Citizens’ Manifesto 2nd National Citizens’ Convention (NCC)
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A Reflection on a Citizen Centre Approach
National Citizens Convention 2019 A Reflection on a Citizen Centre Approach The 2nd National Citizens Convention (NCC) was held on 24-25 September 2019 in Harare. It was a historic process, which defied the prevailing polarities and the paralysis in Zimbabwean society. Zimbabwean citizens from all walks of life – progressive citizens, civil society organizations, informal…
Communique From The 2nd National Citizens’ Convention
Communique From The 2nd National Citizens’ Convention “A Call To Put Citizens, Country And Constitution First In Zimbabwe” We the people, on the 24th-25th of September 2019, as progressive citizens, civil society organizations, residents’ associations, informal workers, students, unions, activists, academics, women’s groups, faith groups, youth formations, artists and business leaders from across Zimbabwe and…
Women’s Rights Situation in Zimbabwe in the Context of Reigning Environment (Are we there yet?)
Women’s Rights Situation in Zimbabwe in the Context of Reigning Environment (Are we there yet?) by Gracious Maviza and Ntobeko Ndlovu 1. Introduction In a democratic society, it is every citizen’s right to have equal opportunity to engage with and contribute to the functioning of that country’s institutions and processes, regardless of class, age, gender,…
Re-Thinking Diasporic Engagement From Dislocation and Resistance, to Pan-Africanism Solidarity and Economic Transformation
Re-Thinking Diasporic Engagement From Dislocation and Resistance to Pan-Africanism Solidarity and Economic Transformation by Tinashe L. Chimedza Abstract The 21st century has been summed up as the ‘century of migration’[1]. With that migration has come an increased level of diaspora communities across the globe. That diaspora sent about US$529billion to their countries of birth according to the…
Zimbabwe Youth Sector
Zimbabwe Youth Sector by Misheck Gondo ABSTRACT The participation of youth in Zimbabwe can be traced to the time before independence, young people playing a liberation role. After attaining independence in 1980, the post-war government made remarkable steps to institute a ministry responsible for youth and also it was led by a young woman. However,…
The state and politics in Zimbabwe
The state and politics in Zimbabwe by Ibbo Mandaza INTRODUCTION This paper is a brief synopsis based on my two earlier works: – Zimbabwe: The Political Economy of Transition, 1980 – 86 (1986), particularly the ‘‘Introduction’’ and Chapter 1 : ‘‘The State in Post – White Settler Colonial Situation’’ (p.2174). – The Political Economy of the…
International Relations Arena: A Ripe Domain for Zimbabwe’s Non-State Actors (NSAs)
International Relations Arena: A Ripe Domain for Zimbabwe’s Non-State Actors (NSAs) by Trevor Maisiri Introduction Whereas Zimbabwe’s international relations, under Mugabe, was underpinned by isolationism and a distinct form of populistic nationalism, Mnangagwa’s era has emerged with a neoliberal approach and an attempt at pragmatism. At the center of the new administration’s international relations approach…
The Prospects for Social Cohesion, Healing and Reconciliation in Zimbabwe: Putting the NPRC to task
The Prospects for Social Cohesion, Healing and Reconciliation in Zimbabwe: Putting the NPRC to task Webster Zambara (PhD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Cape Town Abstract Forty years after independence from Britain, Zimbabwe is burdened by a history of violence and trauma whose effects continue to impede on efforts to build a socially cohesive and reconciled…
Zimbabwe’s Environmental Governance, Climate Change And Protection
ZIMBABWE’S ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROTECTION Lenin Tinashe Chisaira ABSTRACT The anthropological era and its climate-induced disasters, unsustainable extractive industries, unequal development, shortages, environmental degradation, energy crises and lack of transparency has begun to hit Zimbabwe with higher frequencies than in the past. In 2019 there was massive devastation and loss of life,…