Dr Phillan Zamchiya

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Dr Phillan Zamchiya is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in International Development from the University of Oxford.

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Dr Phillan Zamchiya: Time for a winning rural formula for the MDC

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By Phillan Zamchiya Reader, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa needs a new rural strategy. A series of recent electoral defeats in the rural areas is not auguring well for the party especially when the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) is at its lowest ebb. ZANU PF is plagued by an incompetent leader, cumulative political legitimacy deficit, elite fissures and illness. In addition, it is running a cartoon economy. Why then is the MDC failing to capitalise and increase its gains in the rural areas?

Zimbabwe: Seven telltale signs from Bikita West by-election

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By Phillan Zamchiya (PhD, Oxford) What a sad Sunday for democracy in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) confirmed that President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zimbabwe...

Sanctions campaign ploy to sanitise poll theft

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Whereas most political scientists have reiterated that the anti-sanctions ploy is a Zanu PF campaign gimmick meant to keep the nation in a PF mode ahead of elections, I posit that it is a sophisticated move to pre-empty the envisaged rigging of Zimbabwe’s post transition election.
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To my South African brothers and sisters: A plea for humanity in the face of Afrophobia

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Dr Philani Zamchiya delivers a heartfelt appeal to South Africans, urging compassion, Ubuntu and African unity as anti-immigrant violence threatens the continent's shared humanity.

From liberation hero to merchant of division: How Jacob Zuma is squandering the last remnants of his legacy

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As South Africa heads toward local elections, Gabriel Manyati examines why Jacob Zuma's association with anti-immigrant politics could permanently reshape how history remembers the former president.

The war after the coup: Why Chiwenga’s battle for Zimbabwe’s throne is far from over

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Has Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 ended Constantino Chiwenga's presidential ambitions? Gabriel Manyati argues that while Emmerson Mnangagwa has won a major constitutional battle, Zimbabwe's succession war is far from over.

Turnall loses High Court bid over US$260,000 tax dispute with former finance director

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The High Court has dismissed Turnall Holdings' attempt to have a US$260,000 settlement paid to its former finance director declared subject to PAYE deductions, ruling that the matter was already conclusively settled by the Supreme Court.