The African Union (AU) is a captured institution controlled by leaders who are not prepared to tell each other the truth. Speaking at a media briefing organised by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) in Johannesburg on the side-lines of the 25th ordinary session of the heads of State and Government Summit, Crisis in Zimbabwe coalition Acting Chairperson, Ms Samukeliso Khumalo bemoaned the absence of solid and principled leadership in Africa. “We have a leadership that ha

The Zimbabwe government’s planned deployment of force against vendors in Harare will greatly affect women, most of whom make the bulk of the vending population in the central business district (CBD). This was said by Samukeliso Khumalo, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) Acting Chairperson. Khumalo was speaking to media in Johannesburg when she made the remarks on the side-lines of the African Union 25th ordinary Heads of State Summit. “The State has made its intentions clea

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has reiterated calls for Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe and his ZANU PF party to exit the governance stage as they had failed to address the country’s problems. Speaking in Johannesburg, during a briefing to local, regional and international media, CiZC Spokesperson, Mfundo Mlilo said time had come for pressure to be put on Mugabe and the ruling party to leave the governance of the country to other people. “It is clear that Mugabe and ZANU-

JOHANNESBURG: The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition would like to call upon the African leaders attending the 25th African Union (AU) ordinary session of Heads of State and Government to provide good and exemplary leadership in bringing lasting solutions to problems bedeviling the African continent. The AU through its leadership must take heed of early warnings in order to prevent escalation of conflict and instability in potential hotspots within the continent. As Civil Society w

If the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 is to fulfil its aspirations, then it needs to ensure that it has capable and progressive leadership at the helm. This was said by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) in Johannesburg on Thursday. Speaking at a media briefing held ahead of the AU Heads of State Summit, CiZC said the AU risked postponing various initiatives and frameworks by refusing to be accountable in the now. “If the famed African Union Agenda 2063 is to become a re

OVERVIEW: In August 2014, Zimbabwe assumed the position of Chair in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Five months later, Zimbabwe also became Chair of the African Union (AU). Meanwhile, president Robert Mugabe’s leadership has been continuously brought into question given the apparent failures to deal with a crippling crisis in his own country. What message does this kind of leadership say about the state of both SADC and the AU? Indeed, what does it say abou