The illusion of success: why Zimbabwe must reevaluate its obsession with flashy wealth

The illusion of success: why Zimbabwe must reevaluate its obsession with flashy wealth

In Zimbabwe, criminality risks being touted as achievement.

GMB Pegs Maize, Traditional Grains Prices At US$364.75 Per Tonne

GMB Pegs Maize, Traditional Grains Prices At US$364.75 Per Tonne

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it remains the best-priced buyer on the market and is paying farmers on time, as it announced its producer prices for the current marketing season.

Constitutional Circumvention and the Limits of Amendment Power: Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Constitution Amendment No. 3 Bill

Constitutional Circumvention and the Limits of Amendment Power: Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Constitution Amendment No. 3 Bill

—Nqobani Nyathi, Zimbabwean lawyer, LLB from the University of Zimbabwe and an LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa) and LLD from the University of Pretoria

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

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 has consequences, not just for the country whose democracy is being killed, but for its neighbours as well.

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Protest over Zimbabwe’s activist deportation to Malawi

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As the Kenya Pipeline Company scandal continues to unfold, it has emerged that President Kibaki may...

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Kenya: Sh825m lost in maize fraud as hunger bites

The unfolding maize scandal could cost the taxpayer a whopping Sh825 million. Highly-placed Government sources told...

ZIMBABWE: Lucia Nkomo, “Already we have sold the refrigerator”

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ZIMBABWE: Hopes pinned on cholera awareness

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ZIMBABWE: South Africa goes ahead with urgent aid

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S Africa still backs Zimbabwe power-sharing deal: foreign ministry

PRETORIA, Jan 14 (AFP): South Africa still believes Zimbabwe's unity accord can pull the country...

House of Commons – Zimbabwe – 13 January 2009

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Two-year old released after 76 days in prison for banditry and terrorism

Two year-old Nigel Mutemagawo who was abducted by armed gunmen together with his parents at their...

Trial of alleged protest leaders begins

BULAWAYO - Last Friday saw the start of the trial of two MDC officials accused of...

Fears of Bubonic Plague grow as city alleys pile up with rubbish.

Although Zimbabwe appears to be out of the world's spotlight now with the current crisis in...

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