Why Zanu-PF is not so successful after 2001

Last Sunday I tried to answer the question, Why Was Zanu/Zanu  PF so successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This week I concentrate on why is Zanu-PF  not so successful after 2001...

Why Zanu, Zanu-PF were successful in the 1970s, 80s and 90s

I was in a meeting recently when someone who is not a member of Zanu or Zanu-PF asked the question: Why was Zanu and Zanu-PF successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and not successful after 2001? ...

Why elections matter in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has its next elections in 2023. That is less than two years ahead. It is imperative that every Zimbabwean should examine why we have elections. What are elections for?What will we ach...

Mugabe: A nationalist hero and authoritarian dictator

A group of Robert Gabriel Mugabe admirers, linked to Zanu-PF, has published a profile of Robert Mugabe. They are trying to provide a profile of the late president, combining both the positive and nega...

Abraham Lincoln and building national unity in Zimbabwe

There is a national consensus that the economic Structural Adjustment Programme (eSAP), imposed on Zimbabwe in 1991 by donors led by the IMF and the World Bank, has been one of the leading causes of t...

Tribalism and politics in Zimbabwe

Tribalism regularly comes into play in Zimbabwe. sometimes it is in terms of political rivalry and competition. at other times it is based on a friendly joking relationship between different tribes....

Mugabe ouster no panacea to Zimbabwe's economic problems

MDC-T legislator Eddie Cross published an article on The Need for a New Road Map before Christmas last year.In it he made a brilliant comparison between the economic changes over the past thre...

After the applause, put shoulder to the wheel

ZIMBABWE must whole-heartedly congratulate Zanu-PF on its victory! Returning to the margins of victory of the 1980s, Zanu-PF must utilise the great opportunity to move forward. However, there is a rea...