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what future for zimbabwe?In the run-up to the elections, a young Zimbabwean writes an open letter to the President to offer an alternative vision for the country. Meanwhile Vivian Pevsner has worked as a researcher in Zimbabwe, and Alice Gozo spent five formative years there in the 1990s. In a wide-ranging dialogue, they discuss the country’s past and future, starting with the tremendous optimism which prevailed 10 years after independence. Yasmina Zaidman also deals in past and future: she writes in memory of Zepheniah Phiri Maseko whose conservation techniques might offer a hopeful path out of the bitter and divisive battles over land.
A desperate people deserve better than another pro-Mugabe political fix. Here it is
Zimbabweans' very bodies are imprinted with the logic of their rulers' violence
The failure of power-sharing in Zimbabwe is the result of South Africa's own "regime change"
Robert Mugabe’s coronation is the time to start preparing in detail for the aftermath of his regime
A one-man election faces Africa's leaders with a choice - to turn
against Robert Mugabe at last
African civil-society leaders call for a free election process and an end to violence in Zimbabwe
Regime violence has killed the election. A Harare voice looks to the region for hope
Robert Mugabe's
post-election tactics leave Zimbabweans poised between fear and hope
People are losing their fear and voting for change even in Robert Mugabe's political strongholds
Zimbabwe's president turns 84 with a lavish party in his starving country. Wilf Mbanga, former friend turned exiled editor of "The Zimbabwean", writes to him (archive)
The Commonwealth in Kampala failed to live up to its own principles
Zimbabwe’s ruler is a symbol of western as well as African wrongs, says Stephen Chan.
Robert Mugabe’s despotic rule has brought Zimbabwe to its knees. An emergency recovery programme, coordinated by the Commonwealth and made accessible to Zimbabweans at home and abroad, could become a catalyst for change, writes Michael Holman. Read the rest of this post...
The people of Robert Mugabe's fiefdom are staggering under a weight of poverty, repression and social collapse. But they keep hope alive, reports Conor O'Loughlin. Read the rest of this post...
Zimbabwe's ruthless leader Robert Mugabe is sowing the seeds of his regime's demise, says Andrew Meldrum. Read the rest of this post...
Robert Mugabe's media bullies are trying to stifle free expression about the failings of his regime. Read the rest of this post...
Robert Mugabe's cronies are worried and his party deep in debt. "The Zimbabwean" reports on a regime rotting from within. Read the rest of this post...
Chinese friends, emigrating faith-healers, and baton-wielding police are all part of Zimbabwe's slow collapse, reports "The Zimbabwean". Read the rest of this post...
The Zimbabwean reports that while the government extends its disastrous economic reforms, its own power base in the security forces is weakening through discontent and hardship. Read the rest of this post...
The senate election and the opposition MDC split are further evidence of Zimbabwe’s meltdown. The HIV/Aids calamity is just one of its symptoms. Read the rest of this post...
A low turnout, an easy ruling-party win - but Zimbabwe's senate elections could yet prove a turning-point in Zimbabwean politics, says Andrew Meldrum. Read the rest of this post...
Fifty hours’ detention in Harare Central Police Station gave civil-rights activist Netsai Mushonga an unmatched insight into the decay of Robert Mugabe’s regime Read the rest of this post...
The continued official decay and spirited public resistance of Zimbabwe, highlighted in three reports.
Robert Mugabe’s regime is as oppressive as ever, but the opposition Movement for Democratic Changes is busy fighting itself. Wilf Mbanga, editor of “The Zimbabwean”, hears MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s version. Read the rest of this post...
Two reports from this week’s issue of The Zimbabwean show deep South African involvement in the politics of Zimbabwe – from keeping its neighbour’s military afloat to meddling in Harare’s opposition wrangles Read the rest of this post...
Wilf Mbanga, editor of “The Zimbabwean”, reveals members of the ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have held secret meetings in London and Washington to discuss plans for a new Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe. Read the rest of this post...
Two reports from “The Zimbabwean” reveal the endemic crisis of a state offering food to the wealthiest country on the planet while inflicting violence and starvation on its own people. Read the rest of this post...
openDemocracy continues its collaboration with The Zimbabwean, publishing two stories from this week’s edition that shed light on life for Zimbabweans, both inside and outside of Robert Mugabe’s ailing nation. Read the rest of this post...
Zimbabweans are facing new dangers at home and no respite when they flee. Read the rest of this post...
Robert Mugabe’s government is locking the country’s exit doors, shutting its citizens’ minds – and creating a nation of mathematical geniuses. Three reports from “The Zimbabwean” on life under Zanu-PF. Read the rest of this post...
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