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Zimbabwe’s push to extend the president’s rule could deepen elite divisions and weaken democracy

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF, wants to amend the constitution through a bill in parliament. It won’t be that simple, however. Under the constitution, voters must approve such changes through a referendum.

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White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs

White and Black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe’s land grabs

How mishandling of land reform evicted many white farmers, ‘enriched elites’ and left Black Zimbabweans in poverty.

Why is Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?

Why is Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?

An internal split in the ruling ZANU-PF party is driving fears of a possible coup attempt.

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‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of Southern African Development Community meeting.

‘Structureless party’: Has Chamisa led Zimbabwe’s main opposition astray?

Many accuse the ruling party of infiltrating opposition but say Chamisa’s cult of personality politics made it possible.

Zimbabwe's Opposition Leader Seeks 'Fresh Start' With New Party

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa told AFP on Friday he will stay in politics and look to form a new political group, a day after he quit his own party denouncing government infiltration.

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In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp

Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options

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Zimbabwe's ruling party vilifies the opposition as American puppets. But the party itself had strong ties to the US

Zimbabwe's ruling party vilifies the opposition as American puppets. But the party itself had strong ties to the US

The Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), which has governed Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, is well known for denouncing the United States’ role as a superpower that polices the world.

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Zimbabwe electoral appointments spark controversy ahead of 2023

Zimbabwe electoral appointments spark controversy ahead of 2023

Electoral commission’s appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice.

Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader

Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader

Ndabaningi Sithole was one of the founding fathers of the modern state of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. In August 1963, he became the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), the militant liberation organisation that fought against white minority rule that he led for a decade before being…

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A street art mural in Zimbabwe exposes a divided society

A street art mural in Zimbabwe exposes a divided society

The Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe’s two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial state by the ruling Shona-dominated government “in its drive to destroy Ndebele particularism”. He explains, “This sets in motion the current…

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South Africa is in a state of drift: the danger is that the ANC turns the way of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF

South Africa is in a state of drift: the danger is that the ANC turns the way of Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF

The dismal fate of Zimbabwe under the stewardship of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) government has long stood out as a warning to South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). Yet rarely has South Africa been in more danger of launching into a trajectory of Zimbabwe-like…

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