Robert Mugabe’s children navigate life without first family privilege
The fall of the Zimbabwean veteran leader in November 2017 and his death two years later had a negative impact on his then relatively young children
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Zimbabwe election: Nelson Chamisa appeals to youth, but odds stacked against him
Chamisa has not announced a running mate, feeding into rumours that he has weak leadership skills and prefers to centre power on himself
Covid-19 shows what Zimbabwean nationalism means
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
Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy trumps coronavirus concerns
For now, residents of Harare have more immediate worries
Zimbabweans’ survival strategies
Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy
What would Dambudzo be saying?
Tinashe Mushakavanhu has an imaginary conversation with Dambudzo Marechera
MDC’S Chamisa perpetrates sexism in Zimbabwe
Far from representing a break from the past, the opposition leader is reinforcing patriarchal norms in his behaviour towards women
Mugabe and the tradition to not speak ill of the dead
What is the proper way for young Zimbabweans to remember Robert Mugabe’s legacy?
The making of Mugabe’s intolerance
How an autocratic strain of pan-Africanism of the early 1960s sheds light on Mugabe’s seemingly contradictory roles
Mugabe is a zero, not a hero
"One just has to look at his legacy."
Police want to poison me, former Zimbabwean VP claims
Former Zimbabwean Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko says he is afraid of being abducted and poisoned by state agents
Embrace of a pan-African stranger
Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power
The brutal crackdown in Zimbabwe creates a new generation of exiles
Political dissidents who have fled to South Africa face an uneasy, uncertain future
Zimbabwe nostalgic for Mugabe?
"Comrade Bob" was toppled from 37 years in power in November 2017 following a brief military takeover
Zimbabwe crackdown amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group
Further turmoil in store as the economic crisis worsens and unions contemplate strike action
Zimbabwe fire brigade on frontline after protests
Bulawayo’s fire brigade should have 320 employees but is 70 people short because of budget cuts
Zimbabwe: After the crackdown, the purge
Targeted abductions and detentions are dismantling opposition to President Mnangagwa’s government
Systematic torture, killings, abductions, assaults — Zim rights commission speaks out
The brutal campaign, spearheaded by soldiers, is part of a vicious response by the state to last week’s protests that rocked the country
Ramaphosa cannot stay silent on Zimbabwe
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
A Zimbabwean’s flight into exile: A voice inside me said ‘Run’
Fearing for her life, outspoken commentator Thandekile Moyo fled Zimbabwe this week with little more than the change in her pocket
Zimbabweans forced to reap the Zanu-PF whirlwind
The country’s second fuel increase since December makes petrol in Zimbabwe the most expensive in the world
Reform on the cards as Zanu-PF shifts hardline stance
Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF in particular and Zimbabwe in general must embrace the rule of law and constitutionalism
End of a tyranny
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
The Year of the Crocodile
It’s been exactly a year since Robert Mugabe resigned, but Zimbabwe is still the house that Bob built
Zimbabwe: The year since Mugabe’s ousting
Here is a summary of key developments since Robert Mugabe was ousted as president of Zimbabwe a year ago
Empty shelves, rationed bread ring alarm bells in Zimbabwe
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
Rigged votes aren’t just an African thing
The average quality of elections around the world is much lower than most people realise
Zimbabwe: The battle for power is not for the people
The politics within the politics are the thorns that hold the nation back from thriving
A new dawn or more of the same for Zimbabwe?
Many Zimbabweans hope inauguration will usher in new era but critics raise concerns over Mnangagwa’s ties to old guard
Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe
Since independence from Britain in 1980, Zimbabwe has known only three presidents — Canaan Banana, Robert Mugabe and now, Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zim high court validates Mnangagwa victory
According to Chief Justice Luke Malaba, Nelson Chamisa and his team could not prove that the Zimbabwe election results were illegitimate
Zimbabwe top court to hear appeal against election result
The Movement for Democratic Change has accused the ruling ZANU-PF party and the election commission of rigging the July 30 vote