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A Fee in exchange for a Vote? Yes Please!

Posted by ZDN on January 11, 2010

How much would the average Zimbabwean citizen pay to see democracy return to their country? Ten US dollars? Twenty? Anything? A Zimbabwean think-tank has published a report on ways that Zimbabwe could be rebuilt after decades of misrule. The report, published by The University of Manchester's Brooks World Poverty Institute and launched by Finance Minister Tendai Biti, has among other recommenda...

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MDC’s Eddie Cross on the new Zim $

Posted by ZDN on December 3, 2009

Last week an aircraft arrived at Harare airport with tons of new local currency onboard. Officials tried to keep it secret but without success and we were called by people to say the consignment was at the airport. When this news found its way through the corridors in Harare speculation was widespread. The most frequently asked question was “why...”? Printing a new currency simply did not ...

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Minister Webster Shamu – a Case to Answer?

Posted by ZDN on September 11, 2009

There are two items that obsess ZanuPF at present: One is the arms embargo and targeted travel ban on individuals, which ZanuPF shrilly denounces as 'illegal sanctions'. The other is the existence of shortwave radio stations that are not under their direct control. The world is clearly not allowed to do things without ZanuPF's permission! But, with ZanuPF's blessing, anything goes: On ...

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What does democracy mean in the minority tribes?

Posted by ZDN on August 11, 2009

Comments from a Zimbabwean refugee in Johannesburg. M Ndebele is from the Bulawayo area of Zimbabwe and is a victim of serious torture as a result of having helped his party, the MDC, to coordinate electoral activity in his ward. He is currently on the streets of Johannesburg. Some say democracy means doing anything that you want even if doesn't make sense. I knew the word democracy but I di...

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Why fixing Zimbabwe will be good for South Africa

Posted by ZDN on July 14, 2009

In his first state of the nation address this week, South Africa’s newly elected state president, Jacob Zuma, said that as chairperson of SADC and facilitator of the global political agreement, “we will participate in promoting inclusive government until free and fair elections are held in Zimbabwe. “The plight of the Zimbabwean people has had a negative impact on the SADC region, especia...