Zimbabwe is on the tip of an iceberg with a deteriorating economy, abuse of human rights and the shrinking of democratic space as the ruling ZANU PF government seems determined to entrench a one-party state system. As this is happening, the opposition and civil society have been calling for outside help, particularly the regional body SADC to take an initiative in bringing sanity to Zimbabwe. It's barely a few days after the 25 October SADC initiated Day of anti-sanctions imp

Is South Africa going back to Zimbabwe? It's time to ask; if so, to what end? Might SADC be the next? These and many other questions seize the Zimbabweans, as they search for ways of ending their misfortune. The ‘#ZimbabweanLivesMatter’ mantra recast Zimbabwe back onto the international spotlight, with teething issues related to corruption, human rights abuses, economic mismanagement and generally poor leadership. The response by the government, as expected, has been deepenin

SOUTH Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has in the last three months send two delegations to try to unlock Zimbabwe’s political and economic logjam. The interventions have unruffled feathers in both countries for different reasons, in my view, I argue that South Africa has no other option but to intervene, especially in the face of Covid-19 economic contraction in the region. Looking back, South Africa has a symbiotic relationship with Zimbabwe since the 1910 formation of the

The Covid-19 induced lockdown which was not unique to Zimbabwe saw the country plunging into a deep economic and socio-political crisis as the government of took advantage of the lockdown to crackdown on opposition political activists, human rights defender and civil society members. During the same period, a Twitter campaign #ZimbabweanLivesMatter trended globally, with celebrities calling for support and intervention of other countries, regional and international bodies. In