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Of Cancer Machines And Politics

By Robert Mukondiwa, Guest Writer EXACTLY two years ago I lost this awesome soul to breast cancer which had spread to the lungs. April 11 of 2020. It was a particularly...

IN-DEPTH: Migrants scapegoated in South Africa as inequality and unemployment surge

By opendemocracy.net Doreen Chasi lost her brother and husband in South Africa’s 2008 xenophobic attacks in which nearly 100...

The END OF AN ERA – A Tribute To Dr Kenneth Kaunda

By Andrew Nyathi “He was a rare human being and self-effacing African patriot who leaves behind a legacy of...

Luke-ing The Beast In The Eye: Twabam, A Passion For Terrorism And A Deputy Who Mounts Yet Another Coup

By Luke Tamborinyoka Introduction Phew. It was a hectic week in many respects. A good week in my beloved journalism...

The Security And Political Economy Dimensions Of The Mozambican Insurgency

By Wallace K Musakanyi Southern Africa was recognised for a long time as one of the most peaceful regions'...

Understanding Political Strongholds And Voting Patterns

By Pride Mkono There is an interesting phenomenon in electoral politics its referred to as 'strongholds' which basically described an electoral territory in which a...

Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s Independence Hero

BBC Kenneth Kaunda was one of the pioneer leaders of a new Africa, as countries threw off colonialism in favour of independent statehood. A man of...

A New Film About Zimbabwe’s 2018 Elections Worth Watching, But Flawed

The Conversation Danish director Camilla Nielsson’s documentary President (2021) is an up-close, intimate tale. It follows the election travails of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party the...

Independent Complaints Mechanism Necessary To Halt Harassment Against Media

By Malvern Mkudu After years of reluctance to implement section 210 of the constitution by setting up an Independent Complaints Mechanism that looks into the...

Silence On Zimbabwe Makes Mockery Of SADC Core Principles

By Tony Reeler The Southern African Development Community’s perpetual silence on Zimbabwe speaks louder than the words it occasionally utters about human rights and the...

How Zimbabwe Got Curved On Kazungula, And What’s To Be Done About It

  On Monday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa joined other regional leaders at the official opening of the new US$260 million Kazungula Bridge on the Botswana-Zambia border....