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Political Freedom Is Economic Freedom: Rethinking the Good Life in Zimbabwe
Supporters of President Emmerson Mnangagwa gather at an election rally in Marondera, Zimbabwe, July 21, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo I wrote before , on whether it really matters how long leaders stay in power if they deliver the economic progress the majority desires. What does it matter if Paul Biya rules Cameroon for 43 years, apparently winning every single election, provided he delivers what people desire economically (which he does not)? Or when Museveni of Uganda

Jewel Damunesa
4 days ago7 min read


Mzilikazi’s Legacy: Alternative Histories and the Fear of Diversity
Photo Credit: ZimLive.com “Thousands of people marched to Mhlahlandlela to honour the founder of the Ndebele nation, King Mzilikazi, on...

Jewel Damunesa
Sep 93 min read


The President's Ex, the Opposition's Leader's Wife
“The problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” – Yoweri Kaguta...

Jewel Damunesa
Apr 295 min read


Feminism is for Everyone: Why We Must Ask 'Why?
In 2022, as the Junior Mayor of the City of Bulawayo, my first task was to accompany Old Mutual and the Amazing G foundation to Mbuyazwe...

Jewel Damunesa
Apr 46 min read


War Veterans, Zvigananda, Factional Infighting, and “buttocks instead of brains”
"The only 2030 he will see is half past eight on the clock..." ~ Blessed Geza. Left: Vice President Chiwenga Right: President Mnangagwa....

Jewel Damunesa
Feb 216 min read


Mozambique's Bloody Election: The Revolutions That Keep on Repressing
Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Dictators, for the purposes of stability and term longevity, tend to befriend other dictators, conspiring...

Jewel Damunesa
Nov 10, 20244 min read


Southern Africa at the Precipice of a Democratic Spring?
“This is the generation destined to liberate Africa from the shackles of oppressive and avaricious leaders…The new era is upon us, and we...

Jewel Damunesa
Nov 2, 20244 min read


Why you should be political - and in fact, you already are!
"Man is by nature a political animal." - Aristotle The little boy that I once was used to wake up as early as 6 am to listen to the...

Jewel Damunesa
Sep 27, 20245 min read


A reflection: Mthuli Ncube, Cowdray Park's Genie
Why did pouring 'millions' not work? One evening, as the tired citizens were returning to work, school, or just gallivanting in town, or...

Jewel Damunesa
Sep 17, 20244 min read
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