Briefing

‘South Africa’s Negotiated Settlement: 30 Years Into Democracy, As The Sunsets On The African National Congresses’ New Dawn.’

South Africa’s “Grand Coalition”: Opportunities, challenges, and foreign policy

Lessons for the Region – Inclusive Democracy and Electoral Practices in South Africa

30 years of democracy: South Africa continues to enjoy free and fair elections despite challenges

Editor's Note: South African Elections 2024: Insights, Lessons, and Future Prospects

Economic quagmire as 2019 Budget fails to inspire confidence

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube who had the unenviable task of enunciating the 2019 budget squandered another opportunity to set the...

Compensation of former white farm owners: An Immoral and Opportunistic Appeasement of Imperialism

In Prof. Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister of the “Austerity for Prosperity” 2019 Budget speech presented of 22 November 2018,...

Zimbabwe: a future finely balanced between democracy and militarisation

Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s inauguration as Zimbabwe’s second president and commander-in-chief consummated power for the main...

Critical observations on the recent elections in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court recently rendered a judgment upholding the election of Emmerson Mnangagwa as President of Zimbabwe...

The Finale…#ZimbabweDecides2018

The curtain is finally coming down as Zimbabweans get ready with eagerness to participate in this historic plebiscite. With months of...

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s ‘shenanigans’ a view from afar.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (‘ZEC’) is an independent electoral body that is tasked with the running of elections in terms of...

So what’s a post-coup pre-election like? Zimbabwe’s Democracy after Mugabe – Phase I

You take a chance when trying to get an afternoon fill-up in Harare these days: a return for the next sunrise is likely. As Elphias...

The Zimbabwe Crisis, What Crisis: Can We Learn from History?

On the 30th of July 2018, Zimbabwe will be holding its first elections without founding president Robert Mugabe-deposed by a military...

Is Zimbabwe headed for yet another disputed poll?

With barely 2 days to go to elections, the political temperatures in Zimbabwe are reaching a boiling point. At the centre of it all is a...

Coordinator's Note: The media and the elections in Zimbabwe

It’s now two weeks before Zimbabwe’s historic harmonised election pencilled for the 30th of July 2018. The parties have been busy holding...