Zimbabwe is in the Midst of its Worst Crisis Since the Fall of Robert Mugabe Mark Leon Goldberg February 4, 2019Zimbabwe was rocked by protests in mid-January in the most significant public display of dissatisfaction with the government of Emerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa deposed longtime Zimbabwe ruler Robert Mugabe in a coup in November 2017. This past summer he furthe...
After a Flawed Election, Will the International Community Choose “Stability over Democracy” in Zimbabwe Mako Muzenda August 6, 2018The election in Zimbabwe is over. The results are mixed.This was the first election held since the ouster of Robert Mugabe. His successor and former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed victory. But the opposition has claimed that the votes were r...
Zimbabwe is About to Hold its First Elections Since Robert Mugabe’s Ouster. Will it Be Free and Fair? Mako Muzenda June 19, 2018On 30 May 2018, Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the official date for the 2018 general elections. These elections – to be held on 30 July – are the first since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe from power in November 2017.The...
It’s Been Four Months Since Robert Mugabe’s Ouster. Has Zimbabwe Changed for the Better? Mako Muzenda April 3, 201824 November 2017 was an electrifying day for Zimbabweans. For the first time in 30 years, they would have a new president. Robert Mugabe, who for so long had dominated and controlled Zimbabwe's political and economic landscape, was no longer in power. Emmerson...
The Zimbabwe Crisis and Fall of Robert Mugabe, Explained Mark Leon Goldberg November 20, 2017Zimbabwe has had exactly one leader in its entire 37 year history as an independent country. That was, until November 14th Robert Mugabe was deposed in an apparent coup.What happens next is still very much in the air. Right now, Robert Mugabe and his w...
A Coup in Zimbabwe? Robert Mugabe is Seemingly Deposed Carol Jean Gallo November 15, 2017The Zimbabwean military has apparently taken control in the capital city of Harare and detained longtime president Robert Mugabe. Army spokesperson spokesman Maj Gen SB Moyo (below) addressed the nation after taking control of the state broadcaster.It woul...
In the midst of a Cash Crisis, More and More Zimbaweans are Turning to Bitcoin Mako Muzenda November 7, 2017Paper money is everywhere. It’s a fundamental part of daily life, from loose change and coins, to large transactions and purchases. Although bank cards and online shopping are becoming more commonplace, it’s hard to imagine a society functioning without any ki...
One Country’s Response to Online Activists? Jack Up Data Rates 500% Mako Muzenda January 12, 2017The average Zimbabwean lives on $3 a day, yet mobile penetration in the country is very high. As many as 12.6 million Zimbabweans own mobile phones, representing 94% of the population.In recent months, more and more Zimbabweans have been turning to their p...
Is this the beginning of the end for Robert Mugabe? Kimberly Curtis August 16, 2016A movement that started with a video posted on Facebook railing against corruption is now shaking the Zimbabwean political establishment to its core. For the first time since the contested and violent elections of 2008, long-time president Robert Mugabe’s hold...
