Tafi Mhaka

Tafi Mhaka: "President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won two disputed elections – in July 2018 and August 2023 – over his chief rival, Nelson Chamisa, leader of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party. Last year’s polls, for…
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By Tafi Mhaka But nobody appears to be exceedingly angry with ZEC or the Zanu-PF government. Why are Zimbabweans not angry at Zanu-PF’s failures and bad governance? Why are we not angered by our escalating poverty and joblessness?…
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By Tafi Mhaka After MDC Alliance Vice-President Tendai Biti prematurely announced that Nelson Chamisa had won the presidential election ahead of the Zanu-PF candidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 31 July 2018, you had to feel for the…
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By Tafi Mhaka The late Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo (SB), a former soldier and bureaucrat widely regarded as intelligent, brave and disciplined by his peers, exemplified the overblown and clearly…
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By Tafi Mhaka South Africa’s strong and extensive ties with Zimbabwe are buckling under the strain of COVID-19 economic challenges and migration. The nearly 500 undocumented migrants arrested on a daily basis trying to enter South…
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By Tafi Mhaka The reaction to Hopewell Chin’ono’s arrest and subsequent detention has become a significant indictment of how Zimbabweans have become miserably complicit in their continued deprivation, humiliation and dehumanisation by…
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Tafi Mhaka: "So, the MDC Alliance must embark on a nationwide mobilisation drive to gather comprehensive support for peaceful demonstrations and democratic reforms. It must be highly visible on the ground and lead the fight for change. Its…
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Tafi Mhaka: "When it comes to systematic human rights abuses committed by delinquent member states like Zimbabwe, the African Union has a duty to do more than issue empty statements. It must take swift action, and where need be, institute…
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By Tafi Mhaka This week President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former Speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete and former Safety and Security Minister Sydney Mufamadi as special envoys to Zimbabwe. Their reported brief is to help Zimbabwe…
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By Tafi Mhaka Life in Zimbabwe after the suppressed July 31 demonstration will never be the same. Still, beyond stressing that #ZanuPFMustGo and #ZimbabweanLivesMatter, the organised resistance to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s failed…
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