Zimbabwe’s descent into dictatorship and the peril of African leaders’ apath

The Southern African Development Community’s governments, with South Africa being the most powerful, have been watching Zimbabwe’s slide into a constitutionally entrenched dictatorship in silence. This...

Blare necessity: Vuvuzelas save livestock from prowling lions, research finds

Villagers in Zimbabwe have discovered that vuvuzelas can ward off lions, significantly reducing livestock losses and...

Displaced migrants face severe healthcare crisis amid xenophobic violence, warns MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned that foreign nationals displaced by the xenophobic unrest are finding...

Elikya’s story: A documented migrant, yet her home was burnt down by vigilantes

As March and March’s anti-migrant rhetoric continues to fuel fear across KwaZulu-Natal, documented refugees and asylum...

Foreign nationals in limbo at Musina camp as border delays mount

Thousands of foreigners, forced by the recent xenophobic protests to flee South Africa, are stranded in...

The economy of hatred: What the anti-migrant wave tells us about SA’s broken economic model

Decades of economic failure has created genuine desperation, into which an ideological campaign by mainstream economic...

Does anti-foreigner hatred pay? Do digital platforms profit?

Digital platforms are not passive hosts of content. They have become creator economies in which attention...

Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Brinkmanship on steroids, in service of a dubious Zimbabwean elite

Attempts to take over Tongaat Hulett have been shadowed by suspicions that the initiative is driven...

Loyalty for sale — how patronage networks captured the Zimbabwean state

A transactional political economy in Zimbabwe fosters corruption and dependency, as loyalty to power trumps democratic...

‘Only the weak fear competition’: Protecting democracy in Africa

The plight of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu and many others illustrates the struggles that African...

Spike in unlicensed dog breeding in Zimbabwe threatens public safety and health

Unlicensed dog breeding in Zimbabwe is surging, leading to dangerous dog attacks and public health concerns,...

A man of his zeitgeist: Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai

On what would be Morgan Tsvangirai’s 74th birthday, his legacy reflects both the courage of Zimbabwe’s...

Parents of stranded SA team players in Zimbabwe demand accountability from Chess SA

South African youth players and their parents were left stranded in Zimbabwe at the African Youth...

Zimbabwe’s media under siege: editor Faith Zaba released on bail after arrest for satire

As bail was finally granted on Friday, civil society organisations criticised Faith Zaba’s arrest as an...

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