Zimbabwe: “Old wine, new skins”. Will anything really change?
Baffour Ankomah was in Harare as those events unfolded and reported. After the frenetic 19 days between 6 November and 24 November 2017, when …
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Zimbabwe: What do we know about Mnangagwa?
The political fallout in Zimbabwe between President Robert Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has resulted in tanks on the streets of Harare, and question …
Cash crisis sours healthy harvest in Zimbabwe
The joy of a bumper harvest in Zimbabwe is being erased by a severe cash shortage at the banks, making life unbearable for millions of people, …
Unrepentant autocrats and the sacrament of the franchise
Gone is the age of primitive election rigging, the early multiparty era when Africa’s Cold Warriors secured re-election by sheer brute force. The new men …
Out of Africa
Migration from Zimbabwe has taken place mostly in three major phases. The first was soon after Zimbabwean independence in 1980, when white Rhodesians left the …
New law in Zimbabwe triggers violent agitation against the government
A well intentioned law meant to help local industries to remain in business and provide more jobs for local people has angered importers and cross-border …
