Pedzisai Ruhanya

By Fungi Kwaramba and Tendai Kamhungira Zimbabweans reacted with both shock and anger yesterday to the controversial decision by President Robert Mugabe’s warring ruling Zanu PF to declare the late party bigwig, Kizito Chivamba, a…
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Why would Gucci-loving, jet-setting Grace Mugabe want to be a humble MP in Zimbabwe's parliament? It's hard to imagine the imperious Zimbabwean first lady jostling with rowdy opposition Members of Parliament on a daily basis. But…
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By Don Makanyanga Fomer Vice President and Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) leader Joice Mujuru’s chances of leading an envisaged grand coalition of opposition parties in the 2018 elections took a knock on Saturday following the defeat of a…
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Political commentator Sanderson Makombe - "The militia under the National Service programme replaced War Vets as the shock troopers for Zanu PF electioneering purposes. The militia are cheap and have very low demands. The method has been to…
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By Pedzisai Ruhanya Comparative democracy and electoral studies have shown that countries can achieve democratisation through elections, but only when the conditions are right, including sufficient institutional and electoral systems…
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HARARE - Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) director Pedzisai Ruhanya speaks to Daily News Senior Assistant Editor Guthrie Munyuki about current Zanu PF squabbles and wobbly opposition politics.
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Zimbabwean civil society has been urged to drop the “narrow” “regime change agenda” and refocus on political, social and economic reforms which have a direct bearing on the lives of Zimbabweans.
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MDC-USA Secretary Andrew Chaponda responds to Dr Pedzisai Ruhanya’s policy document on Priorities for Civil Society-donors Engagement in Zimbabwe which has been circulated to diplomats and civil society.
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HARARE - The Friends of Learnmore Jongwe Trust say they have suspended board member Daniel Molokele pending a hearing after he conducted a memorial service for the late former student leader and MDC spokesman last Thursday in Johannesburg,…
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Zimbabwe’s election on Wednesday was picture-perfect. Inspiring images came in from all over the country of diligent voters queuing patiently as they waited to cast their ballots in the presidential and parliamentary polls.
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