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Articles: Cholera outbreak continues in Zimbabwe
[2008 November 21]
By: Theophilous Chiviru
As the world puts more focus on the political stalemate between ZANU PF and the MDC, a new humanitarian crisis has hit Zimbabwe. A cholera epidemic has flared up in some parts of the country, including the capital city...
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Articles: Burning bank notes to make money
[2008 November 19]
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in history, with annual inflation exceeding 230 million percent. Hyperinflation, defined, constitutes extreme long term inflation. It is exacerbated by a country printing an...
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Articles: SADC versus the people of Zimbabwe
[2008 November 19]
By: A. P. Reeler
When two-thirds of the SADC Presidents, sending their proxies instead, fail to turn up for a Summit that includes both the endless Zimbabwe crisis and the re-emergence of a war in the DRC, how should we understand this? And when the...
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Articles: Zimbabwe Country Brief
[2008 November 19]
Zimbabwe attained its independence from Britain in 1980. With a relatively industrialized economy and a firm agricultural base, it was labeled the ‘bread basket’ of Southern Africa. Today, the country is in the midst of a severe economic and political crisis...
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News Articles by IDASA staff: New budget office in South Africa will need to have sufficient expertise
[2008 November 18]
There is currently an important Money Bill before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in South Africa’s Parliament. This important piece of legislation seeks to entrench the role of Parliament in the budget process and will enable parliament...
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Research Reports: Swazi SADC Guidelines
[2008 November 17]
On the 17th of August 2004, in Mauritius, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders adopted the "SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections”. As a member of SADC, Zimbabwe was a signatory to these benchmark...
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Research Reports: A Civil Investing Strategy for putting communities in Charge
[2008 November 17]
By: Ramon E.Daubon
From the Kettering Foundation
Philanthropy has never really lived up to its potential as an instrument for human development.We distinguish it nonetheless from other worthwhile pursuits of charitable work or disaster relief because...
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Articles: Transitional Justice for Villagers in Zimbabwe
[2008 November 14]
In this article, Shari Eppel argues that Zimbabwe urgently needs to consider how best to begin some process of healing rifts among villagers, before we find ourselves dealing with new and worsening cycles of violence and retribution. In the context of...
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Research Reports: Why South Africa Should Not Change Its Electoral System
[2008 November 13]
By Pamela Kambala
This paper argues that although a constituency-based electoral system probably leads to increased accountability of representatives, South Africa is not ready to adopt such a system. The paper proposes that the country should retain...
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Articles: Prospects for Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe
[2008 November 12]
By Brian Raftopoulos
The democratic movement in Zimbabwe is faced with a strategic dilemma about how to advance the struggle for change in the country. Given the disappointment of the outcome of the November SADC summit, the chances of injecting more...
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