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Tomorrow Zimbabwe marks its second independence day without Robert Mugabe at the helm. The end of his reign, and the ascendance of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, raised hope that the country was set for a brighter future. Nothing of the sort has happened, and as Tapiwa Chagonda argues, unless some serious interventions are made the situation will only worsen. Separately, he looks at the challenges
facing the largest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change-Alliance.
Could things indeed get worse? Sadly, the answer is yes. David B. Moore writes that Mnangagwa’s faction of the ruling Zanu-PF can’t police themselves, let alone the country. For his part, Brian Raftopoulos says Mnangagwa’s regime has yet to show that it’s any different from Mugabe’s.
On the economic front, Robert Rotberg explains what the Mnangagwa administration must do before it can begin to rebuild the economy. Elsewhere, he sets out what the key policy focus areas should be. On a separate issue, Candice C. Mtwazi examines Zimbabwe’s punitive law around the transmission of HIV. She also explains why gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people might be offered better protection following the passing of a new law.
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Politics
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Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
To stem the tide of the current crisis before it totally overwhelms President Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF, he needs to immediately cease the brutal onslaught on civilians.
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Brian Raftopoulos, University of the Free State
The debate on sanctions on Zimbabwe has been lost in the southern African region and on the continent.
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Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
Nelson Chamisa has the opportunity to foster peace, tolerance and democracy within Zimbabwe's main opposition party.
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David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg
The Zimbabwean government's brutal response to protests has dashed hopes for democracy under President Mnangagwa.
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Economy
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Robert Rotberg, Harvard Kennedy School
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is struggling to overcome the national economic destruction wreaked on Zimbabwe over two decades under Robert Mugabe.
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Robert Rotberg, Harvard Kennedy School
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to double the price of petrol shows very poor judgement and bad leadership.
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Health
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Candice Chikura-Mtwazi, University of Kent
Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnagagwga has offered a glimmer of hope to LGBT people in the country.
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Candice Chikura-Mtwazi, University of Kent
Gains made in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe could be reversed unless a legal provision is revised.
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