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Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia in 2017. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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Premium badgeZimbabwe: Ignoring the party, Mnangagwa selects his friends and family cabinet

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stocked the cabinet with friends and relatives, an official change from his first term.

© Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, 27 August 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

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Premium badgeA look into Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa’s second term Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family cabinet selection and widespread criticism of Zimbabwe’s sham election indicate the country’s continued diplomatic isolati...
File photo of Zimbabwe’s second Vice President Kembo Mohadi. (Reuters/Feline Lim)

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Premium badgeZimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa trusts Mohadi more than Chiwenga Kembo Mohadi, Zimbabwe vice president who was forced to resign in 2021 amid a sex scandal, has bounced back following his boss Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re...
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Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia in 2017. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

Nepo babies

Premium badgeZimbabwe: Ignoring the party, Mnangagwa selects his friends and family cabinet Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stocked the cabinet with friends and relatives, an official change from his first term.
© Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, 27 August 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

his way

Premium badgeA look into Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa’s second term Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family cabinet selection and widespread criticism of Zimbabwe’s sham election indicate the country’s continued diplomatic isolati...
File photo of Zimbabwe’s second Vice President Kembo Mohadi. (Reuters/Feline Lim)

you again?

Premium badgeZimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa trusts Mohadi more than Chiwenga Kembo Mohadi, Zimbabwe vice president who was forced to resign in 2021 amid a sex scandal, has bounced back following his boss Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re...

Zimbabwe top stories

Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife Auxillia in 2017. (Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

Nepo babies

Premium badgeZimbabwe: Ignoring the party, Mnangagwa selects his friends and family cabinet Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stocked the cabinet with friends and relatives, an official change from his first term.
© Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks to the media at State House in Harare, 27 August 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

his way

Premium badgeA look into Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa’s second term Emmerson Mnangagwa’s family cabinet selection and widespread criticism of Zimbabwe’s sham election indicate the country’s continued diplomatic isolati...
File photo of Zimbabwe’s second Vice President Kembo Mohadi. (Reuters/Feline Lim)

you again?

Premium badgeZimbabwe: Why Mnangagwa trusts Mohadi more than Chiwenga Kembo Mohadi, Zimbabwe vice president who was forced to resign in 2021 amid a sex scandal, has bounced back following his boss Emmerson Mnangagwa’s re...

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Zimbabwe’s main opposition party Citizen Coalition For Change (CCC) supporters stand outside Bindura Civil Court in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, 9 July,2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

Revving for redo

Premium badgeZimbabwe: CCC approaches SADC to push for fresh polls After the Zimbabwean presidential inauguration, the opposition CCC is engaging SADC countries to support its demands for new elections.
President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 August, 2023. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool)

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© Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his inauguration in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 September 2023. (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)

no-show

Zimbabwe: Poor regional president turnout for Mnangagwa’s inauguration Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated on Monday for a second presidential term as 13 SADC presidents skipped the event.
© A woman casts her vote at a polling station during the general election in Luveve township, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, August 23, 2023. REUTERS/KB Mpofu

voter intimidation

Premium badgeRural voters in Zimbabwe tell of death threats and intimidation As observer reports emerge citing widespread voter intimidation in rural areas by ZANU-PF and collusion by the NEC, The Africa Report provides an eyew...
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Nkulumane township, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 23 August 2023. REUTERS/KB Mpofu

Illegal practices

Premium badgeIn Zimbabwe, election observer missions red-flag elections Ruling party ZANU-PF is accused of resorting to illegal practices to ensure that President Emmerson Mnangagwa secures a second term in office.
A wig vendor sits on a street as vote counting for the general election progresses in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 25, 2023.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

enriching corruption

Zimbabwe election: Poll heist closes door on economic recovery The election was usurped by a self-interested ruling party and does not solve the legitimacy crisis or provide a roadmap to save the devastated econom...