Vol 59 No 8 | ZIMBABWE Behind the curtains 20th April 2018 There is no let-up in the headlong rush for mining concessions but little information about who benefits from the deals and how The good news is relentless. Each week another wide-eyed foreign investor pitches up in Harare meets President Emmerson 'Open for Business' Mnangagwa, then pledges to pour tens of...
Vol 59 No 7 | ZIMBABWE UK leans to Mnangagwa 6th April 2018 Britain may be breaking ranks with donors and creditors over conditions for restoring Harare's access to finance. The International Monetary Fund continues to take a firm line, insisting...
Vol 59 No 4 | ZIMBABWE After Tsvangirai 23rd February 2018 Leadership rivalries within the opposition could leave ZANU-PF with a clear run at this year's elections The death of veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, announced on 14 February, has prompted a massive show of grief and support for one of the doughtiest campaigners against...
Vol 59 No 4 | ZIMBABWE The boys for the black stuff 23rd February 2018 A company founded by controversial mining duo Andrew Groves and Phil Edmonds has returned to the City of London seeking investors for coal assets in Zimbabwe. Groves and...
Vol 59 No 3 | ZIMBABWE Lease to appeal 9th February 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa has begun to tackle the tough task of balancing his inauguration promise to compensate white farmers for expropriation of their properties with his supporters' demands...
Vol 59 No 2 | ZIMBABWE Roll with the punches 25th January 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 18 January pledge to deliver 'free, credible, fair and indisputable elections' within five months faces several challenges. One is the legal challenge to the Zimbabwe...
Vol 59 No 1 | ZIMBABWE Old ZANU-PF in new bottles 12th January 2018 Post-Mugabe optimism faces a reality check. Bolstered by fresh funds, Emmerson Mnangagwa is set for electoral victory As the first new leader that Zimbabwe has had in 37 years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa begins the year riding a wave of goodwill, having removed the apparently eternally-entrenched... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 25 | ZIMBABWE A martial mind-set 15th December 2017 The military-assisted transition, as the government likes to call it, is far from over as new money trickles in New President Emmerson Mnangagwa has to placate his restive allies in the military and ruling party while presenting a semblance of reform to woo the investors and diplomats...
Vol 58 No 24 | ZIMBABWE Hopes and fears for the new old guard 1st December 2017 After deftly organising Mugabe's exit and Mnangagwa's accession, the ruling party sees no reason to make concessions to its opponents When Pastor Evan Mawarire, founder of the #ThisFlag movement, walked free from the Harare High Court on 29 November having been acquitted on charges of trying to overthrow... READ FOR FREE
Vol 58 No 24 | ZIMBABWE Destruction in his wake 1st December 2017 The new regime's biggest job is to revive the disastrous economy. Job creation and debt relief head a long list of urgent tasks It was new President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promise of 'jobs, jobs and jobs' that raised the loudest cheers on 22 November at the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front's...