Vol 46 No 10 | ZIMBABWE Moyo makes mischief 13th May 2005 No stranger to self-parody, the government's sacked spin-doctor Jonathan Moyo told Africa Confidential: 'I am a voice for resolution'. He enjoys making mischief, in the ruling Zimb...
Vol 46 No 8 | ZIMBABWE Future shock 15th April 2005 The unfree and unfair election has left both parties in disarray as new alliances are planned Zimbabweans are reeling from the aftershock of the country's third disputed elections. Although the opposition Movement for Democratic Change MPs attended the swearing in of the ne...
Vol 46 No 7 | ZIMBABWE Waiting for Kiev 1st April 2005 Even before polling started on 31 March, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change was preparing to challenge the results. The MDC expected to win in Manicaland, Masvingo and M...
Vol 46 No 6 | ZIMBABWE Matebeleland moves on 18th March 2005 In this month's parliamentary elections, the big upset could come in the south-west as anti-Mugabe sentiment grows President Robert Mugabe's current term lasts until 2008 and the parliamentary elections due on 31 March are critical to his next moves. He may get his biggest shock in the south-we...
Vol 46 No 6 | ZIMBABWE They also ran 18th March 2005 Five parties are contesting the elections, but only the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front and the Movement for Democratic Change have candidates in all 120 seats. The...
Vol 46 No 4 | ZIMBABWE Friends fall out 18th February 2005 A former business ally of the Mugabe government accuses it of corruption and hypocrisy The last shreds of credibility of President Robert Mugabe's government are at stake in a war of words between businessman Mutumwa Mawere and Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono. The ...
Vol 46 No 4 | ZIMBABWE Spies and counter-spies 18th February 2005 South African President Thabo Mbeki's position on Zimbabwe has toughened considerably since the arrest of a South African counterintelligence officer in December 2004 (AC Vol 46 No...
Vol 46 No 2 | ZIMBABWE Southern spookery 21st January 2005 Centre-stage in the latest spy saga is Philip Chiyangwa, the zealous MP for Chinhoyi, Chairman of Mashonaland West's branch of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic ...
Vol 45 No 25 | ZIMBABWE A heartbeat away 17th December 2004 By suppressing dissent in his party, the President puts at risk its ethnic balance The struggle for the succession to President Robert Mugabe gets sharper every day. His latest purge of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front puts his loyalists...
Vol 45 No 25 | ZIMBABWE Morgan's method 17th December 2004 The opposition Movement for Democratic Change will benefit from the factional rivalries in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has tol...