In October, 2013, you received Issue Number 120 of our flagship publication, the Zimbabwe Briefing, from the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition’s Johannesburg based Regional Information & Advocacy hub, and we went “off air”. That was approximately 3 months after ZANU-PF’s return to power through once again, another controversial Zimbabwe general election. Honestly, many people were left confused and thrown off balance by the outcome of the election. A not so new, but new in the con

Methodist Church Bishop and prominent proponent of human rights in South Africa, Bishop Paul Veryn has called on Africans to denounce human rights abuses including xenophobia. In a scathing attack on the government of Zimbabwe, Bishop Paul Veryn called on the government of Zimbabwe to respect its people and give them some dignity. He said there are several South Africans who are willing to help Zimbabweans to find a lasting solution to the current crisis. In his opening remar

The Zimbabwe question will not be resolved as long as leaders focus on will to power than the will to transform, Dr. Pedzisayi Ruhanya has said. Addressing hundreds of Zimbabweans living in South Africa and solidarity partners at a public Dialogue organised by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum (ZSF), Dr Ruhanya said Zimbabwe risks suffering from political decomposition if the issue of transformation is not addressed. Dr. Ruha

The Crisis in Zimbabwer Coalition held a media briefing in Johannesburg, where it heightened calls for a speedy resolution to the crisis plaguing Zimbabwe. The media briefing was attended by various media representatives. Of note was the SABC, Power FM, AP and Studio 7 Voice of America and Nehanda radio. A statement was read by the Crisis Coalition Chairperson, Ms Sally Dura. Joining her on the panel was Promise Mkwananzi of #Tajamuka movement, Stan Zvorwadza of the Vendors U

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition urges the government of Zimbabwe to urgently address the cash crisis through proper economic fundamentals, arrest and prosecute all corrupt public officials, implement electoral reforms as directed by SADC and AU observer missions before the 2018 elections, and respect both the political, civil rights, and the social and economic rights. We note, with concern, the wanton destruction of the economy by a kleptocratic regime led by the ruling par

Ever since the late 1980s Zimbabwe’s economy has been experiencing deep structural economic problems that has seen it lurch endlessly from one economic blueprint to another, with no solution. These blueprints include the infamous Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) [1991-1995], Zimbabwe Programme for Economic Recovery (ZIMPREST) [1998-2000], Millennium Economic Recovery Programme (MERP) [2001-2005], National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP), Zimbabw

The realm of international politics is profoundly shifting. Brexit was a rumination of nationalist interests that overrode a longstanding convention of British international ideals. The election of Donald Trump to the US presidency, premised on a pungent nationalist appeal, denotes the shape and nature of this global power’s evolving domestic political profile. The consolidation and exportation of China’s economic prowess, driven by a statist model, is rapidly dispelling the

There’s new light in Zimbabwe approaching – an election. But amidst a long history of stolen ones – including at least one having been murdered, that was followed by a government in ‘unity’ with a corpse-like shadow of the once vibrant opposition party’s former self – it’s a faint glimmer indeed.[1] Combined with this history are the dark clouds in the immediate future of another financial catastrophe,[2] exacerbated by re-invented bond notes, drought, and the continued pilla