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Opposition supporters calling for free and fair elections outside the offices of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in Harare in 2018. Jeksai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images.

September 8, 2023

Zimbabwe elections 2023: a textbook case of how the ruling party has clung to power for 43 years

David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg

Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections look like their predecessors: stolen. But this one is a bit different. Opposition strategies and regional responses have changed too. What does this mean for the future?

Taffy Theman uses YouTube to deliver funny, scathing critiques of the ruling elite. Screengrab/YouTube/Taffy Theman

August 22, 2023

Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga, University of the Free State

Taffy Theman and Bustop TV are YouTubers who use comedy to criticise the ruling elite.

NoViolet Bulawayo, Zimbabwean author of the politically charged novels We Need New Names and Glory. David Levenson/Getty Images

August 2, 2023

Zimbabwe’s rulers won’t tolerate opposing voices – but its writers refuse to be silenced

Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University

Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.

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