Mnangagwa must show commitment

Since seizing power on the back of a military coup from Robert Mugabe in November, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has been promising that the planned elections this year would be credible, f...

Zimbabwe's Post-Coup President Heads to African Union Summit

Mere months after Zimbabwe's military coup, the country's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, announced he will attend the 30th African Union summit - this despite the AU chairman's statement in Novemb...

Mnangagwa must pay attention to human rights

It was with disbelief, shared by many other Zimbabweans, that I received the news on November 21 that Robert Mugabe had resigned as president of Zimbabwe.Before his resignation, on November 15...

Zimbabwe: Scourge of Child Marriage - Video

Child marriage in Africa often ends a girl's education, exposes her to domestic violence and grave health risks from early childbearing and HIV, and traps her in poverty, Human Rights Watch said today...

Why respect for separation of powers principle is vital in Zimbabwe

One of the founding values and principles listed in section 3 of the new Constitution of Zimbabwe is observance of the principle of separation of powers.Separation of powers between and among ...

SADC summit resolutions on Zimbabwe

After 2hrs of debate the full SADC Summit has adopted the following resolutions on Zimbabwe:1. SADC reaffirms all previous decisions of the Troika and the SADC Summit on the issue of Zimbabwe....

Zimbabwe elections could be held in 4 months

The unbridled power given to the President by the much-amended Lancaster House Constitution means that technically he could dissolve Parliament and hold elections within four months.It seems ...

Level political field vital for Zimbabwe elections

HARARE - It appears there is a two-pronged, sinister and covert strategy pointing to rushed elections in the absence of a level political field. The idea behind the plot is to have Zimbabweans...