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Broadening the lens on Zimbabwe: a response to Simukai Tinhu

By SJ Cooper-Knock | Published: 28 April 2013

In this blog one of our co-editors, Sarah Jane Cooper-Knock, shares her thoughts on a recent article by Simukai Tinhu on the political landscape in Zimbabwe.    

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Zimbabwe’s Draft Constitution: history is made but what does the ‘yes’ vote mean?

By Pedzisai Ruhanya | Published: 21 March 2013
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Following their insightful piece on the draft constitution, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute give us their opinion on the referendum in Zimbabwe in support of the draft constitution, and what this means for the upcoming national elections.

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Constitutionally Speaking: the new draft constitution in Zimbabwe

By Pedzisai Ruhanya | Published: 13 February 2013
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In this opinion piece, Pedzisai Ruhanya argues that the new draft constitution in Zimbabwe is a flawed document that fails to address the democratic needs of the country, and deflects attention away from the other crucial reforms that must occur before the next elections. Pedzisai is the Director of the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute.

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Reflecting back, Looking forward: Zimbabwe Democracy Institute

By SJ Cooper-Knock | Published: 15 January 2013
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To mark the new year, Democracy in Africa has asked key groups and individuals across Africa to reflect on developments in 2012, and look forward to 2013. We have invited them to share with us their insights and predictions, their hopes and their fears. In the first of this series, we talk to the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute [...]

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Power Sharing in Kenya and Zimbabwe

By Nic Cheeseman | Published: 23 January 2012

Alexander Noyes, who wrote a dissertation on power-sharing in Kenya and Zimbabwe for the MSc in African Studies at Oxford University, has published an article on ‘Zimbabwe’s unsavoury path to peace’ published in the New York Times. In the article, Alex argues that ‘The current power-sharing government between Mr. Mugabe and the opposition prime minister, [...]

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