Vol 50 No 24 | ZIMBABWE Faint heart never beat stout lady in the ruling party 4th December 2009 Joice Mujuru’s victory in ZANU-PF’s leadership election could encourage more pragmatism as pressure mounts for Mugabe’s exit Emmerson Mnangagwa is nicknamed 'the Crocodile' partly for his ability to snap after long periods of log-like but watchful inertia. In November's election for the Praesidium of the...
Vol 50 No 24 | ZIMBABWE Didymus Mutasa dithers 4th December 2009 Joice Mujuru's victory in ZANU-PF's leadership election could encourage more pragmatism as pressure mounts for Mugabe's exit In the hierarchy of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, the Politburo Secretary for Administration ranks fifth, running the Secretariat that sets dates and agendas for the political...
Vol 50 No 22 | ZIMBABWE 'Too many enemies' 6th November 2009 When arms disappeared from Pomona Barracks, north of Harare, last month, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front barons again blamed the Movement for Democratic Change but military intelligence...
Vol 50 No 21 | ZIMBABWE Tsvangirai's walkout puts Mugabe on the backfoot 23rd October 2009 The MDC sees some success in its efforts to push a divided ZANU-PF into talks by appealing to regional leaders to pressure President Mugabe For once, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the Movement for Democratic Change appear to have scored a palpable hit against President Robert Mugabe and his allies. Following a...
Vol 50 No 21 | ZIMBABWE Matebeleland fallout 23rd October 2009 The hoped-for seamless assumption of the late Vice-President Joseph Msika's positions by John Nkomo is teetering on the brink of farce. Thanks to Didymus Mutasa, the Secretary for...
Vol 50 No 20 | ZIMBABWE In and out 8th October 2009 The return of the mercurial Jonathan Moyo to full membership of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) could prompt further splinters in the party. Several...
Vol 50 No 19 | ZIMBABWE Women at war 25th September 2009 The fifth congress of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front in December will shape the party's leadership and policies for the next five years. National delegates are...
Vol 50 No 18 | ZIMBABWE Sodom and tomorrow 11th September 2009 The death of Vice-President Joseph Msika has wrecked the succession strategy of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. The plan had been to hold a party congress -...
Vol 50 No 17 | ZIMBABWE Greed, gold and grit 28th August 2009 Mugabe and his party find new ways to thwart the MDC as both sides prepare for a month of by-elections More arrests, more vexatious court verdicts against the Movement for Democratic Change, thanks to President Robert Mugabe's loyalists in the judiciary. The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front is...
Vol 50 No 17 | ZIMBABWE After Msika - a new pecking order 28th August 2009 Following the death on 4 August of Joseph Msika, the new Second Vice-President is likely to be the Chairman of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, John Nkomo....