Zimbabwe is a godsend for students of the rule of law or more precisely, the lack of it. It’s a modern-day reminder of the fact that even an authoritarian regime can proudly claim to be an adherent to the rule…
For about 11 months between 2012 and 2013, I worked with Morgan Tsvangirai. He had called me one day, sometime in February 2012, to a private meeting where he asked me if I could work with him. It was a…
In a bizarre case, a group of Zimbabwean political activists protesting under the Occupy Africa Unity Square campaign were arrested last week. The apparent charge is that they allegedly attempted to rob some people while they were on their protest…
(Whenever I have a moment, I attend to my past-time of story-telling. I thought I would share with you an extract from one of my stories, which is called Tears of the Soil, set during and after the war. This…
Editorial note: This is a guest contribution by Mfundo Mlilo reflecting on the current #ThisFlag campaign currently trending among Zimbabweans within and outside the country. We welcome guest contributions on any issues of interest, particularly tin relation to Zimbabwe. Mfundo Mlilo#ThisFlag…
In the last #BigSaturdayRead, I discussed the issue of land compensation in Zimbabwe. I presented the current legal reality and argued that, contrary to what the Zimbabwe government has said in recent years, the land issue is far from settled…
I was reading a report of the IMF released today (May 4 2016), following the IMF’s Executive Board meeting during which the case of Zimbabwe was discussed following an Article IV Consultation and Third Review under the Staff Monitored Program…
Alex T. MagaisaThe Midlands Hotel, an imposing structure at the heart of Gweru, is arguable the Midlands city’s most iconic building and, countrywide, it certainly punches in the heavyweight division. It has stood there since 1927, with another icon, the…
The birth of President Mugabe’s grandchild in a foreign country has sparked a lot of commentary among Zimbabweans. Reports indicate that President Mugabe’s daughter, Bona and her husband Simba Chikore were this weekend blessed with a son.Controversy over place of…
Last week, most Zimbabweans watched in awe as the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered a seminal judgment on executive and parliamentary accountability. In a powerful judgment, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was critical of South Africa’s Presidency and Parliament, declaring…