Monthly Archives: June 2019
Do elections work in Zimbabwe?
Newsday Guest column Dumisani Nkomo 7th June 2019 THIS article seeks to explore the efficacy of elections as a tool of democratic governance in Zimbabwe since 1980. It is by no means exhaustive, but in a brief and cursory manner looks at the merits and demerits of elections in their current form in Zimbabwe. I […]
Gukurahundi – Can the Man Accused of Opening the Wounds Heal Them?
AllAfrica.com 4th June 2019 By Elia Ntali Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has called for open debate on massacres in the 1980s that he allegedly masterminded. Many are unconvinced. President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa was Minister for State Security at the time of the Gukurahundi massacres. Credit: DIRCO News Service/ Jacoline Schoonees. In 1983, Nqobizitha Mhlaleri was […]