-
Africa: Is Zimbabwe's New President Up to the Task?
IRIN, 24 November 2017
President Emmerson Mnangagwa shoulders the hopes of a nation for a new start Read more »
Is Zimbabwe's New Leader Cut From the Same Cloth as Mugabe?
As the new era dawns for Zimbabwe, fear and hope has intermingled as citizens face a new administration under President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Having worked with Robert Mugabe for decades, questions surround the leadership skills of the man they call The Crocodile. Will he be the agent of change to transform the economy? Mnangagwa's response has been clear - he'll "hit the ground running", and prioritise encouraging investment to right the economy.
-
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa Cuts Zanu-PF Congress Budget By U.S.$7 Million
New Zimbabwe, 26 November 2017
President Emerson Mnangagwa has cut the budget for the forthcoming Zanu PF congress scheduled for Harare next week from $8 million to $1 million, an official has said. Read more »
-
Zimbabwe: Op-Ed - Zimbabwe - a Damascus Moment for President Mnangagwa
Daily Maverick, 27 November 2017
For now, it's every Zimbabwean's hope that the pain and suffering inflicted upon them by the Mugabe regime is gone and buried and a new page has been opened in Zimbabwe. By SALLY… Read more »
-
Zimbabwe: Op-Ed - Mnangagwa and the Gukurahundi - Fact and Fiction
Daily Maverick, 27 November 2017
As journalists and a veritable army of newfound Zimbabwe "experts" join the bun rush to describe the history of Robert Mugabe's replacement, Emmerson Mnangagwa, there has been much… Read more »
-
Africa: 4 Things Zimbabwe Can Do to Recover From Mugabe
The Conversation Africa, 24 November 2017
Long in coming but swift and relatively painless when it happened, the downfall of Robert Mugabe offers Zimbabwe a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recalibrate its hitherto dire… Read more »
-
Zimbabwe: Opposition MDC-T Gives New President 100 Days to Prove Himself
New Zimbabwe, 26 November 2017
THE MDC-T said they were going to give President Emmerson Mnangagwa 100 days to prove his ability to revive the economy using "our" policy frame work which he "stole" from "us". Read more »
-
Zimbabwe: Botswana Leader Tells VOA Mugabe Departure 'Long Overdue'
VOA, 27 November 2017
Botswana's President Seretse Khama Ian Khama was the first African head of state to call on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down during the recent crisis in that country.… Read more »
InFocus
-
A High Court judge in Zimbabwe has ruled that the military takeover leading to ex-President Robert Mugabe's resignation was legal, and therefore not a coup d'etat. At the same ... Read more »
-
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been inaugurated as president, as the Human Rights Watch group calls on the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to explain the claimed arrests and detention without ... Read more »
-
The departure of Mugabe represents neither the end of an era nor the birth of a new one. The ruling party and military will emerge stronger, taking the credit for his exit. The ... Read more »
-
The resignation of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe holds lessons for other African leaders who have become too fond of the trappings of power. Read more »
-
In the midst of the celebrations around Robert Mugabe's departure and the hope for a brighter future, Zimbabweans are being asked to remember that intra-party fighting for the ... Read more »
