John Makumbe

HARARE - Leading Zimbabwean political scientist Professor John Makumbe has died. Reports we are getting suggest Makumbe had a heart attack on Saturday and died the following day on Sunday in the morning.
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It must be borne in mind that the surveys were conducted during the period of the inclusive government, when it is rather dangerous for people to be frank and open about their political preferences, especially in terms of their support for…
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On Saturday university lecturer and political analyst Professor John Makumbe was introduced to thousands of voters in Buhera West constituency, by the current MP he is hoping to replace at the next poll.
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President Robert Mugabe has been pictured with increasing regularity clutching a small, shiny black bag. Arriving for the 2012 Budget Statement last Thursday the 87 year old Zanu PF leader stepped out of his armoured Mercedes limousine and…
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Veteran MDC-T activist and campaigner for women’s rights, Grace Kwinjeh, was last month honoured by her party for coming up with the name ‘Movement for Democratic Change’ at its formation. With the party recently turned 12 years, Kwinjeh…
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HARARE - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says Zanu PF ministers are refusing to report to him as mandated by the Global Political Agreement (GPA), a situation that has collapsed many operations of the coalition government.
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President Robert Mugabe relented on the late nationalist Edgar Tekere’s hero status to gain political mileage and save his heavily divided Zanu PF party from further disintegration, political analysts said last week. In the past, other…
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Harare –The Movement for Democratic Change headed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been expelled from being an institutional member of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) with immediate effect.
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Lovemore Madhuku, the chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), has vowed to stay put in his position even as his tenure expired on Wednesday. Madhuku says he will stay on at the helm of the advocacy group until a referendum…
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Recent outbursts of unprovoked violence perpetrated against innocent Zimbabweans are very likely to eventually result in the people of this country mobilizing themselves to become the change they would like to see writes John Makumbe.
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