Book on Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe’s legacy has many flaws: Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe died in 2019. EFE-EPA/Yeshiel Panchia Development studies professor David Moore’s new book, Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe, attempts to understand the legacy of Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, when he …
South Africa in the news: Africans should interfere in Zimbabwe politics, says Mugabe’s ‘stupid and idiotic street girl’: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) says there is a political crisis in Zimbabwe, which needs to be resolved by Africans through various processes, including attempts by …: “South Africa” – BingNews Zanu-PF hails SA envoys: …
Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture: Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the guard of honour on a state visit to Zimbabwe. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo The fall of Robert Mugabe has dominated global coverage of Africa over the past few weeks. In Western coverage of the first week after the …
South Africa in the news: Special Report: ‘Treacherous shenanigans’ – The inside story of Mugabe’s downfall: In early October, Mnangagwa said he had been airlifted to hospital in South Africa after a poisoning attempt in August. He pointed no fingers – but he didn’t need to. Grace’s swift response was to deny it and accuse …
Zimbabweans must draw on years of democratic struggle to stop a repeat of Mugabe’s militarism: EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli Zimbabweans at home and abroad celebrated gloriously from the moment Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s belated resignation ended his 37 years of misrule. But University of South Africa doctoral candidate Enock Mudzamiri’s cautionary note bears heeding: don’t trust the military …
South Africa in the news: Mugabe’s sons slapped with a 000 bill for Sandton brawl: They were recently evicted from a luxurious apartment in South Africa’s most affluent area of Sandton in Johannesburg after the fracas that left one security officer with a broken leg and arm. Mugabe’s sons, whose wild partying and spendthrift …: …