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February 19th, 2007

Deadwood cabinet stokes the fire of public ire in Zimbabwe

Facing unrelenting pressure for change, Zimbabwe's beleagured leader, Robert Mugabe, reshuffled his cabinet two weeks ago, but did little to aleviate the suffering of a nation that has been ravaged by a porous leadership and failing economy. The reshuffle, which wasn't much of a reshuffle, only saw one minister ... 4 comments · read »

February 5th, 2007

Much ado in Zimbabwe

Zimpundit · 16:18 · Zimbabwe

There was much ado in Zimbabwe over the last week. Much ado about nothing, that is. The biggest development in the beleagured nation's news was Gideon Gono, the controversial governor of Zimbabwe's central bank delivered a much anticipated monetary statement last week. Sadly, like everything else ... 1 comment · read »

January 21st, 2007

Zimbabwe: Questioning the judiciary and the abortive opposition

Zimpundit · 15:16 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Morgan Tsvangirai, and not Robert Mugabe, has become the most poignant effigy symbolizing the tragedy that is Zimbabwe. Much like the young nation that stood replete with promise and seemingly unlimited potential in the early 90's, Tsvangirai emerged as the most potent threat to Mugabe's tyranny at the turn ... 2 comments · read »

November 29th, 2006

Voices from Zimbabwe

Zimpundit · 12:18 · Sub-Saharan Africa

With the rainy season now underway in Zimbabwe, most of the nation's time and attention is given to pontificating and prognosticating what the agricultural prospects have in store for us. Like many other agro-based economies, the measure of a good (or bad year) is based on the nation's agricultural ... 0 comments · read »

November 15th, 2006

Voices from Zimbabwe

Zimpundit · 05:54 · Sub-Saharan Africa

It has been a busy two weeks in Zimbabwe. The major headline out of Zimbabwe over the last two weeks was the submission to President Mugabe of a vision document drawn up by Zimbabwe's churchleaders titled "The Zimbabwe We Want: Towards A National Vision for Zimbabwe". Kubatana Blogs ... 1 comment · read »

October 30th, 2006

Voices from Zimbabwe

Zimpundit · 14:19 · Sub-Saharan Africa

Following recent reports chronicling the decline in Zimbabwe's HIV/AIDS prevalence, the spotlight has now been turned on to the effect anti-AIDS campaigns have wrought on traditional Zimbabwean morals and values:Zimbabwe's lead in condom use and condom sale worldwide has produced mixed reactions, with some sections of society welcoming the ... 1 comment · read »