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Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch : Issue 41 31 Jul 2012 | 02:42 am
The date of Zimbabwe’s next election has still not been set, but the Zanu-PF hierarchy – with President Mugabe (88) still at the helm after 32 years – is already intensifying well-honed strategies to ...
Why Zimbabwe needs to maintain a multi-form land tenure system 17 Jul 2012 | 06:15 pm
[If you wish to leave comments on this article please add them to the blog post. This paper is part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] By Mandivamba Rukuni Introduction An important recommendation of the...
“I can arrest you” - the Zimbabwe Republic Police and your rights 16 Jul 2012 | 03:23 am
[Read the full report (479k pdf)] In a country where the Rule of Law is no longer operational and the security forces operate with impunity, every citizen is vulnerable. A chance remark in a taxi, at...
The significance of land compensation for rehabilitation of Zimbabwe’s land sector 2 Jul 2012 | 02:49 pm
[If you wish to leave comments on this article please add them to the blog post. This paper is part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] by Mandivamba Rukuni Introduction The issue of compensation has been...
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch – Issue 40 1 Jul 2012 | 03:06 pm
An analysis of events in Zimbabwe during May demonstrates that President Mugabe and Zanu-PF are gearing up for elections – which could be held later this year but will more likely take place during th...
Changing the rules of the resettlement game: The descent from developmental to predatory state 18 Jun 2012 | 03:23 pm
Executive Summary As late as 2008, Reuters, a news agency, would invariably add a phrase to their articles to say that “President Robert Mugabe’s government began seizing white-owned farms to resettl...
The Poverty Trap – The Economics Of Communal Land Use 5 Jun 2012 | 05:35 pm
[If you wish to leave comments on this article please add them to the blog post. This paper is part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] By Dale Doré Executive Summary This paper recounts how the blossomin...
Zimbabwe Inclusive Government Watch - Issues 38 & 39 30 May 2012 | 07:09 pm
"Zimbabwe has just celebrated its 32 years of self-rule, all dominated by one political party and the same 'big man'. It is a country at a crossroad... in dire need of renewal, and that renewal can no...
A gendered insight into the lobola debate 24 May 2012 | 11:03 pm
Introduction When news of the USD 36 000 bride payment made by Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai broke, a grand debate around the commodification of lobola ensued. Additionally, the report...
My perspective on the on-going preparations for a National Land Audit 20 May 2012 | 10:37 pm
[If you wish to leave comments on this article please add them to the blog post. This paper is part of the Zimbabwe Land Series] By Mandivamba Rukuni Introduction In this article I discuss how the ...
