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Zimbabwe: Tshinga Dube Fights in Matutu, Tsenengamu’s Corner

Outspoken Zanu-PF Politburo member, Tshinga Dube has described the suspension of Zanu PF youth leaders, Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu as a perpetuation of a culture of intolerance and would worsen factional fights in the ruling party. Matutu and Tsenengamu were suspended by the ruling party's Politburo two weeks ago…
bubmag
February 17, 2020
Robert Mugabe

Little Has Changed in Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe

After thirty-seven years in power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was toppled via a military coup in November 2017. His successor and former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised a break from Mugabe's authoritarian rule and economic mismanagement, declaring a “new Zimbabwe” that is “open for business.” After two years in…
bubmag
February 7, 2020
Robert Mugabe

This Is Donald Trump’s Best Week

The Democratic Party is deeply divided, the president’s approval rating is climbing, and he’s putting the impeachment process behind him. February 5, 2020 Staff writer at The Atlantic Jonathan Ernst / ReutersUpdated on February 5 at 2:16 p.m.It’s been a pretty good week for Donald Trump, and it’s only Wednesday.…
bubmag
February 5, 2020
Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Following Mugabe’s Playbook

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of following the autocratic rule of the now late former President Robert Mugabe. The accusations were made by an international human rights organisation, Front Line Defenders, which is calling on the State to drop charges against seven rights activists who are on trial facing…
bubmag
February 3, 2020
Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe: Unsettled Mnangagwa Reshuffles Army Chiefs

An unsettled President Emmerson Mnangagwa, seeking to strengthen his grip on power and coup-proof his regime, has yet again changed commanders of the Presidential Guard (PG), the infantry battalion which, together with the Mechanised Brigade, played a critical role in the 2017 military coup that toppled former president Robert Mugabe.…
bubmag
January 31, 2020