iConflict contributor Henry Namwenda emailed us this report from Zambia:
PRESIDENT Mwanawasa yesterday called for the postponement of Zimbabwean presidential run-off elections slated for this Friday because of the volatile situation during campaigns. Speaking in his capacity as Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairman, Dr Mwanawasa told a Press conference at State House that the […]
Change, real change for Zimbabwe seemed to be only days away. After years of running this once proud nation into the ground, President Robert Mugabe finally had a challenger worthy of the succeeding him. All that needed to happen was for a free and fair election to take place on June 27th. […]
Most of the United States is focused on an election - the race for the White House which takes place in November. But perhaps now as the primaries are finally over and the general is in its early stages, its a good moment to pause to examine the June 27th run off election in […]
The election recount results are coming in from Zimbabwe and they show exactly what the previous vote count showed — that Robert Mugabe lost, again. The ruling party in Zimbabwe has tried to delay releasing the votes and recounting them, but with today’s announcement they will be boxed into a tighter corner.
All independent observers have […]
All the elements are in place. It is the perfect storm for all the things that can go wrong in a struggling nation. There is rampant hyperinflation, unemployment is at 80%, there are food and money shortages and the populous is desperate for a change. Welcome to Zimbabwe.
Last month, the citizens has an […]
There has been talk recently about rising inflation in the US. It is clear that prices are on the rise. It costs over $3.00 per gallon for gas. The cost of food in the supermarket is higher as wheat prices have gone up. But the kind of inflation the people of Zimbabwe have had to […]
Clearly, this is not a good sign.
The newspaper owned and operated by the government said today the election is close and headed for a runoff between President Robert Mugabe and his main opposition rival, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Here’s the problem with that announcement - all international observers saw this election as easily going against Mugabe and when […]
These are difficult economic times in Zimbabwe. Hyperinflation is now running at over 100,000% percent annually. The unemployment rate hovers around 80%. On March 29th there is a presidential election to determine the future of this once proposerous nation. For the past 28 years, Robert Mugabe has ruled with little challenge […]