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The sober view: No place for independent candidates
These three politicians are, without a doubt, the most successful independent candidates in Zimbabwe’s electoral history.
By Ntando Dumani
Feb. 24, 2023
The excitement, futility of ‘third party’ politics
In Zimbabwean political vocabulary it means a different thing. It is used as synonymous with the ‘third party’ is quite a different concept.
By Ntando Dumani
Mar. 10, 2023
The sober view: Democracy in Africa needs new tools
For democrats all over the world, this is a serious concern as it indicts the legitimacy of democracy as the best form of government.
By Ntando Dumani
Mar. 24, 2023
Candidate selection a consequential process
The past few weeks were an exciting period headlined by Zanu PF primary elections and CCC’s novel candidate selection process.
By Ntando Dumani
Apr. 21, 2023
The sober view: Our politics in generational transition
An apt question warranting inquiry is where this shift is coming from, what inspires it and what is the content of this evolution or revolution in our political parties?
By Ntando Dumani
May. 5, 2023
New political elite must midwife a new republic
Consent must be forged on the anvil of consensus.
By Ntando Dumani
May. 19, 2023
Dear opposition, there is no place called ‘province’
The quest to aggregate the province as a unit trivialises some strong local sentiments
By Ntando Dumani
Jun. 9, 2023
Future is debated in the city but decided in the village
It is this liberalism that makes the urban voter complex and difficult to please or to gain and sustain their loyalty.
By Ntando Dumani
Jun. 23, 2023
Kasukuwere: Popular delusions or realpolitik?
Another explanation could be that Kasukuwere is just seeking relevance within the political arena, having been on the periphery for more than five years.
By Ntando Dumani
Jun. 30, 2023
Low women and youth representation inexcusable sin of politicians
But that is a peripheral circus for me this week. Not my monkeys, not my circus!
By Ntando Dumani
Jul. 14, 2023
August 23 will deliver the leaders we deserve
Political decision-making is rarely driven by factual knowledge and certainly not based on individual interests and objectivity.
By Ntando Dumani
Jul. 21, 2023
The ‘Second Republic’ persona is on the ballot
Public institutions are still conducting themselves in a partisan manner.
By Ntando Dumani
Jul. 28, 2023
Without manifestos, the election is a shouting contest
Enough of me dabbling in subject which I’m not an expect of. Let me go back to my comfort zone.
By Ntando Dumani
Aug. 4, 2023
Elections must be won and lost on the ballot
I say intriguing, in political terms and not necessarily in legal terms or jurisprudence.
By Ntando Dumani
Aug. 11, 2023
Zim: International election observers must do no harm
Various foreign countries use elections as a litmus test for democracy and a pedestal for their foreign policy interests.
By Ntando Dumani
Aug. 18, 2023
The sober view: Morning after harmonised elections
In the unfortunate event that we go for a presidential rerun, campaigns will continue until the fateful day in September.
By Ntando Dumani
Aug. 25, 2023
Post-election legitimacy discourse is convoluted
The shambolic delimitation process was a harbinger of worse things to come. And they have come in the form of a discredited election.
By Ntando Dumani
Sep. 1, 2023
Sober view: Zim needs a capable govt and competent opposition
The ceremony seals into the official annals of history the notion that Mnangagwa garnered 52,6% of the vote, defeating Nelson Chamisa, who got 44%.
By Ntando Dumani
Sep. 8, 2023
Sober view: Highlanders a sports arena for political expression
It is now common cause that the match was abandoned halfway through after Highlanders fans launched “missiles” and invaded the pitch.
By Ntando Dumani
Sep. 15, 2023
Dissecting Mnangagwa’s new cabinet
Whether that is enough to provide the impetus for salvaging the fortunes of the nation remains subject to debate, but that intention is discernible.
By Ntando Dumani
Sep. 22, 2023
Time for civil dialogue on Zim’s political future
Such a dialogue ought to transform socio-economic conversations into political action.
By Ntando Dumani
Sep. 29, 2023
Reading between the lines on CCC recalls
The motive of the recalls are a matter of speculation at this point.
By Ntando Dumani
Oct. 13, 2023
Upcoming by-elections: A catch-22 situation for CCC
These looming by-elections create a catch-22 situation for CCC.
By Ntando Dumani
Oct. 27, 2023
Tokenisation of devolution funds demonstrates govt’s insincerity
The problem with the devolution funds is not just how the funds are used or misused but rather how they are allocated in the first place.
By Ntando Dumani
Nov. 10, 2023
The real risk of CCC’s temporary solutions to permanent problems
The party is in a hole right now and needs to stop digging. I
By Ntando Dumani
Nov. 24, 2023
Women’s right to the city is a daily struggle
The intersection of patriarchy and capitalism creates an urban character and spaces in which women’s right to the city is a daily contest.
By Ntando Dumani
Dec. 8, 2023
CCC in uncertain waters
My installment this week will focus on trying to understand the implications for the CCC after Nelson Chamisa.
By Ntando Dumani
Feb. 9, 2024
Zanu PF’s touted third-term an untenable proposition
We have seen this in recent years in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia etc where relations between the incumbents and their predecessors are acerbic.
By Ntando Dumani
Mar. 15, 2024
Zanu PF enters succession waters
Its relationship with the military seems to have become strained over the years.
By Ntando Dumani
Apr. 12, 2024
Revisiting the promise of independence
The promise of progress ushered by independence, watered post-independence by empty rhetoric, policy conundrums, greed, and repression has wilted.
By Ntando Dumani
Apr. 26, 2024
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