Vol 52 No 23 | ZIMBABWE Polls, leaks and expropriations 18th November 2011 The coalition parties have agreed on holding elections next year and campaigning is already in full swing Rather than endure another year of the same political combat, both leaders of the main parties jointly announced on 10 November that they would press for early elections...
Vol 52 No 22 | ZIMBABWE Cyber attack 4th November 2011 Even Harare’s shell-shocked business community was rocked by the arrest, charging and weekend incarceration of Farai Rwodzi, nascent billionaire and one of its youngest and brightest stars, on...
Vol 52 No 21 | ZIMBABWE Devil take the hindermost 21st October 2011 After Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams met President Robert Mugabe on 10 October in Harare, he told journalists Mugabe had appeared shocked by the dossier of property seizures,...
Vol 52 No 19 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATES US sources run for cover 23rd September 2011 The unredacted WikiLeaks release of US cables from Harare exposes senior politicians and soldiers to witch-hunts The Zimbabwean media gave blanket coverage to the WikiLeaks cables from the United States Embassy in Harare, released last month. Nearly 3,000 dispatches cover the last decade and...
Vol 52 No 19 | ZIMBABWE General alarm 23rd September 2011 Two of those most exposed to any possible Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front retribution for sharing their opinions and information with United States diplomats are army generals: Brigadier...
Vol 52 No 18 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATES Leak now, pay later 9th September 2011 Attorney General Johannes Tomana has the unenviable job of investigating for possible prosecution all Zimbabweans identified as sources of information for United States’ diplomats in the unredacted State...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE The kingmaker general dies at Alamein 26th August 2011 Solomon Mujuru held no high office but was an important link between the military and the political opposition The macabre mystery surrounding the death of General Solomon Mujuru on 16 August is perturbing the faction-ridden Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front. In the short term, it will...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE The police fail to protect 26th August 2011 Amid the finger-pointing, conspiracy theories and angst at Solomon Mujuru’s death, what stands out with crystal clarity is the incompetence of the Zimbabwe Republic Police before, after and...
Vol 52 No 17 | ZIMBABWE It’s not cricket 26th August 2011 On 4 August, Zimbabwe announced its return from the cricketing wilderness, playing – and winning – its first international for over five years, a test match against...
Vol 52 No 16 | ZIMBABWE Hard winter in Harare 5th August 2011 ZANU-PF outpoint their opponents by taking over the diamond revenue and latching on to a popular national cause As senior allies of President Robert Gabriel Mugabe concede through gritted teeth that there can be no national elections this year, they have moved the battleground to economic...