Phillan Zamchiya

Dr Phillan Zamchiya: "Reader in 1998, in Russia’s St Petersburg, Oleg Sergeyev ran for the Governor’s position. When he officially launched his campaign, to his chagrin there were two other opponents. Opponent one was Oleg Sergeyev,…
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa embarked on a reshuffle spree of almost all top military personnel soon after the military coup to contain his deputy, but rival Constantino Chiwenga, observers have noted.
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Respected political analyst Dr Phillan Zamchiya has urged MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa not to rely on public sympathy but to strategise and take action amid the political crisis that is rocking the main opposition party.
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By Dr. Phillan Zamchiya (PhD) Dear Reader. Just before 1545 hrs on 28 July 2018, I wrote, ‘I have traversed the country with him . His mother is close to his heart.’ Now her heart stopped beating forever on 06 July 2020 at 66 years. Mama…
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By Dr. Phillan Zamchiya 'The whole management and organisation of this country depend on us. Day and night, we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we eat the MEAT at high altitude. Otherwise, at ground level,…
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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…
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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 African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) has floored…
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Zimbabwe faces a herculean task of managing the country’s first complex succession politics from more than three decades of President Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s iron rule to a new leader in the not so distant future.
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This paper is a sequel to our previous edition, Pre-Electoral Detectors: ZANU PF’s attempt to reclaim political hegemony. In the previous report we argued that the Zimbabwean state exhibits tenets of a competitive electoral authoritarian…
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HARARE - Zimbabwe is headed for a prolonged transition if elections are to be held within the next two months before the full implementation of necessary reforms, The Zimbabwe Transition Barometer has warned.
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