Pretoria has the clout to ensure Harare gets its house in order - if only it would choose to use it
The government needs to get tough with Mnangagwa and his cronies, given the inescapable ties that bind Pretoria and Harare
09 July 2023 - 00:00
Watching the boisterous crowds singing and dancing at the cricket tournament taking place in Zimbabwe, one would be forgiven for thinking that the country’s perennial problems were a thing of the past. But with crucial elections due next month, the political temperature is beginning to rise, with opposition parties accusing the ruling Zanu-PF of intimidation and violence against their supporters...
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