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Opinion: Zec delimitation report: Electoral rigmarole and elite discohesion?

First is the capture of the electoral system by the ruling elite to influence the electoral outcome through gerrymandering, calculated to disorient the main opposition and benefit the ruling party.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Jan. 15, 2023

Opinion: Zec delimitation report: Electoral rigmarole and elite discohesion?

Gerrymandering through threshold politics

There is no justifiable reason for adopting this framework other than the desire to avoid loss of constituencies from Zanu PF stronghold provinces needed to secure a two-thirds majority in Parliament.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Feb. 26, 2023

Gerrymandering through threshold politics

Crackdown on dissenters: Teaching the tortoise to hurry in Zimbabwe

It has also shaken the key African values of hunhu/ubuntu — the very foundations upon which the republic is glued together.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Aug. 11, 2024

Crackdown on dissenters: Teaching the tortoise to hurry in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s politics: Military the big elephant in the room

The utterances expose the mindset, interests, and political agenda-setting of the military elite in the country’s political transitions.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Aug. 25, 2024

Zimbabwe’s politics: Military the big elephant in the room

Zim’s national question post August 23, 2023

It identifies the will to power as the major challenge of the day.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Sep. 1, 2024

Zim’s national question post August 23, 2023

Zanu PF, opposition and the road to 2028

The opposition’s effectiveness will be determined by how it is organised and informed by evidence from these polls

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Sep. 29, 2024

Zanu PF, opposition and the road to 2028

Succession: The bane of Zanu PF and Zim

As Zanu PF approaches its 21st national people’s conference, scheduled for October 22 to 27 in Bulawayo, it is crucial to analyse its succession politics and implications.

By Zimbabwe Democracy Institute Oct. 13, 2024