Opinion

Zimbabwe’s water supply is in crisis: how political interference and underfunding did the damage

Gwinyai Regis Taruvinga, University of the Witwatersrand In Zimbabwe, control over water is supposed to be decentralised. In other words,
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Devaluing Zim’s ZiG won’t fix the currency; government overspending is the problem

By Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalued the ZiG by 43% on 27 September 2024. This
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Can Zimbabwe ZiG-zag away from the US dollar despite dominance of informal economy?

By Nkosi Moyo Following years of currency uncertainty and instability, the Zimbabwean government has provided the clearest indications yet of its
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South Africa must lead the way in reforming SADC as leaders prepare to gather in

By Emma Powell I Daily Maverick As Zimbabwe host the 44th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government this
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SADC Summit: Zanu PF regime putting its best Gucci foot forward

By William Saunderson-Meyer The Citizen It’s probably the country’s biggest infrastructural project since independence, delighted Zimbabweans tell me. From the buzz
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How to get away with a coup – Zimbabwe’s example to the world

By Alexander Noyes & Norma Kriger for Newsweek After a global lull, coups are back. But this new wave of
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South Africa’s recent election sends a clear message to Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe

By Prof Brian Raftopoulos The 2024 elections saw the ANC lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in the
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Zambia-Zimbabwe row: Mnangagwa wants Edgar Lungu back in power

Mnangagwa knows what he is doing, so he wants the corrupt former leader of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, to win the
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As debt arrears reach US$6.7 billion peak, Zimbabwe seeks global assistance

By Ava Thompson Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the country’s escalating debt arrears reaching a peak of US$6.7 billion.
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Will South Africa’s unemployed rise up?

By Geoff Hill Beginning in the year 2000, Robert Mugabe began snatching white-owned farms for ‘redistribution’ and giving them to
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