A deep dive into the historical, political and economic forces behind xenophobia in South Africa — from the 2008 killings to Operation Dudula and the rise of anti-immigrant populism.
Writer Tendai Ruben Mbofana says Zimbabwe’s politically connected tenderpreneurs display excessive wealth because their fortunes are rooted in patronage, insecurity, and weak accountability systems.
Political analyst Gabriel Manyati argues that the case of convicted rapist and murder suspect Anymore Zvitsva has reopened painful national debate around Zimbabwe’s abolition of the death penalty and whether society can uphold principle in the face of extreme violence.
Every struggle has its children who join it as it unfolds. But first, the struggle has to have the fathers to found it so that the children can join. And Elliot Pfebve, the veteran change champion who passed on over the weekend, was one of the fathers of Zimbabwe’s democratic struggle.
Political analyst Gabriel Manyati says the lavish wedding involving businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s family became more than a private celebration, arguing it exposed the widening gap between Zimbabwe’s wealthy elite and struggling ordinary citizens.
Journalist and political commentator Luke Tamborinyoka says Africa Day should be a moment of reflection rather than celebration, arguing that corruption, poor governance and political repression continue to block the continent’s full potential.
Political analyst Gabriel Manyati argues that the Tsholotsho Declaration marked a turning point in Zimbabwean politics, exposing deep succession battles inside ZANU PF and setting in motion the factional wars that eventually led to Robert Mugabe’s downfall.
Political analyst Gabriel Manyati says the controversy surrounding compensation and protection of 67 farms exposed a major collapse in Zimbabwe’s state communication strategy.
Social justice advocate Tendai Ruben Mbofana says investigations into alleged attempts to access funds linked to Wicknell Chivayo should also examine how the controversial businessman accumulated such vast wealth. The article argues that focusing only on alleged fraud while ignoring the origins of the money undermines public confidence in Zimbabwe’s justice system.
The streets of South Africa have increasingly become arenas of volatile frustration, where the burning of shops and the intimidation of foreign nationals are justified by the populist narrative that migrants are the architects of the country’s socio-economic decline.
