EDITORIAL The contemporary political history of southern Africa has placed constitutionalism at the forefront of the struggle for good governance. The social contract between the state and its citizens has a chequered...
Zimbabwe
A bulwark against tyranny
If Zimbabwe is to be true to its democratic identity the courts and the rule of law are indispensable Acts of commission or omission by the judiciary have consequences more far reaching than most may realise: Zimbabwe...
C-19 in Zimbabwe: Work and Jobs
As captured by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s desperate plea for $200 million in a letter to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on April 2, the Covid-19 pandemic could not have struck Zimbabwe at a worse time....
C-19 Cameroon: Coronavirus snatches scarce jobs
When Cameroon closed universities, primary and high schools on 17 March as part of preventive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Tongwa Francis was left without a job. The energetic young man had been...
C-19: Zimbabwe and the rule of law
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions, which the UN has warned may escalate global suffering and jeopardise lives and livelihoods “for years to come”. But in Zimbabwe, senior...
COVID-19: Corona cases triple in precarious Zimbabwe
On 23 March, 2020 Zimbabwe recorded its first coronavirus (COVID-19) casualty, national broadcaster Zororo Makamba. The renowned and highly influential 30-year-old journalist contracted the virus during a visit to New...
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