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Why some revolutions succeed
I am not sure if there is any truth to the talk of a Split in the Security Forces in Zimbabwe. I see on various news media that the Central Intelligence Organization has taken over the running of this...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 08:22hrs | 17 | by Sam Wezhira
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians
Nigel Chanakira, please leave politics to politicians-no single individual, group, or political party can fight an entrenched dictator alone. One of the requirements of regime change is Unity of Oppos...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 14:44hrs | 17 | by Sam Wezhira
Where did all the Zimbabwean man go?
If Zimbabweans were serious about changing their lot, they could borrow a page from the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia (December 17 - January 14, 2011). In 2010, Tunisia's experienced high unemployment...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 15:42hrs | 2 | by Sam Wezhira
Will 2014 usher in an Egypt-style revolution in Zim? Part 1
Amid reports of Zimbabweans predicting a bleak future due to worsening economic challenges following what others see as rigged July 31 elections and a serious failure of leadership, questions are...Published: 01 Jan 2014 at 10:14hrs | 7 | by Dr Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Conspiracy of silence on company grabs must end
It is very distressing to note the conspiracy of silence by the international community on Zimbabwe’s company grabs supposedly for black economic empowerment. There is no dif...Published: 25 Aug 2011 at 10:10hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Has Zanu-PF forgotten – 'Britain is not the solution'!
Due to public demand expressed via e-mails, I am back to comment on Zanu-PF's latest spin project - the reported call for talks between Zimbabwe and Britain on the Zimbabwean crisis. All...Published: 16 Jun 2011 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Zanu-pf's damage control on SADC and Pres Zuma - too little, too late
Sadly, Zanu-pf has dismally failed an important test of credibility and sincerity in its belated damage control on the recent attacks on Sadc and South African President Jacob Zuma by its propagandist...Published: 14 Apr 2011 at 20:03hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst
Zanu-PF MPs must defect to MDC- T to avert a Tunisia
Any hopes that the Troika would read the riot act to Robert Mugabe were dashed before the meeting had even started when Zambian Foreign Minister indicated that SADC was likely to stick to prev...Published: 01 Apr 2011 at 08:25hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Do not cover protest calls: China
Chinese police have told foreign media not to turn up at spots that have been anonymously designated for weekly protests, threatening them with loss of their work permits and other punishments i...Published: 03 Mar 2011 at 12:01hrs | 1 | by Byo24News
Egypt 'contagion' unlikely in sub-Saharan Africa
Though some Middle East and North Africa (MENA) equity markets fell at times by 20% or more following popular unrest in Tunisia and Egypt, there is a relatively low risk of „Eg...Published: 07 Feb 2011 at 21:13hrs | | by Byo24News
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