Rethinking democracy and authoritarianism in Africa
I am cautious about offering my opinions too quickly, perhaps a discipline honed by years of doctoral training, where one learns that premature certainty is often the enemy of rigorous thought.
By David Chikwaza
Feb. 27, 2026
Charity without agency: The dehumanising politics of handouts in Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa ascended to power via an illegal coup that ousted Robert Mugabe, a process later sanitised through political and constitutional manoeuvres.
By Bhekilizwe Bernard Ndlovu
Feb. 8, 2026
Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
The regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), condemned the short-lived coup in a statement.
By AP
Dec. 7, 2025
Zimbabwe cannot afford another coup
Across our continent, history screams a clear message: Coups rarely offer solutions.
By Karabo Ngoepe
Dec. 4, 2025
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
The former navy commander Adm Almir Garnier Santos, who received a 24-year sentence, was reportedly arrested by navy officials and held on a navy base.
By The Guardian
Nov. 26, 2025
Mnangagwa’s silence makes us believe he wants it too
ZANU PF is pulling out all the stops in its attempt to stage what is, in essence, a constitutional coup.
By Newsday
Nov. 15, 2025
Not too late to prove that you are a constitutionalist, Mr President
I still vividly remember your September 2018 interview with CCN’s Christiane Amanpour in New York where you emphatically stated that you will not overstay your welcome as president of Zimbabwe.
By Freedom Chimuriwo
Oct. 21, 2025
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage
The Vatican holds that marriage is an indissoluble union between man and woman. As a result, it has long opposed same-sex marriage.
By AP news
Dec. 18, 2023
Tragedy of living a double life captured on camera
It portrays a unique and thought-provoking phenomenon in which the social media fanatical couple uses its real names in the movie.
By Tendai Sauta
Nov. 9, 2023
