The strongman failed to deliver the promises of that 1980 speech
The country needs nimble technocrats, not the old warhorses of the liberation struggle
President for three decades who squandered high hopes and left his country in crisis
Freedom fighter came to be seen as a despot after rigging votes and crushing dissent
If the opposition were in power it would have done the same, writes the country’s finance minister
Riot police charge crowds and tear-gas Red Cross personnel helping the injured
The fault lies entirely with the ruling Zanu-PF party, which has lost its legitimacy
Remittances of cash, food and goods comprise nearly 10 per cent of GDP
Mnangagwa government battles extreme shortages of food, fuel and other goods
Central bank pledges to stop printing money that has exacerbated a currency crisis
Orange and Vodafone switched off access after fraudulent Congo elections
Politicians allege commodity trader benefits from favourable access to key pipeline
Aid groups seek to reach survivors on rooftops as storm’s economic cost mounts
Former finance minister warns central bank action is bound to fail
Country bows to the inevitable as issuance of electronic dollars surges
The city has become a magnet for tens of thousands of migrants fleeing political oppression
Bulawayo protests erupted with a fury stoked by decades of economic neglect
A national unity government is needed that can re-engage with the outside world
Brutality of security forces against protesters shatters Mnangagwa’s ‘reformer’ image
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s crackdown is as vicious as anything seen in the Mugabe era
President unlikely to move against military that put him in power, say analysts
Moscow is building influence on the continent, to the chagrin of former colonial powers
Mnangagwa loyalists say impeachment attempt failed as tensions remain high
Government launches violent crackdown on protesters
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