an MP, he stood against partisanship. Today’s officers and politicians should follow his lead

Leaked documents have led to speculation of increasing tensions between the military and civilian law enforcement agencies in Zimbabwe. (-Zinyange Auntony/AFP)

Zim army responsible for murders, rapes — report

Documents seen by the Guardian newspaper suggest soldiers have been responsible for murder and rape during the crackdown in Zimbabwe

Silvia Maphosa is buried after he and others died during violence in Harare a day after the elections. A commission has completed its investigation into the bloodshed. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Will Zim bury poll deaths report?

Kgalema Motlanthe investigated post-election violence but there are concerns President Mnangagwa will not release his findings

A soldier fires at demonstrators in Harare as protests erupted over alleged fraud in the country’s election. (Zinyange Auntony/AFP)

Zim to probe post-election violence

The seven member team comprising local, regional and international individuals, will look into events preceding the violence on August 1

Even in established democracies, the failings of supposedly strong institutions has shown that there is no substitute for an active and organised citizenry.

EXPLAINER: Everything you need to know about Zimbabwe’s election

The candidates, the controversies, the credibility issues — this is the ultimate election primer

Gracelands: People celebrate along the Mazowe road the downfall of the Mugabe couple.

Finally, the people are free to farm and fish at ‘Gracelands’

Zimbabweans are directing much of their anger at the former first lady, whose hunger for wealth and power stopped at nothing

News reports in Lesotho newspapers and on radio often suffer from limited analysis

Mugabe defies resignation and lives another day

​Zimbabwean President Mugabe stressed he was still in power after his authoritarian 37-year reign was rocked by a military takeover.

‘Liberalism

Mugabe’s end game: How the president could leave power

ZANU-PF sacked President Robert Mugabe as party leader Sunday marking the accelerating collapse of the 93-year-old’s support and power base.

Veterans of independence war — also former key Mugabe allies — added their voice in support of him resigning

End nears for Mugabe as ruling party turns against him

Mugabe remains in office but now faces overwhelming opposition from the generals, much of the Zimbabwean public and from his own party.

The cover of al-Shabab’s propaganda video threatens shoppers in the West. But is it about grabbing international headlines or a genuine warning of violence?

​It is not ‘anti-African’ to call for Mugabe to go

From arrests of cabinet ministers to talks of a ‘transitional government’ led by Mnangagwa, the situation in Zimbabwe has been notably peaceful.

The Paladin contract — which reportedly does not include food or medical care — has been backed by Australian home affairs minister ?Peter Dutton — who has advocated for an extension. (AFP)

Zimbabweans jubilant during ‘Mugabe must go’ march

People were elated and celebrated "the dawn of a new Zimbabwe", waving flags as crowds started arriving in cars, busses and on the back of trucks.

The Western Cape’s new top cop

‘Crocodile’ Mnangagwa’s prophetic words ahead of Zim stalemate

The storm that erupted in Zimbabwe had been brewing for some time, blowing open tensions in the security forces

Books piled up at the underground library.

Mugabe’s weakness is his Grace

Mugabe’s downfall was caused by the ambitions of his combative wife, whose emergence as his likely successor proved a step too far for Zimbabwe.

President Cyril Ramaphosa intends taking on legal review the section 89 independent panel’s adverse report on Phala Phala released earlier this week.
(Brenton Geach/EPA)

Just what did SA know about Zimbabwe’s coup?

The country’s reaction to Zimbabwe’s coup suggests its leaders had prior knowledge of events

Mugabe presided over Zimbabwe’s terminal decline

After Mugabe, what next?

There has never been an independent Zimbabwe without Robert Mugabe in charge, and most of the population has never known another leader.

Guardian and protector: Edith Chikwana tells her story to Mosibudi Ratlebjane in this week’s Slice of Life.

Orphaned at 13, she has cared for her siblings her whole adult life

Edith Chikwana now sells goods on Jo’burg’s streets to feed and educate her brothers and sister.

Zim voters’ roll ‘in hands of suspect Israeli company’

A secretive Israel-based firm – accused of manipulating past elections in the region – is alleged to be involved in managing Zimbabwe’s voters’ roll.

WikiLeaks puts Zim generals in firing line

WikiLeaks puts Zim generals in firing line

The release of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables on Zimbabwe now threatens to spark a showdown with so-called "sell-outs" in the country.

MDC to brief UN Security Council

Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will take its claim of victory in last month’s election over President Robert Mugabe to the United Nations Security…