Violence and Transition in Post Settler-Colonial states

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By Brian Raftopoulos, Solomon Mungure, Nicky Rousseau and Masheti Masinjila. The authors are part of the Violence and Transition Project in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa funded by the IDRC.   The recently concluded elections in Kenya against the background of the electoral violence of 2007, the anticipated election in Zimbabwe in 2013 with the […]

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Fri, July 19 2013 » 2013, Elections, Zimbabwe Review » No Comments

5 Reasons why this woman is voting “YES” in the Constitutional Referendum

Teresa Mugadza is the Deputy Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission. She is writing in her personal capacity and the views expressed in this article are her own. I want to start with a disclaimer. First, I do not represent anyone but myself and therefore my views are myopic to the extent that I represent […]

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Wed, March 6 2013 » Elections, Zimbabwe Review » No Comments

The Constitution Process and Sexual Minority Rights in Zimbabwe

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by Marc Epprecht – Dept. of Global Development Studies and Dept. of History, Queens University, Canada Two flags fly side by side over the corner of a quiet tree-lined street and a busy thoroughfare in one of Harare’s inner northern suburbs. There is the red, gold, black and green of Zimbabwe‘s national standard (let‘s not […]

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Thu, June 21 2012 » Constitution, Human rights, Zimbabwe Review » 1 Comment

History and Fiction in the Writing of ‘We Are All Zimbabweans Now’

By James Kilgore – Research Scholar, Center for African Studies, University of Illinois, (Urbana-Champaign). I began my career as a fiction writer in 2003 at the age of 57.  I guess you could say my entry into this world of the writer took place under special circumstances. At the time I was in a California prison, […]

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Fri, May 4 2012 » Creative Writing, History, Zimbabwe Review » 2 Comments

A Community-Based Approach to Sustainable Development: The Role of Civil Society in Rebuilding Zimbabwe

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By Kuziwakwashe Zigomo Zimbabwe’s years of economic mismanagement and political instability, especially in the last decade of the Zimbabwe Crisis, have had catastrophic effects on the national economy, much of which has left many of its once-vibrant sectors and industries significantly depleted (Kamidza 2009: 6). The formation of the GNU has since brought some stability […]

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Sun, April 1 2012 » Development, Zimbabwe Review » 1 Comment