The Day Democracy Died

The Day Democracy Died

A good friend of mine who sacrificed his university degree in Salisbury to join the struggle for Independence and democracy and paid for the decision very dearly has just published a book on the experience.

What we see in Zimbabwe is not development but corrections—we cannot celebrate a government that created the mess

What we see in Zimbabwe is not development but corrections—we cannot celebrate a government that created the mess

A recent social media post by a well-known ZANU-PF “Murakashi”, an online supporter, caught my attention. 

What’s the point of a budget surplus in a Zimbabwe without food or medicine?

What’s the point of a budget surplus in a Zimbabwe without food or medicine?

There is a profound tragedy in a leadership detached from its people.

Hospital renovations are good, but Zimbabwe desperately needs pills more than fresh paint

Hospital renovations are good, but Zimbabwe desperately needs pills more than fresh paint

Look at the current renovations at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. 

Zim court orders Bennett freed

HARARE - A Zimbabwean judge has ordered the release on bail of senior opposition lawmaker Roy Bennett after nearly three weeks in prison on weapons charges. ...

ZAMBIA: Chiluba’s wife to do time in jail

LUSAKA - A court in Zambia Tuesday sentenced former president Fredrick Chiluba's wife, Regina Chiluba, to three-and-a-half...

NAMIBIA: Water ‘Decentralisation’: Code for Recovering Costs From the Poor

KAVANGO - What if a well-intended programme to democratise water management is really a poverty trap? This...

SWAZILAND: AIDS epidemic shows no sign of slowing

MBABANE - Swaziland's AIDS epidemic, already the most severe in the world, appears to have gained further...

ZIMBABWE: 30 strains of cholera as death toll approaches 4,000

zimbabwe_cholera_map.jpgJOHANNESBURG - A specialist team dispatched...

Zimbabwe activist released, in victory for opposition

Johannesburg - Jestina Mukoko, a prominent human rights campaigner in Zimbabwe who was abducted at dawn...

Roy Bennett bail hearing underway

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Water department spends R21-million on cholera

Johannesburg - About R21-million has been spent on controlling the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe and a...

Woman journalist freed after being held for three months

Reporters Without Borders hails yesterday's release of journalist and human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and urges...

The role of traditional institutions in Africa

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African Statesmen Aim to Calm Tensions Ahead of Malawi Elections

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Woman of Terror

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5 WOZA activists released on US $50 bail after 6 days in custody

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